Claims
- 1. A process for preparing tris(N-carbalkoxylaminomethyl)phosphine oxides and sulfides which comprises:
- (a) reacting a tetrakis(N-carbalkoxylaminomethyl)phosphonium salt having the formula (RO.sub.2 CNHCH.sub.2).sub.4 P.sup.+ X.sup.-, where R is an alkyl radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and X is an inorganic radical, with a base selected from the group consisting of ammonia, primary amines, and secondary amines, at a molar ratio of said phosphonium salt to base of at least 1:2 and a temperature of about 0.degree. C. to 150.degree. C.,
- (b) treating the reaction mixture at a temperature of about 0.degree. C. to 100.degree. C. with an agent selected from the group of oxidizing agents consisting of: air, oxygen, oxides of nitrogen, sulfur dioxide, hydrogen peroxide, mercuric oxide, potassium permanganate, chromic acid, and organic peroxides and epoxides or the group of sulfurizing agents consisting of: elemental sulfur, sodium polysulfide, ammonium sulfide, mercuric sulfide, thiocyanogen, and organic compounds selected from the group consisting of mercaptans, episulfides, thionocarbonates and dialkyl disulfides, and
- (c) recovering the product from the resulting mixture of products and by-products.
- 2. The process of claim 1 wherein the oxidizing agent is hydrogen peroxide.
- 3. The process of claim 1 wherein the sulfurizing agent is ammonium sulfide.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 156,292, filed June 4, 1980, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 964,852, filed Nov. 29, 1978, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,249,017 which issued Feb. 3, 1981.
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Continuation in Parts (2)
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