Velsicol Chemical Corporation

Michigan Chemical Corporation

Arnold L Anderson

Robert J Nulph

Halogenated aryl compounds having the formula ##STR1## WHEREIN Z is bromine or chlorine, m and m' are integers having a value of 1-5, i and i' are integers having a value of 0-2, R is herein defined, M and M' are each independent and are from the group oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur with the proviso that M and M' cannot concurrently be oxygen in both cases, and A is chlorine, cyano, nitro, lower alkoxy, lower alkyl, fluorine, dialkylamino, phenyl, halo-phenyl, benzyl, or halo-benzyl, and which compounds are found useful as flame retardants for various polymeric systems.

Halogenated aryl compounds and processes for preparing the same

Plastic compositions containing acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, an enhancing agent, hereinafter defined in the specification, and bis-phenoxy compounds having the formula ##STR1## WHEREIN Z is bromine, m is an integer having a value of 1-5 and m' is an integer having a value of 0-4, i is an integer having a value of 0-2 and i' is an integer having a value of 1-5, alkylene is a straight or branched chain alkylene group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and A is chlorine.

Flame retarded ABS polymeric compositions containing a mixed halo

Plastic compositions containing poly(phenylene oxide) and bis-phenoxy compounds having the formula ##STR1## WHEREIN Z is bromine, m is an integer having a value of 1-5 and m' is an integer having a value of 0-4, i is an integer having a value of 0-2 and i' is an integer having a value of 1-5, alkylene is a straight or branched chain alkylene group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and A is chlorine.

Plastic compositions

Plastic compositions containing polystyrenes, an enhancing agent, hereinafter defined in the specification, and bis-phenoxy compounds having the formula ##STR1## WHEREIN Z is bromine, m is an integer having a value of 1-5 and m' is an integer having a value of 0-4, i is an integer having a value of 0-2 and i' is an integer having a value of 1-5, alkylene is a straight or branched chain alkylene group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and A is chlorine.

Flame retardant plastic compositions

Plastic compositions containing elastomers and bis-phenoxy compounds having the formula: ##STR1## WHEREIN Z is bromine, m and m' are each integers having a value of 1-5 and alkylene is a straight or branched chain alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.

Plastic compositions containing a three component system consisting of (1) poly(phenylene oxide) polymer, (2) certain bisphenoxy compounds having the formula: ##STR1## WHEREIN Z is bromine, m and m' are each integers having a value of 1-5 with the proviso that the total bromine atom content is from 6-10, and 'T' is a straight or branched chain carbon group having 1-4 carbon atoms, and (3) an enhancing agent hereinafter defined.

Plastic compositions containing a three component system consisting of (1) polyethylene, (2) certain bis-phenoxy compounds having the formula: ##STR1## WHEREIN Z is bromine, m and m' are each integers having a value of 5, and alkylene is a straight chain carbon group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and (3) an enhancing agent, hereinafter defined.

Plastic compositions containing polyolefins and bis-phenoxy compounds having the formula ##STR1## WHEREIN Z is bromine, m is an integer having a value of 1-5 and m' is an integer having a value of 0-4, i is an integer having a value of 0-2 and i' is an integer having a value of 1-5, alkylene is a straight or branched chain alkylene group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and A is chlorine.

Plastic compositions containing a three component system consisting of (1) nylon, (2) a certain bis-phenoxy compound having the formula: ##STR1## WHEREIN Z is bromine, m and m' are each integers having a value of 5, and alkylene is -- (CH.sub.2).sub.2 --, and (3) an enhancing agent, hereinafter defined.

Polymer compositions containing a three component system consisting of (1) an elastomer, (2) certain bis-phenoxy compounds having the formula: ##STR1## WHEREIN Z is bromine, m and m' are each integers having a value of 1-5 with the proviso that the total bromine atom content is from 6-10, and 'T' is a straight or branched chain carbon group having 1-4 carbon atoms, and (3) an enhancing agent hereinafter defined.

Polymer compositions

Plastic compositions containing an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene polymer and bis-phenoxy compounds having the formula ##STR1## wherein Z is bromine, m is an integer having a value of 1-5 and m' is an integer having the value of 0-4, i is an integer having a value of 0-2 and i' is an integer having a value of 1-5, alkylene is a straight or branched chain alkylene group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and A is chlorine.

Plastic compositions containing a three component system consisting of (1) a polysulfone, (2) certain bis-phenoxy compounds having the formula: ##STR1## WHEREIN Z is bromine, m and m' are each integers having a value of 1-5 with the proviso that the total bromine atom content is from 6 to 10, and 'T' is a straight or branched chain carbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and (3) an enhancing agent, hereinafter defined.

Plastic compositions containing nylon and bis-phenoxy compounds having the formula ##STR1## WHEREIN Z is bromine, m is an integer having a value of 1-5 and m' is an integer having a value of 0-4, i is an integer having a value of 0-2 and i' is an integer having a value of 1-5, alkylene is a straight or branched chain alkylene group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and A is chlorine.

Plastic compositions containing epoxy resins and bis-phenoxy compounds having the formula ##STR1## WHEREIN Z is bromine, m is an integer having a value of 1-5 and m' is an integer having a value of 0-4, i is an integer having a value of 0-2 and i' is an integer having a value of 1-5, alkylene is a straight or branched chain alkylene group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and A is chlorine.

Plastic compositions containing polystyrenes and bis-phenoxy compounds having the formula ##STR1## WHEREIN Z is bromine, m is an integer having a value of 1-5 and m' is an integer having a value of 0-4, i is an integer having a value of 0-2 and i' is an integer having a value of 1-5, alkylene is a straight or branched chain alkylene group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and A is chlorine.

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Arnold L Anderson