This invention discloses chemical compounds of the formula ##SPC1## Wherein Y is chlorine or bromine and n is an integer from 2 to 5. Further disclosed are fire retardant compositions comprising a combustible polymer and a compound of the foregoing description.
Halophenyl ester flame retardants for polyphenylene ether resins
申请人:ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA, INC.
(a Pennsylvania corp.)
公开号:EP0333979A1
公开(公告)日:1989-09-27
Flame retardancy of polyphenylene ether resins is increased by blending with the resin a flame retarding amount of a halophenyl hydrocarbyl ester. The ester is preferably the reaction production of a halogenated phenol, preferably a bromophenol, and a hydrocarbyl acid, acid chloride or acid anhydride. The polyphenylene ether resin may include homopolymers or copolymers of polyphenylene ethers or blends of polyphenylene ethers with vinyl aromatic resins such as styrene polymers and copolymers. The flame retarding halophenyl esters are also effective as processing aids in improving the flowability and moldability of the polyphenylene ether resins during melt processing.