Abstract: Compositions for preventing or inhibiting the infection of wood raw materials by fungi causing sapstain, superficial mold and decay comprising a mixture of a dithiocarbamate, an alkali metal borate, and a selected antioxidant stabilizing agent. The mixtures exhibit a synergistic fungicidal activity and have the advantage over known anti-stain wood-preservative compounds that they are stable, relatively non-toxic and water-soluble. The compositions may be formulated as a dry formulation, as a solution or as a gel and may also include an alkaline salt or a gelling agent.

Abstract: Compounds containing phosphorus divalent metals, carboxylic acid radicals and possibly alkoxy or aryloxy groups are prepared by heating carboxylic acid salts of divalent metals with alkyl or aryl phosphates or phosphite, or acid alkyl phosphates or phosphites.