Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparation of salts of dialkylphosphinic acids, which comprises a) reacting hypophosphorous acid and/or its salts with olefins in the presence of a free-radical initiator to give dialkylphosphinic acids and/or their alkali metal salts, in a solvent system, and b) reacting the dialkylphosphinic acids and/or alkali metal dialkylphosphinates obtained in a) with compounds of the metals Mg, Ca, Al, Zn, Ti, Sn, Zr, and/or Fe to give the dialkylphosphinic salts of these metals. The invention also relates to the use of the metal dialkylphosphinic salts obtained by the inventive process, in particular for preparation of flame retardants.

Abstract: The invention relates to a phosphorus-containing flame retardant formulation for cellulose-containing moldings, comprising from 0.1 to 99.9% by weight of a resin of an organic nitrogen compound and from 0.1 to 99.9% by weight of a phosphorus-containing flame retardant.

Abstract: The invention relates to mixtures of compounds of the formulae (I), (III), (IV), and/or (V), in which n is an average chain length of from 0 to 10, A1 and A2 are identical or different and, independently of one another, are C(?O)NHR5, C(?O)R5, CH3, CH2CH3, CH2CH2CH3, CH(CH3)2, CH2(CH2)2CH3, CH2CH(CH3)2, C(CH3)3, C6H5, and/or CH2—C6H5, R1 is a moiety of the formula (II), in which k is an average chain length of from 0 to 5; R2 is CH3, CH2CH3, CH2CH2CH3, CH2(CH3)2, CH2(CH2)2CH3, CH2CH(CH3)2, C(CH3)3, C6H5, or CH2—C6H5; OCH3, OCH2CH3, O(CH2)2CH3, OCH(CH3)2, O(CH2)3CH3, OCH2CH(CH3)2, OC(CH3)3, O—C6H5, or O—CH2—C6H4, R3, R4, R5 are identical or different and, independently of one another, are CH3, CH2CH3, CH2CH2CH3, CH(CH3)2, CH2(CH2)2CH3, CH2Ch(CH3)2, C(CH3)3, C6H5, and/or CH2—C6H5 and where at least 2 compounds of the formulae (I), (III), (IV), or (V) are simultaneously present in the mixture; to a process for their preparation, and to their use as flame retardants.

Abstract: The invention relates to a phosphorus-containing flame retardant formulation for cellulose-containing moldings, comprising from 0.1 to 99.9% by weight of a resin of an organic nitrogen compound and from 0.1 to 99.9% by weight of a phosphorus-containing flame retardant.

Abstract: The invention relates to diorganylphosphinic salts of the formula (I) and/or diorganyldiphosphinic salts of the formula (II) and/or any of their polymers where R1 and R2 are identical or different and are C1-C6-alkyl, linear or branched, and/or aryl; R3 is C1-C10-alkylene, linear or branched, C6-C10-arylene, -alkylarylene, or -arylalkylene; M is Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Fe, Zr, Zn, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na, K, and/or a protonated nitrogen base; m is from 1 to 4; n is from 1 to 4; x is from 1 to 4, wherein the total content of partially water-soluble, ionizable compounds and the water-soluble content of the partially water-soluble, ionizable compounds is from 8200 to 100 ppm, preferably from 7000 to 200 ppm.

Abstract: The invention relates to flame retardants which comprise titanium phosphinates and/or titanyl phosphinates of the formulae (I) and (II) where R1 and R2 are identical or different and are unsubstituted or substituted linear or branched or cyclic C1-C10-alkyl groups or C6-C10-aryl, C7-C18-alkylaryl, or C7-C18-arylalkyl groups, and R3 is an unsubstituted or substituted linear or branched or cyclic C1-C10-alkylene group, C6-C10-arylene, C7-C18-alkylarylene, or C8-C18-arylalkylene group, and x is a number from 0 to 1.9. The invention also relates to molding compositions which comprise the inventive flame retardant.

Abstract: The invention relates to dialkylphosphinic salts of the formula (I) where R1, R2 identical or different, are C1-C6-alkyl, linear or branched M is Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Fe, Zr, Zn, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na, K and/or is a protonated nitrogen base; m is from 1 to 4; wherein the telomer content is from 0.01 to 6% by weight. The invention also relates to glare use in flame retardant compositions, and to flame-retardant polymer molding compositions and flame-retardant polymer moldings which comprise these dialkylphosphinic salts.

Abstract: The invention relates to polymeric phosphinic acids and their salts of the formula (I) where X is hydrogen or 1/m of a metal of valency m, or is a protonated nitrogen base, R1 and R2 are identical or different and are hydrogen, a carboxy group, a carboxylic acid derivative, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, phenyl, benzyl, or alkyl-substituted aromatic systems, R3 and R4 may be identical or different and are an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms, or are OX, with the above meaning for X, and ? is the average number of monomer units. The invention further relates to a process for preparing the abovementioned compounds, and to their use.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel flame retardant formulation for thermoplastic and thermoset polymers, containing, as flame retardant component A, from 90 to 99.9% by weight of phosphinate salt of the formula (I) and/or a diphosphinate salt of the formula (II) and/or polymers thereof where R1, R2 are the same or different and are each C1-C6-alkyl, linear or branched, and/or aryl; R3 is C1-C10-alkylene, linear or branched, C6-C10-arylene, -alkylarylene or -arylalkylene; M is Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Zn, Fe, Zr, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na and/or K; m is from 1 to 4; n is from 1 to 4; x is from 1 to 4 and, as component B, from 0 to 50% by weight of a nitrogen-containing synergist or of a phosphorus/nitrogen flame retardant and, as component C, from 0.1 to 10% by weight of a liquid component.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel flame retardant dispersion for thermoplastic and thermoset polymers, comprising, as component A, a phosphinic salt of the formula (I), and/or a diphosphinic salt of the formula (II), and/or polymers of these, where R1 and R2 are identical or different and are C1-C6-alkyl, linear or branched, and/or aryl; R3 is C1-C10-alkylene, linear or branched, C6-C10-arylene, -alkylarylene, or -arylalkylene; M is Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Zn, Fe, Zr, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na and/or K; m is from 1 to 4; n is from 1 to 4; x is from 1 to 4, and, as component B, a nitrogen-containing synergist or a phosphorus/nitrogen flame retardant, and, as component C, a liquid compound.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel flame retardant dispersion for thermoplastic and thermoset polymers, comprising, as component A, a phosphinic salt of the formula (I), and/or a diphosphinic salt of the formula (II), and/or polymers of these, where R1 and R2 are identical or different and are C1-C6-alkyl, linear or branched, and/or aryl; R3 is C1-C10-alkylene, linear or branched, C6-C10-arylene, -alkylarylene, or -arylalkylene; M is Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Zn, Fe, Zr, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na and/or K; m is from 1 to 4; n is from 1 to 4; x is from 1 to 4, and, as component B, a nitrogen-containing synergist or a phosphorus/nitrogen flame retardant, and, as component C, a liquid compound.

Abstract: The invention relates to phosphorus-containing flame retardant agglomerates comprising a) from 99.99 to 80% by weight of aggregates and/or primary particles composed of a phosphinic salt of the formula (I) and/or composed of a diphosphinic salt of the formula (II), and/or composed of polymers of these, where R1,R2 are identical or different and are C1-C6-alkyl, linear or branched, and/or aryl; R3 is C1-C10-alkylene, linear or branched, C6-C10-arylene, -alkylarylene or -arylalkylene; M is Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Fe, Zr, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na, K and/or a protonated nitrogen base; m is from 1 to 4; n is from 1 to 4; x is from 1 to 4 and b) from 0.01 to 20% by weight of auxiliaries. The invention likewise relates to a process for the production of these phosphorus-containing flame retardant agglomerates, and also to polymeric compositions and moldings which comprise these phosphorus-containing flame retardant agglomerates.

Abstract: The invention relates to a styrene-hypophosphite adduct of the formula (I) {R9[C(Ph(R1, R2, R3, R4, R5))R6—CR7R8]n}mP(O)(O 1/x Mx+)(R10)2-m where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are identical or different and are hydrogen, alkyl, linear or branched, aryl, aralkyl, oxoalkyl, oxoaryl, aminoalkyl, and/or aminoaryl, R9 is H or a free-radical-initiator radical, R10 is H, Mx+ is Li, Na, K, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Al, Ge, Sn, Bi, Sb, Pb, Ti, TiO, Zr, ZrO, Zn, Fe, Ce, Mn, and/or a protonated nitrogen base having the valency x, m=1 or 2, and n=from 1 to 100, and is the number of styrene units C(Ph(R1, R2, R3, R4, R5))R6—CR7R8 inserted into the P—H bond.

Abstract: The invention relates to polymeric phosphinic acids and their salts of the formula (I) where X is hydrogen or 1/m of a metal of valency m, or is a protonated nitrogen base, R1 and R2 are identical or different and are hydrogen, a carboxy group, a carboxylic acid derivative, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, phenyl, benzyl, or alkyl-substituted aromatic systems, R3 and R4 may be identical or different and are an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms, or are OX, with the above meaning for X, and u is the average number of monomer units. The invention further relates to a process for preparing the abovementioned compounds, and to their use.

Abstract: The invention relates to a nanoparticulate phosphorus-containing flame retardant system, which comprises a phosphinic salt of the formula (I) and/or a diphosphinic salt of the formula (II) and/or their polymers, where R1 and R2 are identical or different and are C1-C6-alkyl, linear or branched, and/or aryl; R3 is C1-C10-alkylene, linear or branched, C6-C10-arylene, -alkylarylene, or -arylalkylene; M is Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Fe, Zr, Zn, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na, K, and/or a protonated nitrogen base; m is from 1 to 4; n is from 1 to 4; x is from 1 to 4; and to a process for the preparation of these flame retardant systems, and to their use.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flame retardant combination comprising, as component A, a phosphinate of the formula (I) and/or a diphosphinate of the formula (II) and/or polymers of these where R1 and R2 are identical or different and are C1–C6-alkyl, linear or branched, and/or aryl; R3 is C1–C10-alkylene, linear or branched, C6–C10-arylene, -alkylarylene or -arylalkylene; M is calcium ions, magnesium ions, aluminum ions and/or zinc ions, m is 2 or 3; n is 1 or 3; x is 1 or 2; and comprising a component B1, B2 and/or B3 wherein B1 is a salt of 1,3,5-triazine compound with polyphosphoric acid, and wherein B2 is a melamine polymetaphosphate, and wherein B3 is a composite salt of polyphosphoric acid with melamine, melam and/or melem.

Abstract: The invention relates to polymeric phosphinic acids and their salts of the formula (I) where X is hydrogen or 1/m of a metal of valency m, or is a protonated nitrogen base, R1 and R2 are identical or different and are hydrogen, a carboxy group, a carboxylic acid derivative, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, phenyl, benzyl, or alkyl-substituted aromatic systems, R3 and R4 may be identical or different and are an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms, or are OX, with the above meaning for X, and ? is the average number of monomer units. The invention further relates to a process for preparing the above-mentioned compounds, and to their use.

Abstract: The invention relates to a compacted flame-retardant composition comprising an organophosphorus flame-retardant component, prepared by compacting an organophosphorus flame-retardant component with or without a compacting auxiliary, and to a process for preparing these flame-retardant compositions, and to polymer molding compositions which comprise these flame-retardant compositions.

Abstract: A flame retardant-stabilizer combination for thermoplastic polymers, comprising, as component A, from 25 to 99.9% by weight of a phosphinic acid salt of the formula (I) and/or of a diphosphinic acid salt of the formula (II) and/or polymers thereof, as component B, from 0 to 75% by weight of a nitrogen-containing synergist or of a phosphorus/nitrogen flame retardant and, as component C, from 0.1 to 50% by weight of magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, manganese oxide, tin oxide, dihydrotalcite, hydrocalumite, magnesium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, zinc hydroxide, tin oxide hydrate, manganese hydroxide, zinc borate, basic zinc silicate, zinc stannate or mixtures of these substances, the sum of the components always being 100% by weight.

Abstract: The invention relates to diorganylphosphinic salts of the formula (I) and/or diorganyidiphosphinic salts of the formula (II) and/or any of their polymers where R1 and R2 are identical or different and are C1-C6-alkyl, linear or branched, and/or aryl; R3 is C1-C10-alkylene, linear or branched, C6-C10-arylene, -alkylarylene, or -arylalkylene; M is Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Fe, Zr, Zn, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na, K, and/or a protonated nitrogen base; m is from 1 to 4; n is from 1 to 4; x is from 1 to 4, wherein the total content of partially water-soluble, ionizable compounds and the water-soluble content of the partially water-soluble, ionizable compounds is from 8200 to 100 ppm, preferably from 7000 to 200 ppm.