Abstract: The invention relates to flame retardant compositions comprising heptaphosphorus-derived compounds and to novel heptaphosphorus-derived compounds. These heptaphosphorus-derived compounds are especially useful for the manufacture of flame retardant compositions based on thermoplastic polymers, especially polyolefin homo- and copolymers, polycondensates, such as polyamides, or polyesters and duroplastic polymers, such as the ones based on polyepoxides.

Abstract: A process for preparing a phosphoric ester, comprising: Step (1) of reacting naphthol with phosphorus oxychloride in a molar ratio of 1:1.3 or more in the presence of a metallic halide and removing unreacted phosphorus oxychloride and Step (2) of reacting the reaction product of Step (1) with phenol in a molar ratio (molar ratio of chlorine contained in the reaction product to phenol) of 1:1–1.5 and removing hydrogen chloride produced as a by-product to thereby obtain a phosphoric ester represented by the general formula (I): wherein n is 1 or 2.

Abstract: A process for preparing a phosphoric ester, comprising: Step (1) of reacting naphthol with phosphorus oxychloride in a molar ratio of 1:1.3 or more in the presence of a metallic halide and removing unreacted phosphorus oxychloride and Step (2) of reacting the reaction product of Step (1) with phenol in a molar ratio (molar ratio of chlorine contained in the reaction product to phenol) of 1:1-1.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for the selective synthesis of triorganophosphites intermediates, including chloridites and dichloridites, from PX3 (X=Cl, Br or I), alcoholos and triorganoamines where alcohol and triorganoamine are added either (a) separately and concurrently, or (b) alternating equimolar portions of amine and alcohol.

Abstract: Halogenated phosphines are produced by reacting a secondary phosphine with a quaternary phosphonium halide, in a solvent/carrier for the reactants.

Abstract: Glycol bisphosphate compounds are formed by first hydrolytically condensing a dihydrocarbylhalophosphate to form a tetrahydrocarbyl pyrophosphate and then reacting the pyrophosphate with a cyclic ether to form the glycol bisphosphate.

Abstract: Vitamin D derivatives corresponding to the following formula I ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 denotes a substituted alkyl group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, in particular the side chains of vitamin D.sub.2 (C.sup.20 to C.sup.28) or D.sub.3 (C.sup.20 to C.sup.