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WO1990000165A1 - Flame retardant higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkanes and their application to abs polymer systems - Google Patents

Flame retardant higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkanes and their application to abs polymer systems Download PDF

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WO1990000165A1
WO1990000165A1 PCT/US1989/002796 US8902796W WO9000165A1 WO 1990000165 A1 WO1990000165 A1 WO 1990000165A1 US 8902796 W US8902796 W US 8902796W WO 9000165 A1 WO9000165 A1 WO 9000165A1
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  • the present invention relates to a plastic additive composition and more particularly to a plastic additive composition
  • this invention relates to a nonblooming flame retardant ABS resin composition incorporating the halogenated unsymmetrical higher bisphenoxy alkanes.
  • plastic additive compositions are an important class of industrial materials. Plastic additives are used to enhance or modify the properties of commercially available polymers. The use of plastic additives allows a relatively small number of commercially available polymers to be tailored to a myriad of uses. Those skilled in the art will know that the selection of an application of a specific plastic additive is unpredictable at best. Therefore, additive manufacturers must take a sophisticated approach and offer a range of products to achieve the desired result.
  • Plastic additive compositions can be used as plasticizers, flame retardants, flow modifiers, or impact modifiers in resin systems, heat transfer fluids, or hydraulic fluids.
  • One important use of plastic additive compositions is as flame retardant agents in resin systems.
  • Most flame retardant agents although efficient in their function of retarding the rate of combustion in a resin system, have a tendency to affect adversely one or more key properties of the resin. For example, many flame retardant additives tend to reduce the impact strength of the resin; to migrate from the resin composition, resulting in a phenomena known as "bloom"; to
  • ABS thermoplastics offer a good balance of
  • ABS thermoplastics are used in. a wide variety of applications because of their properties and moderate costs.
  • ABS thermoplastics are used by telephone equipment, electronic, and automotive manufacturers who require materials of high impact strength.
  • retardant agents require that certain key properties be maintained.
  • key properties include impact strength, light stability and retention of surface aesthetic properties.
  • manufacturers of computer housings desire a thermoplastic ABS resin which is flame retardant, light stable, and resistant to bloom.
  • compositions obtained using these various bromine containing compounds have a tendency to change color on exposure to light, to develop a reduction in surface gloss, and to form deposits of flame retardant agents on the polymer surface.
  • compositions of the flame retardants are depicted by the following formula:
  • A is a cyano, nitro, lower alkoxy, lower alkyl, fluorine, dialkylamino, phenyl,
  • R is chosen from the following group:
  • U.S. Patent No. 3,883,479 issued to Anderson, .et al. discloses plastic compositions containing ABS and symmetrical bisphenoxy compounds.
  • the bisphenoxy compounds have the formula: wherein Z is bromine, m and m' are integers having a value of 1-4, i and i' are integers having a value of 1 or 2.
  • the alkylene is a straight or branched chain alkylene group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
  • A is to be selected from the group consisting of cyano, nitro, lower alkoxy, lower alkyl (defined as CH 3 , C 2 H 5 , C 3 H 7 or C 4 H 9 ), fluorine, dialkylamino, phenyl,
  • the flame retardants have the formula:
  • A is chosen from the group consisting of cyano, nitro, lower alkoxy, lower alkyl, fluorine, diakylamino, phenyl, halo-phenyl, benzyl or halo-benzyl group.
  • compositions of the flame retardants have the formula:
  • Z is bromine or chlorine
  • m and m' are integers having a value of 1 to 5
  • i and i' are integers having a value of 0 to 2
  • HBCA is a halo-branched alkylene group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms
  • A is cyano, nitro, lower alkoxy, lower alkyl (C 1 -C 4 ), fluorine, dialkylamino, phenyl, halo-phenyl, benzyl or
  • n and m' are integers having a value between 1 and 5 and the alkylene is a straight or branched alkylene group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
  • Anderson, et al., U.S. Patent No. 4,016,139 disclose a composition containing an ABS polymer, a symmetrical bisphenoxy flame retardant and a flame retardant enhancing agent.
  • the bisphenoxy flame retardant has the following formula: wherein Z is bromine, m and m' are integers having a value of 1 to 5 so that the total bromine atom content ranges from 6 to 10 atoms, and T is a straight chain or branched chain carbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
  • composition contains an ABS polymer and a symmetrical bisphenoxy compound having the formula:
  • alkylene is a straight or branched chain alkylene group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and A is chlorine.
  • a primary object of this invention is to provide new unsymmetrical higher alkyl halogenated bisphenoxy alkanes.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkanes having utility as flame retardant agents.
  • Yet another object of the invention is to provide halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkanes having utility as non-blooming flame
  • An additional object of the present invention is to provide an agent capable of flame retarding ABS resin compositions without exhibiting problems of bloom, heat or light instability or any of the other disadvantages of the prior art ABS flame retardant agents.
  • the bisphenoxy alkane used in accordance with this invention is a brominated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy ethane.
  • the preferred bisphenoxy alkane used in accordance with this invention is a brominated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy ethane.
  • brominated bisphenoxy ethane contains between 40 and 70 percent by weight of bromine.
  • the invention contemplates incorporating an effective amount of halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane and an enhancing agent into a normally combustible ABS resin to obtain a flame retardant ABS resin composition.
  • the compositions of this invention preferably comprise about 50 to 90 percent ABS thermoplastic resin, about 5 to 30 percent halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane and about 0.1 to 15 percent enhancing agent, all by weight of the composition.
  • novel compositions of this invention are distinguished from the known bisphenoxy compositions by improved properties.
  • compositions are stable to light and heat, have good flame retardant properties, and, most importantly, compositions incorporating the novel compounds do not bloom.
  • compositions of matter are halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkanes of the following formula:
  • R 3 is a straight or branched alkylene group from methyl (CH 3 ) to dodecyl (C 12 H 25 ) such as cyclohexane for example; and if n is 1, R 1 is not R 2 .
  • the novel composition of matter contains some minor amounts of symmetrical halogenated higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkanes. The minor amounts in the composition do not effect the utility of the composition as a non-blooming flame retardant agent.
  • X is bromine
  • the bromine content should be between approximately 40 percent and 70 percent by weight.
  • Especially preferred bisphenoxy compounds are those compounds where x is 3, z is 2, and n is zero.
  • X is bromine
  • R 2 is either octyl (C 8 H 17 ) or nonyl (C 9 H 19 ) and R 3 is ethylene.
  • the preferred novel plastic additive compositions, brominated bisphenoxy ethanes are prepared in a
  • X and Y are independently bromine or chlorine.
  • the preferred method of synthesis is to react the phenate salt containing the least alkyl content with a large excess of 1,2-dibromoethane (>4 moles/mole phenate) in a polar, high-boiling solvent such as propylene glycol. The excess dibromoethane is then preferably removed by distillation before reacting the intermediate with the second phenate salt.
  • the compounds listed in Table 1 are examples of compounds synthesized by the preferred synthesis method. The list is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the scope of the invention.
  • the brominated alkyl phenols were produced from commercially available alkyl phenols using techniques known in the art.
  • bisphenoxy ethane is used in a plastic formulation, it should be employed in amounts of 0.5 to 30 percent by weight of plastic formulation.
  • the most preferred weight percent of brominated bisphenoxy ethane in the plastic formulation is 5 percent to 20 percent.
  • This invention also encompasses use of
  • bisphenoxy alkanes are useful in the preparation of non-blooming flame retardant ABS resins.
  • novel compositions of this invention are distinguished from known flame retardant ABS compositions by improved properties.
  • ABS Preferred novel flame retardant ABS
  • compositions may be prepared by admixing from about 50% to about 90% by weight thermoplastic ABS resin; from about 5% to about 30% by weight halogented unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane compounds; from about 0.1% to about 15% by weight enhancing agent, where the percentages are based on the total weight of the resulting admixture of these three components.
  • the compositions of this invention comprise about 60 to 90% ABS resin; about 10 to 30% halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane compound; and about 2 to 10% enhancing agent.
  • the ABS resin may be any thermoplastic resin formed by blending a styrene/acrylonitrile copolymer with butadiene-based rubber, or by grafting
  • substantially any suitable acrylonitri le-butadiene-styrene composition may be used, containing each component of the terpolymer in substantially any proportion.
  • the ABS may contain or may be substantially free of other additives such as stabilizers , plasticizers , dyes , pigments , fillers and the like .
  • the preferred plastic composition additives in the preparation of non-blooming flame retardant ABS resins are all unsymmetrical , that i s R 1 is not R 2 where n is 1 .
  • the preferred additives in accordance with this invention include :
  • ABS flame retardant compositions of this invention also desirably incorporate one or more
  • accordance with this invention comprise the oxides and halides of groups IV-A and V-A of the periodic table; organic or inorganic compounds of
  • Preferred enhancing agents in accordance with this invention are the oxides of antimony, arsenic and bismuth, with the oxides of antimony being
  • Antimony trioxide is the most preferred enhancing agent used in the compositions of this invention. As noted, the enhancing agent is supplied at the level of about 0.1-15 percent by
  • the enhancing agent is used at a level of about 2-10 percent by weight.
  • additives include, without limitation, heat
  • Step I 2,4,6-Tribromophenol (856 grams, 2.6 moles), phenol (6 grams), sodium carbonate (180 grams, 1.7 moles) and propylene glycol (1036 grams) are combined in a five-liter reactor equipped with a mechanical stirrer. The mixture is brought to 100oC with agitation and held for one hour.
  • 1,2-Dibromoethane (1950 grams, 10.4 moles) is added to the reactor all at once. The temperature is returned to 100oC and held for an additional three hours with high agitation. Without allowing the reaction mixture to cool, agitation is discontinued, the phases are allowed to separate. Methanol (6 liters) is placed in a 12-liter reactor with
  • Step I Dibromononylphenol (2270 grams, 6.0
  • Step II 2,4,6-Tribromophenol (1985 grams, 6.0 moles), phenol (14 grams), sodium carbonate (382
  • the mixture is held at 145oC with vigorous agitation for four hours. With the stirrer off, the reactor is cooled to 35oC and the upper phase decanted. The lower phase is dissolved in methylene chloride (2.5 liter). After washing with dilute hydrochloric acid, the solvent is
  • Step I Dibromononylphenol (983 grams, 2.6 moles), sodium carbonate (180 grams, 1.7 moles), 1,2-dibromoethane (1950 grams, 10.4 moles),
  • TDA-1 tris(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl) amine or TDA-1 (84 grams) are combined in a 3-liter reactor equipped with a mechanical stirrer and Dean-Stark trap. The mixture is heated to 130oC and held for four hours. After cooling, the mixture is filtered, and the excess dibromoethane is removed using a wiped film evaporator at 100oC and 20 torr vacuum.
  • Step II The product from Step I which is predominantly 3-bromoethyl-dibromononylphenyl ether and TDA-1 is combined with 2,4, 6-tribromophenol (860 grams, 2.6 moles) and sodium carbonate (180 grams, 1.7 moles) in a 3-liter reactor equipped with mechanical stirrer and Dean-Stark trap. The mixture is heated to 130oC and held for five hours.
  • 2,4, 6-tribromophenol 860 grams, 2.6 moles
  • sodium carbonate 180 grams, 1.7 moles
  • Step I 2,4,6-Tribromophenol (1,160 grams, 3.5 moles), lithium hydroxide monohydrate (7.5 grams), and ethylene glycol (2000 grams) are combined in a 5-liter reactor equipped with mechanical stirrer and subsurface gas inlet tube. The mixture is heated to 120oC and ethylene oxide is introduced subsurface at a rate of three to four grams per minute with vigorous stirring. The pH of the reaction mixture is monitored with dampened pH indicator paper.
  • Step II Product from Step I (940 grams, 2.5 moles), and pyridine (3 liters) are combined in a 5-liter reactor equipped with mechanical stirrer. After cooling the mixture to ⁇ 5oC, benzenesulfonyl chloride (883 grams, 5 moles) is added dropwise over one hour while keeping the temperature at ⁇ 5oC. The mixture is allowed to slowly warm to room
  • Step III Same as Step II of Example 1 except ⁇ -(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy)-ethyl benzenesulfonate (1,160 grams, 2.25 moles) is used in place of
  • a flame retardant composition was prepared by blending 20.0 parts halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane (Compound A); 69.0 parts ABS resin, which is available from Borg-Warner
  • chlorinated polyethylene which is available from The Dow Chemical Company as TYRIN CPE-4213S; 5.0 parts antimony trioxide, which is available from M & T Chemical Company as THERMOGUARD S; 0.5 parts stabilizer, which is available from Ciba Geigy
  • antioxidant which is available from Ciba Geigy Corporation as Irganox 1076.
  • Compound A is 1-(tribromophenoxy)- 2-(dibromononyIphenoxy)-ethane, a halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane
  • the resultant mixture was blended in a
  • Flame retardant compositions were prepared using the method of Example 5 , except that Compound A was replaced by Compound J, Compound F, Compound K, and Compound L, respectively in a proportion so as to maintain a 10.8 percent by weight bromine concentration in the resulting polymer composition. Identity for these Compounds J, F, K, and L are listed in Table III.
  • Table IV shows the results of the experimental evaluations of various test specimens and may be summarized as follows.
  • Example 5 illustrates a flame retardant ABS formulation incorporating halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane in accordance with this invention. A flammability rating of V-O was achieved, and bloom was not observed.
  • Comparative Examples 1-4 show that prior art symmetrical bisphenoxy compound, when used in V-O formulation, migrate (bloom) from ABS resin.
  • Examples 6-11 illustrate flame retardant formulations incorporating other halogenated
  • ABS resins incorporating halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkanes of this invention do not bloom whereas symmetrical bisphenoxy alkanes do bloom or tend to migrate from the resin
  • ABS resins incorporating the halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkanes of this invention exhibit excellent resistance to light instability, to thermal migration of flame retarding agents, and have improved physical properties, such as impact strength and tensile elongation.
  • Flame retardant compositions were prepared using the method of Example 5, except that Compound A was partially replaced by Compound J in proportion as specified in Table V, so as to maintain a constant weight of bromine-containing flame retardant.
  • a flame retardant composition was prepared using the method of Example 5, except that Compound A was replaced by Compound J in proportion as specified in Table V.
  • Table V shows the results of experimental evaluation of the various test specimens and may be summarized as follows:
  • Example 5 Example 5
  • Examples 12-14 show no evidence of bloom in compositions comprising mixtures of the agents of this invention with bis(tribromophenoxy)-ethane (Compound J).
  • Compound J bis(tribromophenoxy)-ethane

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Halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkanes have utility as non-blooming flame retardant agents. In particular, halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkanes along with an enhancing agent may be used to render an ABS resin flame retardant.

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FLAME RETARDANT HIGHER ALKYL BISPHENOXY ALKANES
AND THEIR APPLICATION TO ABS POLYMER SYSTEMS
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field Of The Invention. The present invention relates to a plastic additive composition and more particularly to a plastic additive composition
comprising halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkanes. In addition, this invention relates to a nonblooming flame retardant ABS resin composition incorporating the halogenated unsymmetrical higher bisphenoxy alkanes.
Description Of The Prior Art. Traditionally, plastic additive compositions are an important class of industrial materials. Plastic additives are used to enhance or modify the properties of commercially available polymers. The use of plastic additives allows a relatively small number of commercially available polymers to be tailored to a myriad of uses. Those skilled in the art will know that the selection of an application of a specific plastic additive is unpredictable at best. Therefore, additive manufacturers must take a sophisticated approach and offer a range of products to achieve the desired result.
Plastic additive compositions can be used as plasticizers, flame retardants, flow modifiers, or impact modifiers in resin systems, heat transfer fluids, or hydraulic fluids. One important use of plastic additive compositions is as flame retardant agents in resin systems. Most flame retardant agents, although efficient in their function of retarding the rate of combustion in a resin system, have a tendency to affect adversely one or more key properties of the resin. For example, many flame retardant additives tend to reduce the impact strength of the resin; to migrate from the resin composition, resulting in a phenomena known as "bloom"; to
volatilize from the resin composition; to plasticize the resin composition adversely, and therefore lower the heat deflection temperature; or to degrade when exposed to indoor or outdoor light.
It is, therefore, essential that flame retardant agents be specifically tailored to the resin system so that in addition to their role as flame retardants, they will also enhance the desirable characteristics of the resin composition. Those skilled in the art well know that the selection of such an application specific flame retardant is unpredictable at best. Moreover, even if a given agent may exhibit utility in a particular resin system, there is no guarantee that this agent will have any use at all with other resins. One type of resin used in the formulation of a flame retardant is acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene ("ABS") resin. Some of the properties of typical ABS resins are described on pages 1-68 of Harper's Handbook of Plastics and Elastomers published by McGraw-Hill Book Company in 1975.
ABS thermoplastics offer a good balance of
physical and mechanical properties such as good abuse resistance, heat resistance, moldability, stain
resistance, chemical resistance and surface hardness. Typically, ABS thermoplastics are used in. a wide variety of applications because of their properties and moderate costs. For example, ABS thermoplastics are used by telephone equipment, electronic, and automotive manufacturers who require materials of high impact strength.
A number of flame retardants have been described for ABS resins in the art. For example, the following materials have all been used in various ABS systems: bis(tribromophenoxy)-ethane, bis(pentabromophenoxy)-ethane, octabromodiphenyl oxide, decabromodiphenyl oxide, tetrabromobisphenol-A, bis(tribromophenoxy-ethyl)-tetra bromobisphenol A ether. Among the prior art specifically dealing with flame retarding ABS resins are U.S. Patent No. 4,016,139; and U.S. Patent No. 4,567,218, and the references cited therein. The foregoing flame retardant agents for ABS plastics have not been entirely satisfactory because of problems of bloom, thermal migration, heat instability, ultraviolet light instability; discoloration, or adverse effects on properties such as impact strength and flowability.
Many applications of ABS resins with flame
retardant agents require that certain key properties be maintained. Examples of key properties include impact strength, light stability and retention of surface aesthetic properties. In particular, manufacturers of computer housings desire a thermoplastic ABS resin which is flame retardant, light stable, and resistant to bloom.
It is well known in the art to use various bromine containing compounds as flame retardant agents. The compositions obtained using these various bromine containing compounds have a tendency to change color on exposure to light, to develop a reduction in surface gloss, and to form deposits of flame retardant agents on the polymer surface.
Anderson, et al., U.S. Patent No. 3,876,612 disclose ABS plastic compositions containing
symmetrical bisphenoxy flame retardants. The
compositions of the flame retardants are depicted by the following formula:
Figure imgf000006_0001
where Z is bromine or chlorine; m and m' are integers having a value of 1-5; and i and i' are integers having a value of 0-2; A is a cyano, nitro, lower alkoxy, lower alkyl, fluorine, dialkylamino, phenyl,
halo-phenyl, benzyl or halo-benzyl group; and R is chosen from the following group:
(a) CH2— CH(OH)— CH2
(b) CH2— CH(CH2OH)— CH2
(c) (CH2)w— O— (CH2)w
where w = 1-6
Figure imgf000007_0001
where X-H, Cl.Br
n=4
(e) CH2— C(O)— CH2
Figure imgf000007_0002
where S = satutated
Figure imgf000007_0003
ring
Anderson, et. al., '612 does not disclose the use of an unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane as a flame retardant agent for the disclosed ABS resin.
U.S. Patent No. 3,883,479 issued to Anderson, .et al., discloses plastic compositions containing ABS and symmetrical bisphenoxy compounds. The bisphenoxy compounds have the formula:
Figure imgf000008_0001
wherein Z is bromine, m and m' are integers having a value of 1-4, i and i' are integers having a value of 1 or 2. The alkylene is a straight or branched chain alkylene group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms. A is to be selected from the group consisting of cyano, nitro, lower alkoxy, lower alkyl (defined as CH3, C2H5, C3H7 or C4H9), fluorine, dialkylamino, phenyl,
halo-phenyl, benzyl or halo-benzyl group. Anderson, et al., '479, do not disclose the use of an unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane as a flame retardant agent.
Anderson, et al., U.S. Patent No. 3,892,710 disclose ABS plastic compositions containing
symmetrical halogenated alkyl flame retardants. The flame retardants have the formula:
Figure imgf000008_0002
where 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 to 2, M and M' are each independent and are from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur as long as both m and m' are not oxygen. A is chosen from the group consisting of cyano, nitro, lower alkoxy, lower alkyl, fluorine, diakylamino, phenyl, halo-phenyl, benzyl or halo-benzyl group. Anderson, et al., '710's disclosure on halogenated aryl flame retardants fails to suggest usage of an unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane.
In U.S. Patent No. 3,971,758, Anderson, et al., disclose an ABS plastic composition containing
symmetrical bisphenoxy flame retardant compounds. The compositions of the flame retardants have the formula:
Figure imgf000009_0001
where Z is bromine or chlorine; m and m' are integers having a value of 1 to 5; i and i' are integers having a value of 0 to 2; HBCA is a halo-branched alkylene group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and A is cyano, nitro, lower alkoxy, lower alkyl (C1-C4), fluorine, dialkylamino, phenyl, halo-phenyl, benzyl or
halo-benzyl group. Again, Anderson, et al., '758 fail to disclose usage of an unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane as a flame retardant agent.
Anderson, et al ., U.S. Patent No. 4,016,137, describe plastic compositions containing ABS and symmetrical bisphenoxy flame retardant compounds, which have the following formula:
Figure imgf000010_0001
where Z is bromine, m and m' are integers having a value between 1 and 5 and the alkylene is a straight or branched alkylene group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
This reference again fails to suggest usage of an unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane as a flame retardant.
Anderson, et al., U.S. Patent No. 4,016,139 disclose a composition containing an ABS polymer, a symmetrical bisphenoxy flame retardant and a flame retardant enhancing agent. The bisphenoxy flame retardant has the following formula:
Figure imgf000010_0002
wherein Z is bromine, m and m' are integers having a value of 1 to 5 so that the total bromine atom content ranges from 6 to 10 atoms, and T is a straight chain or branched chain carbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. There is a lack of disclosure of an unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane compound in Anderson, et al., '139.
Anderson, et al., U.S. Patent No. 4,051,105, disclose a plastic composition. The plastic
composition contains an ABS polymer and a symmetrical bisphenoxy compound having the formula:
Figure imgf000011_0001
where Z is bromine, m is an integer having a value of 1 to 5, and m' is an integer having a value of 0 to 4, i is an integer having a value of 0 to 2, and i' is an integer having a value of 1 to 5. The alkylene is a straight or branched chain alkylene group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and A is chlorine. Clearly there is no disclosure of unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy compound in Anderson, et al, '105.
In overview, the bromine containing compounds for ABS resins described by the Anderson, et al., patents disclose the usage of symmetrical bisphenoxy alkane compounds containing nuclear aromatic bromination, alkylation and various other substitutions. The use of these symmetrical bisphenoxy alkane compounds has not been entirely satisfactory in the ABS systems. In particular, the symmetrical bisphenoxy compounds such as bis(tribromophenoxy)-ethane tend to bloom or migrate to the polymer surface in ABS systems.
Accordingly, a primary object of this invention is to provide new unsymmetrical higher alkyl halogenated bisphenoxy alkanes.
Another object of the invention is to provide halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkanes having utility as flame retardant agents.
Yet another object of the invention is to provide halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkanes having utility as non-blooming flame
retardants.
An additional object of the present invention is to provide an agent capable of flame retarding ABS resin compositions without exhibiting problems of bloom, heat or light instability or any of the other disadvantages of the prior art ABS flame retardant agents.
A further object is to provide flame retardant ABS resin compositions that exhibit the desired level of flame retardancy without suffering any deterioration of physical properties. Yet a further object is to utilize halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane as flame retardant agents for ABS resins.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The foregoing and other objects, advantages and features of this invention may be achieved with new compositions of matter comprising halogenated
unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkanes.
Preferably the bisphenoxy alkane used in accordance with this invention is a brominated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy ethane. The preferred
brominated bisphenoxy ethane contains between 40 and 70 percent by weight of bromine. In addition, the invention contemplates incorporating an effective amount of halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane and an enhancing agent into a normally combustible ABS resin to obtain a flame retardant ABS resin composition. The compositions of this invention preferably comprise about 50 to 90 percent ABS thermoplastic resin, about 5 to 30 percent halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane and about 0.1 to 15 percent enhancing agent, all by weight of the composition.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with this invention, new halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy compounds have been discovered. The novel compositions of this invention are distinguished from the known bisphenoxy compositions by improved properties. The novel
compositions are stable to light and heat, have good flame retardant properties, and, most importantly, compositions incorporating the novel compounds do not bloom.
The novel compositions of matter are halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkanes of the following formula:
Figure imgf000014_0001
wherein X is bromine or chlorine; z is an integer from 2 to 4; R1 is an alkyl ranging from methyl (CH3) to dodecyl (C12H25); n is 0, 1 , or 2; Y i s 0, 1 , or 2; R2 is an alkyl selected from the group consisting of sec-butyl, (sec C4H9), pentyl (C4H11) hexyl (C6H13), heptyl (C7H15), octyl (C8H17), nonyl (C9H19), decyl
(C10H21), undecyl (C11H23) and dodecyl (C12H25). R3 is a straight or branched alkylene group from methyl (CH3) to dodecyl (C12H25) such as cyclohexane for example; and if n is 1, R1 is not R2. The novel composition of matter contains some minor amounts of symmetrical halogenated higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkanes. The minor amounts in the composition do not effect the utility of the composition as a non-blooming flame retardant agent. When X is bromine, the bromine content should be between approximately 40 percent and 70 percent by weight. Especially preferred bisphenoxy compounds, for example, are those compounds where x is 3, z is 2, and n is zero. In these most preferred compounds X is bromine, R2 is either octyl (C8H17) or nonyl (C9H19) and R3 is ethylene.
The preferred novel plastic additive compositions, brominated bisphenoxy ethanes are prepared in a
two-step synthesis from brominated phenols and
dihalogenated ethanes. The synthesis follows standard Williamson ether synthesis techniques, shown below without substitution:
Figure imgf000015_0001
wherein X and Y are independently bromine or chlorine. The preferred method of synthesis is to react the phenate salt containing the least alkyl content with a large excess of 1,2-dibromoethane (>4 moles/mole phenate) in a polar, high-boiling solvent such as propylene glycol. The excess dibromoethane is then preferably removed by distillation before reacting the intermediate with the second phenate salt.
The compounds listed in Table 1 are examples of compounds synthesized by the preferred synthesis method. The list is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the scope of the invention. The brominated alkyl phenols were produced from commercially available alkyl phenols using techniques known in the art.
Table 1
TGA, °C % Br
Compound Z Y R1 n R 2 5& 25% 50% Theory Found
A 3 2 - - 0 C9H19 315 365 389 54.4 54.1
B '' 2 - - '' C8H17 302 353 376 55.4 55.5
C '' 2 - - '' C5H11 309 358 382 58.9 58.7
D '' 2 - - '' C12H25 336 386 408 51.4 51.3
E '' 2 CH3 2 C8H17 315 358 379 53.3 53.8
G 4 2 CH3 1 C5H19 328 382 408 57.9 57.6
H 4 2 CH3 1 C12H25 363 411 429 55.1 56.1
I 5 2 - - 0 C9H19 361 409 426 62.6 62.0
M 3 2 - - 0 Sec 313 363 387 60 59.5
C4H9 The halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkanes can be used individually or in conjunction with other additives in plastics formulations. When the preferred brominated
bisphenoxy ethane is used in a plastic formulation, it should be employed in amounts of 0.5 to 30 percent by weight of plastic formulation. The most preferred weight percent of brominated bisphenoxy ethane in the plastic formulation is 5 percent to 20 percent.
This invention also encompasses use of
unsymmetrical bisphenoxy compounds in an ABS resin.
Halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl
bisphenoxy alkanes are useful in the preparation of non-blooming flame retardant ABS resins. The novel compositions of this invention are distinguished from known flame retardant ABS compositions by improved properties.
Preferred novel flame retardant ABS
compositions may be prepared by admixing from about 50% to about 90% by weight thermoplastic ABS resin; from about 5% to about 30% by weight halogented unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane compounds; from about 0.1% to about 15% by weight enhancing agent, where the percentages are based on the total weight of the resulting admixture of these three components. Most desirably, the compositions of this invention comprise about 60 to 90% ABS resin; about 10 to 30% halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane compound; and about 2 to 10% enhancing agent.
The ABS resin may be any thermoplastic resin formed by blending a styrene/acrylonitrile copolymer with butadiene-based rubber, or by grafting
butadiene-based rubber with styrene/acrylonitrile chains ; or by copolymerizing styrene , acrylonitrile and butadiene monomers . Thus , substantially any suitable acrylonitri le-butadiene-styrene composition may be used, containing each component of the terpolymer in substantially any proportion. The ABS may contain or may be substantially free of other additives such as stabilizers , plasticizers , dyes , pigments , fillers and the like .
The preferred plastic composition additives in the preparation of non-blooming flame retardant ABS resins are all unsymmetrical , that i s R1 is not R2 where n is 1 . The preferred additives in accordance with this invention include :
1-(tribromophenoxy) -2-(dibrotnononyIphenoxy)-ethane;
1-(-tribromophenoxy)-2-(dibromooctylphenoxy)-ethane;
1-(tribromophenoxy) -2-(dibromopentyIphenoxy) -ethane;
1-(tribromophenoxy)-2-(dibromododecyIphenoxy)-ethane;
1-(tetrabromomethyIphenoxy)-2-(dibromooctylphenoxy)-ethane;
1-(tetrabromomethylphenoxy)-2-(dibromononyIphenoxy) -ethane; or 1-(pentabromophenoxy)-2-(dibromononyIphenoxy) -ethane. The ABS flame retardant compositions of this invention also desirably incorporate one or more
enhancing agents. Enhancing agents useful in
accordance with this invention comprise the oxides and halides of groups IV-A and V-A of the periodic table; organic or inorganic compounds of
phosphorous, nitrogen, boron or sulfur; and oxides and halides of, for example, zinc, magnesium and
titanium, all as disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 4,016,139, Preferred enhancing agents in accordance with this invention are the oxides of antimony, arsenic and bismuth, with the oxides of antimony being
especially preferred. Antimony trioxide is the most preferred enhancing agent used in the compositions of this invention. As noted, the enhancing agent is supplied at the level of about 0.1-15 percent by
weight. Preferably, the enhancing agent is used at a level of about 2-10 percent by weight.
The scope of the present invention includes the incorporation of other additives in the composition so far as to produce a particular end result. Such additives include, without limitation, heat
stabilizers, light stabilizers, plasticizers,
pigments, preservatives, ultraviolet light
stabilizers, fillers, antioxidants, antistatic
agents and other materials well known to those
skilled in the art, for example, as described in Modern Plastics Encyclopedia, Vol. .63., No. 10A, McGraw-Hill, Inc. (1986).
The following preparations and examples are given to illustrate the invention and should not be construed as limiting its scope. All parts are by weight.
Example 1
Step I. 2,4,6-Tribromophenol (856 grams, 2.6 moles), phenol (6 grams), sodium carbonate (180 grams, 1.7 moles) and propylene glycol (1036 grams) are combined in a five-liter reactor equipped with a mechanical stirrer. The mixture is brought to 100ºC with agitation and held for one hour.
1,2-Dibromoethane (1950 grams, 10.4 moles) is added to the reactor all at once. The temperature is returned to 100ºC and held for an additional three hours with high agitation. Without allowing the reaction mixture to cool, agitation is discontinued, the phases are allowed to separate. Methanol (6 liters) is placed in a 12-liter reactor with
mechanical stirrer. With the methanol being
vigorously agitated, the lower phase from the
5-liter reactor is added to the methanol while keeping the lower phase warm enough to avoid
solidification before the addition is complete. The resulting methanol slurry is filtered to recover the product (β-bromoethyl-2,4,6- tribromophenyl ether, Compound Q). After drying in a vacuum oven at room temperature, 995 grams (87% of theory) of product
with greater than 98% purity and less than one
percent 1,2-bis(tribromophenoxy)-ethane are
obtained.
Step II. Dibromononylphenol (860 grams, 2.25 moles), phenol (5 grams), sodium carbonate (127
grams, 1.2 moles) and propylene glycol (2100 grams) are combined in a 5-liter reactor with mechanical stirrer. The mixture is heated slowly to 150ºC with agitation. Compound Q (995 grams, 2.25 moles) is added to the reaction portion-wise over one hour at 150ºC with vigorous agitation. The temperature and agitation are maintained for an additional four
hours. With the agitation off, the reaction is
allowed to cool. The upper phase is decanted and
the lower phase is dissolved in methylene chloride
(1 liter). After washing with dilute hydrochloric acid, the solvent is distilled, and volatile
components are removed using a wiped film evaporator at 200ºC and 1.0 torr vacuum. The product, Compound A, weighs 1530 grams (92.5%) of theory. Combined
yield for the two steps is about 80% of theory.
Example 2
Step I. Dibromononylphenol (2270 grams, 6.0
moles), phenol (16 grams), sodium carbonate (382
grams, 3.6 moles) and propylene glycol (3700 grams) are combined in a 12- liter reactor equipped with a mechanical stirrer and a Dean-Stark trap. The mixture is slowly heated to 100ºC (30-60 minutes) with agitation and held at 100ºC for one hour. 1,2-Dibromoethane (4410 grams, 24.0 moles) is added to the reactor all at once. With vigorous agitation the mixture is heated to 130ºC and held for four hours. After cooling the reaction to 90-95ºC, water (300 grams) is added and the mixture heated to reflux (~95ºC). The
dibromoethane and water azeotrope is collected in the Dean-Stark trap. The dibromoethane is removed and the water returned to the reactor until no
additional dibromoethane is recovered. The water is then also removed. If during the azeotropic
distillation the pH of the water becomes acidic, the situation is corrected by adding additional sodium carbonate to the reaction mixture.
Step II. 2,4,6-Tribromophenol (1985 grams, 6.0 moles), phenol (14 grams), sodium carbonate (382
grams, 3.6 moles) and propylene glycol (2500 grams) are combined in a 5-liter reactor equipped with a mechanical stirrer. The mixture is heated slowly to 100ºC (30-60 minutes) and held for one hour with
agitation. The reaction mixture from Step I is
heated to 145ºC, and the contents of the 5-liter
reactor are added to it. After returning the
temperature to 145ºC, the mixture is held at 145ºC with vigorous agitation for four hours. With the stirrer off, the reactor is cooled to 35ºC and the upper phase decanted. The lower phase is dissolved in methylene chloride (2.5 liter). After washing with dilute hydrochloric acid, the solvent is
distilled, and volatile components are removed using a wiped film evaporator at 200ºC and 1.0 torr
vacuum. The product, Compound A, weighs 3,480
grams, which is approximately 79% of its theoretical yield.
Example 3
Step I. Dibromononylphenol (983 grams, 2.6 moles), sodium carbonate (180 grams, 1.7 moles), 1,2-dibromoethane (1950 grams, 10.4 moles),
tris(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl) amine or TDA-1 (84 grams) are combined in a 3-liter reactor equipped with a mechanical stirrer and Dean-Stark trap. The mixture is heated to 130ºC and held for four hours. After cooling, the mixture is filtered, and the excess dibromoethane is removed using a wiped film evaporator at 100ºC and 20 torr vacuum.
Step II. The product from Step I which is predominantly 3-bromoethyl-dibromononylphenyl ether and TDA-1 is combined with 2,4, 6-tribromophenol (860 grams, 2.6 moles) and sodium carbonate (180 grams, 1.7 moles) in a 3-liter reactor equipped with mechanical stirrer and Dean-Stark trap. The mixture is heated to 130ºC and held for five hours. Methylene
chloride (2 liters) is placed in a 5-liter reactor equipped with mechanical stirrer and reflux condenser. The still-hot product in the 3-liter reactor is slowly added to the methylene chloride. This mixture is then washed with diluted
hydrochloric acid. After distilling the methylene chloride, volatile components are removed using a wiped film evaporator at 200ºC and 1.0 torr vacuum. The product, Compound A, weighs 1,410 grams which is approximately 74% of its theoretical yield.
Example 4
Step I. 2,4,6-Tribromophenol (1,160 grams, 3.5 moles), lithium hydroxide monohydrate (7.5 grams), and ethylene glycol (2000 grams) are combined in a 5-liter reactor equipped with mechanical stirrer and subsurface gas inlet tube. The mixture is heated to 120ºC and ethylene oxide is introduced subsurface at a rate of three to four grams per minute with vigorous stirring. The pH of the reaction mixture is monitored with dampened pH indicator paper.
After approximately one hour, depending on the rate of ethylene oxide addition, the pH will change from slightly acidic to strongly basic. At this point, the ethylene oxide addition is discontinued.
Between 180 grams and 200 grams of ethylene oxide will have been used. When the reaction has cooled below 100ºC, water (750 grams) is added. With the temperature at or still slightly above 70ºC, the heavy slurry is filtered on a laboratory filtering centrifuge and washed on the filter cloth with 70ºC water (10 liter). The product is dried in a forced draft oven at 80ºC to constant weight. The product, β-hydroxyethyl-2,4,6- tribromophenyl ether, weighs 1190 grams, which is approximately 91% of the theoretical yield.
Step II. Product from Step I (940 grams, 2.5 moles), and pyridine (3 liters) are combined in a 5-liter reactor equipped with mechanical stirrer. After cooling the mixture to <5ºC, benzenesulfonyl chloride (883 grams, 5 moles) is added dropwise over one hour while keeping the temperature at <5ºC. The mixture is allowed to slowly warm to room
temperature after stirring for 16 hours at <5ºC. After filtering off the solids formed, the mixture is slowly added to a 12-liter reactor half-full with an ice/water slurry with vigorous agitation. The product is recovered by filtration and dried in a vacuum oven to constant weight. The product,
2-(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy)- ethyl benzene-sulfonate weighs 1,210 grams which is about 94% of the
theoretical yield.
Step III. Same as Step II of Example 1 except β-(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy)-ethyl benzenesulfonate (1,160 grams, 2.25 moles) is used in place of
Compound Q. The product, Compound A, weighs 1540 grams which is 93% of theory. Combined yield of the three steps is approximately 79% of its theoretical yield. Example 5
A flame retardant composition was prepared by blending 20.0 parts halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane (Compound A); 69.0 parts ABS resin, which is available from Borg-Warner
Corporation as CYCOLAC GSM 1000; 5.0 parts
chlorinated polyethylene, which is available from The Dow Chemical Company as TYRIN CPE-4213S; 5.0 parts antimony trioxide, which is available from M & T Chemical Company as THERMOGUARD S; 0.5 parts stabilizer, which is available from Ciba Geigy
Corporation as TINUVIN 770; and 0.5 parts
antioxidant, which is available from Ciba Geigy Corporation as Irganox 1076.
Compound A is 1-(tribromophenoxy)- 2-(dibromononyIphenoxy)-ethane, a halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane
prepared in accordance with Example 1.
The resultant mixture was blended in a
prep-center bowl (Model R6, C.W. Brabender
Instruments, Inc., S. Hackensack, NJ) at 200ºC until a homogeneous mass developed. The admixture was cooled, ground into chips, and molded into test specimens. The chips were injection molded in a one-ounce injection molder (Model HI-30 RS, Newbury Industries, Inc., Newbury, OH). Conditions for injection molding are given in Table II. The resulting mixture had a bromine content of 10.8% by weight. TABLE I I
INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE PARAMETERS Stock Temperature 430ºF
Mold Temperature 100ºF
Initial Ram Pressure 1900 psi
Secondary Ram Pressure 1000 psi
Total Injection Time 5 sec
Cycle Time 25 sec
Bloom observations were made on molded test plaques which were aged at 70ºC for at least 2 to 6 weeks. Periodic visual inspections were used to detect the presence of deposits on the specimen
surface.
EXAMPLES 6-11
Flame retardant compositions were prepared
using the method of Example 5, except that Compound A was replaced by bisphenoxy alkanes Compound B,
Compound C, Compound D, Compound E, Compound G, and Compound I, respectively in proportion so as to maintain a 10.8 percent by weight bromine concentration in the resulting polymer composition. The identity for these compounds are listed in Table III. TABLE III
A 1-(Tribromophenoxy)-2-(dibromononyIphenoxy)-ethane
B 1-(Tribromophenoxy)-2-(dibromooctyIphenoxy)-ethane
C 1-(Tribromophenoxy)-2-(dibromopentylphenoxy-ethane
D 1- (Tribromophenoxy)-2-(dibromododecyIphenoxy)-ethane E 1-(TetrabromomethyIphenoxy)-2-(dibromooctyIphenoxy)-ethane F bis-(DibromononyIphenoxy)-ethane
G 1-(Tetrabroraomethylphenoxy)-2-(dibromononyIphenoxy)-ethane I 1-(Pentabromophenoxy)-2-(dibromononylphenoxy)-ethane
J bis-(Tribromophenoxy)-ethane
K bis-(Tetrabromomethylphenoxy)-methane
L bis-(Tribromophenoxy)-decane
COMPARATIVE EXAMPLE 1-4
Flame retardant compositions were prepared using the method of Example 5 , except that Compound A was replaced by Compound J, Compound F, Compound K, and Compound L, respectively in a proportion so as to maintain a 10.8 percent by weight bromine concentration in the resulting polymer composition. Identity for these Compounds J, F, K, and L are listed in Table III.
Flame retardancy and physical properties of the various injected molded samples obtained from
Examples 5-11 are reported in Table IV which identifies the test procedures employed, all of which are well known to those skilled in the art. TABLE IV
Example Notched Heat Flamma Tensile Elonga Flexural Flexural
Izod Debility Strength tion Strength Modulus ft- flee UL-94 psi % psi 1015 psi 1b/in tion ASTM ASTM ASTM ASTM
ASTM ºF D-638 D-790 D-790 DD--779900
D-256 ASTM
D-648
5 4.2 156 V-O 4800 40 7900 2.60
6 3.9 153 V-O 5100 37 8400 2.80
7 4.1 151 V-O 5500 21 9100 3.00
8 3.4 156 V-O 4500 36 7400 2.50
9 3.7 156 V-O 5200 ≥30 8000 2.80
10 4.6 156 V-O 4900 50 8100 2.70
11 4.9 158 V-O 5100 55 8400 2.80
Comp 1 2.5 151 V-O 5400 12 9400 3.20
Comp 2 3.8 140 V-O 3300 4 3600 1.90
Comp 3
Comp 4 4.0 150 V-O 4800 52 8300 3.09
Example Melt HardBloom Light Yellowness Yellowness
Flow ness 70 ºC Stability Index Index g/10 R- (See Delta E initial 300 hrs min Scale text) ASTM ASTM ASTM
ASTM ASTM ASTM ASTM ASTM
D-1238 D-785 D-2565 D-1925 D-1925
5 2.2 80 No 1.0 16.7 18.6
6 2.0 84 No 0.7 16.6 18.1
7 3.4 86 No
8 2.3 73 No 1.3 17.2 20.0
9 2.0 73 No 0.2 16.2 16.4
10 2.3 84 No 3.8 17.0 25.2
11 1.8 85 No 6.0 17.0 30.0 Comp 1 2.1 93 Yes 0.9 16.4 17. 7
Comp 2 - - 36 Yes 0.3 17.6 17.8
Comp 3 Yes
Comp 4 1.6 75 Yes 0.2 Table IV shows the results of the experimental evaluations of various test specimens and may be summarized as follows.
Example 5 illustrates a flame retardant ABS formulation incorporating halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane in accordance with this invention. A flammability rating of V-O was achieved, and bloom was not observed.
Comparative Examples 1-4 show that prior art symmetrical bisphenoxy compound, when used in V-O formulation, migrate (bloom) from ABS resin.
Examples 6-11 illustrate flame retardant formulations incorporating other halogenated
unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkanes within the scope of this invention.
It is especially important to note that ABS resins incorporating halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkanes of this invention do not bloom whereas symmetrical bisphenoxy alkanes do bloom or tend to migrate from the resin
compositions. It is to be noted that ABS resins incorporating the halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkanes of this invention exhibit excellent resistance to light instability, to thermal migration of flame retarding agents, and have improved physical properties, such as impact strength and tensile elongation.
EXAMPLES 12-14
Flame retardant compositions were prepared using the method of Example 5, except that Compound A was partially replaced by Compound J in proportion as specified in Table V, so as to maintain a constant weight of bromine-containing flame retardant.
COMPARATIVE EXAMPLES 5-6
A flame retardant composition was prepared using the method of Example 5, except that Compound A was replaced by Compound J in proportion as specified in Table V.
TABLE V
BROMINE-CONTAINING COMPOUND , pbw
EXAMPLE COMPOUND A COMPOUND J BLOOM
5 20.0 0.0 NO
12 19.0 1.0 NO
13 18.0 2.0 NO
14 16.0 4.0 NO
COMP 5 0.0 20.0 YES
COMP 6 0.0 1.0 YES Table V shows the results of experimental evaluation of the various test specimens and may be summarized as follows:
Use of the halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkanes of this invention in ABS resin formulations also suppresses bloom. In the case of bis(tribromophenoxy)-ethane (Compound J), severe bloom was noted in high (Comparative
Example 5) and low (Comparative Example 6) loading levels. Examples 12-14 show no evidence of bloom in compositions comprising mixtures of the agents of this invention with bis(tribromophenoxy)-ethane (Compound J). Thus, the presence of Compound A retards or suppresses the blooming that would otherwise occur due to the presence of
bis(tribromophenoxy)-ethane (Compound J).
From the foregoing description, one skilled in the art can easily ascertain the essential characteristics of this invention and without departing from the spirit and scope thereof can make various changes and modifications of the invention to adopt to its various usages and conditions.

Claims

1. A halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane of the structure
Figure imgf000033_0001
wherein X is bromine or chlorine; R1 is straight or branched alkyl from methyl to dodecyl (C1 to C12); z is an integer from 2 to 5; n is 0, 1. or 2; R2 is straight or branched alkyl selected from the group consisting of sec-butyl, (sec C4H9), pentyl (C5H11), hexyl (C6H13), heptyl (C7H15), octyl (C8H17), nonyl (C9H19), decyl (C10H21), undecyl (C11H23) and dodecyl (C12H25); y is 0, 1, or 2; R3 is a straight or branched alkylene group from methyl to docedyl (C1 to C12); and if n is 1, R1 is not R2.
2. A composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein X is bromine.
3. A composition as claimed in claim 2 wherein R2 is octyl (C8H17).
4. A composition as claimed in claim 2 wherein R2 is nonyl (C9H19).
5. A composition as claimed in claim 4 wherein R3 is ethylene.
6. A halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl 10 bisphenoxy alkane of the structure:
Figure imgf000034_0001
7. A halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane of the structure:
Figure imgf000034_0002
8. A halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane of the structure:
Figure imgf000034_0003
9. A non-blooming flame retardant acrylonitrile- butadiene-styrene resin composition comprising: a normally flammable acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin; as a flame retardant agent, an effective amount of
halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane to render the composition flame retardant; and a flame retardant enhancing agent.
10. A composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl
bisphenoxy alkane is a compound of the structure:
Figure imgf000035_0001
wherein X is bromine or chlorine; R1 is straight or branched alkyl from C1 to C12; z is an integer from 2 to 5; n is O, 1, or 2; R2 is straight or branched alkyl selected from the groups consisting of sec-butyl (sec C4H9), pentyl (C5H11), hexyl (C6H13), heptyl (C7H15), octyl (C8H17), nonyl (C9H19), decyl (C10H21), undecyl (C11H23) and dodecyl (C12H25); y is O, 1, or 2; R3 is straight or branched alkylene from C1 to C12; and if n is 1, R1 is not R2.
11. A composition, as claimed in claim 9, wherein the composition comprises about 50 to about 90 percent acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin, about 5 to about 30 percent halogenated
unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane and about 0.1 to about 15 percent enhancing agent , all by weight of the flame retardant ABS composition.
12 . A composition, as claimed in claim 9 wherein the enhancing agent is selected from the group consisting of the oxides and halides of groups IV-A and V-A of the periodic table ; organic or inorganic compounds of phosphorous , nitrogen, boron or sulfur ; or oxides and halides of zinc , magnesium and titanium.
13 . A composition as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the enhancing agent is antimony trioxide .
14. A composition as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the halogenated unsymmetrical higher alkyl bisphenoxy alkane is selected from the group consisting of:
1-(tribromophenoxy) -2-(dibromononyIphenoxy) -ethane;
1-(tribromophenoxy) -2-(dibromooctyIphenoxy) -ethane;
1-(tribromophenoxy) -2-(dibromopentyIphenoxy)-ethane;
1-(tribromophenoxy)-2-(dibromododecylphenoxy)-ethane;
1-(tetrabromofflethyIphenoxy)-2-(dibromooctyIphenoxy)-ethane; 1-(tetrabronotnethyIphenoxy)-2-(dibromσnonyIphenoxy)-ethane; 1-(pentabromophenoxy)-2-(dibromononyIphenoxy)-ethane.
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