Patent ID: 6426429
Filing Date: 2002-07-30
Classification: C07F

Abstract:
A process to produce organic phosphites from the group consisting of: wherein each R1, R2, and R3 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, t-butyl, t-amyl, t-hexyl, cyclohexyl, cumyl, t-pentyl, and t-octyl; and wherein each R1, R2, and R3 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, t-butyl, t-amyl, t-hexyl, cyclohexyl, cumyl, t-pentyl, and t-octyl and each R4 and R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, t-butyl, t-amyl, t-hexyl, cyclohexyl, cumyl, t-pentyl, and t-octyl comprising:(a) a first step comprising reacting a glycol selected from the group consisting of pentaerythritol and â€ƒwhere R4 and R5 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, t-butyl, t-amyl, t-hexyl, cyclohexyl, cumyl, t-pentyl, and t-octyl with a phosphorus tri-halide to produce a first product comprising a halo phosphite ester of the glycol; (b) reacting the first product with a phenol having the formula: â€ƒwherein each R1, R2, and R3 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, t-butyl, t-amyl, t-hexyl, cyclohexyl, cumyl, t-pentyl, and t-octyl to produce a second product comprising the organic phosphite and the halo phosphite; and (c) reacting the second product comprising the organic phosphite and the halo phosphite with a metal phenolate compound comprising a compound of the formula: â€ƒwhere each R1, R2, and R3 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, t-butyl, t-amyl, t-hexyl, cyclohexyl, cumyl, t-pentyl, and t-octyl, and Q is a metal cation having a valence x to produce a third product comprising the organic phosphite and the halo phosphite wherein the halo phosphite is present in an amount below about 2.0 mole percent.