Patent ID: 8680003

Claim:
An N 2 -phosphinyl amidine compound characterized by having the formula: wherein: R 1 is a C 1 to C 15 alkyl group, a C 4 to C 20 cycloalkyl group, a C 4 to C 20 substituted cycloalkyl group, a C 6 to C 20 aryl group, or a C 6 to C 20 substituted aryl group, R 2 is a C 1 to C 30 organyl group consisting essentially of inert functional groups wherein the inert functional groups are selected from the group consisting of halo groups, nitro groups, hydrocarboxy groups, sulfidyl groups, hydrocarbyl groups, or combinations thereof, R 3 is hydrogen, and R 4 and R 5 are each independently a C 1 to C 30 organyl group consisting essentially of inert functional groups wherein the inert functional groups are selected from the group consisting of halo groups, nitro groups, hydrocarboxy groups, sulfidyl groups, hydrocarbyl groups, or combinations thereof.