Patent ID: 6894158

Claim:
A method of producing a phosphitylated compound comprising the step of reacting a hydroxyl-containing compound with a phosphitylating agent in the presence of a phosphitylation activator sciecred from the group consisting of: (1) acid-base complexes derived from an amine base of Formula I wherein R, R 1 , and R 2 are independently C 1 -C 10 alkyl, C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl, C 6 -C 10 aryl, C 7 -C 10 aralkyl, C 1 -C 10 heteroalkyl, or C 1 -C 10 heteroaryl, wherein any two adjacent R, R 1 , and R 2 may be connected to form a heterocyclic ring; (2) acid-base complexes derived from a diazabicyclo amine base; and (3) combinations of two or more thereof.