Abstract:
@ Triarylphosphates are prepared by phosphorylation of alkylphenols without use of phosphorylation catalyst. An improved phosphorylation step includes preheating alkylphenol feedstock to 150°C. and completing reaction at 215°C. or above in the presence of a stoichiometric excess of alkylphenol. The absence of phosphorylation catalyst simplifies distillative purification of reaction product by eliminating the need to withdraw purified product as distillate.
Abstract:
Normally prepared alkylphenols contain little or no meta-isomer. For many purposes meta-isomers are more desirable than ortho- or para-isomers. 2,6-Dialkylphenols cause colour in phosphate esters made from alkylphenols and are undesirable. The invention reduces these problems by providing a process of isomerisation which increases the proportion of meta-isomer and decreases that of the 2,6-dialkylphenols, in which the alkylphenols are heated with trifluoromethane sulphonic acid. The alkylphenol which is isomerised may be prepared in a first step by reaction of olefin and phenol in the presence of trifluoromethane sulphonic acid. In a two stage process an alkylphenol mixture is prepared by reaction of olefin and phenol in the presence of trifluoromethane sulphonic acid at a concentration 0.01 to 5.0% at a temperature of 120°C to reflux and the mixture so produced is isomerised by maintaining the product at the same temperature to isomerise it.
Abstract:
The color of alkylphenyl phosphate esters which ave developed high color due to storage in the dark is reduced by adding small quantities of phosphite ester thereto and applying heat.