| abstract |
A flame retarder containing a phosphate obtained by reacting a compound represented by the general formula (II), wherein R1 and R2 are, the same or different, a straight or branched-chain alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, a cyclohexyl group, or a phenyl-C1-6 alkyl group, with at least one compound represented by the general formula (III), wherein R3 and R4 are, the same or different, a hydrogen atom or a straight or branched-chain alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms. |