abstract |
Compounds are prepared having the formula WHERE N IS ZERO OR AN INTEGER, PREFERABLY NOT OVER 9, R is a divalent aromatic, aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group, R1 is alkyl, haloalkyl, aryl, haloaryl, alkenyl, aralkyl, haloalkenyl, cycloalkyl, X is S, Y is nothing or oxygen. The thiophosphites are useful as antioxidants and as defoliants. The thiophosphates are useful as plasticizers and defoliants. |