Microbiocidal process employing full quaternary nitrogen-heterocyclic phosphonates

Abstract

Abstract Quaternary nitrogen-heterocyclic phosphonates wherein the phosphonate group is ortho- or para- to the nitrogen heterocyclic group, where the compounds are characterized as follows: ##STR1## WHEREIN THE DOTTED LINE REPRESENTS A CYCLIC STRUCTURE WHICH CYCLIC STRUCTURE MAY BE THE SOLE CYCLIC STRUCTURE, OR MAY BE ATTACHED TO OTHER CYCLIC GROUPS, WHERE R is a hydrocarbon or a substituted hydrocarbon group such as alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, etc., and X is an anion such as halogen, a sulfite, a sulfate, s sulfonate-containing group, etc. These nitrogen-heterocyclic phosphonates are prepared by reacting an aromatic nitrogen-heterocyclic compound, wherein the nitrogen atom is in the form of a quaternary alkoxy derivative (N-OR hereinafter defined) with a phosphite salt, preferably in the form of an ester of the phosphite, as exemplified by the following equation: ##STR2## Quaternaries of these compounds are prepared by further reaction with a quaternizing agent. These compounds which may be characterized as quaternaries of phosphonates of nitrogen-heterocyclics have many uses including their use as biocides, such as bacteriocides, herbicides, corrosion inhibitors, chelating agents, etc.

Inventors

• 👤 Derek Redmore

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