Flame-retardant resin composition and electric wire

Claim 1

A flame-retardant resin composition consisting of essentially of (A) an aromatic polyester prepared by condensation polymerization between (a) a component substantially comprising an aromatic dicarboxylic acid or an ester-forming derivative thereof and (b) a component substantially comprising an aliphatic glycol or an ester-forming derivative thereof, (B) 0.1 to 30% by weight based on the total amount of the composition of a halogenated containing compound represented by the general formula (1) or (2) and (C) 0.1 to 30% by weight based on the total amount of the composition of a compound represented by the general formula (3): ##STR9## wherein X stands for a halogen atom; Y 1 and Y 2 are each a member selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, carboxyl, glycidyl ester and glycidyl ether; Z is a monovalent or divalent organic group and n is an integer of 1 or more and L.sub.1 --M--L.sub.2 ( 3) wherein L 1 and L 2 may be the same or different and are each a 3- to 8-membered cyclic reactive group selected from among those represented by the general formulae (5) and (6): ##STR10## R 2 is a divalent organic group wherein a hydrogen atom directly bonded to the ring may be substituted with an alkyl and/or aryl group and M is a divalent organic group.