| Description | : | Phosphorus oxychloride is produced from PCl3 and oxygen, giving a product of high purity. It is the starting material for the production of phosphate triesters. These are obtained by reaction of phosphorus oxychloride with alcohols, phenols and epoxides. Applications of these include P-based flame retardants, plasticizers, pesticides, and non-flammable hydraulic fluids. It is also applied as dehydration or chlorination agent and as cross-linking agent for starch.
The product is a colourless liquid at room temperature. It is soluble in several common organic solvents. |