Pentaerythritol → Hydrochloric Acid
Reaction equation
[CH2:1]1[O:7][P:5]2([O:8][CH2:9][C:2]1([CH2:10][OH:11])[CH2:3][O:4]2)=[O:6].P(Cl)(Cl)([Cl:14])=O.OCC(CO)(CO)CO>>[CH2:3]1[O:4][P:5]2([O:7][CH2:1][C:2]1([CH2:10][OH:11])[CH2:9][O:8]2)=[O:6].[ClH:14]Participants
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Procedure
A process for the production of pentaerythritol phosphate alcohol (PEPA) comprising reacting in the liquid phase phosphorus oxychloride (POCl3) with pentaerythritol (PE) at a reaction temperature of at least about 100° C. in the presence of a solvent which is an alkane substituted with at least one halogen atom and having an atmospheric boiling point of about 40 to about 150° C., the reaction pressure being sufficiently high to maintain the solvent in the liquid phase, the reaction resulting in the production of PEPA and HCl by-product.