Appeal No. 1997-2010 Application No. 08/332,671 9 APPENDIX Claim 1. In a process for the synthesis of a hydrocarbyl bis(dihydrocarbyl phosphate) which comprises the reaction of an unstable hydrocarbyl-containing diol with a dihydrocarbyl halophosphate in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst, wherein the improvement comprises the additional presence of an effective amount of a liquid hydrocarbon to enhance the removal of hydrogen halide by-product and decrease the reaction temperature while increasing the yield and purity of hydrocarbyl bis(dihydrocarbyl phosphate). 11Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007