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Usage

Uses

Used in Consumer Products Industry:
Phosphoric acid, mono(2-methylphenyl) ester is used as a flame retardant and plasticizer for reducing the flammability of materials in various consumer products such as furniture, electronics, and textiles.
Used in Flame Retardant Industry:
Phosphoric acid, mono(2-methylphenyl) ester is used as a flame retardant to enhance the effectiveness of other flame retardants in reducing the flammability of materials.
However, there are concerns about its potential health effects, particularly its potential to cause irritation to the skin, eyes, and respiratory system. Additionally, there is ongoing research into its possible effects on reproductive and developmental health. As a result, regulatory agencies have imposed restrictions and guidelines on its use and exposure limits in various industries to mitigate potential risks to human health and the environment.

Upstream product

• 95-48-7 ortho-cresol 
• 6964-36-9 2-methylphenyl phosphorodichloridate 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Selective oxidation of aliphatic C-H bonds in alkylphenols by a chemomimetic biocatalytic system

Selective oxidation of aliphatic C-H bonds in alkylphenols serves significant roles not only in generation of functionalized intermediates that can be used to synthesize diverse downstream chemical products, but also in biological degradation of these environmentally hazardous compounds. Chemo-, regio-, and stereoselectivity; controllability; and environmental impact represent the major challenges for chemical oxidation of alkylphenols. Here, we report the development of a unique chemomimetic biocatalytic system originated from the Gram-positive bacterium Corynebacterium glutamicum. The system consisting of CreHI (for installation of a phosphate directing/ anchoring group), CreJEF/CreG/CreC (for oxidation of alkylphenols), and CreD (for directing/anchoring group offloading) is able to selectively oxidize the aliphatic C-H bonds of p-And m-Alkylated phenols in a controllable manner. Moreover, the crystal structures of the central P450 biocatalyst CreJ in complex with two representative substrates provide significant structural insights into its substrate flexibility and reaction selectivity.

Hydrogen phosphates: Self initiated organocatalysts for the controlled ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters

A series of arylhydrogenphosphates and aryldihydrogenphosphates was synthesized and characterized using spectroscopic methods and single crystal X-ray diffraction. These compounds were assessed as catalysts towards the ring-opening polymerization and proved to be potent organocatalysts for the ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters. The bulk polymerizations were performed in the absence of external initiator. The polymerization proceeds in a controlled fashion which leads to well defined polyesters with narrow molecular weight distributions. In the post polymerization experiments, kinetics, mechanism and monomer concentration effects were investigated. The kinetic results have confirmed the pseudo-living character of the polymerizations and mechanistic studies suggest that the polymerization operates through a cationic mechanism.