AGGREGATING TENDENCIES OF SOME PHOSPHONATES AND PHOSPHINATES

Simple aggregations of phosphorus-containing compounds have been inves tigated for the first time. The aggregators studied are O-alkyl O-4-ni trophenyl methylphosphonates (1-n and 2), 4-nitrophenyl alkylphenylpho sphinates (3-n), and O-n-octyl O-4-nitrophenyl phenylphosphonate (4). Their aggregating tendencies have been evaluated by measuring their cr itical aggregate concentrations (CAgC's) in dioxane-H2O binary mixture s of graded compositions. Structural effects on aggregating tendencies have been discussed.