Flexible polyurethane foam based on toluene diisocyanate and polyester polyol has been liquefied by treatment with either dimethyl phosphonate (CH3O)2P(O)H or diethyl phosphonate (C2H5O)2P(O)H at 160°C. The product degraded has been studies by 1H, 13C, and 31P nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The likely reaction mechanism is presented.
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