An Exploratory Characterization of Cotton Cellulose Modified with Tris (2-chloroethyl)phosphoramide.

Tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphoramide prepared from ethylenimine and phosphorus oxychloride was reacted with cotton cellulose in the form of print cloth by a pad-dry-cure process involving a base such as sodium carbonate. Relatively low levels of reaction were achieved with this reagent (less than 10% add-on). Conditioned wrinkle recovery angles of the fabric and structural features of the cross links and reagent residues in the cotton cellulose modified with tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphoramide are compared with those of cotton cellulose modified with tris(1-aziridinyl)phosphine oxide. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]