Phenoxarsine compounds incorporated into resins with phenols

[1. A method of incorporating microbicidal amounts of phenoxarsine compounds into vinyl resin material which comprises dissolving a phenoxarsine compound selected from the group consisting of 10-halophenoxarsines, alkyl substituted 10-halophenoxarsines, halogen substituted 10-halophenoxarsines and derivatives of phenoxarsines wherein said derivatives are selected from the group consisting of 10,10'-oxybis phenoxarsine, 10-thiocyanato phenoxarsine and 10,10'-thiobis phenoxarsine, in a solvent selected from the group consisting of phenol, alkyl phenols, chlorinated phenols, amino phenols, dihydric phenols, aliphatic alcohols having 5 to 12 carbon atoms and monocarbocyclic acids having 5 to 12 carbon atoms, admixing said solvent solution with said vinyl resin material and processing said admixture to desired solid physical form.]

• . A method according to claim [1] 11 wherein the
• phenoxarsine compound is 10-chlorophenoxarsine. 3. A method according to
• claim [1] 11 wherein the solvent is nonyl phenol. 4. A composition of matter useful for plasticizing vinyl resins and imparting microbicidal properties thereto which comprises a liquid plasticizer for vinyl resins and a microbicidal amount of a phenoxarsine compound selected from the group consisting of 10-halophenoxarsines, alkyl substituted 10-halophenoxarsines, halogen substituted 10-halophenoxarsines and derivatives of phenoxarsines wherein said derivatives are selected from the group consisting of 10,10'-oxybis phenoxarsine, 10-thiocyanato phenoxarsine and 10,10'-thiobis phenoxarsine, said phenoxarsine compound being present in the plasticizer in the form of solute in a solvent selected from the group consisting of phenol, alkyl phenols, chlorinated phenols, amino phenols, dihydric phenols, aliphatic alcohols having 5 to 12 carbon atoms and monocarbocyclic acids having 5 to 12 carbon atoms, said solvent and solute being uniformly distributed in
• said plasticizer to form a single phase system. 5. A composition according to claim 4 wherein the phenoxarsine compound is present in the form of the
• solute in a nonyl phenol solution. 6. A composition according to claim 4 wherein the phenoxarsine is present in the form of the solute in a mixture
• of disecondary amyl phenol and nonyl phenol. 7. A composition of matter comprising a uniform admixture of vinyl resin and a vinyl resin plasticizer containing a microbicidal amount of a phenoxarsine compound selected from the group consisting of 10-halophenoxarsines, alkyl substituted 10-halophenoxarsines, halogen substituted 10-halophenoxarsines and derivatives of phenoxarsines wherein said derivatives are selected from the group consisting of 10,10'-oxybis phenoxarsine, 10-thiocyanato phenoxarsine and 10,10'thiobis phenoxarsine present in said plasticizer as the solute in a solvent selected from the group consisting of phenol, alkyl phenols, chlorinated phenols, amino phenols, dihydric phenols, aliphatic alcohols having 5 to 12 carbon atoms and monocarbocyclic acids having 5 to 12 carbon atoms, said solvent and solute being uniformly distributed in said plasticizer to
• form a single phase system. 8. A composition of matter comprising a uniform mixture of approximately 1000 parts by weight of liquid polyvinyl chloride resin, 435 parts by weight of dioctyl azelate, 0.5 parts by weight of 10,10'-oxybis phenoxarsine, 2 parts by weight of nonyl phenol, 47.5 parts of epoxidized soya, 15 parts by weight of barium-cadmium-zinc soap, said 10,10'-oxybis phenoxarsine being present as a solute in the nonyl phenol solution which is uniformly distributed in said epoxidized
• soya forming a single phase system. 9. A method according to claim [1] 11 in which the solvent solution of phenoxarsine is distributed uniformly in a plasticizer for vinyl resins to form a single
• phase system prior to admixing with vinyl resin material. 10. The method according to claim 9 in which the resultant solution produced by the uniform distribution of a phenoxarsine compound in a plasticizer for vinyl resins, is mixed with soap and liquid vinyl resin to form a plastisol and the plastisol then processed to desired physical form.