The invention relates to the technical field of
chemical synthesis, and discloses a
phosphorus-
boron-
nitrogen multi-element synergistic
flame retardant based on aminobiphenyl and a preparation method thereof.The preparation method comprises the steps that 2, 4-
dinitrophenol is dissolved in a reaction
solvent containing
aniline, a reaction is conducted in the
hydrogen atmosphere under the action of a catalyst, and 2-aminobiphenyl is obtained; the preparation method comprises the following steps: dissolving 2-aminobiphenyl in an
organic solvent to form a reaction base solution, adding a
phosphoryl chloride compound into the reaction base solution, and condensing to obtain a
phosphamide product; and dissolving the
phosphamide product in an
organic solvent system, adding a
boron compound, and reacting to obtain the
flame retardant. The
flame retardant takes aminobiphenyl as a framework, and a
phosphorus-containing unit and a
boron-containing unit are introduced to the framework, so that molecules contain flame-retardant elements of
phosphorus, boron and
nitrogen, the synergistic effect of gas-phase flame retardance and condensed-phase
charring is realized, the limit
oxygen index and the vertical
combustion performance are improved under the condition of relatively low addition amount, and the peak heat release rate and the
smoke density are reduced; and after being subjected to damp-heat aging, the flame-retardant plastic still has a relatively high flame-retardant property
retention rate.