Acting principle: interruption of the radical chain mechanism of the combustion process in the gas phase:  
  1. Release of halogen radicals  
   
  2. Formation of halogen hydroxides (HX)  
   
  3. Neutralization of energy-rich radicals  
   
   
 

 

Further product examples:

  
 
Tetrabromobisphenol A
(TBBA)
Tetrabromophthalic
acid anhydride
Dedecachloropenta-
cyclooctadecadiene
(dechlorane)
Hexabromo-
cyclodedecan
Chlorinated paraffins
Decabromodiphenylether