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Polyphenols as polycarbonate branching agents

US5948876A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 11, 1997
Grant dateSep 7, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 11, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08G64/14
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Branched polycarbonates are prepared by the reaction of a linear or branched polycarbonate with a branching resin having a molecular weight up to about 3,000, typically a novolak or a bisphenol polymer. The reaction preferably takes place in the presence of a carbonate equilibration catalyst such as a quaternary bisphenolate.

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