Melt polycarbonate catalyst systems
US6291631A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08G64/307
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention provides a method for preparing polycarbonates, which utilizes polycondensation catalysts which are salts of macrocyclic polypyrroles with the general formula A.sub.x.sup.+y [(Porphine-Tm)B.sub.y.sup.-x ] or A.sub.x.sup.+y [(Phthalocyanine-Tm)B.sub.y.sup.-x ], where A is certain alkali metals, B contains a charge balancing sulfonate, carboxylate, or phosphonate group and Tm is a transition metal are useful as polycarbonate melt polymerization catalysts. We have found that this new class of catalysts provide excellent polymerization rates for the preparation of Bisphenol A polycarbonate from the melt polymerization of diphenyl carbonate and Bisphenol A. Moreover, the catalysts of the invention were found to be very selective in substantially reducing the level of branching side reaction, i.e., formation of Fries product, normally associated with the melt polycarbonate process.
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