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Process for preparing a branched polycarbonate
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1979-05-31
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Granted: 1981-10-13
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Expires: 1999-05-31
Abstract
Abstract A process for preparing a thermoplastic, randomly branched aromatic polycarbonate is disclosed which comprises reacting a carbonate precursor, a dihydric phenol, and a dianhydride branching agent and maintaining the resultant reaction medium at a pH of from about 9 to about 12 to thereby produce a thermoplastic randomly branched aromatic polycarbonate.
Inventors
- 👤 Clayton B. Quinn
- 👤 William Hilakos
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 12:56
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G64/00; C08G64/04; C08G64/06; C08G64/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
45 words
A process for producing a thermoplastic, randomly branched polycarbonate substantially free of cross-linking which consists essentially of reacting, at a pH of about 9 to 12, a carbonate precursor, a dihydric phenol, and a dianhydride branching agent, to thereby produce a thermoplastic randomly branched polycarbonate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
45 words
A process for producing a thermoplastic, randomly branched polycarbonate substantially free of cross-linking which consists essentially of reacting, at a pH of about 9 to 12, a carbonate precursor, a dihydric phenol, and a dianhydride branching agent, to thereby produce a thermoplastic randomly branched polycarbonate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the dianhydride branching agent is selected from the group consisting of 1,2,3,4-tetracarboxybutane dianhydride, benzophenone tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, 4,4'-[2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane]-dianhydride, and pyromellitic dianhydride or mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the dianhydride is employed in an amount of at least 0.05 mole percent, based on the total moles of dihydric phenol.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
A process for producing a thermoplastic, randomly branched polycarbonate which comprises reacting, at a pH of about 9 to 12, a carbonate precursor, a dihydric phenol and at least 0.05 mole percent, based upon the total moles of dihydric phenol, of a dianhydride branching agent selected from the group consisting of 1,2,3,4-tetracarboxybutane dianhydride, benzophenone tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, 4,4'-[2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane]-dianhydride, and pyromellitic dianhydride or mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
64 words
A process for producing a thermoplastic, randomly branched polycarbonate which comprises reacting, at a pH of about 9 to 12, a carbonate precursor, a dihydric phenol and at least 0.05 mole percent, based upon the total moles of dihydric phenol, of a dianhydride branching agent selected from the group consisting of 1,2,3,4-tetracarboxybutane dianhydride, benzophenone tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, 4,4'-[2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane]-dianhydride, and pyromellitic dianhydride or mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 4 wherein the dihydric phenol is bisphenol-A.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 4 wherein the carbonate precursor is phosgene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 4 wherein the dianhydride is employed in an amount of from about 0.2 mole percent to about 0.45 mole percent, based on the moles of dihydric phenol.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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