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Process for producing an aromatic polyester copolymer
Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co Inc
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Filing: 1981-12-03
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Granted: 1982-12-07
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Expires: 2001-12-03
Abstract
Abstract A process for producing an aromatic polyester copolymer wherein the alternating configuration of the components making up the copolymer is highly regular, said process comprising a first step of reacting a dihydric phenolic compound with an aromatic dicarboxylic acid dichloride A in a reaction medium consisting of water and a water-immiscible solvent in the presence of a basic inorganic compound to give a phenolic hydroxyl-terminated aromatic oligoester containing predominantly an oligomer having a degree of polymerization of 1-2, and a second step of reacting the aromatic dihydroxy oligoester obtained in the first step with an aromatic dicarboxylic acid dichloride B in the presence of a basic inorganic compound in an amount at least sufficient to neutralize the free phenolic hydroxyl groups remaining in the reaction product mixture obtained in the first step.
Inventors
- 👤 Senzo Shimizu
- 👤 Isao Nomura
- 👤 Motohachi Usui
- 👤 Mashahiro Harada
Bibliographic Details
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US
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2026-11-02 21:55
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G63/00; C08G63/02; C08G63/12; C08G63/40; C08G63/16; C08G63/18; C08G63/19
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A process for producing an aromatic polyester copolymer wherein the alternating configuration of the components making up the copolymer is highly regular, said process comprising a first step of reacting a dihydric phenolic compound with an aromatic dicarboxylic acid dichloride A in a reaction medium consisting of water and a water-immiscible solvent in the presence of a basic inorganic compound to give a phenolic hydroxyl-terminated aromatic oligoester containing predominantly an oligomer having a degree of polymerization of 1-2, and a second step of reacting the aromatic dihydroxy oligoester obtained in the first step with an aromatic dicarboxylic acid dichloride B in the presence of a basic inorganic compound in an amount at least sufficient to neutralize the free phenolic hydroxyl groups remaining in the reaction product mixture obtained in the first step.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
A process for producing an aromatic polyester copolymer wherein the alternating configuration of the components making up the copolymer is highly regular, said process comprising a first step of reacting a dihydric phenolic compound with an aromatic dicarboxylic acid dichloride A in a reaction medium consisting of water and a water-immiscible solvent in the presence of a basic inorganic compound to give a phenolic hydroxyl-terminated aromatic oligoester containing predominantly an oligomer having a degree of polymerization of 1-2, and a second step of reacting the aromatic dihydroxy oligoester obtained in the first step with an aromatic dicarboxylic acid dichloride B in the presence of a basic inorganic compound in an amount at least sufficient to neutralize the free phenolic hydroxyl groups remaining in the reaction product mixture obtained in the first step.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein said basic inorganic compound used in the first step is used in an amount in the range of 0.6 to 1.4 moles per mole of the dihydric phenolic compound.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein said aromatic dicarboxylic acid dichloride A used in the first step is used in an amount in the range of 0.3 to 0.7 mole per mole of the dihydric phenolic compound.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
58 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein said aromatic dicarboxylic acid dichloride A is a member selected from the group consisting of terephthaloyl dichlorides and isophthaloyl dichlorides, and said aromatic dicarboxylic acid dichloride B, in complement with said aromatic dicarboxylic acid dichloride A, is a member chosen from the group consisting of isophthaloyl dichlorides and terephthaloyl dichlorides.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein said aromatic dicarboxylic acid dichloride A and said aromatic dicarboxylic acid dichloride B are used in a molar ratio ranging from 3:7 to 7:3.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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