Composition of aromatic poly(allylcarbonate), styrene materials, and crosslinker containing three or more ethylenically unsaturated groups for producing polymer of high refractive index and low yellowness

Claim 2

A pourable, polymerizable composition comprising: (a) aromatic-containing poly(allyl carbonate)-functional material comprising aromatic-containing bis(allyl carbonate)-functional monomer, aromatic-containing poly(allyl carbonate)-functional polymer, or a mixture thereof, (b) styrenic material, and (c) polyethylenic-functional monomer containing three or more ethylenically unsaturated groups selected from allyl, methallyl, acrylyl, and methacrylyl, wherein the weight ratio of said polyethylenic-functional monomer to all ethylenically unsaturated material present in said composition is in the range of from sbout 0.5:100 to about 25:100.

Claim 3

The pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of said aromatic-containing poly(allyl carbonate)-functional material to all ethylenically unsaturated material present in said composition is in the range of from about 25:100 to about 98.5:100 and the weight ratio of said styrenic material to all ethylenically unsaturated material present in said composition is in the range of from about 1:100 to about 20:100.

Claim 4

The pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 1 wherein said aromatic-containing poly(allyl carbonate)-functional material is aromatic-containing bis(allyl carbonate)-functional monomer represented by the formula ##STR20## in which A 1 is the divalent radical derived from dihydroxy aromatic-containing material and each Ro is independently hydrogen or methyl.

Claim 5

The pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 3 wherein A 1 is represented by the formula ##STR21## which each R 1 is independently alkyl containing from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, phenyl, or halo; the average value of each a is independently in the range of from 0 to 4; each Q is independently oxy, sulfonyl, alkanediyl having from 2 to about 4 carbon atoms, or alkylidene having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; and the average value of n is in the range of from 0 to about 3.

Claim 6

The pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 4 wherein the average value of n is zero.

Claim 7

The pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 1 wherein said styrenic material comprises one or more compounds each being represented by the formula ##STR22## in which each R 3 is independently alkyl containing from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, alkenyl containing from 2 to about 4 carbon atoms, halo, hydroxyl, carboxyl, alkyloxycarbonyl in which the alkyl portion contains from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy containing from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, trihalomethyl, alkylsulfonyl containing from 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, cycloalkylsulfonyl containing from 3 to about 8 carbon atoms, phenylsulfonyl, alkoxysulfonyl containing from 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, cycloalkoxysulfonyl containing from 3 to about 8 carbon atoms, or phenoxysulfonyl; in which R' and R" are each independently hydrogen or halo; and in which the value of b is a whole number in the range of 0 to 5.

Claim 8

The pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 1 wherein said styrenic material comprises at least one compound represented by the formula ##STR23## in which R' 3 is methyl, vinyl, chloro, or bromo, and the value of c is zero or one.

Claim 9

The pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 1 wherein said styrenic material comprises styrene, o-chlorostyrene, p-chlorostyrene, or a mixture thereof.

Claim 10

The pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 1 wherein said polyethylenic-functional monomer is selected from triallyl cyanurate, triallyl isocyanurate, triallyl 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate, triallyl 1,2,4-benzenetricarboxylate, acrylate ester having three or more acrylate groups, methacrylate ester having three or more methacrylate groups, allyl carbonate having three or more allyl carbonate groups, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 11

The pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 1 further comprising one or more of the following: (a) non-aromatic bis(allyl carbonate)-functional monomer, (b) non-aromatic poly(allyl carbonate)-functional polymer, (c) non-aromatic diester represented by the formula: ##STR24## where R 4 is an aliphatic divalent organo group, a cycloaliphatic divalent organo group, or a divalent organo group consisting of at least one divalent aliphatic portion and at least one divalent cycloaliphatic portion, and where each R 5 is independently hydrogen, halo, or an alkyl group containing from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, (f) monofunctional acrylate represented by the formula: ##STR25## where R 6 is a monovalent organo group and R 7 is hydrogen, halo, or an alkyl group containing from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, (g) phthalic anhydride, (h) aromatic diester represented by the formula ##STR26## where R 8 and R 9 are each independently allyl, alkyl, or aralkyl.

Claim 12

The pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 10 which comprises said non-aromatic bis(allyl carbonate)-functional monomer wherein said non-aromatic bis(allyl carbonate)-functional monomer comprises diethylene glycol bis(allyl carbonate).

Claim 13

The pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 10 which comprises said non-aromatic diester wherein said non-aromatic diester is represented by the formula ##STR27## where the average value of m is in the range of from about 1 to about 20, and the average value of d is in the range of from 0 to 1.

Claim 14

The pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 1 which comprises: (1) aromatic-containing bis(allyl carbonate)-functional monomer represented by the formula: ##STR28## wherein the weight ratio of said aromatic-containing bis(allyl carbonate)-functional monomer represented by said formula to all ethylenically unsaturated material present in said composition is in the range of from about 25:100 to about 98.5:100; (2) styrenic material which comprises at least one compound represented by the formula: ##STR29## in which R' 3 is methyl, vinyl, chloro, or bromo, and the value of c is zero or one, wherein the weight ratio of said styrenic material to all ethylenically unsaturated material present in said composition is in the range of from about 1:100 to about 20:100; (3) polyethylenic-functional monomer selected from triallyl cyanurate, triallyl isocyanurate, and mixtures thereof; (4) non-aromatic bis(allyl carbonate)-functional monomer which comprises diethylene glycol bis(allyl carbonate), wherein the weight ratio of said non-aromatic bis(allyl carbonate)-functional monomer to all ethylenically unsaturated material present in said composition is in the range of from about 0.1:100 to about 20:100; (5) non-aromatic diester represented by the formula: ##STR30## in which the average value of m is in the range of from about 4 to about 15 and the average value of d is in the range of from 0 to 1, wherein the weight ratio of said non-aromatic diester to all ethylenically unsaturated material present in said composition is in the range of from about 0.1:100 to about 20:100; and (6) phthalic anhydride, wherein the weight ratio of said phthalic anhydride to all ethylenically unsaturated material present in said composition is in the range of from about 0.05:100 to about 5:100.

Claim 15

The polymerizate produced by free-radically polymerizing the pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 1, said polymerizate having a 15-second Barcol hardness of at least zero, a yellowness index at a sample thickness of about 2.2 millimeters of about 4 or lower, and a refractive index at 20° C. and a wavelength of 589.3 nanometers of at least about 1.52.

Claim 16

The polymerizate produced by free-radically polymerizing the pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 2, said polymerizate having a 15-second Barcol hardness of at least zero, a yellowness index at a sample thickness of about 2.2 millimeters of about 4 or lower, and a refractive index at 20° C. and a wavelength of 589.3 nanometers of at least about 1.52.

Claim 17

The polymerizate produced by free-radically polymerizing the pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 3, said polymerizate having a 15-second Barcol hardness of at least zero, a yellowness index at a sample thickness of about 2.2 millimeters of about 4 or lower, and a refractive index at 20° C. and a wavelength of 589.3 nanometers of at least about 1.52.

Claim 18

The polymerizate produced by free-radically polymerizing the pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 4, said polymerizate having a 15-second Barcol hardness of at least zero, a yellowness index at a sample thickness of about 2.2 millimeters of about 4 or lower, and a refractive index at 20° C. and a wavelength of 589.3 nanometers of at least about 1.52.

Claim 19

The polymerizate produced by free-radically polymerizing the pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 5, said polymerizate having a 15-second Barcol hardness of at least zero, a yellowness index at a sample thickness of about 2.2 millimeters of about 4 or lower, and a refractive index at 20° C. and a wavelength of 589.3 nanometers of at least about 1.52.

Claim 20

The polymerizate produced by free-radically polymerizing the pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 6, said polymerizate having a 15-second Barcol hardness of at least zero, a yellowness index at a sample thickness of about 2.2 millimeters of about 4 or lower, and a refractive index at 20° C. and a wavelength of 589.3 nanometers of at least about 1.52.

Claim 21

The polymerizate produced by free-radically polymerizing the pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 7, said polymerizate having a 15-second Barcol hardness of at least zero, a yellowness index at a sample thickness of about 2.2 millimeters of about 4 or lower, and a refractive index at 20° C. and a wavelength of 589.3 nanometers of at least about 1.52.

Claim 22

The polymerizate produced by free-radically polymerizing the pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 8, said polymerizate having a 15-second Barcol hardness of at least zero, a yellowness index at a sample thickness of about 2.2 millimeters of about 4 or lower, and a refractive index at 20° C. and a wavelength of 589.3 nanometers of at least about 1.52.

Claim 23

The polymerizate produced by free-radically polymerizing the pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 9, said polymerizate having a 15-second Barcol hardness of at least zero, a yellowness index at a sample thickness of about 2.2 millimeters of about 4 or lower, and a refractive index at 20° C. and a wavelength of 589.3 nanometers of at least about 1.52.

Claim 24

The polymerizate produced by free-radically polymerizing the pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 10, said polymerizate having a 15-second Barcol hardness of at least zero, a yellowness index at a sample thickness of about 2.2 millimeters of about 4 or lower, and a refractive index at 20° C. and a wavelength of 589.3 nanometers of at least about 1.52.

Claim 25

The polymerizate produced by free-radically polymerizing the pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 11, said polymerizate having a 15-second Barcol hardness of at least zero, a yellowness index at a sample thickness of about 2.2 millimeters of about 4 or lower, and a refractive index at 20° C. and a wavelength of 589.3 nanometers of at least about 1.52.

Claim 26

The polymerizate produced by free-radically polymerizing the pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 12, said polymerizate having a 15-second Barcol hardness of at least zero, a yellowness index at a sample thickness of about 2.2 millimeters of about 4 or lower, and a refractive index at 20° C. and a wavelength of 589.3 nanometers of at least about 1.52.

Claim 27

The polymerizate produced by free-radically polymerizing the pourable, polymerizable composition of claim 13, said polymerizate having a 15-second Barcol hardness of at least zero, a yellowness index at a sample thickness of about 2.2 millimeters of about 4 or lower, and a refractive index at 20° C. and a wavelength of 589.3 nanometers of at least about 1.52.