Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
71 words
A process for preparing polymers suitable for use as optical glass substitutes comprising (1) reacting diallyl carbonate with a polyhydric alcohol in the presence of a basic catalyst to obtain a mixture of monomers and oligomers of allyl carbonates of polyhydric alcohols of the following formula: ##STR2## in which R is a hydrocarbon radical and n is a number from 1 to 10 and (2) subjecting said mixture to radical polymerization.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
71 words
A process for preparing polymers suitable for use as optical glass substitutes comprising (1) reacting diallyl carbonate with a polyhydric alcohol in the presence of a basic catalyst to obtain a mixture of monomers and oligomers of allyl carbonates of polyhydric alcohols of the following formula: ##STR2## in which R is a hydrocarbon radical and n is a number from 1 to 10 and (2) subjecting said mixture to radical polymerization.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said polymerization is carried out in the presence of a radical initiator the quantity of which is between 1 and 12% by weight with respect to the carbonate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process according to claim 2 wherein said radical initiator is selected from the group consisting of peroxides, peroxycarbonates and peroxycarbamides.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said polymerization is carried out at a temperature of between 30° and 120° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said initial reactants are a mixture of monomers and oligomers of diethylene glycol bis allyl carbonate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 5 wherein the monomer component is greater than 40% by weight of the initial reactants.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the molar ratio of diallyl carbonate to polyhydric alcohol is between 2 and 20.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
75 words
A process for preparing polymers suitable for use as glass substitutes comprising (1) reacting diallyl carbonate and diethylene glycol in a molar ratio from between 2.5:1 and 12:1 in the presence of a basic catalyst thereby obtaining a mixture of monomers and oligomers of diethylene glycol bis allyl carbonate and (2) subjecting said mixture to radical polymerization, wherein the resultant polymers have a transmission value for light from 350 to 700 NM greater than 89%.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
75 words
A process for preparing polymers suitable for use as glass substitutes comprising (1) reacting diallyl carbonate and diethylene glycol in a molar ratio from between 2.5:1 and 12:1 in the presence of a basic catalyst thereby obtaining a mixture of monomers and oligomers of diethylene glycol bis allyl carbonate and (2) subjecting said mixture to radical polymerization, wherein the resultant polymers have a transmission value for light from 350 to 700 NM greater than 89%.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
A process according to claim 7 wherein said polymerization is carried out in the presence of a radical initiator the quantity of which is between 1 and 12% by weight with respect to the carbonate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process according to claim 8 wherein said radical initiator is selected from the group consisting of peroxides, peroxycarbonates and peroxycabamides.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process according to claim 7 wherein said polymerization is carried out at a temperature of between 30° and 120° C.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process according to claim 7 wherein the monomer component of the mixture is greater than 40% by weight of the mixture of monomers and obligomers.