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Aromatic polyester-polyorganosiloxane block copolymer

Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corp
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Filing: 1988-09-29
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Granted: 1990-01-16
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Expires: 2008-09-29
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Abstract

Abstract An aromatic polyester-polyorganosiloxane block copolymer comprising a polyester segment consisting essentially of: (a) an aromatic polyester of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, or mixtures thereof, and a dihydric phenol, a lower aliphatic diol, an alicyclic diol, or mixtures thereof, (b) an aromatic polyester of an aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acid or mixtures thereof, or (c) a copolymer of (a) and (b), and a polyorganosiloxane segment having a recurring unit represented by the formula: ##STR1## in which R 1 represents a lower alkylene group or a lower alkylene ether group; R 2 and R 3 independently represent a methyl group or a phenyl group; and n represents an integer not smaller than 10, in which bonding between the polyester segment and the polyorganosiloxane segment is an ester linkage formed by a condensation reaction between the terminal carboxyl group of the polyester segment and the terminal hydroxyl group of the polyorganosiloxane segment.

Inventors

  • 👤 Naoki Yamamoto
  • 👤 Hiroshi Mori
  • 👤 Akira Nakata
  • 👤 Misayo Suehiro

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 08:18
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G77/00; C08G77/42; C08G77/445

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 148 words
An aromatic polyester-polyorganosiloxane block copolymer comprising a polyester segment consisting essentially of: (a) an aromatic polyester of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, or mixtures thereof, and a dihydric phenol, a lower aliphatic diol, an alicyclic diol, or mixtures thereof, (b) an aromatic polyester of an aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acid or mixtures thereof, or (c) a copolymer of (a) and (b), and a polyorganosiloxane segment having a recurring unit represented by the following formula: ##STR18## in which R 1 represents a lower alkylene group or a lower alkylene ether group; R 2 and R 3 independently represent a methyl group or a phenyl group; and n represents an integer not smaller than 10, in which bonding between the polyester segment and the polyorganosiloxane segment is an ester linkage formed by a condensation reaction between the terminal carboxyl group of the polyester segment and the terminal hydroxyl group of the polyorganosiloxane segment.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 148 words
An aromatic polyester-polyorganosiloxane block copolymer comprising a polyester segment consisting essentially of: (a) an aromatic polyester of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, or mixtures thereof, and a dihydric phenol, a lower aliphatic diol, an alicyclic diol, or mixtures thereof, (b) an aromatic polyester of an aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acid or mixtures thereof, or (c) a copolymer of (a) and (b), and a polyorganosiloxane segment having a recurring unit represented by the following formula: ##STR18## in which R 1 represents a lower alkylene group or a lower alkylene ether group; R 2 and R 3 independently represent a methyl group or a phenyl group; and n represents an integer not smaller than 10, in which bonding between the polyester segment and the polyorganosiloxane segment is an ester linkage formed by a condensation reaction between the terminal carboxyl group of the polyester segment and the terminal hydroxyl group of the polyorganosiloxane segment.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 23 words
An aromatic polyester-polyorganosiloxane block copolymer according to claim 1, wherein the number average molecular weight of said block copolymer is 10,000 or higher.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 28 words
An aromatic polyester-polyorganosiloxane block copolymer according to claim 1, wherein the composition ratio of aromatic polyester to polyorganosiloxane is in the range of 90:10 to 10:90 by weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 81 words
An aromatic polyester-polyorganosiloxane block copolymer according to claim 1, wherein the aromatic dicarboxylic acid of the aromatic polyester is represented by the following formula 2 and the dihydric phenol is represented by the following formula 3: formula 2: ##STR19## wherein R 4 represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group formula 3: ##STR20## wherein R 5 represents oxygen atom, sulfur atom, ##STR21## an alkylene group having 5 or less carbon atoms, or a halogen-substituted alkylene group having 5 or less carbon atoms.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 33 words
An aromatic polyester-polyorganosiloxane block copolymer according to claim 4, wherein the aromatic dicarboxylic acid of the aromatic polyester is terephthalic acid and/or isophthalic acid, or mixtures thereof, and the dihydric phenol is 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propane.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 56 words
An aromatic polyester-polyorganosiloxane block copolymer according to claim 1, wherein the aromatic dicarboxylic acid of the aromatic polyester is represented by the formula ##STR22## wherein R 4 represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group, the lower aliphatic diol is an alkylene diol having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, and the alicyclic diol is cyclohexanediol or cyclohexanedimethanol.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 39 words
An aromatic polyester-polyorganosiloxane block copolymer according to claim 6, wherein the aromatic dicarboxylic acid of the aromatic polyester is terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, or mixtures thereof, and the lower aliphatic diol is ethylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, cyclohexanedimethanol, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 17 words
An aromatic polyester-polyorganosiloxane block copolymer according to claim 1, wherein the aromatic polyester exhibits liquid crystal behavior.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 22 words
An aromatic polyester-polyorganosiloxane block copolymer according to claim 8, wherein said aromatic polyester is a copolymer of p-hydroxybenzoic acid and 6-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 23 words
An aromatic polyester-polyorganosiloxane block copolymer according to claim 8, wherein said aromatic polyester is a copolymer of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, 2,6-naphthalene-dicarboxylic acid and 2,6-naphthalenediol.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 25 words
An aromatic polyester-polyorganosiloxane block copolymer according to claim 8, wherein said aromatic polyester is a copolymer of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, 2,6-naphthalene-dicarboxylic acid, isophthalic acid and resorcinol.

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