Abstract: The present inventions provide a novel polycarbonate copolymer having high fluidity and high molecular weight which is formed of a structural unit derived from an aliphatic diol compound and a structural unit derived from an aromatic dihydroxy compound, having a structure represented by the formula (III): having the content of the structural unit derived from the aliphatic diol compound of 1-30 mol %, having the Q-value (280° C., 160 kg load) in the range from 0.02 to 1.0 ml/s, and having the weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 30,000 to 100,000, and an aromatic polycarbonate compound which is formed of a structural unit derived from an aromatic dihydroxy compound which is suitable for a prepolymer for producing a high fluidity polycarbonate copolymer.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a process for preparing a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin, which comprises the steps of a highly polymerizing step for reacting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer and an aliphatic diol compound in the presence of a transesterification catalyst to obtain a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin, a cyclic carbonate removal step for removing at least part of the cyclic carbonate by-produced in the above highly polymerizing step out of the reaction system, and a recycle step of hydrolyzing the cyclic carbonate removed in the cyclic carbonate removal step to obtain an aliphatic diol compound and using the obtained aliphatic diol compound as at least a part of the aliphatic diol compound to be used in the highly polymerizing step.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for producing a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin including a molecular weight-increasing step of reacting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer with an aliphatic diol compound represented by Formula (g2) in the presence of a transesterification catalyst to obtain a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin. In the formula, Ra and Rb each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group or an alkoxy group, or Ra and Rb may be bonded to each other to form a ring; R1 to R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkyl group; and n represents an integer of 0 to 30.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin which not only has excellent quality such that it has high molecular weight and high fluidity, but also has more excellent heat resistance. The process of the present invention comprises a highly polymerizing step for reacting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer with an aliphatic diol compound of the following formula (I) having hydroxymethyl groups (HO—CH2—) each bonded to a quaternary carbon atom in the presence of a transesterification catalyst to obtain a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin: wherein Ra to Rf, n, and m are as defined in the present specification and claims.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a process for producing a high molecular-weight aromatic polycarbonate resin, the process includes mixing a dialcohol compound represented by the following Formula (1) with a first catalyst to obtain a catalyst composition; mixing the obtained catalyst composition with an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer to obtain a prepolymer mixture; and obtaining a high molecular-weight aromatic polycarbonate by subjecting the obtained prepolymer mixture to heating treatment under reduced pressure condition. In the Formula (1), R1 to R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group and the like. Q represents a divalent group or a single bond.

Abstract: The present inventions provide a novel polycarbonate copolymer having high fluidity and high molecular weight which is formed of a structural unit derived from an aliphatic diol compound and a structural unit derived from an aromatic dihydroxy compound, having a structure represented by the formula (III): having the content of the structural unit derived from the aliphatic diol compound of 1-30 mol %, having the Q-value (280° C., 160 kg load) in the range from 0.02 to 1.0 ml/s, and having the weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 30,000 to 100,000, and an aromatic polycarbonate compound which is formed of a structural unit derived from an aromatic dihydroxy compound which is suitable for a prepolymer for producing a high fluidity polycarbonate copolymer.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aromatic polycarbonate resin composition having a high molecular weight and less amount of a heterologous structure, retaining good qualities, and excellent in thermal stability, and an improved preparation process thereof.

Abstract: The present inventions provide processes for producing a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin comprising a highly-polymerizing process wherein an aromatic polycarbonate is reacted with an aliphatic diol compound represented by formula (g1) in the presence of a transesterification catalyst to increase the molecular weight: wherein Ra and Rb each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1-12 carbon atoms or a phenyl group, and “m” represents an integer of 1-30.

Abstract: A high molecular weight polycarbonate resin is continuously produced by subjecting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer and an aliphatic diol compound to a linking and highly polymerizing reaction. Even an aliphatic diol compound having a comparatively low boiling point can be allowed to efficiently contribute to the linking and highly polymerizing reaction. An aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer is produced by a polycondensation reaction between an aromatic dihydroxy compound and a diester carbonate, adding an aliphatic diol compound having an aliphatic group bonding to a terminal hydroxyl group to obtain a prepolymer mixture, and subjecting the resulting prepolymer mixture to a linking and highly polymerizing reaction under reduced pressure.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin which not only has excellent quality such that it has high molecular weight and high fluidity, but also has more excellent heat resistance. The process of the present invention comprises a highly polymerizing step for reacting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer with an aliphatic diol compound of the following formula (I) having hydroxymethyl groups (HO—CH2—) each bonded to a quaternary carbon atom in the presence of a transesterification catalyst to obtain a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin: wherein Ra to Rf, n, and m are as defined in the present specification and claims.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aromatic polycarbonate resin composition having a high molecular weight and less amount of a heterologous structure, retaining good qualities, and excellent in thermal stability, and an improved preparation process thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for producing a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin including a molecular weight-increasing step of reacting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer with an aliphatic diol compound represented by Formula (g2) in the presence of a transesterification catalyst to obtain a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin. In the formula, Ra and Rb each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group or an alkoxy group, or Ra and Rb may be bonded to each other to form a ring; R1 to R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkyl group; and n represents an integer of 0 to 30.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a process for preparing a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin, which comprises the steps of a highly polymerizing step for reacting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer and an aliphatic diol compound in the presence of a transesterification catalyst to obtain a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin, a cyclic carbonate removal step for removing at least part of the cyclic carbonate by-produced in the above highly polymerizing step out of the reaction system, and a recycle step of hydrolyzing the cyclic carbonate removed in the cyclic carbonate removal step to obtain an aliphatic diol compound and using the obtained aliphatic diol compound as at least a part of the aliphatic diol compound to be used in the highly polymerizing step.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a branched aromatic polycarbonate resin that is molecular weight-increased, which comprises subjecting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer and a linking agent comprising a trifunctional or more of an aliphatic polyol compound to transesterification reaction in the presence of a transesterification catalyst under a reduced pressure condition.

Abstract: A high molecular weight polycarbonate resin is continuously produced by subjecting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer and an aliphatic diol compound to a linking and highly polymerizing reaction. Even an aliphatic diol compound having a comparatively low boiling point can be allowed to efficiently contribute to the linking and highly polymerizing reaction. An aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer is produced by a polycondensation reaction between an aromatic dihydroxy compound and a diester carbonate, adding an aliphatic diol compound having an aliphatic group bonding to a terminal hydroxyl group to obtain a prepolymer mixture, and subjecting the resulting prepolymer mixture to a linking and highly polymerizing reaction under reduced pressure.

Abstract: A branched aromatic polycarbonate resin having a degree of branching (N value) controlled within a specific range is manufactured by subjecting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer that has a branched structure introduced using a specific amount of a branching agent to molecular-weight-increasing linking reaction with an aliphatic diol compound in the presence of a transesterification catalyst under the condition of a reduced pressure. The amount (A) of the branching agent used is adjusted on the basis of the correlation between the amount (A) of the branching agent used and the N value of the branched aromatic polycarbonate resin.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved method for continuously producing a high-molecular-weight polycarbonate resin by carrying out a linking and highly-polymerizing reaction of an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer with an aliphatic diol compound wherein the retention time of the reaction mixture in the linking and highly-polymerizing reactor is shortened to achieve excellent performance.

Abstract: The present inventions provide a novel polycarbonate copolymer having high fluidity and high molecular weight which is formed of a structural unit derived from an aliphatic diol compound and a structural unit derived from an aromatic dihydroxy compound, having a structure represented by the formula (III): having the content of the structural unit derived from the aliphatic diol compound of 1-30 mol %, having the Q-value (280° C., 160 kg load) in the range from 0.02 to 1.

Abstract: A method for highly polymerizing an aromatic polycarbonate resin, which enables the increase in molecular weight of the aromatic polycarbonate resin satisfactorily while keeping good quality of the resin. An aromatic polycarbonate is linked to an aliphatic diol compound having a boiling point of 240° C. or higher (preferably in an amount of 0.01 to 1.0 mole per mole of the total amount of the terminal of the aromatic polycarbonate) through a transesterification reaction in the presence of a transesterification catalyst under reduced pressure conditions (preferably at a reduced pressure ranging from 13 kPaA (100 torr) to 0.01 kPaA (0.01 torr)), thereby increasing the molecular weight of the resulting molecule. The weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the aromatic polycarbonate after the transesterification reaction can be increased preferably by 5,000 or more compared to that of the aromatic polycarbonate before the transesterification reaction.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a process for manufacturing, easily and using a conventional branching agent, a branched aromatic polycarbonate resin which has both a sufficiently high molecular weight and a desired degree of branching. [Solution] A branched aromatic polycarbonate resin having a degree of branching (N value) controlled within a specific range is manufactured by subjecting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer that has a branched structure introduced using a specific amount of a branching agent to molecular-weight-increasing linking reaction with an aliphatic diol compound in the presence of a transesterification catalyst under the condition of a reduced pressure. The amount (A) of the branching agent used in adjusted on the basis of the correlation between the amount (A) of the branching agent used and the N value of the branched aromatic polycarbonate resin.