Union Carbide Corporation

Mitchell H Berger

Louis M Maresca

Markus Matzner

Peter J Gill

Hugh C Gardner

Robert J Ward

Ulrich A Steiner

Walter P Mayer

James M Tibbitt

Described herein is a process for preparing polyarylates which comprises reacting a diester derivative of a dihydric phenol with an aromatic dicarboxylic acid in the presence of from about 10 to about 60 weight percent of at least one particular halogenated and/or etherated substituted aromatic or heteroaromatic compound, at a temperature of from about 260.degree. to about 350.degree. C.

Process for preparing polyarylates

Curable isocyanate prepolymers have been made in which all or a portion of the available isocyanate terminal groups have been reacted with a secondary amine-containing silane monomer having two trialkoxy silane groups.

Silane-containing isocyanate-terminated polyurethane polymers

Described herein is a process for preparing crystalline polyarylates which comprises (a) forming a crystalline polyarylate prepolymer having a reduced viscosity of from 0.05 to about 0.4 dl/g by reacting at least one diester derivative of a dihydric phenol with at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid in the presence of a solvent, at a temperature of from about 250.degree. to about 300.degree. C., and (b) heating the prepolymer so formed below its melting point to form a crystalline polyarylate having a reduced viscosity of from about 0.45 to about 1.2 dl/g.

Described herein is a process for preparing polyarylates which comprises reacting a diester derivative of a dihydric phenol with an aromatic dicarboxylic acid in the presence of from about 10 to about 60 weight percent of a diphenyl ether compound at a temperature of from about 260.degree. to about 350.degree. C. and in the presence of a magnesium catalyst.

Process for preparing polyarylates in the presence of a diphenyl ether

Described herein is a process for preparing polyarylates of improved color which comprises reacting a diester derivative of a dihydric phenol with an aromatic dicarboxylic acid in the presence of from about 10 to about 60 weight percent of at least one cycloaliphatic, substituted aromatic or heteroaromatic compound, which compounds contain at least one benzylic and/or tertiary hydrogen atom, at a temperature of from about 260.degree. to about 350.degree. C. Optionally, the process may be carried out in the presence of a magnesium, manganese, or zinc catalyst.

Described herein is a process for preparing polyarylates which comprises reacting a diester derivative of a dihydric phenol with an aromatic dicarboxylic acid in the presence of from about 10 to about 60 weight percent of a diphenyl ether compound at a temperature of from about 260.degree. to about 350.degree. C.

Polyarylates derived from a mixture of iso- and terephthalic acids and 4,4'-biphenol and bisphenol A were found to afford melt stable polyesters having good solvent and stress crack resistance.

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Mitchell H Berger