The Dow Chemical Company

Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

William B Marshall

James L Brewbaker

Ray E Drumright

Michael J Mullins

Edvins L Daiga

Weishi W Wu

Shari Kram

James J O'Brien

Mark S Delaney

James R Pribish

Todd A Pickering

The present invention relates to a composition comprising a blend of a luminescent polymer and a low molecular weight (&#x3c;5000 amu) viscosity modifier, which has an emission maximum in the range of 350-480 nm, contains no exocyclic double bonds, and modifies the viscosity of the polymer without substantially altering emissive properties of the neat polymer. Modification of viscosity without concomitant modification of emissive properties is desirable where the polymer is already tuned to emit at the desired wavelength.

Blend of viscosity modifier and luminescent compound

A process for preparing a polyester which includes the step of heating a reaction mixture comprising (i) diesters of dihydric phenols and C.sub.1-10 aliphatic monoacids, (ii) aromatic dicarboxylic acids, and (iii) a catalytic amount of an organic cation-containing salt at a temperature above the melt temperature of the diesters, under reaction conditions sufficient to form the corresponding polyester. Use of this process subjects the polymers prepared thereby to a thermal history which causes relatively little deterioration of the polymer's properties.

Melt polymerization process for preparing aromatic polyesters

A sulfonated dicarboxylic acid and a diaromatic carbonate are reacted by a solution process to form a sulfonated aromatic diester such as diphenyl sodium 5-sulfoisophthalate. The sulfonated aromatic diester is reacted with an aromatic polymer precursor mixture such as bisphenol A and diphenyl carbonate, polymer or combination thereof, at a temperature above the melting point of the polymer or a member of the aromatic polymer precursor to form a randomly positioned sulfonated aromatic moiety in a polymer chain of a thermoplastic non-crosslinked aromatic polymer such as a linear polycarbonate.

Aromatic sulfonated diester monomer, process to synthesize, polymer

A sulfonated dicarboxylic acid and a diaromatic carbonate are reacted by a solution process to form a sulfonated aromatic diester such as dipbenyl sodium 5-sulfoisophthalate. The sulfonated aromatic diester is reacted with an aromatic polymer precursor mixture such as bisphenol A and diphenyl carbonate, polymer or combination thereof, at a temperature above the melting point of the polymer or a member of the aromatic polymer precursor to form a randomly positioned sulfonated aromatic moiety in a polymer chain of a thermoplastic non-crosslinked aromatic polymer such as a linear polycarbonate.

The invention relates to a class of copolymers capable of forming an optically anisotropic melt comprising recurring structural units (a) independently each occurrence selected from the group consisting of Formula I; recurring structural units (b) independently each occurrence selected from the group consisting of Formulas II and III; and optionally recurring structural units (c) independently each occurrence selected from the group consisting of Formula IV: ##STR1## wherein R independently each occurrence is a chemically inert substituent.

Liquid crystalline copolyesters of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and substituted

The invention relates to a class of copolymers capable of forming an optically anisotropic melt comprising recurring structural units (a) independently each occurrence selected from the group consisting of Formula I; recurring structural units (b) independently each occurrence selected from the group consisting of Formulas II and III; recurring structural units (c) independently each occurrence selected from the group consisting of Formula IV and optionally recurring structural units (d) independently each occurrence selected from the group consisting of Formula V: ##STR1## wherein R independently each occurrence is a chemically inert substituent.

Melt processable thermotropic aromatic copolyesters

The invention relates to a class of polyesters and copolyesters which display optical anisotropy in the molten state and to the shaped articles, fibers and films obtained from the optically anisotropic melts. The copolyesters consisting essentially of recurring structural units (a) independently each occurrence selected from the group consisting essentially of Formula I; recurring structural units (b) independently each occurrence selected from the group consisting of Formulas II and III; recurring structural units (c) independently each occurrence selected from the group consisting of Formula IV and optionally recurring structural units (d) independently each occurrence selected from the group consisting of Formula V: ##STR1## wherein R independently each occurrence is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, lower alkyl, methoxy and phenyl; R' independently each occurrence is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, methoxy and phenyl; and R' comprises lower alkyl.

Thermotropic copolymers of 4,4'-biphenyldicarboxylic acid

The invention relates to a class of copolyesters which display optical anisotropy in the molten state and to the shaped articles, fibers and films obtained from the optically anisotropic melts. The copolyesters comprise recurring structural units (a) independently each occurrence selected from the group consisting of Formulas I and II; recurring structural units (b) independently each occurrence selected from the group consisting of Formulas III and V; recurring structural units (c) independently each occurrence selected from the group consisting of Formula IV; and optionally recurring structural units (d) independently each occurrence selected from the group consisting of Formula VI: ##STR1## wherein R independently each occurrence is a chemically inert substituent.

The invention relates to a class of copolyesters which display optical anisotropy in the molten state and to the shaped articles, fibers and films obtained from the optically anisotropic melts. the copolyesters comprise recurring structural units (a) independently each occurrence selected from the group consisting of Formulas I and II; and recurring structural units (b) independently each occurrence selected from the group consisting of Formula III; ##STR1## wherein R independently each occurrence is a chemically inert substituent.

Melt processable thermotropic aromatic copolyester derived from hydroxy

A complex of an alkyllithium compound and 1,2-dipyrrolidinoethane is useful as an initiator for the polymerization of ethylene and ethylene block copolymers.

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