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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1998
Masaaki Miyamoto, Fukuoka, JP;
Motonori Ueda, Okayama, JP;
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A polycarbonate resin obtained by polymerizing an aromatic diol and a carbonate-forming compound using a monophenolic compound as a molecular weight modifier, wherein said polycarbonate resin contains from 0.2 to 2% by weight of a low-molecular weight compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents an aromatic diol residue; and R.sup.2 represents a monophenolic compound residue, and wherein said polycarbonate resin provides less amount of low-molecular weight volatile matters even when heated or injection-molded. When heated at 350.degree. C. under reduced pressure of 1 mmHg for 20 minutes, the proportion of the low-molecular weight compound of formula (I) which volatilizes is not more than 0.2% by weight based on the weight of said low-molecular weight compound of formula (I) present in the polycarbonate resin. When heated at 400.degree. C. under reduced pressure of 1 mmHg for 30 minutes, the proportion of the low-molecular weight compound of formula (I) which volatilizes is not more than 2% by weight based on the low-molecular weight compound of formula (I) present in the polycarbonate resin.