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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2001
Joop Birsak, Halstere, NL;
Hugo Gerard Eduard Ingelbrecht, Essen, BE;
David Parrillo, Schenectady, NY (US);
Mukund Parthasarathy, Delmar, NY (US);
Probjot Singh, Delmar, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A method of preparing a poly(arylene ether) includes oxidatively coupling a monohydric phenol in a reaction solution at a reaction temperature that exceeds the cloud point temperature of the reaction solution. The oxidative coupling occurs in the presence of a metal complex catalyst, and when the catalyst includes an amine ligand, the method facilitates incorporation of the amine ligand into the poly(arylene ether) resin. The amine-incorporated poly(arylene ether) resins prepared by the method are useful in the preparation of higher molecular weight poly(arylene ether) resins and compatibilized blends of poly(arylene ether) resins with other thermoplastics.