JP2002249567A - Copolyester, blow molded product and sheet substance - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a copolyester produced by using a novel polyester- polymerization catalyst other than an antimony compound. SOLUTION: The copolyester comprises being synthesized by a catalyst containing at least one of aluminum and an aluminium compound together with a phenolic compound.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a copolymerized polyester polymerized using a polyester polymerization catalyst, and a hollow molded article and a sheet-like substance produced using the copolymerized polyester. The present invention relates to a copolymerized polyester polymerized using a novel polyester polymerization catalyst that does not use germanium or an antimony compound as a main component of a catalyst, and a hollow molded article and a sheet-like substance produced using the copolymerized polyester.

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2. Description of the Related Art Polyethylene terephthalate (PE)
T), polyesters represented by polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), etc. are excellent in mechanical properties and chemical properties, and depending on the properties of each polyester, hollow polyester such as bottles It is used in a wide range of fields such as molded articles, films for packaging and magnetic tapes, sheets for packaging, and molding materials for electric and electronic parts.

A typical polyester, which is mainly composed of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and an alkylene glycol, is, for example, polyethylene terephthalate (P).
In the case of ET), bis (2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate is produced by esterification or transesterification of terephthalic acid or dimethyl terephthalate with ethylene glycol, and this is polycondensed using a catalyst at a high temperature and in a vacuum. It is industrially manufactured by a polycondensation method or the like.

Polyethylene terephthalate has been used as a material for containers such as carbonated beverages, juices and mineral water because of its excellent transparency, mechanical strength, heat resistance, gas barrier properties and the like, and its use has been remarkable. .

[0005] Among the catalysts, antimony catalysts are inexpensive,
It is a catalyst with excellent catalytic activity.However, if this is used as the main component, that is, in an amount that is sufficient to exhibit a practical polymerization rate, metal antimony precipitates during polycondensation, so that the polyester becomes darkened. And a foreign substance are generated, and a crystallization rate of the obtained PET is faster than that in a case where a germanium compound or a titanium compound is used as a catalyst, and a hollow molded body having excellent transparency, particularly a large hollow molded body, is obtained. Is very difficult.

Under these circumstances, polyesters containing no antimony or containing no antimony as the main component of the catalyst are desired.

As a method for solving the above-mentioned problem, an attempt has been made to use antimony trioxide as a catalyst and to suppress the occurrence of darkening or foreign matter in PET. For example,
In Japanese Patent No. 2666502, generation of black foreign matter in PET is suppressed by using a compound of antimony trioxide, bismuth and selenium as a polycondensation catalyst. JP-A-9-291141 describes that when antimony trioxide containing sodium and iron oxides is used as a polycondensation catalyst, the precipitation of antimony metal is suppressed. However, these polycondensation catalysts cannot ultimately achieve the purpose of reducing the content of antimony in the polyester.

As a method for solving the problems of the antimony catalyst for applications requiring transparency such as PET bottles, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-279579 specifies the ratio of the amount of the antimony compound to the amount of the phosphorus compound used. Thus, a method for improving transparency is disclosed. However, the hollow molded article made of the polyester obtained by this method cannot be said to have sufficient transparency.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-36495 discloses a continuous production method of polyester having excellent transparency using antimony trioxide, phosphoric acid and a sulfonic acid compound. However, the polyester obtained by such a method has a problem that heat stability is poor and the acetaldehyde content of the obtained hollow molded article is high.

A polycondensation catalyst, which replaces an antimony-based catalyst such as antimony trioxide, has been studied. Titanium compounds and tin compounds represented by tetraalkoxy titanates have already been proposed. Polyesters are susceptible to thermal degradation during melt molding and have the problem that the polyester is significantly colored.

As an attempt to overcome such problems when a titanium compound is used as a polycondensation catalyst, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 55-116722 discloses a method in which a tetraalkoxy titanate is used simultaneously with a cobalt salt and a calcium salt. Has been proposed. Also, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-735
No. 81 proposes a method in which a tetraalkoxy titanate is used simultaneously with a cobalt compound as a polycondensation catalyst and a fluorescent whitening agent is used. However, in these techniques, although the coloring of PET is reduced when tetraalkoxy titanate is used as a polycondensation catalyst, the P
Effective suppression of thermal decomposition of ET has not been achieved.

As another attempt to suppress thermal degradation during melt molding of a polyester polymerized using a titanium compound as a catalyst, for example, JP-A-10-259296 describes
There is disclosed a method of adding a phosphorus compound after polymerizing a polyester using a titanium compound as a catalyst. However, it is not only technically difficult to effectively mix the additive into the polymer after polymerization, but also increases the cost and is not practically used.

It is known that aluminum compounds generally have poor catalytic activity. Among the aluminum compounds,
It has been reported that aluminum chelate compounds have higher catalytic activity as polycondensation catalysts than other aluminum compounds, but that they have sufficient catalytic activity compared to the above-mentioned antimony compounds and titanium compounds. In addition, there is a problem that the polyester which is polymerized for a long time using an aluminum compound as a catalyst has poor thermal stability.

A technique is known in which an alkali metal compound is added to an aluminum compound to obtain a polyester polymerization catalyst having sufficient catalytic activity. Use of such a known catalyst can provide a polyester having excellent thermal stability.However, a catalyst using this alkali metal compound in combination requires a large amount of addition thereof in order to obtain practical catalytic activity.
As a result, at least one of the following problems occurs due to the alkali metal compound in the obtained polyester polymer. 1) The amount of foreign substances increases, and when used in a molded article, the generation of foreign substances becomes severe, and the transparency of the molded article decreases. 2) The hydrolysis resistance of the polyester polymer decreases, and the transparency decreases due to the generation of foreign substances. 3) Poor color tone of the polyester polymer, that is, a phenomenon in which the polymer is colored yellow occurs, and the color tone of the molded product deteriorates when used in a molded product. 4) The filter pressure at the time of melting and producing a molded article increases due to clogging of foreign matter, and the productivity also decreases.

[0015] Germanium compounds have already been put to practical use as catalysts which provide polyesters which have excellent catalytic activity and do not have the above-mentioned problems except for antimony compounds. However, this catalyst is very expensive. And
Since it easily flows out of the reaction system during the polymerization, the catalyst concentration in the reaction system changes, which makes it difficult to control the polymerization, and there is a problem in using it as the main component of the catalyst.

Further, as a method for suppressing thermal deterioration during melt molding of polyester, there is a method of removing a catalyst from polyester. As a method for removing a catalyst from polyester, for example, JP-A-10-251394 discloses a method in which a polyester resin is brought into contact with a supercritical fluid extractant in the presence of an acidic substance. However, such a method using a supercritical fluid is not preferable because it is technically difficult and leads to an increase in product cost.

As described above, a polymerization catalyst using a metal component other than antimony and germanium as a main metal component of the catalyst is used, and has excellent catalytic activity and hardly causes thermal degradation during melt molding. Stability, (b)
There is a need for a polyester which is excellent in at least one of thermal oxidation stability and (c) hydrolysis resistance, and has a small amount of foreign matter and excellent transparency.

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DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a copolymerized polyester produced using a novel polyester polymerization catalyst other than an antimony compound, and a hollow molded article and a sheet-like material using the copolymerized polyester. Is what you do.

The present invention also relates to a method for producing a polymer which does not contain an antimony compound or a germanium compound as a main component of a catalyst, contains aluminum as a main metal component, has excellent catalytic activity, and does not deactivate or remove the catalyst. The present invention provides a copolymerized polyester which is effectively suppressed from thermal deterioration, has excellent thermal stability, has little foreign matter, has excellent transparency, and further has excellent color tone.

The present invention also has improved heat stability, generation of foreign matter, and productivity when melt-molding a hollow molded article and a sheet-like substance using the catalyst, and uses a virgin resin. Another object of the present invention is to provide a copolyester which can provide a product having excellent quality even if the waste generated during molding is reused.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst which does not contain an antimony compound or a germanium compound as a main component of a catalyst, contains aluminum as a main metal component, has excellent catalytic activity, and has a high melting point without deactivating or removing the catalyst. Provided is a copolymerized polyester which has a small decrease in intrinsic viscosity during molding, has little foreign matter, and has excellent transparency.

The present invention also provides a hollow molded article and a sheet-like substance using the catalyst, which have a small decrease in intrinsic viscosity during melt molding, generate foreign substances and improve productivity, and use a virgin resin. Another object of the present invention is to provide a copolyester which can provide a product having excellent quality even if the waste generated during molding is reused.

The present invention is to provide a copolymerized polyester which is excellent in transparency and heat resistance stability and gives a product having little change in crystallization speed.

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According to the present invention, a copolymer polyester according to the present invention is prepared by using a catalyst containing at least one of aluminum and an aluminum compound and a phenol compound. It is a copolymerized polyester characterized by being synthesized.

Further, the copolymerized polyester according to the present invention is synthesized by a catalyst containing at least one of aluminum and an aluminum compound and a phosphorus compound. It is a characteristic copolyester.

Further, the copolymerized polyester according to the present invention is a copolymerized polyester characterized in that, in the invention according to the first aspect, a phosphorus compound is further used as the catalyst.

The copolymerized polyester according to the present invention is, as described in claim 4, in the invention according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the phosphorus compound is a phosphonic acid compound,
Phosphinic acid compounds, phosphine oxide compounds, phosphonous acid compounds, phosphinous acid compounds,
Alternatively, it is a copolymerized polyester containing at least one of the phosphine-based compounds.

Further, the copolymerized polyester according to the present invention, as described in claim 5, in the invention according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the phosphorus compound is represented by the following formula (1):
A copolymerized polyester comprising at least one of the compounds represented by formulas (1) to (3).

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(In the formulas (1) to (3), R ¹ , R ⁴ , R ⁵ ,
R ⁶ each independently represents hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group, a halogen group, an alkoxyl group, or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms including an amino group.
R ² and R ³ each independently represent hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, 1 to 1 carbon atoms including a hydroxyl group or an alkoxyl group.
Represents 50 hydrocarbon groups. However, the hydrocarbon group may include an alicyclic structure or an aromatic ring structure. Further, in the copolymerized polyester according to the present invention, as described in claim 6, in the invention according to any one of claims 2 to 5, the phosphorus compound is at least one of a salt of phosphorus and a metal salt compound. It is a copolyester characterized by including one of the above.

Further, according to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a copolymerized polyester according to the second aspect, wherein the phosphorus compound has at least a moiety of the following chemical formula (4): It is a copolymerized polyester characterized by containing.

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Further, the copolymerized polyester according to the present invention is, as described in claim 8, in the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein terephthalic acid is used as a dicarboxylic acid component constituting the copolymerized polyester. Is an essential component, and further contains 0.1 to 15 mol% of either isophthalic acid or 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid.

The copolymerized polyester according to the present invention is, as described in claim 9, in the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein ethylene glycol is used as a glycol component constituting the copolymerized polyester. A copolymerized polyester characterized by being an essential component and further containing 0.1 to 15 mol% of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol.

Further, the copolymerized polyester according to the present invention, as described in claim 10, is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the intrinsic viscosity of the copolymerized polyester is 0.60 to 1.0. It is a copolymer polyester characterized by having a content of 5 deciliters / gram.

A hollow molded article according to the present invention is a hollow molded article obtained by molding the copolymerized polyester according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

The sheet-like substance according to the present invention is a sheet-like substance obtained by molding the copolymerized polyester according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a copolymerized polyester produced using a novel polycondensation catalyst other than an antimony compound. The polycondensation catalyst used for producing the polyester molded article according to the present invention is a polyester polymerization catalyst comprising an aluminum compound and a phosphorus compound or a phenolic compound, particularly a phosphorus compound having a phenol moiety in the same molecule. .

As the aluminum or aluminum compound constituting the polycondensation catalyst used for producing the copolymerized polyester according to the present invention, not only metal aluminum but also known aluminum compounds can be used without limitation.

Specific examples of the aluminum compound include aluminum formate, aluminum acetate, basic aluminum acetate, aluminum propionate, aluminum oxalate, aluminum acrylate, aluminum laurate, aluminum stearate, aluminum benzoate, and aluminum trichloroacetate. , Aluminum lactate,
Carboxylates such as aluminum citrate and aluminum salicylate; inorganic acid salts such as aluminum chloride, aluminum hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide chloride, aluminum carbonate, aluminum phosphate and aluminum phosphonate; aluminum methoxide, aluminum ethoxide, and aluminum n -Aluminum chelates such as propoxide, aluminum iso-propoxide, aluminum n-butoxide, aluminum t-butoxide, aluminum alkoxide, aluminum acetylacetonate, aluminum acetyl acetate, aluminum ethyl acetoacetate, aluminum ethyl acetoacetate diiso-propoxide and the like. Organic alcohols such as aluminum, trimethyl aluminum, and triethyl aluminum Onium compounds and these partial hydrolysates, such as aluminum oxide. Among these, carboxylate, inorganic acid salt and chelate compound are preferable, and among them, aluminum acetate,
Aluminum chloride, aluminum hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide chloride and aluminum acetylacetonate are particularly preferred.

The amount of aluminum or aluminum compound used is preferably 0.001 to 0.05 mol% based on the total number of moles of all constituent units of the carboxylic acid component such as dicarboxylic acid and polycarboxylic acid of the polyester to be obtained. , More preferably 0.005 to 0.02 mol%
It is. If the amount is less than 0.001 mol%, the catalytic activity may not be sufficiently exhibited, and the amount may be 0.05%.
If it is at least mol%, thermal stability and thermal oxidation stability will decrease,
There is a case where the generation of foreign matters and the increase in coloring caused by aluminum become problems. As described above, the polymerization catalyst used in the present invention has a great feature in that it exhibits sufficient catalytic activity even when the addition amount of the aluminum component is small. As a result, thermal stability and thermal oxidation stability are excellent, and foreign matter and coloring due to aluminum are reduced.

The phenolic compound constituting the polycondensation catalyst used in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is a compound having a phenol structure.
6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol,
2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-ethylphenol, 2,6-dicyclohexyl-4-methylphenol, 2,6-diisopropyl-4-ethylphenol,
2,6-di-tert-amyl-4-methylphenol, 2,6-di-tert-octyl-4-n-propylphenol, 2,6-dicyclohexyl-4-n-octylphenol, 2-isopropyl-4- Methyl-6
-Tert-butylphenol, 2-tert-butyl-2-ethyl-6-tert-octylphenol, 2
-Isobutyl-4-ethyl-6-tert-hexylphenol, 2-cyclohexyl-4-n-butyl-6-
Isopropylphenol, 1,1,1-tris (4-hydroxyphenyl) ethane, 1,1,3-tris (2-
Methyl-4-hydroxy-5-tert-butylphenyl) butane, triethylene glycol-bis [3- (3
-Tert-butyl-5-methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate], 1,6-hexanediol-
Bis [3- (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate], 2,2-thiodiethylenebis [3- (3,5-di-tert-butyl-
4,4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate], N,
N′-hexamethylenebis (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-hydrocinnamide), 1,3,3
5-tris (2,6-dimethyl-3-hydroxy-4-
tert-butylbenzyl) isocyanurate, 1,
3,5-tris (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-
Hydroxybenzyl) isocyanurate, 1,3,5-
Tris [(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionyloxyethyl] isocyanurate, tris (4-tert-butyl-2,6-dimethyl-3-hydroxybenzyl) isocyanurate,
2,4-bis (n-octylthio) -6- (4-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butylanilino) -1,
3,5-triazine, tetrakis [methylene (3,5-
Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy) hydrocinnamate] methane, bis [(3,3-bis (3-tert
-Butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) butyric acid) glycol ester, N, N′-bis [3- (3,
5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)
Propionyl] hydrazine, 2,2′-oxazamide bis [ethyl-3- (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-)
Hydroxyphenyl) propionate], bis [2-t
tert-butyl-4-methyl-6- (3-tert-butyl-5-methyl-2-hydroxybenzyl) phenyl] terephthalate, 1,3,5-trimethyl-2,
4,6-tris (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-
Hydroxybenzyl) benzene, 3,9-bis [1,1
-Dimethyl 2- {β- (3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl) propionyloxy}
Ethyl] -2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro [5,5] undecane, 2,2-bis [4- (2-
(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxycinnamoyloxy)) ethoxyphenyl] propane, β-
(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionic acid alkyl ester, tetrakis-
[Methyl-3- (3 ′, 5′-di-tert-butyl-
4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate] methane, octadecyl-3- (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4
-Hydroxyphenyl) propionate, 1,1,3-
Tris (2-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-tert-
Butylphenyl) butane, thiodiethylene-bis [3-
(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate], ethylenebis (oxyethylene) bis [3- (5-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-m-tolyl) propionate], hexamethylenebis [3- (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate, triethylene glycol-bis-[-3- (3'-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)] propionate ,
1,1,3-tris [2-methyl-4- [3- (3,5
-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionyloxy] -5-tert-butylphenyl]
Butane and the like can be mentioned. These can be used in combination of two or more at the same time. Of these, 1,
3,5-trimethyl-2,4,6-tris (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl) benzene, tetrakis- [methyl-3- (3 ′, 5′-di-t)
tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate] methane, thiodiethylene-bis [3- (3,5-
Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate] is preferred.

By adding these phenolic compounds during the polymerization of the copolymerized polyester, the catalytic activity of the aluminum compound is improved, and the thermal stability of the polymerized copolymerized polyester is also improved.

The amount of these phenolic compounds to be used is 5 × 10 ^{−7 to} 0.5 × 10 ^{−7 with} respect to the total number of moles of all the constituent units of the carboxylic acid component such as dicarboxylic acid and polycarboxylic acid of the obtained copolymerized polyester. 01 mole is preferred,
More preferably, it is 1 × 10 ^{−6 to} 0.005 mol. In the present invention, a phosphorus compound may be used together with the phenolic compound.

The phosphorus compound constituting the polycondensation catalyst used in the present invention is not particularly restricted but includes phosphonic acid compounds, phosphinic acid compounds, phosphine oxide compounds, phosphonous acid compounds, and phosphinous acid compounds. The use of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of compounds and phosphine-based compounds is preferred because the effect of improving the catalytic activity is large. Among these, the use of one or two or more phosphonic acid compounds is particularly preferable because the effect of improving the catalytic activity is particularly large.

The phosphonic acid compound, phosphinic acid compound, phosphine oxide compound, phosphonous acid compound, phosphinous acid compound and phosphine compound are represented by the following formulas (5) to (10), respectively. Refers to a compound having the structure shown below.

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As the phosphonic acid compound, for example,
Examples include dimethyl methylphosphonate, diphenyl methylphosphonate, dimethyl phenylphosphonate, diethyl phenylphosphonate, diphenyl phenylphosphonate, dimethyl benzylphosphonate, diethyl benzylphosphonate, and the like. Examples of the phosphinic acid-based compound include diphenylphosphinic acid, methyl diphenylphosphinate, phenyl diphenylphosphinate, phenylphosphinic acid, methyl phenylphosphinate, and phenyl phenylphosphinate. Examples of the phosphine oxide-based compound include diphenylphosphine oxide, methyldiphenylphosphine oxide, and triphenylphosphine oxide. Among phosphinic acid compounds, phosphine oxide compounds, phosphonous acid compounds, phosphinous acid compounds, and phosphine compounds, compounds represented by the following formulas (11) to (16) are used as phosphorus compounds. Is preferred.

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Of the above-mentioned phosphorus compounds, the use of a compound having an aromatic ring structure is preferable because the effect of improving the catalytic activity is large.

Further, the phosphorus compounds constituting the polycondensation catalyst used in the present invention include the following general formulas (17) to (1).
The use of the compound represented by 9) is particularly preferable because the effect of improving the catalytic activity is large.

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(In the formulas (17) to (19), R ¹ , R ⁴ , R
⁵ and R ⁶ each independently represent hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group or a halogen group, or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms including an alkoxyl group or an amino group. R ² and R ³ each independently represent hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms including a hydroxyl group or an alkoxyl group. However, the hydrocarbon group may include an alicyclic structure such as cyclohexyl or an aromatic ring structure such as phenyl or naphthyl. As the phosphorus compound constituting the polycondensation catalyst used in the present invention, R ¹ , R ⁴ ,
Compounds in which R ⁵ and R ⁶ are groups having an aromatic ring structure are particularly preferred.

The phosphorus compound constituting the polycondensation catalyst used in the present invention includes, for example, dimethyl methylphosphonate, diphenyl methylphosphonate, dimethyl phenylphosphonate, diethyl phenylphosphonate, diphenyl phenylphosphonate, dimethyl benzylphosphonate, Diethyl benzylphosphonate, diphenylphosphinic acid,
Examples thereof include methyl diphenylphosphinate, phenyl diphenylphosphinate, phenylphosphinic acid, methyl phenylphosphinate, phenyl phenylphosphinate, diphenylphosphine oxide, methyldiphenylphosphine oxide, and triphenylphosphine oxide. Of these, dimethyl phenylphosphonate and diethyl benzylphosphonate are particularly preferred.

The amount of the phosphorus compound to be used is 5 × 10 5 moles per mole of all the constituent units of the carboxylic acid component such as dicarboxylic acid or polycarboxylic acid of the obtained polyester.
^{-7 to} 0.01 mol, more preferably 1 × 10
^{-6 to} 0.005 mol.

The phosphorus compound having a phenol moiety in the same molecule that constitutes the polycondensation catalyst used in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is a phosphorus compound having a phenol structure. Have,
The use of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of phosphonic acid compounds, phosphinic acid compounds, phosphine oxide compounds, phosphonous acid compounds, phosphinous acid compounds, and phosphine compounds improves the catalytic activity. The effect is large and preferable. Among these, the use of a phosphonic acid-based compound having one or more phenol moieties in the same molecule is particularly preferred because the effect of improving the catalytic activity is particularly large.

Further, the phenol compound is preferably a phosphorus compound. Here, that the phenol compound is a phosphorus compound means a phosphorus compound having a phenol moiety in the same molecule.

As the phosphorus compound having a phenol moiety in the same molecule constituting the polycondensation catalyst used in the present invention, when compounds represented by the following general formulas (20) to (22) are used, the catalyst is particularly preferable. It is preferable because the activity is improved.

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(In the formulas (20) to (22), R¹Is pheno
A hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms,
Is a halogen group, alkoxyl group, amino group, etc.
Having 1 to 50 carbon atoms including a substituent and a phenol moiety
Represents a hydride group. R^Four, R^Five, R ⁶Are each independently water
Element, hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, hydroxyl group or halogen
Substituents such as an alkoxy group, an alkoxyl group, or an amino group
And a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms. R^Two, R^ThreeIs
Each independently hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, water
1 carbon atom containing a substituent such as an acid group or an alkoxyl group
Represents up to 50 hydrocarbon groups. However, the hydrocarbon group is branched
Structure, alicyclic structure such as cyclohexyl, phenyl or naph
It may contain an aromatic ring structure such as chill. R^TwoAnd R^Fourof
The ends may be linked. ) As a phosphorus compound having a phenol moiety in the same molecule
Is, for example, p-hydroxyphenylphosphonic acid, p
-Dimethyl hydroxyphenylphosphonate, p-hydro
Diethyl xyphenylphosphonate, p-hydroxyphen
Diphenylylphosphonate, bis (p-hydroxyphene)
Nyl) phosphinic acid, bis (p-hydroxyphenyl)
Methyl phosphinate, bis (p-hydroxyphenyl)
Phenyl phosphinate, p-hydroxyphenylphenyi
Ruphosphinic acid, p-hydroxyphenylphenylphosph
Methyl finate, p-hydroxyphenylphenylphos
Phenyl finate, p-hydroxyphenylphosphine
Acid, methyl p-hydroxyphenylphosphinate, p-
Phenyl hydroxyphenylphosphinate, bis (p-
Hydroxyphenyl) phosphine oxide, Tris
(P-hydroxyphenyl) phosphine oxide,
S- (p-hydroxyphenyl) methylphosphine oxa
And compounds represented by the following formulas (23) to (26)
Things. Among these, the following equation (25)
A compound represented by the formula: and p-hydroxyphenylphospho
Dimethyl phosphate is particularly preferred.

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As the compound represented by the above formula (25), there is SANKO-220 (manufactured by Sanko Co., Ltd.).
Can be used.

By adding a phosphorus compound having these phenol moieties in the same molecule during the polymerization of the copolymerized polyester, the catalytic activity of the aluminum compound is improved and the thermal stability of the polymerized polyester is also improved.

The amount of the phosphorus compound having a phenol moiety in the same molecule is 5 × 10 ^{-7 based on} the total number of moles of all the constituent units of the carboxylic acid component such as dicarboxylic acid or polycarboxylic acid of the obtained polyester. It is preferably from 0.01 to 0.01 mol, more preferably from 1 × 10 ^{−6 to} 0.005 mol.

In the present invention, it is preferable to use a metal salt compound of phosphorus as the phosphorus compound. The metal salt compound of phosphorus, which is a preferred phosphorus compound constituting the polymerization catalyst used in the present invention, is not particularly limited as long as it is a metal salt of a phosphorus compound. The effect of improvement is preferable. Examples of the metal salt of a phosphorus compound include a monometal salt, a dimetal salt, and a trimetal salt.

In the above-mentioned phosphorus compounds, the metal portion of the metal salt is Li, Na, K, Be, Mg, Sr,
It is preferable to use one selected from Ba, Mn, Ni, Cu, and Zn because the effect of improving the catalytic activity is large. Of these, Li, Na, and Mg are particularly preferred.

As the metal salt compound of phosphorus constituting the polymerization catalyst used in the present invention, it is preferable to use at least one selected from compounds represented by the following general formula (27) because the effect of improving the catalytic activity is large. .

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(In the formula (27), R ¹ is hydrogen and has 1 to 1 carbon atoms.
Represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms including 50 hydrocarbon groups, hydroxyl groups, halogen groups, alkoxyl groups, or amino groups. R ² represents hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group or an alkoxyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.
Represents a hydrocarbon group of 0. R ³ is hydrogen, carbon number 1-50
Represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, including a hydrocarbon group, a hydroxyl group, an alkoxyl group or a carbonyl. l represents an integer of 1 or more, m represents 0 or an integer of 1 or more, and l +
m is 4 or less. M represents a (l + m) -valent metal cation. n represents an integer of 1 or more. The hydrocarbon group may include an alicyclic structure such as cyclohexyl or a branched structure, or an aromatic ring structure such as phenyl or naphthyl. As the above R ¹ , for example, phenyl, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, 9-anthryl, 4-biphenyl,
2-biphenyl and the like. Examples of R ² include hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, te
rt-butyl group, long-chain aliphatic group, phenyl group, naphthyl group, substituted phenyl group or naphthyl group, —CH ₂ C
And a group represented by H ₂ OH. Examples of R ³ O ⁻ include a hydroxide ion, an alcoholate ion, an acetate ion and an acetylacetone ion.

Among the compounds represented by the general formula (27), it is preferable to use at least one selected from the compounds represented by the following general formula (28).

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(In the formula (28), R ¹ is hydrogen and has 1 to 1 carbon atoms.
Represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms including 50 hydrocarbon groups, hydroxyl groups, halogen groups, alkoxyl groups, or amino groups. R ³ represents hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group or an alkoxyl group or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms including carbonyl. l represents an integer of 1 or more, m represents 0 or an integer of 1 or more, and l + m is 4 or less. M represents a (l + m) -valent metal cation. The hydrocarbon group may include an alicyclic structure such as cyclohexyl or a branched structure, or an aromatic ring structure such as phenyl or naphthyl. As the above R ¹ , for example, phenyl, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, 9-anthryl, 4-biphenyl,
2-biphenyl and the like. Examples of R ³ O ⁻ include a hydroxide ion, an alcoholate ion, an acetate ion and an acetylacetone ion.

Among the above-mentioned phosphorus compounds, the use of a compound having an aromatic ring structure is preferred because the effect of improving the catalytic activity is large.

In the above formula (28), M is Li, N
a, K, Be, Mg, Sr, Ba, Mn, Ni, Cu,
It is preferable to use a material selected from Zn because the effect of improving the catalytic activity is large. Of these, Li, Na, and Mg are particularly preferred.

Examples of the metal salt compounds of phosphorus include lithium [ethyl (1-naphthyl) methylphosphonate], sodium [ethyl (1-naphthyl) methylphosphonate], magnesium bis [(1-naphthyl) methylphosphonate], potassium [ (2-naphthyl) ethyl methyl phosphonate], magnesium bis [(2-naphthyl) methyl ethyl phosphonate], lithium [ethyl benzyl phosphonate], sodium [ethyl benzyl phosphonate], magnesium bis [ethyl benzyl phosphonate], beryllium bis [Ethyl benzyl phosphonate], strontium bis [ethyl benzyl phosphonate], manganese bis [ethyl benzyl phosphonate], sodium benzyl phosphonate, magnesium bis [benzyl phosphonate],
Sodium [ethyl (9-anthryl) methyl phosphonate], magnesium bis [(9-anthryl) methyl phosphonate], sodium [ethyl 4-hydroxybenzyl phosphonate], magnesium bis [ethyl 4-hydroxybenzyl phosphonate], sodium [ Phenyl 4-chlorobenzylphosphonate], magnesium bis [ethyl 4-chlorobenzylphosphonate], sodium [methyl 4-aminobenzylphosphonate], magnesium bis [methyl 4-aminobenzylphosphonate], sodium phenylphosphonate, magnesium Examples include bis [ethyl phenylphosphonate] and zinc bis [ethyl phenylphosphonate]. Among these, lithium [ethyl (1-naphthyl) methylphosphonate], sodium [ethyl (1-naphthyl) methylphosphonate], magnesium bis [(1-naphthyl) methylphosphonate], lithium [ethyl benzylphosphonate], Sodium [ethyl benzylphosphonate], magnesium bis [ethyl benzylphosphonate], sodium benzylphosphonate, magnesium bis [benzylphosphonic acid]
Is particularly preferred.

The phosphorus metal salt compound which is another preferred phosphorus compound constituting the polymerization catalyst used in the present invention comprises at least one selected from compounds represented by the following general formula (29). .

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[0097] (In the formula ^{(29), R 1, R} 2 are each independently hydrogen, .R ³ representing a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms,
Represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms including hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group or an alkoxyl group.
R ⁴ is hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group or an alkoxyl group or a carbon atom having 1 to 5 carbon atoms including carbonyl.
Represents 50 hydrocarbon groups. Examples of R ⁴ O ⁻ include a hydroxide ion, an alcoholate ion, an acetate ion and an acetylacetone ion. l represents an integer of 1 or more, m represents 0 or an integer of 1 or more, and l + m is 4 or less. M represents a (l + m) -valent metal cation. n represents an integer of 1 or more. The hydrocarbon group may include an alicyclic structure such as cyclohexyl or a branched structure, or an aromatic ring structure such as phenyl or naphthyl. Among these, it is preferable to use at least one selected from the compounds represented by the following general formula (30).

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(In the formula (30), M ^{n +} represents an n-valent metal cation. N represents 1, 2, 3, or 4.) In the above formula (29) or (30), M is Li ,
Na, K, Be, Mg, Sr, Ba, Mn, Ni, C
It is preferable to use one selected from u and Zn because the effect of improving the catalytic activity is large. Of these, Li, Na, M
g is particularly preferred.

Specific metal salt compounds of phosphorus include lithium [3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate] and sodium [3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl]. Ethyl phosphonate], sodium [3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonic acid], potassium [3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate], magnesium bis [3 , 5-
Ethyl di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate], magnesium bis [3,5-di-ter
t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonic acid], beryllium bis [methyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate], strontium bis [3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy] Ethyl benzylphosphonate], barium bis [3,5-
Phenyl di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate], manganese bis [3,5-di-tert
-Butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate], nickel bis [3,5-di-tert-butyl-
Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate], copper bis [3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate], zinc bis [3,5-di-te]
rt-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate]. Among these, lithium [3,
Ethyl 5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate], sodium [3,5-di-tert
-Ethyl-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate] and magnesium bis [3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate] are particularly preferred.

In another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a polyester polymerization catalyst comprising at least one selected from aluminum salts of phosphorus compounds. An aluminum salt of a phosphorus compound may be used in combination with another aluminum compound, a phosphorus compound, a phenol compound or the like.

The aluminum salt of a phosphorus compound which is a preferable component constituting the polymerization catalyst used in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is a phosphorus compound having an aluminum portion. And the effect of improving the catalyst activity is large, which is preferable. Examples of the aluminum salt of the phosphorus compound include a monoaluminum salt, a dialluminum salt, and a trialuminum salt.

Of the above-mentioned aluminum salts of phosphorus compounds, the use of a compound having an aromatic ring structure is preferred because the effect of improving the catalytic activity is large.

The aluminum salt of a phosphorus compound constituting the polymerization catalyst used in the present invention is represented by the following general formula (3)
It is preferable to use at least one selected from the compounds represented by 1) because the effect of improving the catalytic activity is large.

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(In the formula (31), R ¹ is hydrogen and has 1 to 1 carbon atoms.
Represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms including 50 hydrocarbon groups, hydroxyl groups, halogen groups, alkoxyl groups, or amino groups. R ² represents hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group or an alkoxyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.
Represents a hydrocarbon group of 0. R ³ is hydrogen, carbon number 1-50
Represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, including a hydrocarbon group, a hydroxyl group, an alkoxyl group or a carbonyl. l represents an integer of 1 or more, m represents 0 or an integer of 1 or more, and l +
m is 3. n represents an integer of 1 or more. The hydrocarbon group may include an alicyclic structure such as cyclohexyl or a branched structure, or an aromatic ring structure such as phenyl or naphthyl. ) As R ¹ , for example, phenyl, 1-naphthyl,
2-naphthyl, 9-anthryl, 4-biphenyl, 2-
Biphenyl and the like. Examples of R ² include hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, and tert.
-Butyl group, long-chain aliphatic group, phenyl group, naphthyl group, substituted phenyl group or naphthyl group, -CH ₂ CH ₂
And a group represented by OH. Examples of the above R ³ O ⁻ include a hydroxide ion, an alcoholate ion,
Examples include ethylene glycolate ion, acetate ion and acetylacetone ion.

As the aluminum salt of the phosphorus compound,
Aluminum salt of ethyl (1-naphthyl) methylphosphonate, aluminum salt of (1-naphthyl) methylphosphonic acid, aluminum salt of ethyl (2-naphthyl) methylphosphonate, aluminum salt of ethyl benzylphosphonate, aluminum salt of benzylphosphonic acid, Aluminum salt of ethyl (9-anthryl) methylphosphonate, 4
Aluminum salt of ethyl-hydroxybenzylphosphonate, aluminum salt of ethyl 2-methylbenzylphosphonate, aluminum salt of phenyl 4-chlorobenzylphosphonate, aluminum salt of methyl 4-aminobenzylphosphonate, ethyl 4-methoxybenzylphosphonate And aluminum salts of ethyl phenylphosphonate. Among these, aluminum salts of ethyl (1-naphthyl) methylphosphonate and aluminum salts of ethyl benzylphosphonate are particularly preferred.

Another embodiment of the present invention is a polyester polymerization catalyst comprising at least one selected from aluminum salts of phosphorus compounds represented by the following general formula (32). The aluminum salt of the phosphorus compound may be used in combination with another aluminum compound, a phosphorus compound, a phenol compound, or the like.

Another preferred aluminum salt of a phosphorus compound constituting the polymerization catalyst used in the present invention is one comprising at least one selected from compounds represented by the following general formula (32).

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[0111] (In the formula ^{(32), R 1, R} 2 are each independently hydrogen, .R ³ representing a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms,
Represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms including hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group or an alkoxyl group.
R ⁴ is hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group or an alkoxyl group or a carbon atom having 1 to 5 carbon atoms including carbonyl.
Represents 50 hydrocarbon groups. l represents an integer of 1 or more, m represents 0 or an integer of 1 or more, and l + m is 3. n represents an integer of 1 or more. The hydrocarbon group may include an alicyclic structure such as cyclohexyl or a branched structure, or an aromatic ring structure such as phenyl or naphthyl. Among these, it is preferable to use at least one selected from compounds represented by the following general formula (33).

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(In the formula (33), R^ThreeIs hydrogen, carbon number 1
From 50 to 50 hydrocarbon, hydroxyl or alkoxyl groups.
Represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms. R^FourIs hydrogen,
C1-C50 hydrocarbon group, hydroxyl group or alkoxy
C1 to C50 hydrocarbon containing a carbonyl group or carbonyl
Represents a group. l is an integer of 1 or more, m is 0 or an integer of 1 or more
Represents a number, and 1 + m is 3. Hydrocarbon group
Alicyclic and branched structures such as syl and phenyl and naphthyl
Any aromatic ring structure may be included. ) R above^ThreeFor example, hydrogen, methyl group, ethyl
Group, propyl group, isopropyl group, n-butyl group, se
c-butyl group, tert-butyl group, long-chain aliphatic group,
Phenyl, naphthyl, substituted phenyl and naph
Chill group, -CH _TwoCH_TwoGroups represented by OH,
You. R above^FourO^-For example, hydroxide ion,
Alcoholate ion, ethylene glycolate ion,
Examples include acetate ion and acetylacetone ion.
It is.

Examples of the aluminum salt of a phosphorus compound used in the present invention include 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-.
Aluminum salt of ethyl hydroxybenzylphosphonate, aluminum salt of methyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate, aluminum salt of isopropyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate , 3,5-di-ter
Aluminum salt of phenyl t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate, 3,5-di-tert-butyl-
And aluminum salts of 4-hydroxybenzylphosphonic acid. Among these, 3,5-di-tert
Aluminum salt of ethyl -butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate, 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-
Aluminum salts of methyl hydroxybenzylphosphonate are particularly preferred.

In the present invention, it is preferable to use a phosphorus compound having at least one P-OH bond as the phosphorus compound. The phosphorus compound having at least one P-OH bond, which is a preferred phosphorus compound constituting the polymerization catalyst of the present invention, is not particularly limited as long as it is a phosphorus compound having at least one P-OH in the molecule. Among these phosphorus compounds, it is preferable to use a phosphonic acid compound having at least one P-OH bond because the effect of improving the catalytic activity is large.

Of the above-mentioned phosphorus compounds, the use of a compound having an aromatic ring structure is preferred because the effect of improving the catalytic activity is large.

The P constituting the polymerization catalyst used in the present invention
As the phosphorus compound having at least one —OH bond, it is preferable to use at least one selected from compounds represented by the following general formula (34) because the effect of improving the catalytic activity is large.

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(In the formula (34), R ¹ is hydrogen and has 1 to 1 carbon atoms.
Represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms including 50 hydrocarbon groups, hydroxyl groups, halogen groups, alkoxyl groups, or amino groups. R ² represents hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group or an alkoxyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.
Represents a hydrocarbon group of 0. n represents an integer of 1 or more. The hydrocarbon group may include an alicyclic structure such as cyclohexyl or a branched structure, or an aromatic ring structure such as phenyl or naphthyl. As the above R ¹ , for example, phenyl, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, 9-anthryl, 4-biphenyl,
2-biphenyl and the like. Examples of R ² include hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, te
rt-butyl group, long-chain aliphatic group, phenyl group, naphthyl group, substituted phenyl group or naphthyl group, —CH ₂ C
And a group represented by H ₂ OH.

Of the above-mentioned phosphorus compounds, the use of a compound having an aromatic ring structure is preferred because the effect of improving the catalytic activity is large.

Examples of the phosphorus compound having at least one P-OH bond according to the present invention include ethyl (1-naphthyl) methylphosphonate, (1-naphthyl) methylphosphonic acid,
Ethyl (2-naphthyl) methylphosphonate, ethyl benzylphosphonate, benzylphosphonic acid, ethyl (9-anthryl) methylphosphonate, ethyl 4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate, ethyl 2-methylbenzylphosphonate, phenyl 4-chlorobenzylphosphonate , Methyl 4-aminobenzylphosphonate, ethyl 4-methoxybenzylphosphonate, and the like. Of these, (1
-Naphthyl) ethyl methylphosphonate and ethyl benzylphosphonate are particularly preferred.

Further, as a preferred phosphorus compound used in the present invention, a specific phosphorus compound having at least one P-OH bond can be mentioned. The specific phosphorus compound having at least one P-OH bond, which is a preferable phosphorus compound constituting the polymerization catalyst of the present invention, is represented by the following general formula (35)
Means at least one compound selected from the compounds represented by

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[0124] (In the formula ^{(35), R 1, R} 2 are each independently hydrogen, .R ³ representing a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms,
Represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms including hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group or an alkoxyl group.
n represents an integer of 1 or more. The hydrocarbon group may include an alicyclic structure such as cyclohexyl or a branched structure, or an aromatic ring structure such as phenyl or naphthyl. Among these, it is preferable to use at least one selected from the compounds represented by the following general formula (36).

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(In the formula (36), R^ThreeIs hydrogen, carbon number 1
From 50 to 50 hydrocarbon, hydroxyl or alkoxyl groups.
Represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms. Hydrocarbon groups are
Alicyclic and branched structures such as kilohexyl, phenyl and na
It may contain an aromatic ring structure such as phthyl. ) R above^ThreeFor example, hydrogen, methyl group, ethyl
Group, propyl group, isopropyl group, n-butyl group, se
c-butyl group, tert-butyl group, long-chain aliphatic group,
Phenyl, naphthyl, substituted phenyl and naph
Chill group, -CH _TwoCH_TwoGroups represented by OH,
You.

Specific phosphorus compounds having at least one P-OH bond used in the present invention include ethyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate and 3,5-di-tert-ethyl. Methyl butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate, 3,5-di-tert
Isopropyl-4-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate, phenyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate, 3,5-di-tert-
Octadecyl butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate, 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonic acid and the like can be mentioned. Among these,
Ethyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate, 3,5-di-tert-butyl-
Methyl 4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate is particularly preferred.

A preferred phosphorus compound is represented by the following formula (3)
And the phosphorus compound represented by 7).

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[0130] (In the formula (37), R ¹ represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 49 carbon atoms containing a hydrocarbon group or a hydroxyl group, a halogen group, an alkoxyl group or an amino group of 1 to 49 carbon atoms, R ^2, R ³ is each independently hydrogen and carbon number 1
Represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms including a hydrocarbon group of 50 to 50, a hydroxyl group or an alkoxyl group. The hydrocarbon group may have an alicyclic structure, a branched structure, or an aromatic ring structure. Further, more preferably, R ¹ , R ² ,
At least one of R ³ is a compound containing an aromatic ring structure.

Specific examples of the phosphorus compound used in the present invention are shown below.

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Further, the phosphorus compound used in the present invention having a large molecular weight has a large effect and is preferred because it is difficult to be distilled off during polymerization.

Another phosphorus compound desirably used for the polycondensation catalyst used in the present invention is at least one phosphorus compound selected from the compounds represented by the following general formula (38).

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(In the above formula (38), R ¹ and R ² each independently represent hydrogen or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms.
R ³ and R ⁴ are each independently hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, 1 to 1 carbon atoms including a hydroxyl group or an alkoxyl group.
Represents 50 hydrocarbon groups. n represents an integer of 1 or more. The hydrocarbon group may include an alicyclic structure such as cyclohexyl or a branched structure, or an aromatic ring structure such as phenyl or naphthyl. Of the above general formula (38), it is preferable to use at least one selected from the compounds represented by the following general formula (39) because the effect of improving the catalytic activity is high.

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(In the above formula (39), R ³ and R ⁴ each independently represent hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms including a hydroxyl group or an alkoxyl group. The hydrocarbon group may include an alicyclic structure such as cyclohexyl or a branched structure, or an aromatic ring structure such as phenyl or naphthyl.) Examples of R ³ and R ⁴ include hydrogen, methyl, butyl and the like. A short-chain aliphatic group, a long-chain aliphatic group such as octadecyl, an aromatic group such as a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a substituted phenyl group or a naphthyl group, -CH ₂ CH ₂ OH
And the like.

Specific phosphorus compounds used in the present invention include diisopropyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate and 3,5-di-te
rt-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonic acid di-
Examples thereof include n-butyl, dioctadecyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate, and diphenyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate.

Among them, dioctadecyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate and diphenyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate are particularly preferred.

Another phosphorus compound in which it is desirable to use the polycondensation catalyst of the present invention is at least one phosphorus compound selected from the compounds represented by the chemical formulas (40) and (41).

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When a phosphorus compound is used in combination, a catalyst exhibiting a sufficient catalytic effect can be obtained even if the amount of aluminum added in the polyester polymerization catalyst is small.

The amount of the phosphorus compound to be used is preferably 0.0001 to 0.1 mol% based on the total number of moles of all the constituent units of the polycarboxylic acid component of the obtained polyester.
More preferably, it is 0.005 to 0.05 mol%. When the amount of the phosphorus compound is less than 0.0001 mol%, the effect of addition may not be exhibited, and when the amount exceeds 0.1 mol%, the catalytic activity as a polyester polymerization catalyst may be reduced. , The trend of decline is
It changes depending on the amount of aluminum used.

[0151] This is a technique in which an aluminum compound is used as a main catalyst component without using a phosphorus compound, and the amount of the aluminum compound used is reduced. Although there is a technique for preventing coloration due to a decrease in the property, if the cobalt compound is added to such an extent that it has a sufficient catalytic activity, the thermal stability also decreases. Therefore, it is difficult to achieve both using this technique.

According to the present invention, the use of the phosphorus compound having the above-mentioned specific chemical structure does not cause problems such as a decrease in thermal stability and the generation of foreign matters, and the addition amount of the metal-containing component as aluminum is small. However, a polymerization catalyst having a sufficient catalytic effect can be obtained, and the use of this polymerization catalyst improves the thermal stability during melt molding of polyester. Even if a phosphoric acid ester such as phosphoric acid or trimethyl phosphoric acid is added in place of the phosphorus compound, the effect of addition is not seen, and it is not practical. Further, even when the phosphorus compound is used in combination with a conventional metal-containing polyester polymerization catalyst such as an antimony compound, a titanium compound, a tin compound, or a germanium compound within the range of the addition amount of the present invention, the effect of promoting the melt polymerization reaction is recognized. I can't.

It is preferable that the thermal stability parameter (TS) of polyethylene terephthalate having an IV of 0.65 polymerized using the polymerization catalyst used in the present invention satisfies the following formula (1).

TS <0.30 (1) where TS has an intrinsic viscosity ([IV] _i ) of about 0.65 d
l / g of PET is placed in a glass test tube, and
After vacuum drying for 2 hours, 300 ° C. in a non-circulating nitrogen atmosphere
Intrinsic viscosity ([IV]) after maintaining in a molten state for 2 hours at
_f ) is a numerical value calculated by the following equation.

The non-circulating nitrogen atmosphere means a non-circulating nitrogen atmosphere. For example, a glass test tube containing a resin chip is connected to a vacuum line, and the pressure becomes 100 Torr after the pressure reduction and the nitrogen filling are repeated 5 times or more. Is sealed with nitrogen. TS = 0.245 ° [IV] _f ^-1.47- [IV] _i ^{-1.47 使用} The use of the catalyst having such a structure can improve the melting heat stability with respect to the heat melting when manufacturing molded products such as films, bottles, and fibers. A polyester which is excellent and gives a molded article with less coloring and less generation of foreign matter can be obtained.

TS is more preferably 0.25 or less, and particularly preferably 0.20 or less.

IV polymerized with the catalyst: 0.65
Activity parameters of polyethylene terephthalate (A
P) preferably satisfies the following expression (2).

AP (min) <2T (min) (2) By setting the activity parameter AP within the above range, the reaction speed is high and the time for producing a polyester by polycondensation is reduced. AP is more preferably 1.5T or less, further preferably 1.3T or less,
It is particularly preferred that it is 1.0T or less.

[0159] However, AP can be obtained by using a predetermined amount of catalyst.
Inherent viscosity of 0.65d at 5 ° C and 0.1 Torr
1 / g indicates the time (min) required to polymerize polyethylene terephthalate, and T was added using antimony trioxide as a catalyst so that the amount of antimony was 0.05 mol% with respect to the acid component in the produced polyethylene terephthalate. AP in the case.

In the present invention, antimony trioxide used for comparison is commercially available diantimony trioxide, for example, Antimony (III) manufactured by ALDRICH.
Oxide, purity 99.999%, and this was added to ethylene glycol to a concentration of about 10 g / l.
The solution dissolved by stirring at 50 ° C. for about 1 hour is added so that the acid content in the produced polyethylene terephthalate becomes 0.05 mol% as antimony atom. This is common to antimony trioxide elsewhere in this specification.

The method of measuring AP is specifically as follows. 1) (BHET production process) Terephthalic acid and a 2-fold molar amount of ethylene glycol were used, and the esterification rate was 95%.
% Bis (2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (B
HET) and a mixture of oligomers (hereinafter referred to as a BHET mixture). 2) (Catalyst addition step) A predetermined amount of a catalyst is added to the above BHET mixture, and the mixture is stirred at 245 ° C. for 10 minutes under a normal pressure under a nitrogen atmosphere, and then heated to 275 ° C. in 50 minutes. Is gradually reduced to 0.1 Torr. 3) (Polycondensation step) A polycondensation reaction is performed at 275 ° C. and 0.1 Torr, and polymerization is performed until the intrinsic viscosity (IV) of polyethylene terephthalate reaches 0.65 dl / g. 4) The polymerization time required for the polycondensation step is defined as AP (min).

These are carried out using a batch type reaction apparatus. The production of the BHET mixture in 1) (BHET production step) is performed by a known method. For example, terephthalic acid and a 2-fold molar amount of ethylene glycol are charged into a batch type autoclave equipped with a stirrer, and the esterification reaction is performed while distilling water out of the system at 245 ° C. under a pressure of 0.25 MPa. It is manufactured by

By setting the activity parameter AP within the above range, the reaction rate is high, and the time for producing a polyester by polycondensation is reduced. The AP is more preferably 1.5 T or less, further preferably 1.3 T or less, and particularly preferably 1.0 T or less.

2) The "predetermined amount of catalyst" in the (catalyst addition step) means the amount of catalyst used in a variable amount according to the activity of the catalyst. With catalysts, the amount is higher. The amount of the catalyst used is at most 0.1 mol% as an aluminum compound based on the number of moles of terephthalic acid. If it is added more than this, the residual amount in the polyester is large and it is not a practical catalyst.

The PET resin chips used for measuring TS, TOS, HS, and Haze are described in 1) to 3) above.
After passing through the step, a product produced by rapid cooling from a molten state is used. The shape of the resin chip used for these measurements is, for example, about 3 mm in length and about 2 m in diameter.
Use a m-shaped cylindrical resin tip. Further, as the resin chip for color measurement, after passing through the above steps 1) to 3), a substantially amorphous resin chip produced by rapid cooling from a molten state is used. As a method of obtaining a substantially amorphous resin chip, for example, when taking out the polymer from the reaction system after melt polymerization, quenching with cold water immediately after discharging the polymer from the discharge port of the reaction system, then sufficient cooling For example, a method of holding in cold water for a time and then cutting it into chips may be used. The resin chip thus obtained is transparent in appearance without whitening due to crystallization. The resin chip thus obtained is air-dried on a filter paper or the like at room temperature for about 24 hours, and then used for color measurement. After the above-mentioned operation, the resin chip remains transparent without any whitening due to crystallization.
It should be noted that no additive affecting the appearance such as titanium dioxide is used for the resin chip for color measurement. As the shape of the resin tip used for color measurement, for example, a cylindrical resin tip having a length of about 3 mm and a diameter of about 2 mm is used.

Polyethylene terephthalate (P = 0.65) polymerized using the polymerization catalyst used in the present invention (P
The hydrolysis resistance parameter (HS) of ET) preferably satisfies the following expression (3).

HS <0.10 (3) (HS has an intrinsic viscosity of about 0.65 d obtained by melt polymerization.
1 / g (before the test: [IV] _i ) PET chips were frozen and pulverized into powder having a size of 20 mesh or less at 130 ° C. for 12 minutes.
After drying for 1 hour in a vacuum, 1 g of the solution was put into a beaker together with 100 ml of pure water, heated to 130 ° C. in a closed system, and stirred for 6 hours under pressurized conditions, followed by intrinsic viscosity ([IV] _f2 ).
Is a numerical value calculated by the following equation. HS = 0.245 ° [IV] _f2 ^-1.47- [I
V] _i ^-1.47 _i ) Use a beaker that does not elute acids or alkalis for the measurement of HS. Specifically, it is preferable to use a stainless beaker or a quartz beaker.

By using a catalyst having such a structure,
A polyester giving a molded article having excellent hydrolysis resistance can be obtained.

HS is more preferably 0.09 or less, particularly preferably 0.085 or less.

It is preferable that the thermal oxidation stability parameter (TOS) of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) having an IV of 0.65 polymerized by using the polymerization catalyst used in the present invention satisfies the following formula (4).

TOS <0.10 (4) In the above formula, TOS has a melt-polymerized IV of about 0.65 dl.
/ G PET resin chip is freeze-ground to obtain powder having a size of 20 mesh or less, vacuum-dried at 130 ° C. for 12 hours, placed in a glass test tube, vacuum-dried at 70 ° C. for 12 hours, and dried with silica gel. 230 ° C under 1
It is determined from the IV after heating for 5 minutes using the following formula.

TOS = 0.245 ° [IV] _f1 ^1.47 −
[IV] _i ^-1.47 ｝ [IV] _i and [IV] _f1 respectively indicate the IV (dl / g) before and after the heating test.

As a method for heating under air dried with silica gel, for example, a method in which a drying tube containing silica gel is connected to the upper part of a glass test tube and heated under dry air can be exemplified.

By using the polyester polymerization catalyst having the above structure, a polyester excellent in heat aging resistance can be obtained. T
OS is more preferably 0.09 or less, further preferably 0.08 or less.

IV polymerized with the catalyst: 0.65
Of polyethylene terephthalate, the PET
It is preferable that the solution haze value (Haze) of Formula (1) satisfies the following expression (5).

Haze <3.0 (%) (5) In the above formula, Haze has a melt-polymerized intrinsic viscosity of about 0.6.
A 5 dl / g polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin chip was treated with p-chlorophenol / 1,1,2,2-
The values are shown by dissolving in a 3/1 mixed solvent of tetrachloroethane (weight ratio) to make a solution of 8 g / 100 ml, and using a haze meter. The measurement of the haze was performed using a cell length of 1 cm.
The above-mentioned solution was filled using the cell of No. 1 and the measurement was performed.

With such a structure, the resulting catalyst is a catalyst that gives a polyester having excellent transparency when formed into a molded product such as a film or a hollow molded product. Haze is more preferably 2.0 or less, further preferably 1.0 or less.

IV polymerized with the catalyst: 0.65
Of polyethylene terephthalate, the PET
Is the color delta b value parameter (Δb) of the following equation (6)
It is preferable to satisfy the following.

Δb <4.0 (6) In the above formula, Δb is a value obtained by using a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin chip having an intrinsic viscosity of about 0.65 dl / g obtained by melt polymerization using a predetermined catalyst and using a colorimeter. The value obtained by subtracting the b value when antimony trioxide is used as the catalyst from the b value of the hunter measured in Example 1 is shown. However, antimony trioxide is 0.05 mol% as antimony atom based on the acid component in the produced polyethylene terephthalate.
Added.

With such a structure, the catalyst provides a polyester which further improves the color tone of the melt-molded article. Δb
The value is more preferably 3.0 or less, still more preferably 2.5 or less.

In the polymerization catalyst used in the present invention, the color delta Lg value parameter (△ Lg) of polyethylene terephthalate having an IV of 0.65 polymerized using the catalyst is represented by the following formula (7). The parameter (△ bg) preferably satisfies the following expression (8).

ΔLg> −2.0 (7) In the above formula, ΔLg is a PET resin chip having an intrinsic viscosity of about 0.65 dl / g melt-polymerized using a predetermined amount of a catalyst, and a color difference meter is used. From the L value of the hunter measured
The value obtained by subtracting the L value when germanium dioxide is used as a catalyst is shown. However, germanium dioxide is added in an amount of 0.03 mol% as germanium atoms to the acid component in the produced polyethylene terephthalate. As the germanium dioxide used for comparison in the present invention, a commercially available compound, for example, germanium dioxide manufactured by GEMCO Co., Ltd., having a purity of 97% or more, is used to adjust the concentration of water to about 8 g / l. A solution obtained by stirring at 80 ° C. for about 1 hour and dissolving the solution is added so that the content of germanium atoms is 0.03 mol% with respect to the acid component in the produced polyethylene terephthalate. This is common to germanium dioxide elsewhere in this specification.

Δbg <4.5 (8) In the above formula, Δbg is obtained by using a PET resin chip having an intrinsic viscosity of about 0.65 dl / g melt-polymerized using a predetermined amount of a catalyst, and using a color difference meter. From the hunter's b value measured by
The value obtained by subtracting the b value when germanium dioxide is used as a catalyst is shown. However, germanium dioxide is added in an amount of 0.03 mol% as germanium atoms to the acid component in the produced polyethylene terephthalate.

The above-mentioned polyester polymerization catalyst does not contain an antimony compound or a germanium compound as a main component of the catalyst, contains aluminum as a main metal component, and gives a polyester molded article having a good color tone.

As the above-mentioned resin chip for color measurement, a substantially amorphous resin chip produced by rapid cooling from a molten state is used. As a method for obtaining a substantially amorphous resin chip, for example, when removing a polymer from the reaction system after melt polymerization, the polymer is rapidly cooled with cold water immediately after discharging the polymer from the discharge port of the reaction system, and then sufficiently cooled. It can be obtained by holding in cold water for a long time and then cutting it into chips.
The resin chip thus obtained is transparent in appearance without whitening due to crystallization.

The resin chip thus obtained is
It is used for color measurement after air-drying on filter paper at room temperature for about 24 hours. After the above-mentioned operation, the resin chip remains transparent without any whitening due to crystallization. It should be noted that no additive affecting the appearance such as titanium dioxide is used in the resin chip for color measurement. ΔLg is more preferably −1.0 or more,
It is particularly preferred that it is 0.0 or more. Δbg is 4.0
It is more preferably at most 3.5, particularly preferably at most 3.5.

It is preferable that the above-mentioned catalyst does not contain an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, or a compound thereof.

On the other hand, in the present invention, it is preferable that a small amount of at least one selected from alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and compounds thereof coexist as a second metal-containing component in addition to aluminum or its compound as a catalyst. It is an aspect. The coexistence of such a second metal-containing component in the catalyst system increases the catalytic activity in addition to the effect of suppressing the production of diethylene glycol, and thus provides a catalyst component with a higher reaction rate, which is effective for improving productivity. .

It is known that a catalyst having sufficient catalytic activity can be obtained by adding an alkali metal compound or an alkaline earth metal compound to an aluminum compound. The use of such a known catalyst can provide a polyester having excellent thermal stability. However, the known catalyst using an alkali metal compound or an alkaline earth metal compound in combination requires an addition amount thereof in order to obtain practical catalytic activity. Is required, and when an alkali metal compound is used, the amount of foreign matters caused by the use of the alkali metal compound increases. In addition, when an alkaline earth metal compound is used in combination, the thermal stability and thermal oxidative stability of the obtained polyester are reduced in order to obtain practical activity, the coloring due to heating is large, and the amount of foreign matter generated is also small. More.

When an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal or a compound thereof is added, the amount of use M (mol%) is
It is preferably from 1 × 10 ^{−6 to} less than 0.1 mol%, more preferably from 5 × 10 ^{−6 to} 0.05, based on the number of moles of all the polycarboxylic acid units constituting the polyester.
Mol%, more preferably 1 × 10 ^{−5 to} 0.03.
Mol%, particularly preferably 1 × 10 ^{−5 to} 0.01.
Mol%. Since the addition amount of the alkali metal and the alkaline earth metal is small, it is possible to increase the reaction rate without causing problems such as a decrease in thermal stability, generation of foreign matter, and coloring. Further, the reaction rate can be increased without causing a problem such as a decrease in hydrolysis resistance. When the amount M of the alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or compound thereof is 0.1 mol% or more, there is a problem in the processing of the product, such as a decrease in thermal stability, an increase in generation of foreign matter and coloring, and a decrease in hydrolysis resistance. Cases occur. M is 1 × 10 ^-6
If it is less than mol%, the effect is not clear even if it is added.

In the present invention, the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal constituting the second metal-containing component which is preferably used in addition to aluminum or its compound includes Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Be, Mg, Ca,
It is preferably at least one selected from Sr and Ba, and more preferably an alkali metal or a compound thereof. When an alkali metal or a compound thereof is used, it is particularly preferable to use Li, Na, and K. Examples of the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal compounds include, for example, saturated aliphatic carboxylate such as formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, and oxalic acid, and unsaturated aliphatic carboxylate such as acrylic acid and methacrylic acid. Aromatic carboxylate such as benzoic acid, halogen-containing carboxylate such as trichloroacetic acid, hydroxycarboxylate such as lactic acid, citric acid, salicylic acid, carbonic acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, phosphonic acid, hydrogen carbonate, phosphorus Inorganic acid salts such as oxyhydrogen, hydrogen sulfide, sulfurous acid, thiosulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, chloric acid, and bromic acid, and organic sulfonic acid salts such as 1-propanesulfonic acid, 1-pentanesulfonic acid, and naphthalenesulfonic acid , Organic sulfates such as lauryl sulfate, methoxy, ethoxy, n
-Propoxy, iso-propoxy, n-butoxy, t
alkoxides such as tert-butoxy, chelate compounds with acetylacetonate and the like, hydrides, oxides,
Hydroxide and the like.

When strong alkalis such as hydroxides among these alkali metals, alkaline earth metals or compounds thereof are used, they are less likely to be dissolved in organic solvents such as diols such as ethylene glycol or alcohols. Therefore, an aqueous solution must be added to the polymerization system, which may cause a problem in the polymerization step. Furthermore, when a strong alkali such as a hydroxide is used, the polyester is liable to undergo side reactions such as hydrolysis during polymerization, and the polymerized polyester tends to be easily colored, and the hydrolysis resistance is also reduced. Tend to. Accordingly, the alkali metal or a compound thereof, or an alkaline earth metal or a compound thereof according to the present invention is preferably a saturated aliphatic carboxylate, an unsaturated aliphatic carboxylate, an aromatic salt of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal. Group carboxylate, halogen-containing carboxylate, hydroxycarboxylate, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, phosphonic acid, hydrogen phosphate, hydrogen sulfide, sulfurous acid, thiosulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid,
An inorganic acid salt selected from hydrobromic acid, chloric acid, and bromic acid, an organic sulfonate, an organic sulfate, a chelate compound, and an oxide. Of these, from the viewpoint of ease of handling and availability, it is preferable to use a saturated aliphatic carboxylic acid salt of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal, particularly an acetate.

In a preferred embodiment, the copolymerized polyester according to the present invention is further added with a cobalt compound as a cobalt atom in an amount of less than 10 ppm based on the polyester.

It is known that the cobalt compound itself has a certain degree of polymerization activity, but as described above, if it is added to such an extent that a sufficient catalytic effect is exhibited, the brightness of the obtained copolyester decreases. And thermal stability decreases. Copolymerized polyester obtained according to the present invention,
Although the color tone and the thermal stability are good, the addition of such a small amount of the cobalt compound as described above does not clearly show the catalytic effect of the addition, thereby lowering the brightness of the obtained copolymerized polyester. The coloring can be eliminated more effectively without the need. The purpose of the cobalt compound in the present invention is to eliminate coloration, and it may be added at any stage of the polymerization or after the completion of the polymerization reaction.

The cobalt compound is not particularly limited, but specific examples include cobalt acetate, cobalt nitrate, cobalt chloride, cobalt acetylacetonate, cobalt naphthenate and hydrates thereof. Among them, cobalt acetate tetrahydrate is particularly preferred.

The addition amount of the cobalt compound is such that the total of aluminum atoms and cobalt atoms is 50 ppm or less and the cobalt atoms are 10 pp to the finally obtained polymer.
It is preferably less than m. More preferably, the total of aluminum atoms and cobalt atoms is 40 ppm or less,
The cobalt atom is 8 ppm or less, more preferably the total of the aluminum atom and the cobalt atom is 25 ppm or less, and the cobalt atom is 5 ppm or less.

From the viewpoint of the thermal stability of the polyester, the total of aluminum and cobalt atoms is preferably less than 50 ppm, and the content of cobalt atoms is preferably 10 ppm or less. In order to have sufficient catalytic activity, the total amount of aluminum atoms and cobalt atoms is 0.01 ppm.
More is preferred.

The copolymerized polyester of the present invention can be produced by a conventionally known production method. That is, in the case of a copolyester containing terephthalic acid as an essential component as a dicarboxylic acid component constituting the copolyester and ethylene glycol as a glycol component, terephthalic acid, ethylene glycol and other copolymer components are directly used. Direct esterification method in which water is distilled off and esterified by reacting, followed by polycondensation under reduced pressure, or
It is produced by a transesterification method in which dimethyl terephthalate is reacted with ethylene glycol and other copolymer components to distill off methyl alcohol and transesterify, followed by polycondensation under reduced pressure. If necessary, solid-state polymerization may be performed in order to increase the intrinsic viscosity and reduce the acetaldehyde content and the like. To promote crystallization before solid state polymerization,
The molten polymerized polyester may be heated and crystallized after absorbing moisture, or steam may be directly blown onto the polyester chip to be heated and crystallized. The melt polycondensation reaction may be performed in a batch reactor or a continuous reactor. In either of these methods,
The esterification reaction or transesterification reaction may be performed in one stage, or may be performed in multiple stages. The melt polycondensation reaction may be performed in one stage or may be performed in multiple stages. The solid-state polymerization reaction can be performed in a batch-type apparatus or a continuous-type apparatus as in the melt polycondensation reaction.
The melt polycondensation and the solid phase polymerization may be performed continuously or may be performed separately.

The catalyst used in the present invention has catalytic activity not only in polymerization but also in esterification and transesterification. For example, polymerization by transesterification of an alkyl ester of a dicarboxylic acid such as dimethyl terephthalate with a glycol such as ethylene glycol,
Usually, the reaction is carried out in the presence of a transesterification catalyst such as a titanium compound or a zinc compound, but the catalyst used in the present invention can be used instead of these catalysts or in combination with these catalysts. Further, the catalyst used in the present invention has catalytic activity not only in melt polymerization but also in solid phase polymerization and solution polymerization, and it is possible to produce a copolymerized polyester by any method.

The polymerization catalyst used in the present invention can be added to the reaction system at any stage of the polymerization reaction. For example, it can be added to the reaction system before the start of the esterification reaction or the transesterification reaction and at any stage during the reaction, immediately before the start of the polycondensation reaction, or at any stage during the polycondensation reaction. In particular, it is preferable to add aluminum or its compound immediately before the start of the polycondensation reaction.

The method for adding the polycondensation catalyst used in the present invention may be a powdery or neat addition, or a slurry or solution addition of a solvent such as ethylene glycol. Well, there is no particular limitation.
Further, a mixture of aluminum metal or a compound thereof and another component, preferably a phenolic compound or a phosphorus compound, may be added in advance, or they may be added separately. Further, the aluminum metal or its compound and another component, preferably a phenolic compound or a phosphorus compound, may be added to the polymerization system at the same time, or they may be added at different times.

The polymerization catalyst used in the present invention includes other polymerization catalysts such as an antimony compound, a titanium compound, a germanium compound, and a tin compound. It is advantageous and advantageous to use coexistence within the range of an addition amount that does not cause a problem in the product when shortening the polymerization time and improving the productivity.

However, the antimony compound can be added in an amount of 50 ppm or less as an antimony atom to a polyester obtained by polymerization. More preferably, it is added in an amount of 30 ppm or less. If the added amount of antimony is more than 50 ppm, precipitation of metallic antimony occurs, and blackening or foreign matter is generated in the polyester, which is not preferable.

The titanium compound can be added in a range of 10 ppm or less to the polymer obtained by polymerization. More preferably, it is added in an amount of 5 ppm or less, further preferably 2 ppm or less. When the added amount of titanium is more than 10 ppm, the thermal stability of the obtained resin is significantly reduced.

As a germanium compound, 60 pp as germanium atoms in a polyester obtained by polymerization was used.
m or less. More preferably, it is added in an amount of 40 ppm or less. If the amount of germanium added is more than 60 ppm, it is disadvantageous in terms of cost, which is not preferable.

The germanium compound can be added so that the remaining amount of germanium atoms in the polyester obtained by polymerization becomes 30 ppm or less. A more preferred residual amount is 20 ppm or less. It is not preferable to set the remaining amount of germanium to 30 ppm or more, because it is disadvantageous in terms of cost.

When polymerizing a polyester using the polymerization catalyst used in the present invention, one or more of an antimony compound, a titanium compound, a manium compound, and a tin compound can be used.

The antimony compound, titanium compound, germanium compound and tin compound used in the present invention are not particularly limited.

Specifically, as the antimony compound,
Examples include antimony trioxide, antimony pentoxide, antimony acetate, antimony glycooxide, and the like. Of these, antimony trioxide is preferable.

Further, as the titanium compound, tetra-n-
Propyl titanate, tetraisopropyl titanate,
Tetra-n-butyl titanate, tetraisobutyl titanate, tetra-tert-butyl titanate, tetracyclohexyl titanate, tetraphenyl titanate, titanium oxalate and the like.
n-Butoxy titanate is preferred.

Examples of the germanium compound include germanium dioxide and germanium tetrachloride. Of these, germanium dioxide is preferable.

Examples of the tin compound include dibutyltin oxide, methylphenyltin oxide, tetraethyltin, hexaethylditin oxide, triethyltin hydroxide, monobutylhydroxytin oxide, triisobutyltin acetate, diphenyltin dilaurate, and monobutyltin trilaurate. Examples thereof include chloride, dibutyltin sulfide, dibutylhydroxytin oxide, methylstannoic acid, and ethylstannoic acid, and the use of monobutylhydroxytin oxide is particularly preferable.

The copolyester referred to in the present invention is one or more selected from polyhydric carboxylic acids containing dicarboxylic acids and their ester-forming derivatives and one or more selected from polyhydric alcohols containing glycol. These include those composed of the above, or those composed of hydroxycarboxylic acids and their ester-forming derivatives, or those composed of cyclic esters, wherein these components are composed of at least three types.

As the dicarboxylic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid,
Succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, decane dicarboxylic acid, dodecane dicarboxylic acid, tetradecane dicarboxylic acid, hexadecane dicarboxylic acid, 1,3-cyclobutane dicarboxylic acid, 1,3-cyclo Pentanedicarboxylic acid,
Saturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acids exemplified by 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, 1,3-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, 2,5-norbornanedicarboxylic acid, dimer acid and the like, and their ester-forming properties Derivatives, fumaric acid, maleic acid, unsaturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acids exemplified by such as itaconic acid or ester-forming derivatives thereof, orthophthalic acid,
Isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, 5- (alkali metal) sulfoisophthalic acid, diphenic acid, 1,3-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, 1,
5-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, 2,7-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, 4,4 ′
-Biphenyldicarboxylic acid, 4,4'-biphenylsulfonedicarboxylic acid, 4,4'-biphenyletherdicarboxylic acid, 1,2-bis (phenoxy) ethane-p,
Aromatic dicarboxylic acids exemplified by p'-dicarboxylic acid, pamoic acid, anthracene dicarboxylic acid and the like, and ester-forming derivatives thereof are exemplified.

Of these dicarboxylic acids, those containing terephthalic acid as an essential component are preferred. As dicarboxylic acids other than terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid and naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, particularly 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, are preferred.
It is preferable in terms of physical properties of the obtained polyester. Further, if necessary, other dicarboxylic acids are used as constituent components.

Examples of polycarboxylic acids other than these dicarboxylic acids include ethanetricarboxylic acid, propanetricarboxylic acid, butanetetracarboxylic acid, pyromellitic acid, trimellitic acid, trimesic acid, 3,4,3 ′, 4′-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid. Examples include carboxylic acids and their ester-forming derivatives.

As glycol, ethylene glycol,
1,2-propylene glycol, 1,3-propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, 1,2-butylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, 2,3-butylene glycol, 1,4-butylene glycol, 1, 5-pentanediol, neopentyl glycol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,2
-Cyclohexanediol, 1,3-cyclohexanediol, 1,4-cyclohexanediol, 1,2-cyclohexanedimethanol, 1,3-cyclohexanedimethanol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol,
1,4-cyclohexanediethanol, 1,10-decamethylene glycol, 1,12-dodecanediol, polyethylene glycol, polytrimethylene glycol,
Aliphatic glycols exemplified by polytetramethylene glycol, etc., hydroquinone, 4,4′-dihydroxybisphenol, 1,4-bis (β-hydroxyethoxy) benzene, 1,4-bis (β-hydroxyethoxyphenyl) sulfone, Bis (p-hydroxyphenyl)
Ether, bis (p-hydroxyphenyl) sulfone,
Bis (p-hydroxyphenyl) methane, 1,2-bis (p-hydroxyphenyl) ethane, bisphenol A, bisphenol C, 2,5 naphthalene diol,
Aromatic glycols, such as glycols obtained by adding ethylene oxide to these glycols, are exemplified.

Among these glycols, ethylene glycol, 1,3-propylene glycol, 1,4-butylene glycol and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol are preferred. In particular, those containing ethylene glycol as an essential component are preferable, and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, diethylene glycol and neopentyl glycol are preferable. Further, another glycol is used as a constituent if necessary.

As polyhydric alcohols other than these glycols, trimethylolmethane, trimethylolethane,
Trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, glycerol, hexanetriol and the like.

Examples of hydroxycarboxylic acids include lactic acid, citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, hydroxyacetic acid, 3-hydroxybutyric acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, p- (2-hydroxyethoxy) benzoic acid, and 4-hydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid. Or ester-forming derivatives thereof.

Examples of the cyclic ester include ε-caprolactone, β-propiolactone, β-methyl-β-propiolactone, δ-valerolactone, glycolide, lactide and the like.

Examples of the ester-forming derivatives of polycarboxylic acids or hydroxycarboxylic acids include alkyl esters, acid chlorides and acid anhydrides thereof.

The polyester used in the present invention is preferably a polyester whose main acid component is terephthalic acid or an ester-forming derivative thereof, and a polyester whose main glycol component is an alkylene glycol.

The polyester in which the main acid component is terephthalic acid or an ester-forming derivative thereof is preferably a polyester containing terephthalic acid or an ester-forming derivative thereof in an amount of at least 70 mol%, more preferably all the acid components. Is a polyester containing at least 80 mol%, and more preferably a polyester containing at least 90 mol%.

The polyester in which the main glycol component is an alkylene glycol is preferably a polyester containing 70 mol% or more of alkylene glycol in total with respect to all glycol components, more preferably a polyester containing 80 mol% or more. And more preferably a polyester containing 90 mol% or more. The alkylene glycol mentioned here may contain a substituent or an alicyclic structure in the molecular chain.

The naphthalenedicarboxylic acid or its ester-forming derivative used in the present invention includes 1,3-
Naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, 1,5-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, 2,7-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, or ester-forming derivatives thereof are preferred.

As the alkylene glycol used in the present invention, ethylene glycol, 1,2-propylene glycol, 1,3-propylene glycol, 1,2-butylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol,
3-butylene glycol, 1,4-butylene glycol, 1,5-pentanediol, neopentyl glycol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,2-cyclohexanediol, 1,3-cyclohexanediol, 1,4
-Cyclohexanediol, 1,2-cyclohexanedimethanol, 1,3-cyclohexanedimethanol,
Examples thereof include 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, 1,4-cyclohexanediethanol, 1,10-decamethylene glycol, and 1,12-dodecanediol.
Two or more of these may be used simultaneously.

The copolymerized polyester of the present invention includes polyethylene terephthalate copolymer, polybutylene terephthalate copolymer, polypropylene terephthalate copolymer, poly (1,4-cyclohexane dimethylene terephthalate) copolymer, and polyethylene naphthalate copolymer. A copolymer, a polybutylene naphthalate copolymer and a polypropylene naphthalate copolymer are preferred, and among these, a polyethylene terephthalate copolymer is particularly preferred.

The intrinsic viscosity of the copolymerized polyester used in the present invention is 0.60 to 1.50 deciliter / gram,
Preferably 0.61 to 1.30 deciliter / gram,
More preferably, it is in the range of 0.62 to 1.00 deciliter / gram. The limiting viscosity is 0.60 deciliter /
When the amount is less than gram, the mechanical properties of the obtained molded article or the like are poor. On the other hand, if it exceeds 1.50 deciliter / gram, the resin temperature rises during melting by a molding machine or the like, and thermal decomposition becomes severe, so that free low-molecular-weight compounds that affect fragrance retention increase, Causes problems such as coloring of yellow.

Further, the polyester of the present invention may contain a known phosphorus compound as a copolymer component. As the phosphorus compound, a bifunctional phosphorus compound is preferable, for example, (2-carboxylethyl) methylphosphinic acid,
(2-carboxyethyl) phenylphosphinic acid, 9,
10-dihydro-10-oxa- (2,3-carboxypropyl) -10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide and the like. By including these phosphorus compounds as copolymer components, it is possible to improve the flame retardancy and the like of the obtained polyester.

As the constituent components of the polyester of the present invention,
A polycarboxylic acid having a sulfonic acid alkali metal base can be used as the copolymerization component.

The metal sulfonate group-containing compound used as the copolymerization monomer is not particularly limited, but may be 5-sodium sulfoisophthalic acid, 2-sodium sulfoterephthalic acid, 5-lithium sulfoisophthalic acid, or 2-lithium sulfoisophthalic acid. Examples thereof include terephthalic acid, 5-potassium sulfoisophthalic acid, 2-potassium sulfoterephthalic acid, and lower alkyl ester derivatives thereof.

After the polyester has been polymerized according to the method of the present invention, the thermal stability of the polyester can be further enhanced by removing the catalyst from the polyester or deactivating the catalyst by adding a phosphorus compound or the like. .

The polyester of the present invention may contain organic, inorganic, and organometallic toners, a fluorescent whitening agent, and the like. Coloration such as yellowishness can be suppressed to a more excellent level. In addition, other optional polymers, antistatic agents, antifoaming agents, dyes, pigments, matting agents, optical brighteners, stabilizers, antioxidants, and other additives may be contained. As the antioxidant, an aromatic amine-based or phenol-based antioxidant can be used, and as the stabilizer, a phosphorus-based, sulfur-based, amine-based stabilizer such as phosphoric acid or phosphate ester-based can be used. Can be used.

The method for producing the hollow molded article according to the present invention includes:
Stretch blow molding in which a bottomed preform is stretch blow-molded, direct blow molding, extrusion blow molding and the like can be used. The hollow molded body is manufactured by drying the polyester chips obtained by melt polymerization or solid state polymerization by vacuum drying, etc., and then molding by a molding machine such as an injection molding machine, or molding the melt after melt polymerization as it is Direct molding method in which a parison, which is a preform of a hollow molded body, is produced by introducing it into a machine and is referred to as a direct parison method. Further, as the sheet-like substance according to the present invention, extrusion molding can be used.

Polyester is used for vacuum molded articles for food packaging, sheets for compressed air molded articles, blister packs for miscellaneous goods, and the like. Antimony catalysts are inexpensive and have excellent catalytic activity. When this is used as a main component, that is, in an amount of addition that a practical polymerization rate is exhibited, metal antimony precipitates during polycondensation,
Darkening and foreign matter are generated in the polyester, compared with the case where a germanium compound or a titanium compound is used as a catalyst,
The crystallization rate of the obtained PET is high, and it is difficult to obtain a sheet having excellent transparency. Particularly, a sheet having a thickness of 1 mm or more is very difficult. Under these circumstances, polyesters containing no antimony at all or containing no antimony as the main component of the catalyst are invaluable.

Examples of the hollow molded body include an aseptic bottle for juice and the like, a bottle for tea and carbonated drink, a bottle for alcohol such as shochu and whiskey, and the like.
It is used as a bottle for beer, a household detergent, a hairdressing agent, and the like.

Further, such a container may have a multilayer structure in which an intermediate layer is provided with a gas barrier resin layer such as polyvinyl alcohol or polymethaxylylenediamine adipate, a light-shielding resin layer or a recycled polyester layer. is there. Further, polymetaxylylenediamine adipate and the like can be blended.

It is also possible to coat the inside and outside of the container with a metal layer such as aluminum or a diamond-like carbon layer by using a method such as vapor deposition or CVD (chemical vapor deposition).

Further, the sheet is processed by vacuum forming, pressure forming, embossing, etc., and trays and containers for foods and miscellaneous goods, cups, blister packs, carrier tapes for electronic parts,
Used as an electronic component delivery tray. The sheet can be used as various cards.

In the case of these sheets, it is also possible to adopt a multilayer structure in which a gas barrier resin layer, a light shielding resin layer and a recycled polyester layer are provided on the above-mentioned intermediate layer. Further, a recycled resin can be similarly mixed.

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EXAMPLES [Evaluation Method] (1) Intrinsic Viscosity (IV) Polyester was dissolved in a 6/4 (weight ratio) mixed solvent of phenol / 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane, and the temperature was 30 ° C. Was measured.

(2) Diethylene glycol content of polyester (hereinafter referred to as "DEG content") The amount of DEG was determined by gas chromatography, and the amount of DEG was determined by gas chromatography and expressed as a ratio (mol%) to the total glycol components.

(3) Hue of polyester resin 1) Polyethylene terephthalate with IV = 0.65 When a predetermined stirring torque was reached by melt polymerization, nitrogen was introduced into the autoclave, the pressure was returned to normal pressure, and the polycondensation reaction was stopped. Thereafter, the polymer was discharged into cold water in the form of strands under slight pressure and rapidly cooled. After that, the polymer was held in cold water for about 20 seconds and then cut to obtain a cylindrical resin tip having a length of about 3 mm and a diameter of about 2 mm. The resin chip thus obtained was air-dried on a filter paper at room temperature for about 24 hours, and then used for color measurement. The color measurement was performed using a PET resin chip having an IV of about 0.65 dl / g obtained by melt polymerization using a color difference meter (MODEL manufactured by Tokyo Denshoku Co., Ltd.).
TC-1500MC-88) using Hunter's L
It measured as a value, a value, and b value.

As a specific measurement, a chip sample was arranged in a glass cell so that the glossy surface was facing down, and was put into the cell for 8 minutes. After further shaking the cell lightly and packing it tightly, resin was added until the lid was formed, and the lid was closed. The cell filled with the resin was placed on a sample table and measured. Measurement is performed on one cell
Each time the measurement was performed, the measurement was performed three times by rotating about 120 degrees, that is, 120 degrees were measured from three directions, and the average was obtained.

2) Solid State Polymerized Polyester A chip solid-phase polymerized in the same manner as the above resin chip was placed in a glass cell and measured in the same manner.

(4) Acetaldehyde content (hereinafter “AA”)
Sample / distilled water = 1 gram / 2 cc in a glass ampoule purged with nitrogen, sealed at the top, extracted at 160 ° C for 2 hours, cooled, and acetaldehyde in the extract was subjected to high-sensitivity gas chromatography. The concentration was indicated by ppm.

(5) Content of cyclic trimer of polyester (hereinafter referred to as "CT content") 300 mg of a sample was dissolved in 3 ml of a mixed solution of hexafluoroisopropanol / chloroform (volume ratio = 2/3), and 30 ml of chloroform was further added. And dilute.
To this, 15 ml of methanol is added to precipitate the polymer, which is then filtered. The filtrate was evaporated to dryness, the volume was adjusted to 10 ml with dimethylformamide, and the cyclic trimer was quantified by high performance liquid chromatography.

(6) Haze (% haze) A sample was cut out from the body (thickness: about 0.40 mm) of the following molded article (7) (thickness: 5 mm) and hollow molded article (8): Color haze meter, model ND
Measured with H2000.

(7) Molding of Stepped Molded Plate The dried polyester was dried with a Meiki Seisakusho M-150C (D
M) A stepped flat mold cooled with water at 10 ° C at a cylinder temperature of 285 ° C by an injection molding machine (surface temperature of about 2 ° C).
(2 ° C.). The resulting stepped plate is 2,
A plate having a thickness of about 3 cm × about 5 cm square having a thickness of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 mm is provided in a stepwise manner, and the weight of one piece is about 146 g. A plate having a thickness of 5 mm is used for measuring haze (% haze).

(8) Molding of Hollow Molded Product The polyester was dried with a dryer using dehumidified nitrogen, and the resin temperature was 285 ° C. and the mold temperature was 20 ° C. using an M-150C (DM) injection molding machine manufactured by Koki Seisakusho. A preform was molded. This preform is manufactured by Corpoplast LB-01.
Blow pressure 20kg / cm using E stretch blow molding machine
Biaxially stretched blow molding in ^two within 20 ° C. of the mold, 2000
A cc hollow molded body (the body was circular) was obtained.

(9) Heat resistance during molding of hollow molded article a) Preparation of pulverized and recovered product from hollow molded article The preform molded in (8) was pulverized to obtain a pulverized and recovered product from which fine powder was removed. .

B) Molding of hollow molded article mixed with recovered product The resin chip obtained from the polycondensation step and the crushed recovered product were mixed at a weight ratio of 80:20, and dried with a dryer using dehumidified nitrogen. Dried at about 150 ° C, M-150C manufactured by each machine
(DM) A preform was molded at a resin temperature of 290 ° C. and a mold temperature of 20 ° C. by an injection molding machine. The preform was pulverized again in the step a), mixed with the resin chip obtained from the polycondensation step at a weight ratio of 80:20, and a preform was formed in the same manner. This operation is repeated a total of five times.

C) Evaluation of heat resistance The preform obtained in b) is evaluated from the retention of the intrinsic viscosity (IV) and the degree of visual coloring.

The retention of the intrinsic viscosity was determined by the following equation. Retention = {Preform IV after repeating the molding of (9b) five times / Chip IV after polycondensation} × 100 (10) Heat resistance during molding of sheet-like material a) From the sheet-like material Preparation of recovered product The polyester chips are dried by a dryer using dehumidified nitrogen, and the resin temperature is 290 by a 40 mmφ melt extrusion molding machine.
C., and extruded from a T-die to obtain an unstretched sheet having a thickness of 0.5 mm. This sheet was cut into sections to obtain a recovered product.

B) Extrusion molding of a sheet mixed with the recovered product The resin chip obtained from the polycondensation step and the recovered product were mixed at a weight ratio of 70:30, and the mixture was dried by a dryer using dehumidified nitrogen for about 150. C. and melted at a resin temperature of 290.degree. C. by the above-mentioned melt extruder to obtain a sheet similar to the above. This sheet is cut again in step a), mixed with the resin chip obtained from the polycondensation step at a weight ratio of 70:30,
The sheet was extruded in the same manner. This operation is repeated a total of five times.

C) Evaluation of heat resistance Evaluation is made based on the retention of the intrinsic viscosity (IV) of the sheet obtained in b) and the degree of coloring by visual observation.

The retention of the intrinsic viscosity was determined by the following equation. Retention = {IV of sheet after repeating the extrusion molding of the above (10b) 5 times / Chip IV after polycondensation} × 100 (11) Acid value 0.1 g of polyester was dissolved by heating in 10 ml of benzyl alcohol. Thereafter, it was determined by titration using a solution of 0.1 N NaOH in methanol / benzyl alcohol = 1/9.

(12) Diethylene glycol content (DE
G) 0.1 g of polyester in 250 ml of methanol at 250 ° C.
And then quantitatively determined by gas chromatography.

(13) Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) Measurement was performed using a DSC 2920 manufactured by TA Instruments. Put 10.0mg of polyester into aluminum pan,
Heat to 280 ° C at a heating rate of 50 ° C / min.
And then quenched in liquid nitrogen immediately after holding for 1 minute. Thereafter, the temperature was raised from room temperature to 300 ° C. at a rate of 20 ° C./min, and the crystallization temperature Tc1 and the melting point Tm at the time of temperature rise were determined. After maintaining at 300 ° C. for 2 minutes, the temperature was decreased at a rate of 10 ° C./min.
I asked. Tc1, Tm, and Tc2 were the temperatures of the local maximums of the respective peaks.

(14) Thermal stability parameter (TS) The melt-polymerized IV was about 0.65 dl / g (before the melting test;
[IV] 1 g of PET resin chip of _i )
After placing in a glass test tube of 12 mm and vacuum drying at 130 ° C. for 12 hours, setting in a vacuum line and repeating vacuuming and nitrogen filling at least 5 times, sealing with 100 mmHg of nitrogen, sealing, and placing in a 300 ° C. salt bath After being immersed and maintained in a molten state for 2 hours, the sample was taken out, freeze-pulverized and vacuum-dried, and the IV (after the melting test; IV] _f2 ) was measured and determined by the following formula. The formula was quoted from a previous report (Ueyama et al .: The Journal of the Rubber Society of Japan, Vol. 63, No. 8, page 497, 1990). TS = 0.245 ｛[IV] _f2 ^-1.47- [I
V] _i ^-1.47 ｝ (15) Thermal oxidation stability parameter (TOS) A PET resin chip having a melt-polymerized IV of about 0.65 dl / g is freeze-pulverized into a powder having a size of 20 mesh or less, and the powder is obtained at 130 ° C. for 12 hours. 300 mg of the dried product in a vacuum was placed in a glass test tube having an inner diameter of about 8 mm and a length of about 140 mm.
After vacuum drying at 0 ° C. for 12 hours, a drying tube containing silica gel was placed on the upper portion of the test tube, and dried under air at 230 ° C.
IV after being immersed in a salt bath and heated for 15 minutes, was determined using the same formula as that for TS described above. Here, [IV] _i and [IV] _{f 1} indicate the IV (dl / g) before and after the heating test, respectively. For freezing and pulverization, use a freezer mill (Type 6750 manufactured by Spex, USA)
This was performed using After putting about 2 g of resin chip and dedicated impactor in the dedicated cell, set the cell in the device, fill the device with liquid nitrogen and hold for about 10 minutes, then
Milling was performed for 5 minutes with ATE10 (impacter moves around 20 times per second). TOS = 0.245 ｛[IV] _f1 ^-1.47 − [IV] _i
^-1.47 ｝ (16) Hydrolysis resistance parameter (HS) The intrinsic viscosity obtained by melt polymerization is about 0.65 dl / g.
(Before the test; the PET resin chip of [IV] _i ) was frozen and pulverized in the same manner as in 7) to obtain a powder having a size of 20 mesh or less, which was vacuum-dried at 130 ° C. for 12 hours. The hydrolysis test was performed using a mini color device (TypeMC manufactured by Texam Giken Co., Ltd.).
12. ELB). 1 g of the above powder is added to pure water 1
The mixture was placed in a dedicated stainless steel beaker together with 00 ml, and a dedicated stirring blade was further placed therein. The system was closed, set in a mini-color device, and stirred at 130 ° C. for 6 hours while being heated and pressurized. The PET after the test was collected by filtration with a glass filter, dried under vacuum, and then measured for IV ([IV] _f2 ), and the hydrolysis resistance parameter (HS) was determined by the following equation.

HS = 0.245 ° [IV] _f2 ^-1.47-
[IV] _i ^-1.47 ｝ (17) Solution haze value (Haze) A melt-polymerized IV PET resin chip having an IV of about 0.65 dl / g was mixed with p-chlorophenol / 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane in 3 / It was dissolved in one mixed solvent (weight ratio) to make a solution of 8 g / 100 ml, and the solution was measured at room temperature using a turbidimeter NDH2000 of Nippon Denshoku Industries Co., Ltd. The measuring method is based on JIS standard JIS-K7105, and the cell length is 1 cm.
The diffused transmitted light (DF) and the total light transmitted light (TT) of the solution were measured using the cell (1), and Haze (%) was determined from the calculation formula Haze (%) = (DF / TT) × 100.

(18) ¹ H-NMR Measurement The compound was dissolved in CDCl ₃ or DMSO and measured at room temperature using a Varian GEMINI-200.

(19) Measurement of melting point The compound was placed on a cover glass, and the
RO MELTINGPOINT APPARATUS
Was measured at a heating rate of 1 ° C./min.

(20) Elemental Analysis The phosphorus was analyzed by molybdenum blue colorimetry after wet decomposing a PET resin chip. Other metals were subjected to high-frequency plasma emission analysis and atomic absorption analysis after incineration / acid dissolution.

(Example 1) (Synthesis example of phosphorus compound) A phosphorus compound represented by the following formula (42) (phosphorus compound A)
Synthesis of

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(1) Sodium (O-ethyl)
3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydro
Synthesis of xybenzylphosphonate 6.5 g of a 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (84 mmo)
l) and 6.1 ml of methanol in a mixed solution
yl (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hy
(doxybenzyl) phosphonate 5
g (14 mmol) of a methanol solution (6.1 ml) was added, and the mixture was heated and refluxed for 24 hours under a nitrogen atmosphere. After the reaction,
While cooling the reaction mixture, 7.33 g of concentrated hydrochloric acid (70 mm
ol), and the precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with isopropanol, and the filtrate was distilled off under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was dissolved in hot isopropanol, the insoluble matter was collected by filtration, the isopropanol was distilled off under reduced pressure, and the residue was washed with hot heptane, dried and dried.
dium (O-ethyl 3,5-di-tert-
butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphos
3.4 g (69%) were obtained.

Shape: white powder Melting point: 294-302 ° C. (decomposition) ¹ H-NMR (DMSO, δ): 1.078 (3H,
t, J = 7 Hz), 1.354 (18H,
s), 2.711 (2H, d), 3.724 (2
H, m, J = 7 Hz), 6.626 (1H,
s), 6.9665 (2H, s) Elemental analysis (theoretical values in parentheses): Na 6.36%
(6.56%), P 9.18% (8.84%) (2) O-ethyl 3,5-di-tert-bu
tyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphh
Synthesis of sonic acid (phosphorus compound A) Sodium (O-ethyl 3,5
-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyb
benzylphosphonate 1g (2.8m
mol) was added to 1.5 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid to 20 ml of an aqueous solution of
Stirred for hours. 150 ml of water was added to the reaction mixture, and the precipitated crystals were collected by filtration, washed with water and dried to obtain O-ethyl 3,3.
5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy
benzylphosphonic acid 826
mg (88%).

Shape: plate-like crystal Melting point: 126-127 ° C. ¹ H-NMR (CDCl ₃ , δ): 1.207 (3H,
t, J = 7 Hz), 1.436 (18H, s),
3.013 (2H, d), 3.888 (2H, d)
m, J = 7 Hz. ), 7.088 (2H, s),
7.679-8.275 (1H, br) (Polymerization of polyethylene terephthalate having IV = 0.65 using phosphorus compound A) A high-purity terephthalic acid and a high-purity terephthalic acid were added to a 2-liter stainless steel autoclave equipped with a stirrer and circulating with heat medium. Ethylene glycol was added in twice the molar amount thereof, and triethylamine was added in an amount of 0.3 mol% based on the acid component. The esterification reaction was performed for 120 minutes while distilling water out of the system at 245 ° C. under a pressure of 0.25 Mpa. An oligomer having an esterification rate of 95% was obtained. To this oligomer, a solution of aluminum trisacetylacetonate in 2.5 g / l ethylene glycol was added in an amount of 0.015 mol% as aluminum atoms to the acid component in the polyester, and 10 g / l of the phosphorus compound A described above was added. 0.04 m as a phosphorus compound A with respect to an acid component in the polyester
ol%, and the mixture was stirred at 245 ° C. for 10 minutes at normal pressure under a nitrogen atmosphere. Then, over 50 minutes, the pressure of the reaction system was gradually lowered while the temperature was raised to 275 ° C. to 0.1 Torr, and the polycondensation reaction was further performed at 275 ° C. and 0.1 Torr. IV of polyethylene terephthalate isophthalate
Table 1 shows the polymerization time (AP) required until the polymer reached 0.65 dlg ^-1 .

The polyethylene terephthalate having an IV of 0.65 dlg ^-1 obtained by the above polycondensation was formed into chips according to a conventional method. Various physical properties were measured using this PET resin chip. The results are shown in Tables 1 and 2.

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[Table 1]

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[Table 2]

(Polymerization Example of Copolyester) High-purity terephthalic acid was converted to high-purity terephthalic acid and isophthalic acid (the amount of isophthalic acid used was 3 mol / 97 mol% of terephthalic acid).
Mol%), the polymerization time was shortened under the same conditions as above, and the intrinsic viscosity was 0.52 dl /
g of polyester terephthalate-isophthalate copolymerized polyester was obtained. 150 ℃ of this resin chip
After the resin chip surface is crystallized by drying in a stationary solid-state polymerization tower under a nitrogen stream at about 160-170 ° C. and then solid-state polymerization at 203 ° C., the IV is 0.75 dl / g and the color b value is 1.5 copolymerized polyester was obtained. The DEG content was 2.0 mol%, the AA content was 3.5 ppm, and the cyclic trimer content was 0.35 mass%.

Next, a step-formed plate and a stretched hollow formed body were obtained by the methods described in the above (7) and (8).

The haze of the molded plate was 4.0%, and the haze of the stretched hollow molded article was 0.7%, which was no problem.

The hollow molded article molded using the copolymerized polyester obtained by using the polycondensation catalyst of the present invention has excellent transparency.

The heat resistance was evaluated by the above method (9). The retention of the intrinsic viscosity was about 88% without any problem, and the degree of coloring by visual observation was the degree of coloring of the hollow molded article made of only virgin resin. Did not change.

Example 2 Synthesis Example of Phosphorus Compound Synthesis of magnesium salt of phosphorus compound (phosphorus compound B) represented by the following formula (43)

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(1) Sodium (O-ethyl)
3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydro
Synthesis of xybenzylphosphonate 6.5 g of a 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (84 mmo)
l) and 6.1 ml of methanol in a mixed solution
yl (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hy
(doxybenzyl) phosphonate 5
g (14 mmol) of a methanol solution (6.1 ml) was added, and the mixture was heated and refluxed for 24 hours under a nitrogen atmosphere. After the reaction,
While cooling the reaction mixture, 7.33 g of concentrated hydrochloric acid (70 mm
ol), and the precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with isopropanol, and the filtrate was distilled off under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was dissolved in hot isopropanol, the insoluble matter was collected by filtration, the isopropanol was distilled off under reduced pressure, and the residue was washed with hot heptane, dried and dried.
dium (O-ethyl 3,5-di-tert-
butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphos
3.4 g (69%) were obtained.

Shape: white powder Melting point: 294-302 ° C. (decomposition) ¹ H-NMR (DMSO, δ): 1.078 (3H,
t, J = 7 Hz), 1.354 (18H,
s), 2.711 (2H, d), 3.724 (2
H, m, J = 7 Hz), 6.626 (1H,
s), 6.9665 (2H, s) Elemental analysis (theoretical values in parentheses): Na 6.36%
(6.56%), P 9.18% (8.84%) (2) Magnesium bis (O-ethyl)
3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydro
Synthesis of xybenzylphosphonate (phosphorus compound B) Sodium (O-ethyl 3,5) under stirring at room temperature
-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyb
benzylphosphonate) 500mg
(1.4 mmol) aqueous solution (4 ml), magnesium nitrate hexahydrate (192 mg, 0.75 mmol) aqueous solution 1
ml was added dropwise. After stirring for 1 hour, the precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with water,
Dry to Magnesium bis (O-ethyl
3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydr
oxybenzylphosphonate) to 35
9 mg (74%) were obtained.

Shape: white powder Melting point:> 300 ° C. ¹ H-NMR (DMSO, δ): 1.0820 (6H,
t, J = 7 Hz), 1.3558 (36H,
s), 2.8338 (4H, d), 3.8102
(4H, m, J = 7 Hz), 6.6328 (2
H, s), 6.9917 (4H, s) (Polymerization of polyethylene terephthalate with IV = 0.65 using phosphorus compound B) A high-purity terephthalic acid and And twice the amount of ethylene glycol, and triethylamine was added in an amount of 0.3 mol% based on the acid component.
In addition, an esterification reaction was performed for 120 minutes while distilling water out of the system at 245 ° C. under a pressure of 0.25 Mpa to obtain an oligomer having an esterification rate of 95%. For this oligomer, 2.
5 g / l of ethylene glycol solution was added to the acid component in the polyester in an amount of 0.015 mol
Then, 0.04 mol% of a 10 g / l ethylene glycol solution of the above-mentioned phosphorus compound B as a phosphorus compound A is added to the acid component in the polyester, and the mixture is stirred at 245 ° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere at normal pressure for 10 minutes. did. Then, the temperature of the reaction system was gradually lowered while raising the temperature to 275 ° C. over 50 minutes to obtain 0.1 Torr.
A polycondensation reaction was performed at orr. Table 1 shows the polymerization time (AP) required until the IV of polyethylene terephthalate reached 0.65 dlg ^-1 .

The polyethylene terephthalate isophthalate having an IV of 0.65 dlg ^-1 obtained by the above polycondensation was formed into chips according to a conventional method. Various physical properties were measured using this PET resin chip. The results are shown in Tables 3 and 4.

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[Table 3]

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[Table 4]

(Polymerization Example of Copolyester) Esterification was carried out under the same conditions as described above except that high-purity terephthalic acid and isophthalic acid were used (the amount of isophthalic acid used was 3 mol% with respect to 97 mol% of terephthalic acid). Oligomers
A resin chip having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.52 dl / g obtained by melt polymerization with a short polymerization time was crystallized at 150 ° C. on a resin chip surface, and then left standing in a solid-state polymerization tower under a nitrogen stream. After drying at about 160 to 170 ° C, solid phase polymerization was performed at 203 ° C to obtain a copolyester having an IV of 0.75 dl / g and a color b value of 1.4. The DEG content is 2.0
Mol%, AA content was 3.3 ppm, and cyclic trimer content was 0.35% by mass.

Next, a step-formed plate and a stretched hollow formed body were obtained by the methods described in (7) and (8) above.

The haze of the molded plate was 4.0%, and the haze of the hollow molded article was 0.8%, which was no problem. The hollow molded article molded using the copolymerized polyester obtained using the polycondensation catalyst of the present invention has excellent transparency.

The heat resistance was evaluated by the above method (9). The retention of the intrinsic viscosity was about 88% without any problem, and the degree of coloring by visual observation was the degree of coloring of the hollow molded article made of only virgin resin. Did not change.

Example 3 (Synthesis Example of Aluminum Salt of Phosphorus Compound) O-ethyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl
-4-hydroxybenzylphosphona
Synthesis of aluminum salt of te (aluminum salt A) (1) Sodium (O-ethyl 3,5-di-
tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzy
Synthesis of 50% sodium hydroxide aqueous solution 6.5 g (84 mmo)
l) and 6.1 ml of methanol in a mixed solution
yl (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hy
(doxybenzyl) phosphonate 5
g (14 mmol) of a methanol solution (6.1 ml) was added, and the mixture was heated and refluxed for 24 hours under a nitrogen atmosphere. After the reaction,
While cooling the reaction mixture, 7.33 g of concentrated hydrochloric acid (70 mm
ol), and the precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with isopropanol, and the filtrate was distilled off under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was dissolved in hot isopropanol, the insoluble matter was collected by filtration, the isopropanol was distilled off under reduced pressure, and the residue was washed with hot heptane, dried and dried.
dium (O-ethyl 3,5-di-tert-
butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphos
3.4 g (69%) were obtained.

Shape: white powder Melting point: 294-302 ° C. (decomposition) ¹ H-NMR (DMSO, δ): 1.078 (3H,
t, J = 7 Hz), 1.354 (18H,
s), 2.711 (2H, d), 3.724 (2
H, m, J = 7 Hz), 6.626 (1H,
s), 6.9665 (2H, s) Elemental analysis (theoretical values in parentheses): Na 6.36%
(6.56%), P 9.18% (8.84%) (2) O-ethyl 3,5-di-tert-bu
tyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphh
Synthesis of Onate Aluminum Salt (Aluminum Salt A) Sodium (O-ethyl 3,5
-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyb
benzylphosphonate 1g (2.8m
5 mol of an aqueous solution of 364 mg (0.97 mmol) of aluminum nitrate 9 hydrate was added dropwise to 7.5 ml of an aqueous solution of the same. After stirring for 3 hours, the precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with water, and dried to obtain O-ethyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl.
l-4-hydroxybenzylphosphon
860 mg of aluminum salt of ate were obtained.

Shape: white powder Melting point: 183-192 ° C. (in the case of polyethylene terephthalate of IV = 0.65 using aluminum salt A) Heat medium circulation type 2 with stirrer
A liter stainless steel autoclave was charged with high-purity terephthalic acid and twice the amount of ethylene glycol,
Triethylamine was added to the acid component in an amount of 0.3 mol%, and esterification was performed for 120 minutes while distilling water out of the system at 245 ° C. under a pressure of 0.25 Mpa to obtain an oligomer having an esterification rate of 95%. . To this oligomer, 2.5% of aluminum trisacetylacetonate was added.
g / l of ethylene glycol solution with respect to the acid component in the polyester as 0.015 mol as aluminum atom
In addition, a 10 g / l ethylene glycol solution of the above aluminum salt A was added as an aluminum salt A to the acid component in the polyester in an amount of 0.04 mol%, and the mixture was stirred at 245 ° C. for 10 minutes under a nitrogen atmosphere at normal pressure. . Then 5
The temperature of the reaction system was gradually lowered while raising the temperature to 275 ° C. over 0 minutes to 0.1 Torr.
The polycondensation reaction was performed at 0.1 Torr. The polymerization time (AP) required for the IV of polyethylene terephthalate to reach 0.65 dlg ^-1 was 98 minutes.

(Polymerization Example of Copolyester) Obtained by esterification under the same conditions as described above except that high-purity terephthalic acid and isophthalic acid were used (the amount of isophthalic acid used was 3 mol% with respect to 97 mol% of terephthalic acid). Oligomers
A resin chip having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.52 dl / g obtained by melt polymerization with a short polymerization time was crystallized at 150 ° C. on a resin chip surface, and then left standing in a solid-state polymerization tower under a nitrogen stream. After drying at about 160 to 170 ° C, solid phase polymerization was performed at 203 ° C to obtain a copolyester having an IV of 0.75 dl / g and a color b value of 1.5. The DEG content is 2.0
Mol%, AA content was 3.4 ppm, and cyclic trimer content was 0.34 mass%.

Next, a step-formed plate and a stretched hollow formed body were obtained by the methods described in the above (7) and (8).

The haze of the molded plate was 4.0%, and the haze of the hollow molded article was 0.7%, which was no problem. The hollow molded article molded using the copolymerized polyester obtained using the polycondensation catalyst of the present invention has excellent transparency.

The heat resistance was evaluated by the above method (9). The retention of the intrinsic viscosity was about 88% without any problem, and the degree of coloring by visual observation was the degree of coloring of the hollow molded article made of only virgin resin. Did not change.

(Example 4) (Polymerization of polyethylene terephthalate with IV = 0.65 using Irganot 1425) To an oligomer produced from high-purity terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol according to a conventional method, aluminum chloride 13 was used as a polycondensation catalyst.
g / l of ethylene glycol solution with respect to the acid component in the polyester as 0.015 mol as aluminum atom
% And 10 g of Irganox 1425 (a compound of chemical formula (41), manufactured by Ciba Specialty Chemicals)
/ L ethylene glycol solution to Irga
0.02 mol% as nox 1425 was added, and the mixture was stirred at 245 ° C. for 10 minutes under a nitrogen atmosphere at normal pressure. Then, the pressure of the reaction system was gradually lowered while raising the temperature to 275 ° C. over 40 minutes to 13.3 Pa (0.1 Torr), and the polycondensation reaction was further performed at 275 ° C. and 13.3 Pa.

When the IV obtained by the above polycondensation is 0.65
dl / g polyethylene terephthalate isophthalate was formed into chips according to a conventional method.

The above polyester resin chip has a thermal stability parameter (TS) of 0.17, a hydrolysis resistance parameter (HS) of 0.05, and a thermal oxidation parameter (TOS).
Was less than 0.01.

(Polymerization Example of Copolyester) Esterification was carried out under the same conditions as above except that high-purity terephthalic acid and isophthalic acid were used (the amount of isophthalic acid used was 3 mol% with respect to 97 mol% of terephthalic acid). Oligomers
A resin chip having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.52 dl / g obtained by melt polymerization with a short polymerization time was crystallized at 150 ° C. on a resin chip surface, and then left standing in a solid-state polymerization tower under a nitrogen stream. After drying at about 160 to 170 ° C, solid phase polymerization was performed at 203 ° C to obtain a copolyester having an IV of 0.75 dl / g and a color b value of 1.4. The DEG content is 2.0
Mol%, AA content was 3.4 ppm, and cyclic trimer content was 0.35% by mass.

Next, a stepped plate and a stretched hollow molded body were obtained by the methods described in (7) and (8) above.

The haze of the molded plate was 3.9%, and the haze of the hollow molded article was 0.7%, which was no problem. The hollow molded article molded using the copolymerized polyester obtained using the polycondensation catalyst of the present invention has excellent transparency.

The heat resistance was evaluated by the above method (9). The retention of the intrinsic viscosity was about 89% without any problem, and the degree of coloring by visual observation was the degree of coloring of the hollow molded article made of only virgin resin. Did not change.

Example 5 Evaluation of (10) was carried out using the copolymerized polyester obtained in Example 1 by solid-state polymerization. The intrinsic viscosity retention was about 86%, which was not a problem, and was visually observed. The degree of coloring is unstretched from only virgin resin.
There was no problem with the degree of coloring.

Example 6 As raw materials, high-purity terephthalic acid, ethylene glycol (terephthalic acid 100 mol%
200 mol%) and 1,4-cyclohexanedimetal (3 mol% with respect to 100 mol% of terephthalic acid) in the same manner as in Example 4 except for using an oligomer produced according to a conventional method. 78 copolymerized polyesters were obtained. The color b value was 1.5, the DEG content was 2.4 mol%, the AA content was 3.4 ppm, and the amount of the cyclic trimer was 0.33 mass%.

Then, a stepped plate and a stretched hollow molded body were obtained by the methods described in the above (7) and (8).

The haze of the formed plate was 3.7%, and the haze of the hollow body was 0.7%, which was not a problem.

The evaluation of (10) was carried out by using the copolymerized polyester obtained by the solid phase polymerization obtained in the examples. The retention of the intrinsic viscosity was about 88% and there was no problem. There was no problem with the degree of coloring of the unstretched sheet from only the above.

(Comparative Example 1) The same operation as in Example 1 was carried out except that antimony trioxide was used as a catalyst such that the addition amount was 0.05 mol% as antimony atom with respect to an acid component in the polymer. Go, IV is 0.75dl
/ G and a PET having a color b value of 1.0. Next, a stepped plate and a stretched hollow molded body were obtained by the methods described in 4) and 5) above.

The resulting molded plate had a haze of 14.6%, and the stretched hollow molded article had a haze of 5.9%, which was poor in transparency.

Comparative Example 2 Example 1 was repeated except that tetrabutyl titanate was used as a catalyst so that the addition amount was 0.0015 mol% as a titanium atom with respect to the acid component in the polymer. By performing the same operation, the IV becomes 0.7
PET having 5 dl / g and a color b value of 4.5 was obtained.

Using this copolymerized polyester, (10)
The retention of the intrinsic viscosity was as low as about 70%, and the degree of coloring by visual observation was very yellow and had no commercial value.

It should be understood that the embodiments and examples disclosed this time are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

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The present invention does not contain an antimony compound or a germanium compound as a main component of a catalyst, and contains aluminum as a main metal component. It has excellent catalytic activity, and does not deactivate or remove the catalyst. A copolymer polyester which was effectively suppressed, was excellent in thermal stability, generated little foreign matter, was excellent in transparency, and was also excellent in color tone was obtained.

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[Claims] 1. A copolymerized polyester synthesized by a catalyst comprising at least one of aluminum and an aluminum compound and a phenolic compound. 2. A copolymerized polyester synthesized by a catalyst containing at least one of aluminum and an aluminum compound and a phosphorus compound. 3. The copolymerized polyester according to claim 1, wherein a phosphorus compound is further used as said catalyst. 4. The phosphorous compound is at least one of a phosphonic acid compound, a phosphinic acid compound, a phosphine oxide compound, a phosphonous acid compound, a phosphinous acid compound, and a phosphine compound. The copolyester according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the copolyester is contained. 5. The phosphorous compound represented by the following general formula (1)
The copolymerized polyester according to any one of claims 2 to 4, comprising at least one of the compounds represented by (3). Embedded image Embedded image Embedded image (In the formulas (1) to (3), R ¹ , R ⁴ , R ⁵ , and R ⁶ each independently include hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group, a halogen group, an alkoxyl group, or an amino group. Represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, R ² and R ³ each independently represent hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms including a hydroxyl group or an alkoxyl group. However, the hydrocarbon group may contain an alicyclic structure or an aromatic ring structure.) 6. The copolymerized polyester according to claim 2, wherein the phosphorus compound contains at least one of a phosphoric acid and a metal salt compound. 7. The copolymerized polyester according to claim 2, wherein the phosphorus compound contains at least a portion represented by the following chemical formula (4). Embedded image 8. The dicarboxylic acid component constituting the copolymerized polyester contains terephthalic acid as an essential component and further contains 0.1 to 15 mol% of either isophthalic acid or 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid. The copolymerized polyester according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein 9. The glycol component constituting the copolymerized polyester comprises ethylene glycol as an essential component, and further comprises 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol at 0.1%.
The copolymerized polyester according to any one of claims 1 to 8, comprising 1 to 15 mol%. 10. The copolyester according to claim 1, wherein the intrinsic viscosity of the copolyester is 0.60 to 1.5 deciliter / gram. 11. A hollow molded article obtained by molding the copolyester according to claim 1. Description: 12. A sheet-like substance obtained by molding the copolymerized polyester according to any one of claims 1 to 10.