JP2012116921A - Method for producing polyester - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for efficiently and stably producing polyester having a low refractive index and excellent thermal stability, and to provide the polyester in which the formation of cross linking structure is suppressed and the generation of gel is small.SOLUTION: In the method for producing polyester, upon production of polyester satisfying the characteristics of the following (1) to (5) by bringing a dicarboxylic acid component including alicyclic dicarboxylic acid and a diol component including alicyclic diol into ester exchange reaction, and then bringing them into polycondensation reaction, a step of making the alicyclic diol into a slurry state in the presence of an alkali compound (A), thereafter charging it to a reaction can, and holding it at a reaction temperature of 210 to 225°C for 90 to 150 minutes is included, ester exchange reaction is performed at the temperature of 225°C or less, thereafter, a pentavalent phosphorus compound (B) and a titanium compound (C) as a polycondensation reaction catalyst are successively added, and next, polycondensation reaction is caused: (1) glass transition point temperature according to differential scanning calorimetry is 65 to 90°C; (2) its refractive index in a sodium D line is 1.500 to 1.570; (3) the addition amount of the alkali compound (A) is 35 to 150 ppm (to polyester); (4) the phosphorous element content in the pentavalent phosphorus compound (B) is 80 to 120 ppm (to polyester); and (5) the titanium element content in the titanium compound (C) is 1 to 50 ppm (to polyester).

Description

  The present invention is a method for producing a polyester containing an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid component and an alicyclic diol component obtained by a transesterification method. Specifically, the alicyclic diol is made into a slurry state in the presence of an alkali compound, added to a reaction can, and after completing the transesterification reaction under specific conditions, a pentavalent phosphorus compound and a titanium compound are added, This is a method for producing a polyester in which generation of a gelled product due to ring opening of an alicyclic diol is suppressed by a polycondensation reaction.

Polyester containing an alicyclic component has optical characteristics, crystallization characteristics, and mechanical characteristics different from aromatic polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate (hereinafter referred to as PET). The polyester alone or the aromatic polyester Used in combination.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a light reflective film in which a copolymerized polyester is laminated on polyethylene naphthalate (hereinafter, PEN), and Patent Document 2 discloses a light reflective fiber in which nylon or acrylic is laminated on a polyester resin. Has proposed a multilayer optical film in which PEN and a copolyester are laminated.

  However, since the polyesters described in Patent Documents 1 and 3 are laminated with polyesters having different glass transition temperatures (hereinafter referred to as Tg), the processability is inferior. Therefore, it is unsuitable to divert to a multilayer laminated film.

Patent Documents 4 and 5 describe a method for producing a polyester by copolymerizing a dicarboxylic acid and / or diol having a cyclic acetal skeleton, for example, copolymerizing spiroglycol having a rigid molecular chain. Although it is disclosed that the Tg is increased and the crystallinity is decreased, if the polyester resin obtained by using the production method is used in a multilayer laminated film with PET, the Tg is higher than that of PET. When formed into a film, it is expected that the occurrence of uneven lamination and inferior processability will occur. In addition, the refractive index cannot be lowered sufficiently, and the reflectance is expected to be low when a multilayer laminated film is formed.
Patent Documents 6 to 8 disclose spiroglycol having a cyclic acetal skeleton after completion of an esterification reaction of a specific acid value or less as a method of suppressing increase in gelation or molecular weight distribution of a polyester containing an alicyclic component by an esterification method. The addition is disclosed. However, in the method for producing a polyester by the esterification method, since spiroglycol is ring-opened by a carboxyl group or moisture after the esterification reaction to form a crosslinked structure, the gelation is not sufficiently suppressed. In the production method, spiroglycol is added in the form of powder, and the spiroglycol scattered on the can wall and the stirring shaft of the reaction vessel is opened, and the opened spiroglycol reacts to form a crosslinked structure. In order to form, gelation suppression is inadequate.
In Patent Document 9, in the process of producing a copolyester, the temperature and pressure during the transesterification reaction are defined, sublimation of spiroglycol, which is an alicyclic component, is suppressed, and stable without blocking the piping of the decompression unit. In particular, a method for producing a polyester resin is disclosed. However, in the reaction step, ring opening of spiroglycol cannot be sufficiently suppressed due to residual acid groups and moisture resulting from the catalyst, and production stability and thermal stability are not sufficiently satisfied.

  On the other hand, Patent Document 10 discloses a production method in which an alkali compound is added to a spiro glycol slurry to suppress ring opening of the spiro glycol by an acid. However, the transesterification conditions described in this document are high in temperature, and the spiroglycol ring-opening inhibition and crosslinking structure formation are insufficiently effective. In addition, when spiroglycol is charged, it is necessary to lower the temperature of the reaction vessel, which leads to a decrease in productivity in the case of continuous production. Furthermore, using trivalent phosphorus compounds that are easily decomposed by heat, it is insufficient to suppress the ring-opening reaction and black foreign matter generation of alicyclic diols, and pipe clogging due to decomposed sublimates, The production stability was not fully satisfied.

JP 2000-141567 A WO98 / 46815 pamphlet Japanese National Patent Publication No. 9-506837 JP 2004-67829 A JP 2006-77070 A JP 2004-137477 A JP-A-2005-314643 JP 2006-225621 A JP 2003-212981 A JP 2009-1669 A

  An object of the present invention is a method for producing a polyester that solves the above-mentioned conventional problems and is excellent in production stability and thermal stability of an alicyclic component-containing polyester, and is suitable for a multilayer laminated film. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a polyester exhibiting a photoelastic coefficient and excellent light reflectivity.

The object of the present invention described above is to carry out a transesterification reaction between a dicarboxylic acid component containing an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid and a diol component containing an alicyclic diol, followed by a polycondensation reaction, and the following (1) to (5): In producing a polyester satisfying the characteristics, the alicyclic diol is made into a slurry state in the presence of the alkali compound (A), and then charged into a reaction can and held at a reaction temperature of 210 to 225 ° C. for 90 to 150 minutes. Characterized in that a transesterification reaction is performed at 225 ° C. or lower, a pentavalent phosphorus compound (B), and a titanium compound (C) as a polycondensation reaction catalyst are sequentially added, followed by a polycondensation reaction. A method for producing polyester,
Glass transition temperature by differential scanning calorimetry: 65 to 90 ° C. (1)
Refractive index at sodium D line: 1.500 to 1.570 (2)
Addition amount of alkali compound (A): 35 to 150 ppm (vs. polyester) (3)
Phosphorus element amount of pentavalent phosphorus compound (B): 80 to 120 ppm (vs. polyester) (4)
Titanium element amount of titanium compound (C): 1 to 50 ppm (vs. polyester) (5)
Achieved by:

According to the present invention, in the reaction step for producing the alicyclic dicarboxylic acid component and the alicyclic diol component-containing polyester, the alicyclic diol is made into a slurry state in the presence of the alkali compound (A), and transesterification is performed. By defining the temperature and time of the reaction, and by subjecting the pentavalent phosphorus compound (B) as a heat stabilizer to a polycondensation reaction using a titanium compound (C) as a polycondensation reaction catalyst, It is possible to produce a polyester that suppresses ring-opening and has few gelled products that are excellent in production stability and thermal stability.
Moreover, the polyester obtained by this invention has a low photoelastic coefficient suitable for a liquid crystal display, and can obtain the laminated polyester film excellent in light reflectivity.

In the polyester production method of the present invention, a dicarboxylic acid component containing an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid and a diol component containing an alicyclic diol are subjected to a transesterification reaction and then a polycondensation reaction, and the following (1) to (5) In the production of polyester satisfying the above characteristics, the alicyclic diol was made into a slurry state in the presence of the alkali compound (A) and then charged into a reaction can, and the reaction temperature was 210 to 225 ° C. and held for 90 to 150 minutes. A transesterification reaction is performed at 225 ° C. or lower, a pentavalent phosphorus compound (B), and a titanium compound (C) as a polycondensation reaction catalyst are sequentially added, followed by a polycondensation reaction. It is a manufacturing method of polyester to make.
Glass transition temperature by differential scanning calorimetry: 65 to 90 ° C. (1)
Refractive index at sodium D line: 1.500 to 1.570 (2)
Addition amount of alkali compound (A): 35 to 150 ppm (vs. polyester) (3)
Phosphorus element amount of pentavalent phosphorus compound (B): 80 to 120 ppm (vs. polyester) (4)
Titanium element amount of titanium compound (C): 1 to 50 ppm (vs. polyester) (5)
The polyester obtained by the production method of the present invention needs to have a Tg of 65 to 90 ° C. When the Tg is less than 65 ° C., the heat resistance is insufficient, so the optical properties of the polyester or its molded body are likely to change over time, and the Tg difference between the laminated resins becomes large when laminated with PET or the like. For this reason, unevenness of lamination occurs, and film formation stability is impaired. On the other hand, when Tg exceeds 90 ° C., the Tg difference becomes large when laminating with PET or the like as described above, so that laminating unevenness or the like occurs, film formation stability is impaired, and the refractive index of the polyester film. It is difficult to lower the value. Furthermore, if the Tg difference becomes large when laminated with PET, the adhesion with PET tends to be poor and delamination tends to occur.

  In the case of a multilayer laminated film, the Tg of the polyester of the present invention is preferably matched with the Tg of the laminated polymer, and the difference (| Tg1−Tg2 | ) Is preferably within 10 ° C, more preferably within 5 ° C. Therefore, the Tg of the polyester of the present invention is preferably in the range of 70 to 87 ° C, more preferably in the range of 75 to 85 ° C.

  About the refractive index of polyester obtained by the manufacturing method of this invention, it is required that it is 1.500-1.570. From the viewpoint of the light reflectance of the multilayer laminated film, it is more preferably 1.510 to 1.560. It is difficult for a polyester resin to have a refractive index of less than 1.500. When the refractive index exceeds 1.570, the difference in refractive index from the laminated polymer is small, so that the resulting multilayer laminated film has a light reflectance of Since it becomes small, it is not preferable.

  The polyester obtained by the production method of the present invention needs to contain at least an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid in a dicarboxylic acid constituent unit and an alicyclic diol in a diol constituent unit. By including an aromatic ring in the polyester, there is an effect of increasing the Tg of the polyester, but at the same time, there is an effect of increasing the refractive index and further increasing the photoelastic coefficient when a multilayer laminated film is obtained. When the photoelastic coefficient is large, the phase difference changes greatly when a stress is applied to the film, so that it is not suitable for a film for use in a liquid crystal display. Therefore, the polyester of the present invention is obtained by substituting a part of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid as a dicarboxylic acid component with a part of an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid or a part of ethylene glycol as a diol component. The photoelastic coefficient can be reduced.

  In the production method of the present invention, the alicyclic diol is easily decomposed and ring-opened with an acid or moisture at a high temperature. Therefore, esterification using an acidic dicarboxylic acid as a starting material, and water is distilled by the reaction. The reaction is not preferred, and it is necessary to conduct a transesterification reaction using a dicarboxylic acid alkyl ester as a starting material.

  In the production method of the present invention, as a method for adding the alicyclic diol, it is necessary to charge the reaction can as a slurry. If the alicyclic diol is not made into a slurry but charged to the reaction can as a powder, the alicyclic diol scatters during charging, and the alicyclic diol adheres to the can wall and the stirring shaft of the reaction can and is exposed to high temperatures. As a result, the alicyclic diol is ring-opened, and the ring-opened alicyclic diol reacts to lead to formation of a crosslinked structure and generation of a gelled product. The formation of a crosslinked structure can be evaluated from the ratio of Mw (weight average molecular weight) and Mn (number average molecular weight) obtained from GPC measurement, and the value of Mw / Mn increases as the crosslinking reaction proceeds. In addition, the gelled product refers to a state in which the formation of a crosslinked structure proceeds and becomes insoluble in a solvent or the like. For example, when discharging into a strand after a polycondensation reaction, the shape of the strand is not constant but becomes a fuzzy thread. , Causing problems such as the inability to cut with a cutter, abnormally increased filtration pressure in the filter filtration process when forming a film, increased defects of the multilayer laminated film, and fluctuation of the laminated thickness of the multilayer laminated film Cause. Mw / Mn is preferably 4.0 or less from the viewpoint of ejection stability and suppression of thickness unevenness of the multilayer laminated film.

In the polyester production method of the present invention, the alicyclic diol slurry needs to contain an alkali compound (A). Since alicyclic diols are easily opened by acid and moisture at high temperatures, the addition of alkali compounds to the slurry reduces the effects of acids such as dicarboxylic acid components such as terephthalic acid and transesterification catalysts. The ring-opening reaction can be suppressed.
The addition amount of the alkali compound (A) needs to be 35 to 150 ppm with respect to the polyester from the viewpoint of the effect of suppressing the alicyclic diol ring-opening reaction and the influence on the physical properties of the polyester. Preferably it is 45-100 ppm. If it is less than 35 ppm, the influence of the acid cannot be sufficiently mitigated, and the alicyclic diol is opened, leading to the formation of a crosslinked structure and the generation of a gelled product. On the other hand, when it exceeds 150 ppm, the polycondensation time is prolonged, and the polymer is deteriorated or the productivity is lowered due to thermal decomposition. In addition, a phosphorus compound and a salt are formed to form particles, which is a drawback when formed into a film.
Although it does not specifically limit as an alkali compound (A) used for this invention, Potassium, sodium, and lithium can be mentioned as an alkali metal element, The hydroxide, acetate, and phosphate are preferable. However, since sodium and lithium compounds tend to easily color the polyester, and phosphates tend to make the polyester slightly turbid, potassium hydroxide is preferred.

  The dispersion medium for slurrying the alicyclic diol is not particularly limited, but it is preferable to use an aliphatic diol used when producing the polyester, and when the polyester is a PET system, it is ethylene glycol. Is preferred. The concentration of the alicyclic diol slurry is not particularly limited, but is preferably 50% by weight or less from the viewpoint of slurrying and handling when added to a reaction can.

  In addition, as a method for preparing an alicyclic diol slurry, it is preferable to add an alicyclic diol to an aliphatic diol which is a dispersion medium for slurrying, and then add the alicyclic diol to make a slurry. When the slurry is formed in the absence of an alkali compound, the ring opening of the alicyclic diol may occur by being exposed to high temperature or moisture in the dispersion medium for a long time.

  In order to suppress the decomposition of the alicyclic diol slurry, the slurry temperature is preferably set to 80 ° C. or lower and added to the reaction can. More preferably, it is 60 degrees C or less. As a method for keeping the temperature low, it is preferable to support facilities such as a jacket through which cold water or the like is provided around the slurry preparation tank.

  The addition temperature of the alicyclic diol slurry of the present invention to the reaction product is preferably 120 to 210 ° C. in order to improve productivity during continuous production and to suppress ring opening of the alicyclic diol. More preferably, it is 150-180 degreeC. When the temperature is 120 ° C. or higher, there is no need to lower the temperature of the reaction can during continuous production, and it takes less time to lower the temperature and less energy for heating, resulting in good productivity. Moreover, when it is 210 degrees C or less, the ring opening of alicyclic diol can be suppressed and it is preferable.

  In the polyester production method of the present invention, by setting the transesterification reaction temperature to 225 ° C. or lower, ring opening of the alicyclic diol can be suppressed, and the latter half of the transesterification reaction can be maintained for a long time. The transesterification reaction can be efficiently carried out. In addition, the transesterification reaction of the alicyclic diol is completed by the production method of the present invention, and the amount of unreacted alicyclic diol is reduced, thereby opening the alicyclic diol monomer at a high temperature in the polycondensation reaction. And gelation can be suppressed. As a production condition for this, it is necessary to carry out the transesterification reaction at 225 ° C. or lower, including a step of holding the transesterification reaction temperature at 210 to 225 ° C. and holding it for 90 to 150 minutes. It is preferable to hold at 215 to 220 ° C. for 110 to 130 minutes. When it exceeds 225 degreeC, an unreacted alicyclic diol will open a ring and will lead to formation of a crosslinked structure and generation | occurrence | production of a gelled material. Moreover, since the transesterification rate falls when it is less than 210 ° C., it is necessary to extend the holding time significantly, and the productivity is lowered. When the retention time is less than 90 minutes, the transesterification rate decreases and the amount of unreacted alicyclic diol monomer increases. Unreacted alicyclic diol monomer is inferior in heat resistance compared to the alicyclic diol component incorporated in the polyester and opens when exposed to high temperatures during the polycondensation reaction. Leads to the occurrence of Further, by holding for 150 minutes in this temperature range, the amount of unreacted monomer can be reduced, and even if held for more than 150 minutes, no significant effect on the suppression of gelled product is obtained, and productivity Leading to a decline.

In the polyester production method of the present invention, as a heat stabilizer for suppressing the ring-opening reaction of the alicyclic diol and the generation of black foreign substances, a pentavalent phosphorus compound in the step from the end of the transesterification reaction to the pre-polycondensation reaction It is necessary to add (B). Moreover, it is necessary to add the amount of the phosphorus compound so that 80 to 120 ppm of the phosphorus element remains in the polyester. Preferably, it is 85-115 ppm, More preferably, it is 90-110 ppm. When the amount of phosphorus element exceeds 120 ppm, the polycondensation reactivity is inferior, and a remarkable effect on the ring-opening reaction of the alicyclic diol and the suppression of black foreign matters cannot be obtained, which is economically useless. On the other hand, if it is less than 80 ppm, the effect as a heat stabilizer cannot be obtained. Therefore, the ring-opening reaction of the alicyclic diol is promoted at the time of reaction, and a thick gut is generated at the time of discharge. Further, black foreign matter is generated. Further, when the obtained polyester is molded, the formation of black foreign matters or gelled products causes molding defects and physical property degradation.
As said pentavalent phosphorus compound (B), it is preferable that they are any 1 type or 2 types of a phosphoric acid type, a phosphonic acid type, a phosphinic acid type, and a phosphine oxide type, for example. Specifically, for example, phosphates such as phosphoric acid, trimethyl phosphate, triethyl phosphate, triphenyl phosphate, methylphosphonic acid, ethylphosphonic acid, propylphosphonic acid, isopropylphosphonic acid, butylphosphonic acid, phenylphosphonic acid Phosphophosphonic acid systems such as benzylphosphonic acid, tolylphosphonic acid, xylylphosphonic acid, biphenylphosphonic acid, naphthylphosphonic acid, anthrylphosphonic acid, diethylphosphonoacetic acid, diethyl diethylphosphonoacetate, ethyl diethylphosphonoacetate, etc. Phosphinic acid such as phosphorous acid, methylphosphinic acid, ethylphosphinic acid, propylphosphinic acid, isopropylphosphinic acid, butylphosphinic acid, phenylphosphinic acid, tolylphosphinic acid, trimethylphosphine oxide, triethylphosphine oxy Phosphine oxide such as id and the like, it is preferred that these are either one or two. In particular, from the viewpoints of thermal stability and color tone improvement, phosphoric acid and / or phosphonic acid are preferable. Of these, ethyl diethylphosphonoacetate is preferable. In addition, trivalent phosphorus compounds are decomposed when exposed to high temperatures, and the effect as a heat stabilizer is insufficient. Furthermore, there is a drawback that the decomposed sublimate causes clogging of piping.

  In the production method of the present invention, it is necessary to add the titanium compound (C) as a polycondensation reaction catalyst. Since both the antimony catalyst and the germanium catalyst have strong acidity, the alicyclic diol is opened, leading to the formation of a crosslinked structure and the generation of a gelled product. Moreover, the addition time of a pentavalent phosphorus compound (B) and a titanium compound (C) needs to add a titanium compound sequentially after adding a pentavalent phosphorus compound. When the titanium compound addition time is added in the step before the phosphorus compound addition, the reaction activity of titanium is lost by the phosphorus compound. The addition interval between the phosphorus compound and the titanium compound is not particularly limited. However, immediately after the addition of the phosphorus compound, the reaction between the phosphorus compound and the transesterification reaction catalyst is not sufficiently performed, and the unreacted phosphorus compound may react with the titanium compound. Therefore, it is not preferable. The time of the addition interval is preferably about 10 to 60 minutes.

In addition, since the titanium compound (C) has a high low-temperature reaction activity and the reactivity of the alicyclic diol is improved, scattering of unreacted alicyclic diol to the outside of the reaction system is suppressed, and production stability is obtained. . Furthermore, the addition amount of a titanium compound needs to add 1-50 ppm as a titanium element with respect to polyester from a viewpoint of gelatinization or black foreign material suppression. When the addition amount of the titanium element exceeds 50 ppm, the polycondensation reaction activity is remarkably increased, gelation and black foreign matter are promoted, and the color tone is further deteriorated. On the other hand, if it is less than 1 ppm, sufficient polycondensation reaction activity cannot be obtained, so that the polycondensation time cannot be extended and a sufficiently high degree of polymerization polyester cannot be obtained. Therefore, the amount of titanium element added is preferably 5 to 40 ppm, more preferably 10 to 30 ppm.
The above-described titanium compound (C) is not particularly limited, but the titanium compound (C) includes at least one selected from the group consisting of titanium alkoxide, polyvalent carboxylic acid, hydroxycarboxylic acid, and nitrogen-containing carboxylic acid as a chelating agent. It is preferable that it is a titanium complex.
Examples of the titanium alkoxide include titanium compounds (C) having an alkoxy group such as tetraethoxide, tetrapropoxide, tetraisopropoxide, tetrabutoxide, tetra-2-ethylhexoxide and the like. Tetrabutoxide is particularly preferable.
Examples of the polyvalent carboxylic acid that is a chelating agent for the titanium compound (C) include phthalic acid, trimellitic acid, trimesic acid, hemititic acid, pyromellitic acid, and the like, and hydroxycarboxylic acid includes lactic acid, malic acid, and tartaric acid. Citric acid and the like, and as nitrogen-containing carboxylic acid, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, nitrilotripropionic acid, carboxyiminodiacetic acid, carboxymethyliminodipropionic acid, diethylenetriaminopentaacetic acid, triethylenetetraminohexaacetic acid, iminodiacetic acid, Examples include iminodipropionic acid, hydroxyethyliminodiacetic acid, hydroxyethyliminodipropionic acid, methoxyethyliminodiacetic acid, and the like. In particular, a titanium complex using hydroxycarboxylic acid lactic acid or citric acid as a chelating agent is preferred. These titanium compounds (C) may be used alone or in combination.
Examples of the alicyclic dicarboxylic acid in the present invention include dimethyl cyclohexane dicarboxylate and dimethyl decalin dicarboxylate. In particular, dimethyl cyclohexanedicarboxylate is preferable from the viewpoint of availability and reactivity. In addition, alicyclic dicarboxylic acids such as cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid alkyl ester include cis- and trans-isomers as stereoisomers. In the present invention, the trans-isomer ratio is preferably 40% or less. When the trans isomer ratio is high, Tg and refractive index tend to increase. In addition, since the trans isomer has a higher melting point than the cis isomer, the reactivity tends to be inferior when the trans isomer ratio increases. Furthermore, it easily coagulates and settles during storage at room temperature or during transportation, resulting in poor workability in handling. Therefore, the trans isomer ratio is preferably 35% or less, and more preferably 30% or less.

  As the alicyclic diol in the present invention, spiroglycol and isosorbide are preferable, and spiroglycol is particularly preferable from the viewpoint of the color tone of the obtained polyester. Here, spiroglycol refers to 3,9-bis (2-hydroxy-1,1-dimethylethyl) -2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro [5,5] undecane.

  In the present invention, for example, in the case of PET, Tg decreases when terephthalic acid (aromatic ring component) is substituted with cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid or the like. On the other hand, Tg rises by substituting ethylene glycol with alicyclic diols such as spiroglycol, and as a result, the polyester of the present invention can be adjusted to the same Tg as ordinary PET used for multilayer laminated films.

  In the polyester of the present invention, the number of moles of aromatic rings contained in 1 kg of polyester is preferably 4.8 moles or less in order to reduce the refractive index and the photoelastic coefficient. When it exceeds 4.8 mol, the refractive index and the photoelastic coefficient tend to increase, which is not preferable. The number of moles of aromatic rings in the present invention is based on the number of moles of benzene rings. The definition in the present invention will be described using PET and PEN as examples.

  In the case of PET, since the molecular weight of the basic repeating unit is 192, the number of basic repeating units per 1 kg of polyester is 5.2. Since 1 mol of the terephthalic acid component (corresponding to one benzene ring) is contained in the basic repeating unit, the number of moles of aromatic ring of PET is calculated to be 5.2. On the other hand, in the case of PEN, the molecular weight of the basic repeating unit is 242 and the number of basic repeating units per kg of polyester is 4.1. Although 1 mole of naphthalene dicarboxylic acid component is contained in the basic repeating unit, since the naphthalene ring corresponds to 2 benzene rings, the number of moles of aromatic ring of PEN is calculated as 8.2 moles.

  The polyester of the present invention contains at least an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid and an alicyclic diol, and the other dicarboxylic acid component is at least one selected from dimethyl terephthalate, dimethyl 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylate, and dimethyl isophthalate. It is preferable to add 20-95 mol% of dimethyl dicarboxylate with respect to the total dicarboxylic acid component. Moreover, about a diol component, it is preferable to add 20-95 mol% of ethylene glycol as a diol component. When the above-mentioned aromatic dicarboxylic acid is less than 20 mol%, it is difficult to make the Tg 65 ° C. or higher. For example, when laminating with PET or PEN, the interlayer adhesion with these polyesters tends to deteriorate. Similarly, when ethylene glycol is less than 20 mol%, interlayer adhesion with these polyesters deteriorates when laminated with PET or PEN. On the other hand, when the aromatic dicarboxylic acid exceeds 95 mol%, it is difficult to reduce the refractive index and the photoelastic coefficient, and when ethylene glycol exceeds 95 mol%, it is difficult to increase the Tg to 65 ° C. or higher. .

Therefore, in the polyester of the present invention, the addition amount of the alicyclic dicarboxylic acid and the alicyclic diol is preferably in the range of 5 to 80 mol%, more preferably 8 to 50 mol% from the above description.
Further, in the polyester production method of the present invention, as a transesterification reaction catalyst, at least one metal compound selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth metals, Zn, Co, and Mn is used as a metal element. It is preferable to add ~ 300 ppm. The metal compound is preferably one that is soluble in polyester, and is particularly preferably a known acetate.

  The aromatic dicarboxylic acid contained in the polyester of the present invention is at least selected from the above-mentioned types, but dimethyl terephthalate and dimethyl isophthalate are preferable from the viewpoint of refractive index and photoelastic coefficient, and these are used simultaneously. It doesn't matter. In particular, dimethyl terephthalate is preferably used mainly from the viewpoints of adhesiveness with other polyesters. In addition, as the dicarboxylic acid component, a conventionally known component may be copolymerized as long as the characteristics allow. The same applies to the diol component. Examples of such components include aliphatic dicarboxylic acid alkyl esters such as adipic acid and sebacic acid, and aromatic dicarboxylic acid alkyl esters such as 4,4′-bisphenylenedicarboxylic acid, 5-sodium sulfoisophthalic acid, and diphenic acid. . Moreover, diol components, such as diethylene glycol, butanediol, propanediol, polyethylene glycol, polytetramethylene glycol, can be mentioned.

  In the method for producing a polyester of the present invention, when transesterification is carried out in a transesterification can, the diol component containing no alicyclic diol has a molar ratio of 1.65 to 2.3 times the total dicarboxylic acid component. Is preferred. It is preferable to proceed the polycondensation reaction by raising the temperature of the low polymer in a polycondensation reaction vessel and reducing the pressure at 60 to 180 minutes. Further, the final pressure reduction degree of the polycondensation reaction is preferably 133 Pa or less. Moreover, it is preferable to carry out the polycondensation reaction temperature as low as possible at 270 to 290 ° C. from the viewpoints of polycondensation reactivity, suppression of gelation, and thermal stability. The polycondensation reaction temperature is the final constant temperature because the polycondensation reaction is performed at a constant temperature after reaching a certain target temperature over a period of 60 to 150 minutes by gradually increasing the temperature from 225 to 240 ° C. It is. When the temperature is higher than 290 ° C., the polycondensation reaction is promoted, but thermal decomposition is promoted, and gelation or blackening of the polyester adhering to the discharge nozzle hole occurs, which is not preferable. When the temperature is lower than 270 ° C., sufficient polycondensation reaction activity cannot be obtained, and the polycondensation reaction time tends to be delayed, which is not preferable. Therefore, the polycondensation reaction temperature is preferably 270 to 288 ° C, more preferably 275 to 285 ° C.

Next, the manufacturing method of polyester of this invention is demonstrated in detail.
In the method for producing a polyester of the present invention, when an alicyclic diol is heated under an acid component, in an acidic state or under water, the ring opening tends to be promoted and the functional group tends to increase. Alicyclic diol made into a slurry state in the presence of a dicarboxylic acid alkyl ester component containing an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid alkyl ester and an alkali compound (A) when copolymerizing the alicyclic diol. In a transesterification can, the reaction temperature is 210 to 225 ° C. and the reaction temperature is maintained for 90 to 150 minutes, and the transesterification reaction is performed at 225 ° C. or less. After adding the monovalent phosphorus compound (B) and then adding the titanium compound (C), the transition from the transesterification reaction can to the polycondensation reaction can Use a method of polycondensation reaction coalescence.

  For example, dimethyl terephthalate, which is a dicarboxylic acid alkyl ester component, dimethyl cyclohexanedicarboxylate, and potassium hydroxide, which is a hydroxide containing a potassium element as an alkali compound (A), are added as raw materials, and the spiro is slurried with ethylene glycol. A predetermined amount of glycol and ethylene glycol, which is a diol component, are charged into a transesterification reaction can so as to become the polyester of the present invention. In this case, the amount of ethylene glycol which is a diol component is 1.65 to 2.3 times the molar ratio with respect to the total dicarboxylic acid component, thereby improving the transesterification reactivity.

A metal compound such as manganese acetate tetrahydrate is added as a transesterification catalyst to the polyester made of the raw material. At about 150 ° C., the monomer component becomes a uniform molten liquid. Next, a transesterification reaction is carried out while distilling methanol through a step of keeping the inside of the reaction vessel at 225 ° C. or lower, 210 to 225 ° C. for 90 to 150 minutes. In this way, the transesterification reaction is completed. Then, a pentavalent phosphorus compound (B) such as trimethyl phosphate or ethyl diethylphosphonoacetate is added as a deactivator for the transesterification reaction catalyst. Then, 30 minutes after the completion of the addition of the phosphorus compound (B), a polycondensation reaction catalyst which is a titanium compound (C) such as a citrate chelate titanium compound or tetra-n-butyl titanate is added and sufficiently stirred. Then, a low polymer having a molar ratio of all diol components to all dicarboxylic acid components of about 1.6 to 2.2 times is obtained. Next, the low polymer is transferred from the transesterification reactor to a polycondensation reactor at 235 ° C. Thereafter, the temperature was raised simultaneously with depressurization, the pressure from normal pressure to 133 Pa or lower was set to 90 minutes, and the temperature was raised from 235 to 285 ° C. for 90 minutes. And As the polycondensation reaction proceeds, the viscosity of the reaction product increases. For the specified polyester viscosity, the polycondensation reaction is terminated with the stirring torque as a guide. At the same time, the inside of the reaction system is brought to normal pressure with nitrogen, the stirrer is stopped, the inside of the polycondensation reaction can is under nitrogen pressure, and the discharge nozzle Gut-like polyester is discharged from the hole into the water tank. The discharged polyester is quenched in a water tank and made into chips with a cutter.
Although the polyester of the present invention can be obtained by such a method for producing a polyester, the above is an example, and the monomer, catalyst and polycondensation reaction conditions are not limited thereto.

The polyester of the present invention thus obtained preferably has an intrinsic viscosity in the range of 0.55 to 1.0. When the intrinsic viscosity is less than 0.55, the polyester becomes brittle, which is not preferable. When the intrinsic viscosity exceeds 1.0, the melt viscosity becomes high, so that accurate lamination becomes difficult.
The polyester of the present invention is preferably amorphous, and is substantially amorphous within the above-mentioned copolymerization range. The term “amorphous” in the present invention means that the heat of crystal fusion is 4 J / g or less in DSC measurement. Such an amorphous polyester is preferable because its optical properties hardly change during film production.
Since the polyester of the present invention has a refractive index lower than that of PET and is amorphous, the refractive index hardly changes even when the film is stretched. Therefore, light is efficiently reflected at the interface between the polyester layer and the PET layer of the present invention.

  The polyester film thus obtained has a low photoelastic coefficient and is suitable as a liquid crystal display film. Moreover, the film which laminated | stacked PET etc. alternately is excellent in light reflectivity, and is suitable for a reflector use.

The present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the following examples. In addition, the measuring method of a physical property and the evaluation method of an effect were performed in accordance with the following method.

(1) Thermal properties of polyester (Tg, heat of crystal melting)
About 10 mg of the sample to be measured was weighed, sealed with an aluminum pan and pan cover, and measured with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC7 model, manufactured by Perkin Elmer). In the measurement, the temperature was raised from 20 ° C. to 285 ° C. at a rate of 16 ° C./min in a nitrogen atmosphere, then rapidly cooled with liquid nitrogen, and again from 20 ° C. to 285 ° C. at a rate of 16 ° C./min. Raise the temperature. Tg was measured in the second temperature raising process.
The amount of heat of crystal melting was calculated from the area of the crystal melting peak appearing in the second temperature raising process.

(2) Refractive index of polyester An unstretched sheet having a thickness of 100 μm is obtained by melt-extruding polyester. Next, the refractive index was measured with an “Abbe refractometer NAR-4T” manufactured by Atago Co., Ltd. under a temperature condition of 23 ° C. using sodium D line as a light source.

(3) Intrinsic viscosity of polyester Polyester was dissolved in a solvent of ortho-chlorophenol (hereinafter OCP) and measured at 25 ° C.

(4) Gelling rate of polyester The polyester is freeze-pulverized to form a powder having a diameter of 300 μm or less and vacuum-dried at 50 ° C. for 2 hours. 0.5 g of this sample is put in a stainless steel vessel with a pipe lid, and the oxygen concentration is made 1% with a mixed gas of air and nitrogen. The container is immersed in an oil bath at 280 ° C. and heat-treated for 2.5 hours. This is dissolved in 50 mL OCP at a temperature of 160 ° C. for 40 minutes. Subsequently, it is filtered through a Buchner type glass filter (maximum pore size 20-30 μm), washed and vacuum dried. The weight of OCP insoluble matter remaining on the filter is calculated from the increase in the weight of the filter before and after filtration, and the weight fraction of the OCP insoluble matter relative to the polyester weight (0.5 g) is obtained. did. From the viewpoint of ejection stability and suppression of uneven thickness of the multilayer laminated film, the gelation rate is preferably 10.0% by weight or less.

(5) Cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid cis and trans isomer ratio samples were diluted 5 to 6 times with methanol, and 0.4 μL of the diluted solution was measured by liquid chromatography under the following conditions.
Device: Shimadzu LC-10ADvp
Column: Capillary column DB-17 manufactured by Agilent Technologies (length 30 m, inner diameter 0.32 mm, film thickness 0.25 μm)
Temperature rising conditions: initial temperature 110 ° C., initial time 25 minutes, temperature rising rate 6 ° C./min, final temperature 200 ° C.
(6) Mw (weight average molecular weight) / Mn (number average molecular weight)
Using a Waters GPC apparatus, hexafluoroisopropanol was used as a solvent, and the sample concentration was 0.05% by weight. The column used two Shodex HFIP-806M manufactured by Showa Denko, and the detector was calibrated with a monodisperse polymethylmethacrylate standard sample using a differential refractive index detector. Mw / Mn is preferably 4.0 or less from the viewpoint of ejection stability and suppression of thickness unevenness of the multilayer laminated film.

(7) Content of Phosphorus Element and Titanium Element in Polyester Using a fluorescent X-ray apparatus (model number MESA-500W) manufactured by Horiba, Ltd., the intensity of the fluorescent X-ray of the polymer was measured. This value was converted to metal content using a calibration curve prepared in advance with a sample with known content.
The method for synthesizing the catalyst is described below.

Reference Example 1 (Titanium Catalyst A. Synthesis Method of Citric Acid Chelate Titanium Compound)
Citric acid monohydrate (532 g, 2.52 mol) was dissolved in warm water (371 g) in a 3 L flask equipped with a stirrer, condenser and thermometer. To this stirred solution was slowly added titanium tetraisopropoxide (284 g, 1.0 mol) from the addition funnel. The mixture was heated to reflux for 1 hour to produce a cloudy solution, from which the isopropanol / water mixture was distilled and distilled under reduced pressure. The product was cooled to a temperature lower than 70 ° C., and 380 g of a 32 wt% aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (hereinafter referred to as NaOH) was slowly added through a dropping funnel while stirring the solution. The resulting product was filtered and then mixed with ethylene glycol (504 g, 8.1 mol) (hereinafter EG) and heated under vacuum to remove isopropanol / water, a slightly cloudy, pale yellow The product (titanium content 3.85% by weight) was obtained.

Reference Example 2 (Titanium Catalyst B. Lactate Chelate Titanium Compound Synthesis Method)
EG (218 g, 3.51 mol) was added from a dropping funnel to titanium tetraisopropoxide (284 g, 1.0 mol) stirred in a 2 L flask equipped with a stirrer, condenser and thermometer. The addition rate was adjusted so that the heat of reaction warmed the flask contents to about 50 ° C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 15 minutes and 252 g of an 85 wt% aqueous solution of ammonium lactate was added to the reaction flask to give a clear, light yellow product (titanium content 6.54 wt%).

Reference Example 3 (Titanium Catalyst C. Synthesis Method of Titanium Alkoxide Compound)
EG (496 g, 8.0 mol) was added from a dropping funnel to titanium tetraisopropoxide (284 g, 1.0 mol) stirred in a 2 L flask equipped with a stirrer, condenser and thermometer. The addition rate was adjusted so that the heat of reaction warmed the flask contents to about 50 ° C. To the reaction flask, 125 g of a 32 wt% aqueous solution of NaOH was slowly added by a dropping funnel to obtain a transparent yellow liquid (titanium content 5.2 wt%).

Example 1
(Synthesis of polyester)
Potassium hydroxide (content 85% or more) (hereinafter referred to as KOH) as an alkali compound is added to 24.3 parts by weight of EG so as to be 50 ppm with respect to the polymer, stirred, and spiroglycol (hereinafter referred to as SPG) 19.9 weights. Part was added over 30 minutes to obtain an SPG slurry containing an alkali compound. In the slurry preparation tank, the jacket was cooled with cold water, and the temperature was 30 ° C.
67.6 parts by weight of dimethyl terephthalate (hereinafter referred to as DMT), 17.4 parts by weight of dimethyl cyclohexanedicarboxylate (hereinafter referred to as CHDC) having a cis / trans ratio of 75/25, and 52.0 parts by weight of EG were transesterified. The above SPG slurry was charged into the reaction can at a reaction can internal temperature of 170 ° C.
Manganese acetate tetrahydrate (content 99% or more) (hereinafter referred to as Mn acetate) 0.06 parts by weight / 1.5 parts by weight of EG was added as a transesterification reaction catalyst, and the contents were dissolved at 150 ° C. (The diol component including the catalyst and additive EG had a molar ratio of 2.0 times the total dicarboxylic acid component). While stirring, methanol (hereinafter referred to as MA) was distilled while slowly raising the temperature of the reaction contents to 215 ° C. over 4 hours. Particularly in the latter half of the transesterification reaction, the mixture was held at 215 ° C. for 120 minutes to distill a predetermined amount of MA, and the transesterification reaction was completed to obtain a low polymer. Thereafter, ethyl pentaphosphonoacetate (content 97% or more) (hereinafter, TEPA) was added as a pentavalent phosphorus compound (B) so that the residual amount of phosphorus element polymer was 100 ppm. After adding TEPA, excess EG was distilled off with stirring for 30 minutes. Then, after adding 30 ppm (EG solution) of titanium catalyst A as a titanium element as a titanium compound (C), excess EG was distilled for 10 minutes while stirring to obtain a low polymer.
Thereafter, the low polymer was transferred to a polycondensation reaction can. Next, the content of the polycondensation reaction can was stirred and the pressure was reduced and the temperature was raised, and a polycondensation reaction was performed while distilling EG. The pressure reduction rate was reduced from normal pressure to 133 Pa or less over 90 minutes, and the temperature increase rate was raised from 235 ° C. to 285 ° C. over 90 minutes. There was no vacuum failure due to clogging of the decompression circuit during the polycondensation reaction, the polycondensation reaction time was 240 minutes, the stirring torque reached a predetermined value, the polycondensation reaction vessel was returned to normal pressure with nitrogen gas, and stirring The blade was stopped, the valve at the bottom of the polycondensation reaction can was opened, and gut-shaped polyester was discharged into a water tank, and then chipped with a cutter. The characteristics of the obtained polyester are shown in Tables 1-3. In addition, the deposit adhering to the pressure reduction circuit of a polycondensation reaction can was not observed. In addition, no poor ejection properties were observed. Furthermore, intrinsic viscosity was 0.72, Tg was 78 ° C., refractive index was 1.552, gelation rate was 2.0% by weight, and Mw / Mn was 3.0.

Examples 2-4
A polyester was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the amount ratio of DMT, CHDC, EG, and SPG was changed. The results are shown in Tables 1-3. In Example 2, since CHDC and SPG were small, the gelation rate and Mw / Mn were improved. Although the refractive index was slightly higher, it was a good level. In Example 3, since the amounts of CHDC and SPG were large, the refractive index was lowered and Tg was raised, but the level was satisfactory. In addition, since the amount of SPG was large, the crosslinking component increased, and the gelation rate and Mw / Mn were slightly increased, but it was at a usable level. In Example 4, since the ratio of CHDC was large compared to SPG, the Tg decreased, but it was at a satisfactory level. Moreover, since there was much quantity of SPG, the crosslinking component increased and the gelation rate and Mw / Mn were slightly high, but it was a favorable level.

Examples 5 and 6
A polyester was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the ratio of the cis and trans isomers of CHDC was changed. The results are shown in Tables 1-3. As the ratio of the trans isomer increased, the Tg and refractive index increased, but at a good level.

Example 7
A polyester was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the type of alicyclic dicarboxylic acid was changed. The results are shown in Tables 1-3. Tg was a good level although it was slightly higher.

Example 8
A polyester was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the type of alicyclic diol was changed. The results are shown in Tables 1-3. Although Tg, refractive index, gelation rate, and Mw / Mn were slightly higher, they were good levels.

Examples 9-11
A polyester was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the transesterification reaction temperature and the holding time were changed. The results are shown in Tables 1-3. In Examples 9 and 10, although the gelation rate and Mw / Mn were slightly higher, they were good levels. In Example 11, the gelation rate and Mw / Mn were slightly improved.
Examples 12 and 13
A polyester was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the type of titanium compound used as the polycondensation reaction catalyst was changed. The results are shown in Tables 1-3. In both cases, the gelation rate and Mw / Mn were slightly higher, but were good levels.

Examples 14 and 15
A polyester was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the amount of the titanium compound used as the polycondensation reaction catalyst was changed. The results are shown in Tables 1-3. In Example 14, the polycondensation time was extended, and in Example 15, the polycondensation time was shortened. In both cases, the gelation rate and Mw / Mn were slightly higher, but were good levels.

Examples 16, 17
A polyester was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the type of pentavalent phosphorus compound was changed. The results are shown in Tables 1-3. In Example 16, TEPA was changed to trimethyl phosphate (TMPA), but the characteristics were good as in Example 1. Since Example 17 was changed to phosphoric acid having strong acidity, the gelation rate and Mw / Mn were slightly higher, but were at a usable level.

Examples 18 and 19
A polyester was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the amount of the pentavalent phosphorus compound was changed. The results are shown in Tables 1-3. In Example 18, the polycondensation time was shortened, and in Example 19, the polycondensation time was prolonged. In both cases, the gelation rate and Mw / Mn were slightly higher, but were good levels.

Examples 20 and 21
A polyester was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the type of the alkali compound was changed. The results are shown in Tables 1-3. In both cases, the gelation rate and Mw / Mn were slightly higher, but were good levels.

Examples 22 and 23
A polyester was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the amount of KOH was changed. The results are shown in Tables 1-3. In Example 22, since the amount of KOH was small, SPG was slightly ring-opened, and the gelation rate and Mw / Mn were slightly higher but usable. In Example 23, although the polycondensation time was extended, the gelation rate and Mw / Mn were good.

Examples 24 and 25
A polyester was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that during the preparation of the SPG slurry, the cooling of the jacket was stopped and the slurry temperature was changed. The results are shown in Tables 1-3. As the slurry temperature was higher, SPG was slightly opened, and the gelation rate and Mw / Mn were slightly higher but usable.

Comparative Example 1
As in Example 1, except that SPG was added as a powder instead of a slurry, and an alkali compound was added to the transesterification can at the same time as the addition of manganese acetate tetrahydrate as a transesterification reaction catalyst from the slurry addition. Polyester was obtained. The results are shown in Tables 4-6. Since the powder SPG adhered to the can wall or the like and was opened by heat, some thick strands were generated, resulting in ejection failure. Moreover, the obtained polymer also had a high gelation rate and Mw / Mn.

Comparative Examples 2-4
A polyester was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the transesterification reaction temperature and the holding time were changed. The results are shown in Tables 4-6. In Comparative Example 2, the transesterification reaction temperature was 235 ° C. and the retention time was 50 minutes. However, since SPG was ring-opened at a high temperature to form a crosslinked structure, the polycondensation time was short, resulting in poor discharge. The polymer also had a high gelation rate and Mw / Mn. In Comparative Example 3, the transesterification temperature was 215 ° C. and the retention time was 60 minutes. However, because the retention time was short, a large amount of unreacted SPG monomer remained, ring-opened during the polycondensation reaction, and thick strands were formed. Some occurrence occurred and discharge failure occurred. Moreover, it was thought that the SPG monomer splashed on the vacuum line, and as a result, the vacuum degree defect occurred. The obtained polymer also had a high gelation rate and Mw / Mn. Further, in Comparative Example 4, the transesterification temperature was 200 ° C. and the retention time was 200 minutes. However, the temperature was low, and the transesterification reaction was insufficient at the retention time of 200 minutes. During the condensation reaction, the ring was opened, and a few thick strands were generated, resulting in ejection failure. Moreover, it was thought that the SPG monomer splashed on the vacuum line, and as a result, the vacuum degree defect occurred. The obtained polymer also had a high gelation rate and Mw / Mn.

Comparative Examples 5 and 6
A polyester was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the amount of KOH was changed. The results are shown in Tables 4-6. In Comparative Example 5, the amount of KOH was set to 30 ppm, but the effect of suppressing the ring-opening reaction of SPG was insufficient, the polycondensation time was short, ejection failure occurred, and the resulting polymer also had a gelation rate, Mw / Mn was high. In Comparative Example 6, although the amount of KOH was 180 ppm, it was considered that the polycondensation time was extended, the polymer was deteriorated due to thermal decomposition, and the crosslinking reaction was promoted. Occurred. Moreover, the obtained polymer also had a high gelation rate and Mw / Mn.

Comparative Example 7
KOH was not added to the SPG slurry, but to the transesterification reactor at the same time as the transesterification catalyst manganese acetate tetrahydrate. During the preparation of the SPG slurry, the cooling of the jacket was stopped, and the slurry temperature was 30 ° C. A polyester was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the temperature was changed to 80 ° C. The results are shown in Tables 4-6. Since KOH does not coexist when preparing SPG slurry, SPG is ring-opened at high temperature, polycondensation time is short, ejection failure occurs, and the resulting polymer also has high gelation rate and Mw / Mn. there were.

Comparative Example 8
A polyester was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polycondensation reaction catalyst was changed from a titanium compound to antimony trioxide (hereinafter referred to as Sb ₂ O ₃ ). The results are shown in Tables 4-6. By using strongly acidic Sb ₂ O ₃ , SPG was ring-opened, polycondensation time was short, ejection failure occurred, and the obtained polymer also had a high gelation rate and Mw / Mn.

Comparative Example 9
The same procedure as in Example 1 was conducted except that the amount of the titanium compound in the polycondensation reaction catalyst was changed to 0.5 ppm as a titanium element. However, the target intrinsic viscosity was not reached and a polymer could not be obtained. The results are shown in Tables 4-6.

Comparative Example 10
A polyester was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the amount of the titanium compound in the polycondensation catalyst was changed to 70 ppm as the titanium element. The results are shown in Tables 4-6. Due to the large amount of the titanium compound, the reaction activity was high, the SPG was ring-opened, thick strands were slightly generated, and ejection failure occurred. The obtained polymer also had a high gelation rate and Mw / Mn.

Comparative Example 11
A polyester was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the pentavalent phosphorus compound was changed to the trivalent phosphorus compound (PEP36: manufactured by Asahi Denka Kogyo). The results are shown in Tables 4-6. Although the gelation rate of the obtained polymer, Mw / Mn, was at a usable level, PEP36 decomposed and the decomposed product blocked the vacuum line of the polycondensation reaction, resulting in a vacuum failure, and a significant polycondensation time. It was not possible to obtain a polymer having a target intrinsic viscosity.

Comparative Examples 12 and 13
A polyester was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the amount of the pentavalent phosphorus compound was changed. The results are shown in Tables 4-6. In Comparative Example 12, since the amount of the pentavalent phosphorus compound was small, the activity of the titanium compound was high, the SPG was ring-opened, thick strands were slightly generated, and ejection failure occurred. The obtained polymer also had a high gelation rate and Mw / Mn. In Comparative Example 13, since the amount of the pentavalent phosphorus compound was large, the polycondensation time was delayed, and when exposed to high temperature for a long time, SPG was ring-opened, thick strands were slightly generated, and discharge failure occurred. . The obtained polymer also had a high gelation rate and Mw / Mn.

Comparative Example 14
A polyester was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the amount of the alicyclic diol was changed without adding the alicyclic dicarboxylic acid. The results are shown in Tables 4-6. Since no alicyclic dicarboxylic acid was added, Tg was higher than that of PET and could not be used for a multilayer laminated film with PET.

Comparative Example 15
A polyester was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the amount of the alicyclic dicarboxylic acid was changed without adding the alicyclic diol. The results are shown in Tables 4-6. Since no alicyclic diol was added, Tg was lower than that of PET, and it could not be used for a multilayer laminated film with PET.

Claims (8)

A polyester satisfying the following characteristics (1) to (5) is produced by subjecting a dicarboxylic acid component containing an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid and a diol component containing an alicyclic diol to a transesterification reaction and then a polycondensation reaction. In this case, after making the alicyclic diol into a slurry state in the presence of the alkali compound (A), the reaction vessel is charged at a reaction temperature of 210 to 225 ° C. and held for 90 to 150 minutes. A method for producing a polyester, comprising performing a transesterification, then sequentially adding a pentavalent phosphorus compound (B) and a titanium compound (C) as a polycondensation reaction catalyst, followed by a polycondensation reaction.
Glass transition temperature by differential scanning calorimetry: 65 to 90 ° C. (1)
Refractive index at sodium D line: 1.500 to 1.570 (2)
Addition amount of alkali compound (A): 35 to 150 ppm (vs. polyester) (3)
Phosphorus element amount of pentavalent phosphorus compound (B): 80 to 120 ppm (vs. polyester) (4)
Titanium element amount of titanium compound (C): 1 to 50 ppm (vs. polyester) (5) The method for producing a polyester according to claim 1, wherein the charging temperature of the slurry of the alicyclic diol is 80 ° C. or less. The method for producing a polyester according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the alicyclic dicarboxylic acid is dimethyl cyclohexanedicarboxylate and is 5 to 80 mol% of the total dicarboxylic acid component. The method for producing a polyester according to claim 3, wherein the dimethyl cyclohexanedicarboxylate contains cis and trans isomers of stereoisomers, and the trans isomer content is 40% or less. The method for producing a polyester according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the alicyclic diol is spiroglycol and is 5 to 80 mol% in the total diol component.   The method for producing a polyester according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the pentavalent phosphorus compound (B) is ethyl diethylphosphonoacetate. The method for producing a polyester according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the titanium compound (C) is a titanium complex having a titanium alkoxide or hydroxycarboxylic acid as a chelating agent.   The method for producing a polyester according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the number of moles of aromatic rings contained in the polyester repeating unit is 4.8 moles or less in terms of 1 kg of the polyester resin.