US20080306294A1 - Silylated polycarbonate polymers, method of making, and articles - Google Patents

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US20080306294A1 US11/962,754 US96275407A US2008306294A1 US 20080306294 A1 US20080306294 A1 US 20080306294A1 US 96275407 A US96275407 A US 96275407A US 2008306294 A1 US2008306294 A1 US 2008306294A1
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  • This disclosure relates to polycarbonates, and in particular to silylated polycarbonates, methods of manufacture, and uses thereof.
  • Polycarbonates are useful in the manufacture of articles and components for a wide range of applications, from automotive parts to medical devices, because of their inherent properties of transparency, gloss, and impact strength. Polycarbonates can also be made to have improved resistance to photoyellowing. The combination of these properties make polycarbonates useful for exterior applications that require high resistance to environmental stresses such as impact, staining, resistance to scratching, such as for example automotive applications including door panels, bumpers, trim, or other such applications.
  • polycarbonates generally present a more hydrophilic surface than other thermoplastics such as for example polyolefins, which can lead to more facile wetting of the surface of the polycarbonate and consequently a greater tendency to stain or to be affected by moisture-borne contaminants.
  • polycarbonates generally do not have a high scratch resistance, and can therefore lose gloss and luster when subject to abrasive conditions.
  • polycarbonates that have improved resistance to wetting. It would further be desirable for the polycarbonates to retain other advantageous properties, such as surface finish and impact strength, and/or transparency, while maintaining or improving abrasion resistance.
  • silylated polycarbonate comprising silylated carbonate units of the formula (1):
  • G a and G b are each independently C 1-12 alkyl, —OSi(C 1-12 alkyl) 3 , C 1-12 arylalkyl, or —OSi(C 1-12 arylalkyl) 3 ;
  • Z a and Z b are each independently a straight or branched C 2-18 alkylene, a C 8-18 arylalkylene, or a C 8-18 alkylarylene,
  • X a is a direct bond, a heteroatom-containing group, or a C 1-18 organic group, and r and s are each independently 1 or 2.
  • a silylated polycarbonate comprises carbonate units derived from the silylated dihydroxyaromatic compound of the formula (1a):
  • G a and G b are each independently C 1-12 alkyl, —OSi(C 1-12 alkyl) 3 , C 1-12 arylalkyl, or —OSi(C 1-12 arylalkyl) 3 ;
  • Z a and Z b are each independently a straight or branched C 2-18 alkylene, a C 8-18 arylalkylene, or a C 8-18 alkylarylene,
  • X a is a direct bond, a heteroatom-containing group, or a C 1-18 organic group, and r and s are each independently 1 or 2.
  • a silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound has the formula (1a):
  • G a and G b are each independently C 1-12 alkyl, —OSi(C 1-12 alkyl) 3 , C 1-12 arylalkyl, or —OSi(C 1-12 arylalkyl) 3 ;
  • Z a and Z b are each independently a straight or branched C 2-18 alkylene, a C 8-18 arylalkylene, or a C 8-18 alkylarylene,
  • X a is a direct bond, a heteroatom containing group, or a C 1-18 organic group, and r and s are each independently 1 or 2.
  • a silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound has the structure of formula (6):
  • a silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound has the structure of formula (7):
  • a silylated polycarbonate comprises 1 to 100 mol % of carbonate units derived from a silylated isopropylidene bisphenol of the formula (5):
  • G a and G b are each independently C 1-8 alkyl or —OSi(C 1-8 alkyl) 3 ; Z a and Z b are each independently a straight or branched C 2-8 alkylene, and X a is a direct bond or a C 1-12 alkylene group; and 0 to 99 mol % of carbonate units derived from a dihydroxy aromatic compound of formula (8):
  • R a and R b are each independently C 1-12 alkyl or halogen, p and q are each independently 0 or 1, and X b is:
  • R c and R d are each independently hydrogen, C 1-12 alkyl, cyclic C 1-12 alkyl, C 7-12 arylalkyl, C 1-12 heteroalkyl, or cyclic C 7-12 heteroarylalkyl
  • R e is a divalent C 1-12 hydrocarbon group
  • the dihydroxy aromatic compound is not the same as the silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound; wherein each of the foregoing mole percents is based on the total moles of silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound and dihydroxy aromatic compound.
  • a method of manufacture of the silylated polycarbonate comprises interfacial polymerization of the silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound of formula (1a). In another embodiment, a method of manufacture of the silylated polycarbonate comprises melt polymerization of the silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound.
  • thermoplastic composition comprises a silylated polycarbonate, and an additive.
  • an article comprises the silylated polycarbonate.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing measurement of contact angle
  • FIG. 2 is a plot of contact angle for Example 2 and Comparative Examples 1-3.
  • Described herein is a novel silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound that is useful for preparing a polycarbonate.
  • a polycarbonate prepared using the silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound can be formed into an article that exhibits increased surface contact angle and lower wettability when compared with a polycarbonate that does not include the silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound.
  • These silylated polycarbonates can have other advantageous properties as well, such as improved scratch resistance, impact strength, and transparency, and are particularly useful in high use exterior applications.
  • the silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound can be polymerized to form the silylated polycarbonate under either phase-transfer polymerization conditions, or using melt polymerization conditions.
  • polycarbonate includes generally homopolycarbonates and copolycarbonates have repeating structural carbonate units of the formula (2):
  • R 1 groups are derived from a dihydroxyaromatic compound.
  • silylated polycarbonates in which R 1 groups of carbonate units of formula (2) comprise silyl groups.
  • the silylated polycarbonate comprises silylated carbonate units shown in formula (1):
  • G a and G b are each independently C 1-12 alkyl, —OSi(C 1-12 alkyl) 3 , C 1-12 arylalkyl, or —OSi(C 1-12 arylalkyl) 3 ;
  • Z a and Z b are each independently a straight or branched C 2-18 alkylene, a C 8-18 arylalkylene, or a C 8-18 alkylarylene,
  • X a is a direct bond, a heteroatom-containing group, or a C 1-18 organic group, and r and s are each independently 1 or 2.
  • the silylated carbonate unit of the silylated polycarbonates disclosed herein are polycarbonates in which the silylated carbonate units of formula (1) are derived from a dihydroxy aromatic compound comprising a silylated dihydroxyaromatic compound of the formula (1a):
  • G a , G b , Z a , Z b , r, and s are each as described for formula (1), above.
  • Z a and Z b are each disposed ortho to a hydroxy group.
  • X a represents a bridging group connecting the two hydroxy-substituted aromatic groups (i.e., hydroxy-substituted C 6 arylene groups such as, for example, phenol or o-cresol).
  • the bridging group and the hydroxy substituent of the C 6 arylene group are disposed para to each other on the C 6 arylene group.
  • the bridging group X a is a direct bond, a heteroatom-containing group such as S, S(O), S(O) 2 , O, or a C 1-18 organic group.
  • the C 1-18 organic bridging group can be cyclic or acyclic, aromatic or non-aromatic, substituted or unsubstituted, and can further comprise heteroatoms such as halogens, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, silicon, or phosphorous.
  • the C 1-18 organic group can be disposed such that the C 6 arylene groups connected thereto are each connected to a common alkylidene carbon or to different carbons of the C 1-18 organic bridging group.
  • X a is one of the groups of formula (3):
  • R c and R d are each independently hydrogen, C 1-12 alkyl, cyclic C 1-12 alkyl, C 7-12 arylalkyl, C 1-12 heteroalkyl, or cyclic C 7-12 heteroarylalkyl, and R e is a divalent C 1-12 hydrocarbon group.
  • X a is a C 1-18 alkylene group, a C 3-18 cycloalkylene group, a fused C 6-18 cycloalkylene group, or a group of the formula —B 1 —W—B 2 — wherein B 1 and B 2 are the same or different C 1-6 alkylene group and W is a C 3-12 cycloalkylene group or a C 6-16 arylene group.
  • X a is an acyclic C 1-18 alkylidene group, a C 4-18 cycloalkylidene group, or a C 2-18 heterocycloalkylidene group, i.e., a cycloalkylidene group having up to three heteroatoms in the ring, wherein the heteroatoms include —O—, —S—, or —N(Z)—, where Z is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, C 1-12 alkyl, C 1-12 alkoxy, or C 1-12 acyl.
  • X a can be a substituted C 4-18 cycloalkylidene of the formula (4):
  • each R r , R p , R q , and R t is independently hydrogen, halogen, oxygen, or C 1-12 organic group;
  • I is a direct bond, a carbon, or a divalent oxygen, sulfur, or —N(Z)— wherein Z is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, C 1-12 alkyl, C 1-12 alkoxy, or C 1-12 acyl;
  • h is 0 to 2
  • j is 1 or 2
  • i is an integer of 0 or 1
  • k is an integer of 0 to 3, with the proviso that at least two of R r , R p , R q , and R t taken together are a fused cycloaliphatic, aromatic, or heteroaromatic ring.
  • the ring as shown in formula (4) will have an unsaturated carbon-carbon linkage where the ring is fused.
  • the ring as shown in formula (4) contains 4 carbon atoms
  • the ring as shown in formula (4) contains 5 carbon atoms
  • the ring contains 6 carbon atoms.
  • two adjacent groups e.g., R q and R t taken together
  • R q and R t taken together form one aromatic group
  • R r and R p taken together form a second aromatic group.
  • G a and G b are each independently C 1-8 alkyl or —OSi(C 1-8 alkyl) 3 ;
  • Z a and Z b are each independently a straight or branched C 2-12 alkylene, r and s are each independently 1 to 2,
  • X a is S, S(O), S(O) 2 , O, a C 5-16 cycloalkylene, a C 5-16 cylcloalkylidene, a C 1-8 alkylene, a C 1-8 alkylidene, a C 6-13 arylene, a C 7-12 arylalkylene, C 7-12 arylalkylidene, a C 7-12 alkylarylene, or a C 7-12 arylenealkyl, and each of Z a and Z b is disposed ortho to the hydroxy group.
  • hydrogen fills each carbon valency not occupied by
  • the silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound has formula (5):
  • G a and G b are each independently C 1-4 alkyl or —OSi(C 1-4 alkyl) 3 ; Z a and Z b are each independently a straight or branched C 2-8 alkylene, and X a is a direct bond ( ⁇ ) or a C 1-12 alkylidene group. In a specific embodiment, X a is a direct bond or an isopropylidene group.
  • the silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound comprises a silylated isopropylidene-bridged bisphenol of the formula (6):
  • the silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound comprises a silylated biphenol of the formula (7):
  • the polycarbonate including the silylated polycarbonate as disclosed herein, can further comprise units derived from a bisphenol that differs from the silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound of formula (1a).
  • the bisphenol is of the formula (8):
  • R a and R b each represent halogen or C 1-12 alkyl and can be the same or different, and p and q are each independently integers of 0 to 4. It will be understood that when p and/or q is 0, the valency will be filled by a hydrogen atom. Also in formula (8), X b is as described for X a , above.
  • suitable bisphenol compounds include the following: 4,4′-dihydroxybiphenyl, 1,6-dihydroxynaphthalene, 2,6-dihydroxynaphthalene, bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)methane, bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)diphenylmethane, bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-naphthylmethane, 1,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethane, 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-phenylethane, 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(3-hydroxyphenyl)propane, bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)phenylmethane, 2,2-bis(4-hydroxy-3-bromophenyl)propane, 1,1-bis(hydroxyphenyl)cyclopentane, 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)cyclohexane, 1,1-bis(4-hydroxy-3 methyl phenyl)cycl
  • bisphenol compounds represented by formula (2) include 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)methane, 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethane, 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) propane (hereinafter “bisphenol A” or “BPA”), 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) butane, 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) octane, 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) propane, 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) n-butane, 2,2-bis(4-hydroxy-1-methylphenyl) propane, 1,1-bis(4-hydroxy-t-butylphenyl) propane, 3,3-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)phthalimidine, 2-phenyl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)phthalimidine (“PPPBP”), and 9,9-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)fluorene.
  • BPA bisphenol A
  • BPA 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) butane
  • R 1 can be derived from a dihydroxy aromatic compound of formula (9):
  • each R f is independently C 1-12 alkyl, or halogen, and u is 0 to 4. It will be understood that R f is hydrogen when u is 0. Typically, the halogen can be chlorine or bromine.
  • compounds of formula (9) in which the —OH groups are substituted meta to one another, and wherein R f and u are as described above, are also generally referred to herein as resorcinols.
  • Examples of compounds that can be represented by the formula (9) include resorcinol (where u is 0), substituted resorcinol compounds such as 5-methyl resorcinol, 5-ethyl resorcinol, 5-propyl resorcinol, 5-butyl resorcinol, 5-t-butyl resorcinol, 5-phenyl resorcinol, 5-cumyl resorcinol, 2,4,5,6-tetrafluoro resorcinol, 2,4,5,6-tetrabromo resorcinol, or the like; catechol; hydroquinone; substituted hydroquinones such as 2-methyl hydroquinone, 2-ethyl hydroquinone, 2-propyl hydroquinone, 2-butyl hydroquinone, 2-t-butyl hydroquinone, 2-phenyl hydroquinone, 2-cumyl hydroquinone, 2,3,5,6-tetramethyl hydroquinone, 2,3,5,6-
  • Branched polycarbonate blocks can be prepared by adding a branching agent during polymerization.
  • branching agents include polyfunctional organic compounds containing at least three functional groups selected from hydroxyl, carboxyl, carboxylic anhydride, haloformyl, and mixtures of the foregoing functional groups.
  • trimellitic acid trimellitic anhydride
  • trimellitic trichloride tris-p-hydroxy phenyl ethane
  • isatin-bis-phenol tris-phenol TC (1,3,5-tris((p-hydroxyphenyl)isopropyl)benzene)
  • tris-phenol PA (4(4(1,1-bis(p-hydroxyphenyl)-ethyl) alpha, alpha-dimethyl benzyl)phenol
  • 4-chloroformyl phthalic anhydride trimesic acid
  • benzophenone tetracarboxylic acid The branching agents can be added at a level of about 0.05 to about 2.0 wt %. Mixtures comprising linear polycarbonates and branched polycarbonates can be used.
  • the relative amount of each type of carbonate unit present in the silylated polycarbonate will depend on the desired properties of the copolymer, and are readily ascertainable by one of ordinary skill in the art without undue experimentation, using the guidance provided herein.
  • the silylated polycarbonate will comprise 1 to 100 mol %, specifically 10 to 100 mol %, even more specifically 15 to 100 mol % of silylated carbonate units of formula (1).
  • the silylated carbonate units are derived from the silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound of formula (1a).
  • the silylated polycarbonate will further comprise 0 to 99 mol %, specifically 0 to 90 mol %, even more specifically 0 to 85 mol % of additional carbonate units.
  • each of the additional carbonate units is derived from the dihydroxy aromatic compound of formula (8).
  • the silylated polycarbonate is a homopolymer consisting essentially of carbonate units derived from the silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound of formula (1a).
  • the silylated polycarbonate is a copolymer comprising 1 to 60 mol %, specifically 5 to 50 mol %, more specifically 10 to 40 mol %, and still more specifically 10 to 30 mol % of silylated carbonate units of formula (1).
  • the silylated carbonate units are derived from silylated dihydroxyaromatic compound of formula (1a).
  • each of the foregoing mole percents is based on the total moles of silylated carbonate units of formula (1) and additional carbonate units.
  • the silylated polycarbonate is derived from a silylated dihydroxy compound of formula (1a) and a dihydroxy aromatic compound of formula (8)
  • the mole percents are based on the total moles of silylated dihydroxy compound of formula (1) and dihydroxy aromatic compound of formula (8) used to manufacture the silylated polycarbonate.
  • the silylated polycarbonate consists essentially of units derived from the silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound and a dihydroxy compound, wherein any dihydroxy compounds used do not significantly adversely affect the desired properties of the silylated polycarbonate.
  • the silylated polycarbonate consists of units derived from the silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound and dihydroxy aromatic compounds.
  • polycarbonates including the silylated polycarbonate can further include copolymers comprising carbonate units and other types of polymer units, such as ester units, polysiloxane units, and combinations comprising at least one of homopolycarbonates and copolycarbonates.
  • a specific type of polycarbonate copolymer of this type is a polyester carbonate, also known as a polyester-polycarbonate.
  • Such copolymers further contain, in addition to recurring carbonate chain units of the formula (2), carbonate units derived from oligomeric ester-containing dihydroxy compounds (also referred to herein as hydroxy end-capped oligomeric arylate esters) comprising repeating units of formula (10):
  • D is a divalent group derived from a dihydroxy compound, and may be, for example, a C 2-10 alkylene group, a C 6-20 alicyclic group, a C 6-20 aromatic group or a polyoxyalkylene group in which the alkylene groups contain 2 to about 6 carbon atoms, specifically 2, 3, or 4 carbon atoms; and T divalent group derived from a dicarboxylic acid, and may be, for example, a C 2-10 alkylene group, a C 6-20 alicyclic group, a C 6-20 alkyl aromatic group, or a C 6-20 aromatic group.
  • D is a C 2-30 alkylene group having a straight chain, branched chain, or cyclic (including polycyclic) structure.
  • D is derived from an aromatic dihydroxy aromatic compound of formula (8) above.
  • D is derived from a dihydroxy aromatic compound of formula (9) above.
  • aromatic dicarboxylic acids that may be used to prepare the polyester units include isophthalic or terephthalic acid, 1,2-di(p-carboxyphenyl)ethane, 4,4′-dicarboxydiphenyl ether, 4,4′-bisbenzoic acid, and combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing acids. Acids containing fused rings can also be present, such as in 1,4-, 1,5-, or 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acids. Specific dicarboxylic acids are terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid, or combinations thereof.
  • a specific dicarboxylic acid comprises a combination of isophthalic acid and terephthalic acid wherein the weight ratio of isophthalic acid to terephthalic acid is about 91:9 to about 2:98.
  • D is a C 2-6 alkylene group and T is p-phenylene, m-phenylene, naphthalene, a divalent cycloaliphatic group, or a combination thereof.
  • This class of polyester includes the poly(alkylene terephthalates).
  • the number of ester units in a polyester-polycarbonate is typically greater than or equal to 4, specifically greater than or equal to 5, and more specifically greater than or equal to 8. Also in an embodiment, the number of ester units of formula (10) is less than or equal to 100, specifically less than or equal to 90, more specifically less than or equal to 70. It will be understood that the low and high endpoint values for the number of ester units of formula (10) present are independently combinable. In a specific embodiment, the number of ester units of formula (10) in a polyester-polycarbonate can be 4 to 50, specifically 5 to 30, more specifically 8 to 25, and still more specifically 10 to 20.
  • the molar ratio of ester units to carbonate units in the polyester-polycarbonate copolymers may vary broadly, for example 1:99 to 99:1, specifically 10:90 to 90:10, more specifically 25:75 to 75:25, depending on the desired properties of the final composition.
  • the polyester unit of a polyester-polycarbonate may be derived from the reaction of a combination of isophthalic and terephthalic diacids (or derivatives thereof) with resorcinol.
  • the polyester unit of a polyester-polycarbonate is derived from the reaction of a combination of isophthalic acid and terephthalic acid with bisphenol-A.
  • the carbonate units of a polyester-polycarbonate can be derived from silylated dihydroxy aromatic compounds of formula (1a).
  • the carbonate units can be derived from resorcinol and/or bisphenol A.
  • the carbonate units of the polyester-polycarbonate can be derived from resorcinol and bisphenol A in a resulting molar ratio of resorcinol carbonate units to bisphenol A carbonate unit of 1:99 to 99:1.
  • Polycarbonates including the silylated polycarbonates as disclosed herein can also be polysiloxane-polycarbonates comprising carbonate units of formula (2) and polysiloxane blocks derived from a siloxane-containing dihydroxy compounds (also referred to herein as “hydroxyaryl end-capped polysiloxanes”) that contains diorganosiloxane units blocks of formula (11):
  • R can be a C 1 -C 13 alkyl group, C 1 -C 13 alkoxy group, C 2 -C 13 alkenyl group, C 2 -C 13 alkenyloxy group, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl group, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkoxy group, C 6 -C 14 aryl group, C 6 -C 10 aryloxy group, C 7 -C 13 aralkyl group, C 7 -C 13 aralkoxy group, C 7 -C 13 alkylaryl group, or C 7 -C 13 alkylaryloxy group.
  • the foregoing groups can be fully or partially halogenated with fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine, or a combination thereof.
  • R does not contain any halogen.
  • Combinations of the foregoing R groups can be used in the same silylated polycarbonate.
  • E in formula (11) can vary widely depending on the type and relative amount of each of the different units in the silylated polycarbonate, the desired properties of the silylated polycarbonate, and like considerations.
  • E can have an average value of about 2 to about 1,000, specifically about 2 to about 500, more specifically about 2 to about 100. In an embodiment, E has an average value of about 4 to about 90, specifically about 5 to about 80, and more specifically about 10 to about 70.
  • E is of a lower value, e.g., less than about 40, it can be desirable to use a relatively larger amount of the units containing the polysiloxane.
  • E is of a higher value, e.g., greater than about 40, it can be desirable to use a relatively lower amount of the units containing the polysiloxane.
  • polysiloxane blocks are provided by repeating structural units of formula (12):
  • each R is the same or different, and is as defined above; and each Ar is the same or different, and is a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30 arylene group, wherein the bonds are directly connected to an aromatic moiety.
  • Ar groups in formula (12) can be derived from a C 6 -C 30 dihydroxyarylene compound, for example a dihydroxyarylene compound of formula (8) or (9) described in detail below. Combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing dihydroxyarylene compounds can also be used.
  • Exemplary dihydroxyarylene compounds are 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)methane, 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethane, 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) propane, 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) butane, 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) octane, 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) propane, 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) n-butane, 2,2-bis(4-hydroxy-1-methylphenyl) propane, 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)cyclohexane, bis(4-hydroxyphenyl sulfide), 1,1-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methylphenyl)cyclohexane, and 1,1-bis(4-hydroxy-t-butylphenyl) propane, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing dihydroxy compounds.
  • Polycarbonates comprising such units can be derived from the corresponding dihydroxy compound of formula (12a):
  • Compounds of formula (12a) can be obtained by the reaction of a dihydroxyarylene compound with, for example, an alpha, omega-bis-acetoxy-polydiorganosiloxane oligomer under phase transfer conditions.
  • Compounds of formula (12a) can also be obtained from the condensation product of a dihydroxyarylene compound, with, for example, an alpha, omega bis-chloro-polydimethylsiloxane oligomer in the presence of an acid scavenger.
  • polydiorganosiloxane blocks comprises units of formula (13):
  • R and E are as described above, and each R 6 is independently a divalent C 1 -C 30 organic group, and wherein the oligomerized polysiloxane unit is the reaction residue of its corresponding dihydroxy compound.
  • the polysiloxane blocks corresponding to formula (13) are derived from the corresponding dihydroxy compound (13a):
  • polydiorganosiloxane blocks are provided by repeating structural units of formula (14):
  • R 7 in formula (14) is a divalent C 2 -C 8 aliphatic group.
  • Each M in formula (14) can be the same or different, and is a halogen, cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 8 alkylthio, C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 1 -C 8 alkoxy, C 2 -C 8 alkenyl, C 2 -C 8 alkenyloxy group, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkoxy, C 6 -C 10 aryl, C 6 -C 10 aryloxy, C 7 -C 12 aralkyl, C 7 -C 12 aralkoxy, C 7 -C 12 alkylaryl, or C 7 -C 12 alkylaryloxy, wherein each n is independently 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4.
  • M is bromo or chloro, an alkyl group such as methyl, ethyl, or propyl, an alkoxy group such as methoxy, ethoxy, or propoxy, or an aryl group such as phenyl, chlorophenyl, or tolyl;
  • R 7 is a dimethylene, trimethylene or tetramethylene group; and
  • R is a C 1-8 alkyl, haloalkyl such as trifluoropropyl, cyanoalkyl, or aryl such as phenyl, chlorophenyl or tolyl.
  • R is methyl, or a combination of methyl and trifluoropropyl, or a combination of methyl and phenyl.
  • M is methoxy, n is one, R 7 is a divalent C 1 -C 3 aliphatic group, and R is methyl.
  • Polysiloxane-polycarbonates comprising units of formula (14) can be derived from the corresponding dihydroxy polydiorganosiloxane (14a):
  • dihydroxy polysiloxanes can be made by effecting a platinum-catalyzed addition between a siloxane hydride of formula (15):
  • R and E are as previously defined, and an aliphatically unsaturated monohydric phenol.
  • exemplary aliphatically unsaturated monohydric phenols included, for example, eugenol, 2-allylphenol, 4-allyl-2-methylphenol, 4-allyl-2-phenylphenol, 4-allyl-2-bromophenol, 4-allyl-2-t-butoxyphenol, 4-phenyl-2-phenylphenol, 2-methyl-4-propylphenol, 2-allyl-4,6-dimethylphenol, 2-allyl-4-bromo-6-methylphenol, 2-allyl-6-methoxy-4-methylphenol, 4-allylphenol, and 2-allyl-4,6-dimethylphenol. Combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing can also be used.
  • the polysiloxane-polycarbonate can comprise polysiloxane blocks derived from the corresponding dihydroxy polysiloxane compound, present in an amount of 0.15 to 30 wt %, specifically 0.5 to 25 wt %, and more specifically 1 to 20 wt % based on the total weight of polysiloxane blocks and carbonate units.
  • the polysiloxane blocks are present in an amount of 1 to 10 wt %, specifically 2 to 9 wt %, and more specifically 3 to 8 wt %, based on the total weight of polysiloxane blocks and carbonate units.
  • Polysiloxane-polycarbonates further comprise carbonate units of formula (2) derived from a dihydroxy aromatic compound of formula (8).
  • the dihydroxy aromatic compound is bisphenol A.
  • the carbonate units comprising the polysiloxane-polycarbonate are present in an amount of 70 to 99.85 wt %, specifically 75 to 99.5, and more specifically 80 to 99 wt % based on the total weight of polysiloxane blocks and carbonate units.
  • the carbonate units are present in an amount of 90 to 99 wt %, specifically 91 to 98 wt %, and more specifically 92 to 97 wt %, based on the total weight of polysiloxane blocks and carbonate units.
  • the silylated polycarbonate comprises siloxane groups (where the siloxane is as derived from the hydridosiloxane precursor to the silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound of formula (1a)) in an amount of 0.5 to 57 wt %, specifically 1 to 57 wt %, even more specifically 2 to 57 wt % based on the total weight of the silylated polycarbonate.
  • the silylated polycarbonate comprises siloxane in an amount of 0.5 to 35 wt %, specifically 1 to 30 wt %, more specifically 2 to 25 wt %, and still more specifically 5 to 20 wt % based on the total weight of the silylated polycarbonate.
  • the silylated polycarbonates can have a weight average molecular weight of about 1,000 to about 100,000 g/mol, specifically about 5,000 to about 75,000 g/mol, and more specifically about 7,500 to about 50,000 g/mol as measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC), using a crosslinked styrene-divinylbenzene column and calibrated to polycarbonate references.
  • GPC samples are prepared in a solvent such as methylene chloride or chloroform at a concentration of about 1 mg/ml, and are eluted at a flow rate of about 1.5 ml/min.
  • Polycarbonates can have a melt volume ratio (MVR) of about 0.5 to about 80, more specifically about 2 to about 40 cm 3 /10 minutes, measured at 300° C. under a load of 1.2 kg according to ASTM D1238-04.
  • MVR melt volume ratio
  • the silylated polycarbonates can further be manufactured to be substantially transparent.
  • the polycarbonate compositions can have a transparency of 0.5 to 10%, as measured using 3.2 mm plaques according to ASTM-D1003-00.
  • the silylated polycarbonates can have a haze of 0.5 to 5% as measured using 3.2 mm thick plaques according to ASTM-D1003-00.
  • Polycarbonates can be manufactured using an interfacial phase transfer process or melt polymerization.
  • reaction conditions for interfacial polymerization can vary, an exemplary process generally involves dissolving or dispersing a dihydric phenol reactant in aqueous caustic soda or potash, adding the resulting mixture to a water-immiscible solvent medium, and contacting the reactants with a carbonate precursor in the presence of a catalyst such as, for example, triethylamine or a phase transfer catalyst salt, under controlled pH conditions, e.g., about 8 to about 10.
  • a catalyst such as, for example, triethylamine or a phase transfer catalyst salt
  • the above-described hydroxy-containing monomers and an end-capping agent e.g., a monophenol
  • an end-capping agent e.g., a monophenol
  • a carbonyl precursor e.g., phosgene
  • Phase transfer catalysts include compounds of the formula (R 3 ) 4 Q + X, wherein each R 3 is the same or different, and is a C 1-10 alkyl group; Q is a nitrogen or phosphorus atom; and X is a halogen atom or a C 1-8 alkoxy group or C 6-18 aryloxy group.
  • phase transfer catalyst salts include, for example, [CH 3 (CH 2 ) 3 ] 4 NX, [CH 3 (CH 2 ) 3 ] 4 PX, [CH 3 (CH 2 ) 5 ] 4 NX, [CH 3 (CH 2 ) 6 ] 4 NX, [CH 3 (CH 2 ) 4 ] 4 NX, CH 3 [CH 3 (CH 2 ) 3 ] 3 NX, and CH 3 [CH 3 (CH 2 ) 2 ] 3 NX, wherein X is Cl ⁇ , Br ⁇ , a C 1-8 alkoxy group or a C 6-18 aryloxy group.
  • Exemplary carbonate precursors include, for example, a carbonyl halide such as carbonyl bromide or carbonyl chloride, or a haloformate such as a bishaloformate of a dihydric phenol (e.g., the bischloroformates of bisphenol A, hydroquinone, or the like) or a glycol (e.g., the bishaloformate of ethylene glycol, neopentyl glycol, polyethylene glycol, or the like). Combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing types of carbonate precursors can also be used.
  • the process uses phosgene as a carbonate precursor.
  • the water-immiscible solvent used to provide a biphasic solution include, for example, methylene chloride, 1,2-dichloroethane, chlorobenzene, toluene, and the like.
  • the end-capping agent (also referred to as a chain stopper) limits molecular weight growth rate, and so controls molecular weight in the polycarbonate.
  • exemplary chain-stoppers include certain monophenolic compounds (i.e., phenyl compounds having a single free hydroxy group), monocarboxylic acid chlorides, and/or monochloroformates.
  • Phenolic chain stoppers are exemplified by phenol and C 1 -C 22 alkyl-substituted phenols such as p-cumyl-phenol, resorcinol monobenzoate, and p-tert-butyl phenol, cresol, and monoethers of diphenols, such as p-methoxyphenol.
  • Alkyl-substituted phenols with branched chain alkyl substituents having 8 to 9 carbon atom can be specifically mentioned.
  • Certain monophenolic UV absorbers can also be used as a capping agent, for example 4-substituted-2-hydroxybenzophenones and their derivatives, aryl salicylates, monoesters of diphenols such as resorcinol monobenzoate, 2-(2-hydroxyaryl)-benzotriazoles and their derivatives, 2-(2-hydroxyaryl)-1,3,5-triazines and their derivatives, and the like.
  • Suitable monocarboxylic acid chlorides include monocyclic, mono-carboxylic acid chlorides such as benzoyl chloride, C 1 -C 22 alkyl-substituted benzoyl chloride, toluoyl chloride, halogen-substituted benzoyl chloride, bromobenzoyl chloride, cinnamoyl chloride, 4-nadimidobenzoyl chloride, and combinations thereof, polycyclic, mono-carboxylic acid chlorides such as trimellitic anhydride chloride, and naphthoyl chloride; and combinations of monocyclic and polycyclic mono-carboxylic acid chlorides.
  • monocyclic, mono-carboxylic acid chlorides such as benzoyl chloride, C 1 -C 22 alkyl-substituted benzoyl chloride, toluoyl chloride, halogen-substituted benzoyl chloride, bromobenzoyl chloride,
  • Chlorides of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids with less than or equal to about 22 carbon atoms are useful.
  • Functionalized chlorides of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids such as acryloyl chloride and methacryoyl chloride, are also useful.
  • monochloroformates including monocyclic monochloroformates, such as phenyl chloroformate, C 1 -C 22 alkyl-substituted phenyl chloroformate, p-cumyl phenyl chloroformate, toluene chloroformate, and combinations thereof.
  • melt processes can be used to make the polycarbonates, including silylated polycarbonates.
  • polycarbonates may be prepared by co-reacting, in a molten state, the dihydroxy reactant(s) and a diaryl carbonate ester, such as diphenyl carbonate, in the presence of a transesterification catalyst in a Banbury® mixer, single or twin screw extruder, or the like to form a uniform dispersion. Volatile monohydric phenol is removed from the molten reactants by distillation and the polymer is isolated as a molten residue.
  • a specifically useful melt process for making polycarbonates uses a diaryl carbonate ester having electron-withdrawing substituents on the aryls.
  • diaryl carbonate esters with electron withdrawing substituents examples include bis(4-nitrophenyl)carbonate, bis(2-chlorophenyl)carbonate, bis(4-chlorophenyl)carbonate, bis(methyl salicyl)carbonate, bis(4-methylcarboxylphenyl) carbonate, bis(2-acetylphenyl) carboxylate, bis(4-acetylphenyl) carboxylate, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing.
  • exemplary transesterification catalysts may include phase transfer catalysts of formula (R 3 ) 4 Q + X above, wherein each R 3 , Q, and X are as defined above.
  • transesterification catalysts examples include tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, methyltributylammonium hydroxide, tetrabutylammonium acetate, tetrabutylphosphonium hydroxide, tetrabutylphosphonium acetate, tetrabutylphosphonium phenolate, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing.
  • typical polycarbonates such as, e.g., bisphenol-A polycarbonate
  • the hydrophilicity of a surface can be measured by the contact angle of a sessile drop of contaminant-free water placed on the surface, and measuring the tangential angle of contact between the drop and the surface.
  • the contact angle is typically about 75° to 80°, indicating a relatively high wettability for a polymeric substrate.
  • surfaces with greater hydrophilicity can lead to greater retention of such contaminants, which can manifest as visually presenting a contaminated, e.g., dirty, surface.
  • Such surfaces are less desirable where the appearance after the dissipation of the moisture should be visually free of contamination for aesthetic purposes, or for applications where a contaminant-free surface is otherwise desirable.
  • a novel silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound of formula (1a) having pendant siloxane groups Surprisingly, it has been found that a silylated polycarbonate prepared using the silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound can be formed into an article that exhibits significantly increased surface contact angle when compared with a polycarbonate that does not include the silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound.
  • the surfaces of articles prepared from silylated polycarbonate as disclosed herein can have a surface contact angle of at least 95° or greater, and consequently can more effectively shed and disperse moisture than a polycarbonate prepared without the silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound.
  • These copolymers can have other advantageous properties as well, such as improved scratch resistance and transparency.
  • the silylated polycarbonates are therefore particularly useful in high use exterior applications that are exposed to wet environmental conditions.
  • the silylated polycarbonate can be combined with other components to provide a thermoplastic composition, where types and amounts of the other components are present such that the desired properties of the thermoplastic composition are not significantly adversely affected by these other components.
  • the thermoplastic composition consists essentially of the silylated polycarbonate.
  • thermoplastic compositions prepared using the silylated polycarbonates desirably have, when measure using a sessile water droplet, a mean surface contact angle of greater than or equal to 97°, specifically greater than or equal to 98°, still more specifically greater than or equal to 99°, and still more specifically greater than or equal to 100°.
  • thermoplastic compositions comprising combinations of the silylated polycarbonate with other thermoplastic polymers that do not comprise the silylated carbonate units of formula (1) can be prepared using, for example homopolycarbonates, other polycarbonate copolymers (i.e., copolycarbonates) comprising different R 1 moieties in the carbonate units, polysiloxane-polycarbonates, polyester-carbonates (also referred to as a polyester-polycarbonates), and polyesters.
  • homopolycarbonates other polycarbonate copolymers (i.e., copolycarbonates) comprising different R 1 moieties in the carbonate units
  • polysiloxane-polycarbonates i.e., copolycarbonates
  • polyester-carbonates also referred to as a polyester-polycarbonates
  • polyesters also referred to as a polyester-polycarbonates
  • These combinations can comprise 1 to 99 wt %, specifically 10 to 90, more specifically 20 to 80 wt % of the silylated polycarbonate, with the remainder of the compositions being other of the foregoing polymers, and/or additives as described below.
  • the thermoplastic composition can further include as an additive an impact modifier(s).
  • Suitable impact modifiers are typically high molecular weight elastomeric materials derived from olefins, monovinyl aromatic monomers, acrylic and methacrylic acids and their ester derivatives, as well as conjugated dienes.
  • the polymers formed from conjugated dienes can be fully or partially hydrogenated.
  • the elastomeric materials can be in the form of homopolymers or copolymers, including random, block, radial block, graft, and core-shell copolymers. Combinations of impact modifiers can be used.
  • a specific type of impact modifier is an elastomer-modified graft copolymer comprising an elastomeric (i.e., rubbery) polymer substrate having a Tg less than about 10° C., more specifically less than about ⁇ 10° C., or more specifically about ⁇ 40° to ⁇ 80° C., and (ii) a rigid polymeric superstrate grafted to the elastomeric polymer substrate.
  • Materials suitable for use as the elastomeric phase include, for example, conjugated diene rubbers, for example polybutadiene and polyisoprene; copolymers of a conjugated diene with less than about 50 wt % of a copolymerizable monomer, for example a monovinylic compound such as styrene, acrylonitrile, n-butyl acrylate, or ethyl acrylate; olefin rubbers such as ethylene propylene copolymers (EPR) or ethylene-propylene-diene monomer rubbers (EPDM); ethylene-vinyl acetate rubbers; silicone rubbers; elastomeric C 1-8 alkyl(meth)acrylates; elastomeric copolymers of C 1-8 alkyl(meth)acrylates with butadiene and/or styrene; or combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing elastomers.
  • materials suitable for use as the rigid phase include, for example, monovinyl aromatic monomers such as styrene and alpha-methyl styrene, and monovinylic monomers such as acrylonitrile, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and the C 1 -C 6 esters of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, specifically methyl methacrylate.
  • monovinyl aromatic monomers such as styrene and alpha-methyl styrene
  • monovinylic monomers such as acrylonitrile, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and the C 1 -C 6 esters of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, specifically methyl methacrylate.
  • Specific exemplary elastomer-modified graft copolymers include those formed from styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS), styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene (SEBS), ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene), acrylonitrile-ethylene-propylene-diene-styrene (AES), styrene-isoprene-styrene (SIS), methyl methacrylate-butadiene-styrene (MBS), and styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN).
  • SBS styrene-butadiene-styrene
  • SBR styrene-butadiene rubber
  • SEBS styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene
  • ABS acrylonitrile-butadiene
  • Impact modifiers are generally present in amounts of 1 to 30 wt %, based on the total weight of the polymers in the composition.
  • the thermoplastic composition can include various additives ordinarily incorporated in resin compositions of this type, with the proviso that the additives are selected so as to not significantly adversely affect the desired properties of the thermoplastic composition. Combinations of additives can be used. Such additives can be mixed at a suitable time during the mixing of the components for forming the composition.
  • Possible fillers or reinforcing agents include, for example, silicates and silica powders such as aluminum silicate (mullite), synthetic calcium silicate, zirconium silicate, fused silica, crystalline silica graphite, natural silica sand, or the like; boron powders such as boron-nitride powder, boron-silicate powders, or the like; oxides such as TiO 2 , aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, or the like; calcium sulfate (as its anhydride, dihydrate or trihydrate); calcium carbonates such as chalk, limestone, marble, synthetic precipitated calcium carbonates, or the like; talc, including fibrous, modular, needle shaped, lamellar talc, or the like; wollastonite; surface-treated wollastonite; glass spheres such as hollow and solid glass spheres, silicate spheres, cenospheres, aluminosilicate (atmospheres), or the like; kaolin, including hard
  • the fillers and reinforcing agents can be coated with a layer of metallic material to facilitate conductivity, or surface treated with silanes to improve adhesion and dispersion with the polymeric matrix resin.
  • the reinforcing fillers can be provided in the form of monofilament or multifilament fibers and can be used individually or in combination with other types of fiber, through, for example, co-weaving or core/sheath, side-by-side, orange-type or matrix and fibril constructions, or by other methods known to one skilled in the art of fiber manufacture.
  • Exemplary co-woven structures include, for example, glass fiber-carbon fiber, carbon fiber-aromatic polyimide (aramid) fiber, and aromatic polyimide fiberglass fiber or the like.
  • Fibrous fillers can be supplied in the form of, for example, rovings, woven fibrous reinforcements, such as 0-90 degree fabrics or the like; non-woven fibrous reinforcements such as continuous strand mat, chopped strand mat, tissues, papers and felts or the like; or three-dimensional reinforcements such as braids. Fillers are generally used in amounts of about 1 to about 20 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of silylated polycarbonate and impact modifier.
  • antioxidant additives include, for example, organophosphites such as tris(nonyl phenyl)phosphite, tris(2,4-di-t-butylphenyl)phosphite, bis(2,4-di-t-butylphenyl)pentaerythritol diphosphite, distearyl pentaerythritol diphosphite or the like; alkylated monophenols or polyphenols; alkylated reaction products of polyphenols with dienes, such as tetrakis[methylene(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate)]methane, or the like; butylated reaction products of para-cresol or dicyclopentadiene; alkylated hydroquinones; hydroxylated thiodiphenyl ethers; alkylidene-bisphenols; benzyl compounds; esters of beta-(3,5-di-teri
  • Exemplary heat stabilizer additives include, for example, organophosphites such as triphenyl phosphite, tris-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)phosphite, tris-(mixed mono- and di-nonylphenyl)phosphite or the like; phosphonates such as dimethylbenzene phosphonate or the like, phosphates such as trimethyl phosphate, or the like, or combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing heat stabilizers.
  • Heat stabilizers are generally used in amounts of about 0.01 to about 0.1 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of silylated polycarbonate and impact modifier.
  • Light stabilizers and/or ultraviolet light (UV) absorbing additives can also be used.
  • Exemplary light stabilizer additives include, for example, benzotriazoles such as 2-(2-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(2-hydroxy-5-tert-octylphenyl)-benzotriazole and 2-hydroxy-4-n-octoxy benzophenone, or the like, or combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing light stabilizers.
  • Light stabilizers are generally used in amounts of about 0.01 to about 5 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of silylated polycarbonate and impact modifier.
  • UV absorbing additives include for example, hydroxybenzophenones; hydroxybenzotriazoles; hydroxybenzotriazines; cyanoacrylates; oxanilides; benzoxazinones; 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)-phenol (CYASORB® 5411); 2-hydroxy-4-n-octyloxybenzophenone (CYASORB® 531); 2-[4,6-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]-5-(octyloxy)-phenol (CYASORB® 1164); 2,2′-(1,4-phenylene)bis(4H-3,1-benzoxazin-4-one) (CYASORB® UV-3638); 1,3-bis[(2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacryloyl)oxy]-2,2-bis[[(2-cyano-3,3-dipheny
  • Plasticizers, lubricants, and/or mold release agents can also be used.
  • materials which include, for example, phthalic acid esters such as dioctyl-4,5-epoxy-hexahydrophthalate; tris-(octoxycarbonylethyl)isocyanurate; tristearin; di- or polyfunctional aromatic phosphates such as resorcinol tetraphenyl diphosphate (RDP), the bis(diphenyl) phosphate of hydroquinone and the bis(diphenyl) phosphate of bisphenol-A; poly-alpha-olefins; epoxidized soybean oil; silicones, including silicone oils; esters, for example, fatty acid esters such as alkyl stearyl esters, e.g., methyl stearate, stearyl stearate, pentaerythritol tetrastearate, and the like; combinations of methyl stea
  • antistatic agent refers to monomeric, oligomeric, or polymeric materials that can be processed into polymer resins and/or sprayed onto materials or articles to improve conductive properties and overall physical performance.
  • monomeric antistatic agents include glycerol monostearate, glycerol distearate, glycerol tristearate, ethoxylated amines, primary, secondary and tertiary amines, ethoxylated alcohols, alkyl sulfates, alkylarylsulfates, alkylphosphates, alkylaminesulfates, alkyl sulfonate salts such as sodium stearyl sulfonate, sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate or the like, quaternary ammonium salts, quaternary ammonium resins, imidazoline derivatives, sorbitan esters, ethanolamides, betaines, or the like, or combinations comprising at least one of the fore
  • Exemplary polymeric antistatic agents include certain polyesteramides polyether-polyamide (polyetheramide) block copolymers, polyetheresteramide block copolymers, polyetheresters, or polyurethanes, each containing polyalkylene glycol moieties polyalkylene oxide units such as polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, polytetramethylene glycol, and the like.
  • polyetheramide polyether-polyamide
  • polyetheresteramide block copolymers polyetheresters
  • polyurethanes each containing polyalkylene glycol moieties polyalkylene oxide units such as polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, polytetramethylene glycol, and the like.
  • Such polymeric antistatic agents are commercially available, for example PELESTAT® 6321 (Sanyo) or PEBAX® MH1657 (Atofina), IRGASTAT® P18 and P22 (Ciba-Geigy).
  • polymeric materials that can be used as antistatic agents are inherently conducting polymers such as polyaniline (commercially available as PANIPOL® EB from Panipol), polypyrrole and polythiophene (commercially available from Bayer), which retain some of their intrinsic conductivity after melt processing at elevated temperatures.
  • carbon fibers, carbon nanofibers, carbon nanotubes, carbon black, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing can be used in a polymeric resin containing chemical antistatic agents to render the composition electrostatically dissipative.
  • Antistatic agents are generally used in amounts of about 0.05 to about 0.5 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of silylated polycarbonate and impact modifier.
  • Colorants such as pigment and/or dye additives can also be present.
  • Useful pigments can include, for example, inorganic pigments such as metal oxides and mixed metal oxides such as zinc oxide, titanium dioxides, iron oxides, or the like; sulfides such as zinc sulfides, or the like; aluminates; sodium sulfo-silicates sulfates, chromates, or the like; carbon blacks; zinc ferrites; ultramarine blue; organic pigments such as azos, di-azos, quinacridones, perylenes, naphthalene tetracarboxylic acids, flavanthrones, isoindolinones, tetrachloroisoindolinones, anthraquinones, enthrones, dioxazines, phthalocyanines, and azo lakes; Pigment Red 101, Pigment Red 122, Pigment Red 149, Pigment Red 177, Pigment Red 179, Pigment Red
  • Exemplary dyes are generally organic materials and include, for example, coumarin dyes such as coumarin 460 (blue), coumarin 6 (green), nile red or the like; lanthanide complexes; hydrocarbon and substituted hydrocarbon dyes; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon dyes; scintillation dyes such as oxazole or oxadiazole dyes; aryl- or heteroaryl-substituted poly (C 2-8 ) olefin dyes; carbocyanine dyes; indanthrone dyes; phthalocyanine dyes; oxazine dyes; carbostyryl dyes; napthalenetetracarboxylic acid dyes; porphyrin dyes; bis(styryl)biphenyl dyes; acridine dyes; anthraquinone dyes; cyanine dyes; methine dyes; arylmethane dyes; azo dyes; indigoid dyes, thi
  • useful blowing agents include for example, low boiling halohydrocarbons and those that generate carbon dioxide; blowing agents that are solid at room temperature and when heated to temperatures higher than their decomposition temperature, generate gases such as nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and ammonia gas, such as azodicarbonamide, metal salts of azodicarbonamide, 4,4′ oxybis(benzenesulfonylhydrazide), sodium bicarbonate, ammonium carbonate, or the like, or combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing blowing agents.
  • Blowing agents are generally used in amounts of about 1 to about 20 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of silylated polycarbonate and impact modifier.
  • Useful flame retardants include organic compounds that include phosphorus, bromine, and/or chlorine.
  • Non-brominated and non-chlorinated phosphorus-containing flame retardants can be preferred in certain applications for regulatory reasons, for example organic phosphates and organic compounds containing phosphorus-nitrogen bonds.
  • One type of exemplary organic phosphate is an aromatic phosphate of the formula (GO) 3 P ⁇ O, wherein each G is independently an alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, or aralkyl group, provided that at least one G is an aromatic group.
  • Two of the G groups can be joined together to provide a cyclic group, for example, diphenyl pentaerythritol diphosphate.
  • Exemplary aromatic phosphates include, phenyl bis(dodecyl) phosphate, phenyl bis(neopentyl) phosphate, phenyl bis(3,5,5′-trimethylhexyl) phosphate, ethyl diphenyl phosphate, 2-ethylhexyl di(p-tolyl) phosphate, bis(2-ethylhexyl) p-tolyl phosphate, tritolyl phosphate, bis(2-ethylhexyl)phenyl phosphate, tri(nonylphenyl) phosphate, bis(dodecyl) p-tolyl phosphate, dibutyl phenyl phosphate, 2-chloroethyl diphenyl phosphate, p-tolyl bis(2,5,5′-trimethylhexyl) phosphate, 2-ethylhexyl diphenyl phosphate, or the like.
  • Di- or polyfunctional aromatic phosphorus-containing compounds are also useful, for example, compounds of the formulas below:
  • Exemplary di- or polyfunctional aromatic phosphorus-containing compounds include resorcinol tetraphenyl diphosphate (RDP), the bis(diphenyl) phosphate of hydroquinone and the bis(diphenyl) phosphate of bisphenol-A, respectively, their oligomeric and polymeric counterparts, and the like.
  • Exemplary flame retardant compounds containing phosphorus-nitrogen bonds include phosphonitrilic chloride, phosphorus ester amides, phosphoric acid amides, phosphonic acid amides, phosphinic acid amides, tris(aziridinyl) phosphine oxide.
  • phosphorus-containing flame retardants are generally present in amounts of about 0.1 to about 30 parts by weight, more specifically about 1 to about 20 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of silylated polycarbonate and impact modifier.
  • Halogenated materials can also be used as flame retardants, for example halogenated compounds and resins of formula (18):
  • R is an alkylene, alkylidene or cycloaliphatic linkage, e.g., methylene, ethylene, propylene, isopropylene, isopropylidene, butylene, isobutylene, amylene, cyclohexylene, cyclopentylidene, or the like; or an oxygen ether, carbonyl, amine, or a sulfur containing linkage, e.g., sulfide, sulfoxide, sulfone, or the like.
  • R can also consist of two or more alkylene or alkylidene linkages connected by such groups as aromatic, amino, ether, carbonyl, sulfide, sulfoxide, sulfone, or the like.
  • Ar and Ar′ in formula (18) are each independently mono- or polycarbocyclic aromatic groups such as phenylene, biphenylene, terphenylene, naphthylene, or the like.
  • Y is an organic, inorganic, or organometallic radical, for example (1a) halogen, e.g., chlorine, bromine, iodine, fluorine or (2) ether groups of the general formula OB, wherein B is a monovalent hydrocarbon group similar to X or (3) monovalent hydrocarbon groups of the type represented by R or (4) other substituents, e.g., nitro, cyano, and the like, said substituents being essentially inert provided that there is greater than or equal to one, specifically greater than or equal to two, halogen atoms per aryl nucleus.
  • halogen e.g., chlorine, bromine, iodine, fluorine or (2) ether groups of the general formula OB, wherein B is a monovalent hydrocarbon group similar to X or (3) monovalent hydrocarbon groups of the type represented by R or (4) other substituents, e.g., nitro, cyano, and the like, said substituents being essentially inert
  • each X is independently a monovalent hydrocarbon group, for example an alkyl group such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, decyl, or the like; an aryl groups such as phenyl, naphthyl, biphenyl, xylyl, tolyl, or the like; and aralkyl group such as benzyl, ethylphenyl, or the like; a cycloaliphatic group such as cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, or the like.
  • the monovalent hydrocarbon group can itself contain inert substituents.
  • Each d is independently 1 to a maximum equivalent to the number of replaceable hydrogens substituted on the aromatic rings comprising Ar or Ar′.
  • Each e is independently 0 to a maximum equivalent to the number of replaceable hydrogens on R.
  • Each a, b, and c is independently a whole number, including 0. When b is not 0, neither a nor c can be 0. Otherwise either a or c, but not both, can be 0. Where b is 0, the aromatic groups are joined by a direct carbon-carbon bond.
  • hydroxyl and Y substituents on the aromatic groups, Ar and Ar′ can be varied in the ortho, meta or para positions on the aromatic rings and the groups can be in any possible geometric relationship with respect to one another.
  • 1,3-dichlorobenzene, 1,4-dibromobenzene, 1,3-dichloro-4-hydroxybenzene, and biphenyls such as 2,2′-dichlorobiphenyl, polybrominated 1,4-diphenoxybenzene, 2,4′-dibromobiphenyl, and 2,4′-dichlorobiphenyl as well as decabromo diphenyl oxide, and the like.
  • oligomeric and polymeric halogenated aromatic compounds such as a copolycarbonate of bisphenol A and tetrabromobisphenol A and a carbonate precursor, e.g., phosgene.
  • Metal synergists e.g., antimony oxide, can also be used with the flame retardant.
  • halogen containing flame retardants are generally present in amounts of about 1 to about 25 parts by weight, more specifically about 2 to about 20 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of silylated polycarbonate and impact modifier.
  • the thermoplastic composition can be essentially free of chlorine and bromine.
  • Essentially free of chlorine and bromine refers to materials produced without the intentional addition of chlorine or bromine or chlorine or bromine containing materials. It is understood however that in facilities that process multiple products a certain amount of cross contamination can occur resulting in bromine and/or chlorine levels typically on the parts per million by weight scale. With this understanding it can be readily appreciated that essentially free of bromine and chlorine can be defined as having a bromine and/or chlorine content of less than or equal to about 100 parts per million by weight (ppm), less than or equal to about 75 ppm, or less than or equal to about 50 ppm.
  • ppm parts per million by weight
  • this definition is applied to the fire retardant it is based on the total weight of the fire retardant.
  • this definition is applied to the thermoplastic composition it is based on the total weight of the composition, excluding any filler.
  • Inorganic flame retardants can also be used, for example salts of C 1-16 alkyl sulfonate salts such as potassium perfluorobutane sulfonate (Rimar salt), potassium perfluoroctane sulfonate, tetraethylammonium perfluorohexane sulfonate, and potassium diphenylsulfone sulfonate, and the like; salts formed by reacting for example an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal (for example lithium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium and barium salts) and an inorganic acid complex salt, for example, an oxo-anion, such as alkali metal and alkaline-earth metal salts of carbonic acid, such as Na 2 CO 3 , K 2 CO 3 , MgCO 3 , CaCO 3 , and BaCO 3 or fluoro-anion complex such as Li 3 AlF 6 , BaSiF 6 , KBF 4 , K 3 Al
  • Anti-drip agents can also be used in the composition, for example a fibril forming or non-fibril forming fluoropolymer such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).
  • the anti-drip agent can be encapsulated by a rigid copolymer as described above, for example styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN).
  • SAN styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer
  • TSAN styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer
  • Encapsulated fluoropolymers can be made by polymerizing the encapsulating polymer in the presence of the fluoropolymer, for example an aqueous dispersion.
  • TSAN can provide significant advantages over PTFE, in that TSAN can be more readily dispersed in the composition.
  • An exemplary TSAN can comprise about 50 wt % PTFE and about 50 wt % SAN, based on the total weight of the encapsulated fluoropolymer.
  • the SAN can comprise, for example, about 75 wt % styrene and about 25 wt % acrylonitrile based on the total weight of the copolymer.
  • the fluoropolymer can be pre-blended in some manner with a second polymer, such as for, example, an aromatic polycarbonate resin or SAN to form an agglomerated material for use as an anti-drip agent. Either method can be used to produce an encapsulated fluoropolymer.
  • Antidrip agents are generally used in amounts of 0.1 to 10 percent by weight, based on 100 percent by weight of silylated polycarbonate and impact modifier.
  • Radiation stabilizers can also be present, specifically gamma-radiation stabilizers.
  • exemplary gamma-radiation stabilizers include alkylene polyols such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,2-butanediol, 1,4-butanediol, meso-2,3-butanediol, 1,2-pentanediol, 2,3-pentanediol, 1,4-pentanediol, 1,4-hexandiol, and the like; cycloalkylene polyols such as 1,2-cyclopentanediol, 1,2-cyclohexanediol, and the like; branched alkylenepolyols such as 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-butanediol (pinacol), and the like, as well as alkoxy-substituted cyclic or acyclic al
  • Unsaturated alkenols are also useful, examples of which include 4-methyl-4-penten-2-ol, 3-methyl-pentene-3-ol, 2-methyl-4-penten-2-ol, 2,4-dimethyl-4-pene-2-ol, and 9-decen-1-ol, as well as tertiary alcohols that have at least one hydroxy substituted tertiary carbon, for example 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol (hexylene glycol), 2-phenyl-2-butanol, 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-butanone, 2-phenyl-2-butanol, and the like, and cyclic tertiary alcohols such as 1-hydroxy-1-methyl-cyclohexane.
  • 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol hexylene glycol
  • 2-phenyl-2-butanol 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-butanone
  • 2-phenyl-2-butanol and the like
  • hydroxymethyl aromatic compounds that have hydroxy substitution on a saturated carbon attached to an unsaturated carbon in an aromatic ring can also be used.
  • the hydroxy-substituted saturated carbon can be a methylol group (—CH 2 OH) or it can be a member of a more complex hydrocarbon group such as —CR 4 HOH or —CR 2 4 OH wherein R 4 is a complex or a simple hydrocarbon.
  • Specific hydroxy methyl aromatic compounds include benzhydrol, 1,3-benzenedimethanol, benzyl alcohol, 4-benzyloxy benzyl alcohol and benzyl benzyl alcohol.
  • 2-Methyl-2,4-pentanediol, polyethylene glycol, and polypropylene glycol are often used for gamma-radiation stabilization.
  • Gamma-radiation stabilizing compounds are typically used in amounts of 0.05 to 1 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of silylated polycarbonate and impact modifier.
  • thermoplastic composition comprising the silylated polycarbonate can further have other desirable properties.
  • an article having a thickness of 3.2 mm and molded from the thermoplastic composition has a NII strength of 20 to 100 Joules per meter (J/m), measured at 23° C. in accordance with ASTM D256-04.
  • an article having a thickness of 3.2 mm and molded from the thermoplastic composition has a haze of less than 10%, measured in accordance with ASTM D1003-00.
  • an article having a thickness of 3.2 mm and molded from the thermoplastic composition has a Dynatup Ductility total energy of 4 to 40 Joules as measured by ASTM D3763-02.
  • Thermoplastic compositions comprising the silylated polycarbonate can be manufactured by various methods. For example, powdered silylated polycarbonate, other polymer (if present), and/or other optional components are first blended, optionally with fillers in a HENSCHEL-Mixer® high speed mixer. Other low shear processes, including but not limited to hand mixing, can also accomplish this blending. The blend is then fed into the throat of a twin-screw extruder via a hopper. Alternatively, at least one of the components can be incorporated into the composition by feeding directly into the extruder at the throat and/or downstream through a sidestuffer. Additives can also be compounded into a masterbatch with a desired polymeric resin and fed into the extruder.
  • the extruder is generally operated at a temperature higher than that necessary to cause the composition to flow.
  • the extrudate is immediately quenched in a water batch and pelletized.
  • the pellets, so prepared, when cutting the extrudate can be one-fourth inch long or less as desired. Such pellets can be used for subsequent molding, shaping, or forming.
  • Shaped, formed, or molded articles comprising the silylated polycarbonate compositions are also provided.
  • the polycarbonate compositions can be molded into useful shaped articles by a variety of means such as injection molding, extrusion, rotational molding, blow molding and thermoforming to form articles such as, for example, automotive components such as side panels, deck lids, bumpers, lenses for head lamps, bottles, and containers (e.g., for medical applications); transparent parts in consumer electronics, such as mobile phones, PDAs, mp3 players, and the like.
  • silylated polycarbonates are further illustrated by the following non-limiting examples.
  • High performance Liquid Chromatography was used to check the purity of bisphenol siloxane products prepared in the following examples.
  • An Xterra C18 column having dimension 4.6 mm ⁇ 50 mm and particle size 5 micrometers was used for the analysis.
  • the column temperature was maintained at 30° C.
  • the column was eluted with a water-acetonitrile eluent system having 40 percent water and 60 percent acetonitrile in a volume to volume (v/v) ratio.
  • the flow rate of the eluent was 1.00 ml per minute.
  • the sample solution was prepared by dissolving the 20 milligram (mg) of the bisphenol siloxane product in 10 ml of acetonitrile. 5 microliters ( ⁇ l) of the sample solution was injected in the column and the sample was eluted over a total run time of 41 minutes.
  • Proton NMR spectra for all bisphenol siloxane compounds and 2,2′-diallylbisphenol A described herein were measured using a 300 megahertz (MHz) Bruker NMR spectrometer using deuterated chloroform (CDCl 3 ) as the solvent.
  • Proton NMR spectra for 4,4′-diallyloxydiphenyl and 3,3′-diallylbiphenyl-4,4′-diol described herein were measured using a 300 megahertz Bruker NMR spectrometer using deuterated dimethylsiloxane (DMSO-d 6 ) as the solvent.
  • the samples for the analysis was prepared by dissolving about 5 to 7 milligrams (mg) of the sample in 0.75 milliliter (ml) of NMR solvent.
  • GCMS gas chromatography-mass spectrograph
  • the Hewlett-Packard Ultra-2 capillary column having a dimension of length 50 meter (m) and diameter 0.320 millimeter (mm) and a film thickness of 0.52 micrometer was used.
  • Helium gas at a flow rate of 1.2 ml per minute was used to elute the sample in the column.
  • the sample for injection was prepared by dissolving bisphenol siloxane (2 mg) in 1 ml of acetonitrile. 1 microliter of the sample was injected in the column at an injection temperature of 320° C. The oven temperature was increased from 80° C. to 300° C. at a rate of 15° C. per minute and held at 300° C. for 15 minutes.
  • Step A Purification of commercially available 2,2′-diallylbisphenol A.
  • 2,2′-diallylbisphenol A 40 grams (g)
  • an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide 130 milliliters (ml), as a 12 percent weight to volume (w/v) solution of sodium hydroxide in water.
  • the resultant mixture was heated to 65° C. After stirring at 65° C. for 1 hour the mixture was cooled to 25° C. Toluene (100 ml) was added and the resultant mixture stirred for about 0.5 hours.
  • the resultant mixture when allowed to stand for about 10 minutes separated into an aqueous layer and an organic (toluene) layer.
  • the aqueous layer was separated, treated with toluene (100 ml) and the resultant mixture when allowed to stand for about 10 minutes separated into an aqueous layer and an organic (toluene) layer.
  • hydrochloric acid 2.75 Normality; 160 ml.
  • the resultant mixture was then treated with toluene (3 ⁇ 150 ml) in the same manner as above.
  • the separated organic (toluene) layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and toluene distilled out from the organic layer to provide 35.7 g of purified 2,2′-diallylbisphenol A.
  • Proton NMR spectrum of the purified 2,2′-diallylbisphenol A showed peaks at ⁇ 1.6 (s, 6H, —C(CH 3 ) 2 ), 3.4 (d, 4H, ArCH 2 ), 4.9 (br, 2H, —OH), 5.1 (m, 4 H, allyl CH 2 ), 6.0 (m, 2H, allyl CH), 6.7 (m, 2H, Ar), and 7.0 (m, 4H, Ar).
  • Step B Preparation of bisphenol A-siloxane.
  • heptamethyltrisiloxane 52.1 g
  • toluene 40 ml
  • the temperature was then decreased to 25° C., the mixture filtered through a silica bed (60 to 120 mesh), and toluene distilled off from the filtrate to provide 77.8 g bisphenol A-siloxane as an oily liquid.
  • Step C Purification of bisphenol A-siloxane prepared in Step B.
  • Bisphenol A-siloxane (77.8 g) as prepared in Step B was dissolved in hexane (250 ml) to form a solution.
  • silica gel (60 to 120 mesh; 8.0 g) was added to the solution and the resultant mixture was stirred at 25° C. for about 2 hours.
  • the mixture was then filtered through a Celite® bed. Hexane was distilled out from the filtrate to provide 68.4 g of bisphenol A-siloxane.
  • Proton NMR spectrum of the bisphenol A-siloxane showed peaks at ⁇ 0.1 (m, 42H, —SiCH 3 ), 0.5 (t, 4H, —SiCH 2 ), 1.6 (m, 10H, C(CH 3 ) 2 and CCH 2 C), 2.6 (t, 4H, benzyl CH 2 ), 4.8 (br, 2H, —OH), 6.7 (m, 2H, Ar), 7.0 (m, 4H, Ar).
  • Step A Preparation of 4,4′-diallyloxydiphenyl.
  • 4,4′-diallyloxydiphenyl 38.3 g
  • absolute ethanol 300 ml
  • potassium carbonate 57.9 g
  • potassium iodide 6.15 g
  • Allyl chloride 87 ml
  • the resultant mixture was then heated to 89° C. After being refluxed at 89° C. for about 20 hours the mixture was cooled to 25° C.
  • the resultant solid was filtered, washed with water (500 ml) and dried at 60° C. to provide 46.5 g of the desired product.
  • Step B Preparation of 3,3′-diallylbiphenyl-4,4′-diol.
  • 4,4′-diallyloxydiphenyl 36 g
  • diethylaniline 36 ml
  • the resultant mixture was heated to a temperature of 240° C. to 244° C. in a period of 30 minutes. After maintaining the mixture at 240° C. to 244° C. for a period of 30 minutes under nitrogen atmosphere the mixture was cooled to 25° C.
  • Step C Preparation of biphenol-siloxane.
  • 3,3′-diallylbiphenyl-4,4′-diol (22.3 g)
  • heptamethyltrisiloxane 38.1 g
  • toluene 100 ml
  • Karstedt's catalyst 26.7 mg
  • the resultant mixture was heated to 100° C.
  • the mixture was maintained at 100° C. for about 28 hours.
  • the resultant mixture was filtered through silica gel (60 to 120 mesh). Toluene was distilled out from the filtrate to provide 58 g of the desired product in the form of oil.
  • the crude material was purified by column chromatography.
  • Polymer Examples 1-4 Polymer Examples 1-4 comprising structural units derived from bisphenol A-siloxane (from Monomer Example 1) and bisphenol A were prepared using bismethylsalicylcarbonate in a process for preparing the copolymer. The amounts of the reactants used are included in Table 2, below.
  • the temperature of the reactor was raised to 260° C. in about 5 minutes and the pressure was simultaneously reduced to less than one millibar.
  • the pressure inside the reactor was raised to atmospheric pressure and the desired copolymer was isolated in a yield of about 20 grams. Data for the copolymer samples prepared by this method are provided in Table 2 below.
  • Polymer Examples 5-7 Polymer Examples 5-7 comprising structural units derived from bisphenol A-siloxane (from Monomer Example 1) and bisphenol A were prepared using triphosgene in a process for preparing the copolymer. The amounts of the reactants used is included in Table 2, below.
  • the pH of the resultant mixture was maintained at about 5 to 6 by simultaneously adding required quantity of aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (30 percent w/v sodium hydroxide in water) through the second dropping funnel. After stirring the resultant mixture for another 30 minutes the pH of the mixture was raised to about 10 to 11 by adding the required amount of aqueous sodium hydroxide solution as described above. To the resultant mixture were added triethylamine (150 ⁇ l), dichloromethane (5 ml) and p-cumyl phenol (318 mg). The pH of the resultant mixture was increased to about 12 by adding the required amount of aqueous sodium hydroxide solution as described above.
  • Polymer Example 8-10 Polymer Example 8-10. Polymer Examples 8-10 comprising structural units derived from bisphenol A-siloxane (from Monomer Example 1) and bisphenol A were prepared using diphenylcarbonate in a process for preparing the copolymer. The amounts of the reactants used are included in Table 2, below.
  • the theoretical mole ratio requirement of total carbonate to total phenol for a particular range of molecular weight should not vary with comonomer concentration distributions.
  • the bisphenol A-siloxane monomer contained about 15 wt % impurities (including other isomers and reaction by-products), which when converted to mol % on the basis of HPLC peak integral values and proposed molecular structures (see Table 1) can be responsible for some minimal error in actual stoichiometry for the monomers.
  • thermoplastic compositions (Examples 1 and 2, and Comparative Examples 1-3) were prepared using the silylated polycarbonate of Polymer Examples 2 and 4, and components listed in Table 3, below.
  • Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Examples 1-4 were formulated as described in Table 4, below and mixed in a HenschelTM tumbler for 5 to 10 minutes. Then, the formulations were extruded on a Wayne single screw extruder and pelletized. The pellets were injection molded into 3.2 mm thick parts for analysis.
  • Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Examples 1-3 Surface contact angle measurements were performed using a Krüss prop Shape Analysis System DSA10, depositing Milli-Q® purified water (as purified using the purification system obtained from Millipore Corp.) as a fluid test probe to form the sessile drop.
  • a drop of water is deposited on the surface or substrate to be tested, and the contact angle ( ⁇ ) between the surface and the 3 phase tangent line emanating from a point at the junction of the three phases, i.e., the surface, the water drop, and the air, is measured by the system automatically.
  • the system deposits a 15 ml drop of water onto specimen surface. From a live video image captured, the system automatically measures the contact angle as the angle between the substrate and the tangent of the water drop surface at the 3-phase contact line that the water drop makes with the surface of the specimen. The results are as shown in Table 5.
  • Example 2 having 15.5 mol % of the bisphenol siloxane monomer and a siloxane content of about 20 wt %, has a significantly higher mean water contact angle than Comparative Example 1 (bisphenol A polycarbonate, 105 grade), and a higher mean water contact angle than either a blend of bisphenol A polycarbonate with PDMS/PC copolymer having a siloxane content of 4.4 wt % (Comparative Example 2) or than a similar blend having a siloxane content of 3.5 wt % (Comparative Example 3).
  • any position not substituted by any indicated group is understood to have its valency filled by a bond as indicated, or a hydrogen atom.
  • a dash (“-”) that is not between two letters or symbols is used to indicate a point of attachment for a substituent. For example, —CHO is attached through carbon of the carbonyl group.
  • hydrocarbyl refers broadly to a substituent comprising carbon and hydrogen, optional with at least one heteroatoms, for example, oxygen, nitrogen, halogen, or sulfur;
  • alkyl refers to a straight or branched chain monovalent hydrocarbon group;
  • alkylene refers to a straight or branched chain divalent hydrocarbon group;
  • alkylidene refers to a straight or branched chain divalent hydrocarbon group, with both valences on a single common carbon atom;
  • alkenyl refers to a straight or branched chain monovalent hydrocarbon group having at least two carbons joined by a carbon-carbon double bond;
  • cycloalkyl refers to a non-aromatic monovalent monocyclic or multicylic hydrocarbon group having at least three carbon atoms,
  • cycloalkenyl refers to a non-aromatic cyclic divalent hydrocarbon group having at least three carbon atoms, with at least one degree of unsaturation;

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