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An experimentally simple method for the synthesis of aromatic polycarbonates is described. Reaction of commercially available p-nitrophenyl chloroformate with bisphenol A afforded BPA polycarbonate in good yields with M n= 26,000 g/mol. This laboratory procedure avoids the use of phosgene or phosgene equivalents in the laboratory. The process requires the use of 2 equivalents of triethylamine and a catalytic amount of 4-dimethylaminopyridine.
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Received: 31 July 2001/ Revised version: 16 November 2001/ Accepted: 28 November 2001
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Martin, E., Brittain, W. A convenient laboratory preparation of aromatic polycarbonate. Polymer Bulletin 47, 517–520 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002890200016
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002890200016