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Monomers for Polycarbonate Manufacture: Synthesis of BPA and DPC

E. J. Pressman, Bruce Johnson, Sheldon J. Shafer

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The melt or LX process, involving the solventless transesterification of diphenyl carbonate (DPC) with bisphenol A (BPA), is the preeminent commercial non-phosgene route to bisphenol A polycarbonate. Polycarbonate purity and manufacturing cost are highly dependent on the synthetic methods used to prepare the constituent monomers. This report surveys progress in the synthesis of BPA and DPC.

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The melt or LX process, involving the solventless transesterification of diphenyl carbonate (DPC) with bisphenol A (BPA), is the preeminent commercial non-phosgene route to bisphenol A polycarbonate. Polycarbonate purity and manufacturing cost are highly dependent on the synthetic methods used to prepare the constituent monomers. This report surveys progress in the synthesis of BPA and DPC.

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The melt or LX process, involving the solventless transesterification of diphenyl carbonate (DPC) with bisphenol A (BPA), is the preeminent commercial non-phosgene route to bisphenol A polycarbonate. Polycarbonate purity and manufacturing cost are highly dependent on the synthetic methods used to prepare the constituent monomers. This report surveys progress in the synthesis of BPA and DPC.

Key concepts: Polycarbonate, Diphenyl carbonate, Bisphenol A, Monomer, Transesterification, Phosgene, Bisphenol, Materials science

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