Polycarbonate made from ketone containing cyclic compounds

Abstract

A polycarbonate comprises structural units derived from a compound comprising a ketone functionality and at least two fused rings, A and B wherein ring A is a saturated ring or ring system having 5 to 7 cyclic carbons and substituted with a ketone functionality and ring B is a saturated ring having 5 to 6 cyclic carbons

1 . A polycarbonate comprising structural units derived from a compound comprising a ketone functionality and at least two fused rings, A and B wherein ring A is a saturated ring or ring system having 5 to 7 cyclic carbons and substituted with a ketone functionality and ring B is a saturated ring having 5 to 6 cyclic carbons wherein said ketone is prepare by a method comprising: 
 reacting a mixture comprising a catalyst, a reactant compound and an amount of water greater than or equal to 3 weight percent based on the weight of the reactant compound; wherein said catalyst comprises nickel and base and said reactant compound comprises at least two fused rings, A and B wherein ring A is a saturated ring or ring system having 5 to 7 cyclic carbons and substituted with a hydroxyl functionality and ring B is a non-aromatic unsaturated ring having 5 to 6 cyclic carbons; and    converting the hydroxyl functionality of ring A to a ketone functionality and the non-aromatic unsaturated ring B to a saturated ring.    
     
     
         2 . The polycarbonate of  claim 1 , wherein Ring A is a bicyclo ring system containing 7 cyclic carbons.  
     
     
         3 . The polycarbonate of  claim 1 , wherein Ring A and Ring B together from a bicyclo ring system.  
     
     
         4 . The polycarbonate of  claim 1  wherein ring A is substituted with one or more alkyl substituents having up to 4 carbons.  
     
     
         5 . The polycarbonate of  claim 1  wherein ring B is substituted with one or more alkyl substituents having up to 4 carbons.  
     
     
         6 . The polycarbonate of  claim 1 , wherein the compound comprising a ketone functionality and at least two fused rings is selected from the group consisting of:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         7 . A polycyclic bisphenol produced by the condensation of: 
 a polycyclic ketone comprising a ketone functionality and at least two fused rings, A and B wherein ring A is a saturated ring or ring system having 5 to 7 cyclic carbons and substituted with a ketone functionality and ring B is a saturated ring having 5 to 6 cyclic carbons; and 
 a phenolic compound.  
   
     
     
         8 . A polycarbonate comprising structural units derived from the polycyclic bisphenol of  claim 7 .  
     
     
         9 . A linear polycarbonate made by condensing 
 phosgene, a bischloroformate of a diol or a combination thereof; and    the polycyclic bisphenol of  claim 7 .    
     
     
         10 . A polycarbonate made by an ester interchange reaction of: 
 the polycyclic bisphenol of  claim 7;  and    a diaryl carbonate    
     
     
         11 . A polyester comprising structural units prepared by the condensation of the polycyclic bisphenol of  claim 7  with an organic dicarboxylic acid or a dicarboxylic acid diester.