Claims
- 1. A process for the production of a melt-stable poly(arylene thioether-ketone), which comprises polymerizing an alkali metal sulfide and a dihalogenated aromatic compound consisting principally of 4,4'-dichlorobenzophenone and/or 4,4'-dibromobenzophenone by dehalogenation and sulfuration reaction in an organic amide solvent, under the following conditions (a)-(c):
- (a) ratio of the water content to the amount of the charged organic amide solvent being 2.5-15 (mole/kg);
- (b) ratio of the amount of the charged dihalogenated aromatic compound to the amount of the charged alkali metal sulfide being 0.95-1.2 (mole/mole); and
- (c) reaction temperature being 60.degree.-300.degree. C. with a proviso that the reaction time at 210.degree. C. and higher is within 10 hours,
- said poly(arylene thioether-ketone) having predominant recurring units of the formula ##STR9## wherein the --CO-- and --S-- are in the para position to each other, and having a residual melt crystallization enthalpy, .DELTA.Hmc (420.degree. C./10 min) being at least 10 J/g and a melt crystallization temperature, Tmc (420.degree. C./10 min) being at least 210.degree. C., wherein said .DELTA.Hmc (420.degree. C./10 min) and Tmc (420.degree. C./10 min) are determined by a differential scanning colorimeter at a cooling rate of 10.degree. C./min after the poly(arylene thioether-ketone) is held at 50.degree. C. for 5 minutes in an inert gas atmosphere, heated to 420.degree. C. at a rate of 75.degree. C./min and then held for 10 minutes at 420.degree. C.
- 2. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reaction is conducted in a reactor at least a portion of which, said portion being brought into contact with the reaction mixture, is made of a corrosion-resistant material.
- 3. The process as claimed in claim 2, wherein the corrosion-resistant material is selected from the group of titanium materials, Hastelloy C and austenitic steel.
- 4. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the organic amide solvent is at least one amide selected from the group of N-methylpyrrolidone, N-ethylpyrrolidone, dimethylimidazolidinone, hexamethylphosphoric triamide and tetramethylurea.
- 5. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the poly(arylene thioether-ketone) has a melting point, Tm of 310.degree.-380.degree. C. and a reduced viscosity of from 0.2 to 2 dl/g as determined by viscosity measurement at 25.degree. C. and a polymer concentration of 0.5 g/dl in 98 percent by weight sulfuric acid.
- 6. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the poly(arylene thioether-ketone) has a density of at least 1.34 g/cm.sup.3 at 25.degree. C. when annealed at 280.degree. C. for 30 minutes.
- 7. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the poly(arylene thioether-ketone) is an uncured polymer.
- 8. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the poly(arylene thioether-ketone) is a polymer having a partially crosslinked and/or branched structure.
- 9. The process as claimed in claim 8, wherein the structure is introduced by incorporating a polyhalobenzophenone having at least three halogen atoms in such an amount that the ratio of the amount of the charged dihalogenated aromatic compound to the amount of the charged polyhalobenzophenone ranges from 100/0 to 95/5 (mole/mole).
- 10. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein in a final stage of the reaction, at least one halogen-substituted aromatic compound containing at least one group having electron-withdrawing property at least equal to --CO-- group is added in an amount of 0.1-100 moles per 100 moles of the charged alkali metal sulfide and is reacted at from 60.degree. C. to 300.degree. C. for from 0.1 hour to 20 hours.
- 11. The process as claimed in claim 10, wherein 4,4'-dichlorobenzophenone and/or 4,4'-dibromobenzophenone is added as the halogen-substituted aromatic compound in the final stage of the reaction.
Priority Claims (2)
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/194,012 filed 5/12/88.
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