Claims
- 1. In a thermoplastic polycarbonate based upon the reaction product of a halogen-free aromatic diol selected from the group consisting of
- (i) dihydroxy diphenyl alkanes,
- (ii) dihydroxy benzenes,
- (iii) aromatic diols wherein the two aryl residues are linked by a sulfur-containing group, and
- (iv) dihydroxy diphenyls
- and a carbonic acid derivative, the improvement comprising:
- a sufficient amount of a halogenated thiodiphenol co-reacted in said reaction product to impart flame retardant characteristics to said polycarbonate, said halogenated thiodiphenol being represented by the structural formula: ##STR10## wherein X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are halogen and Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 are alkyl radicals having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and wherein a, b, c and d independently are integers from 0 to 4 with the proviso that the sum of said a and said b is from 1 to 8 and that the sum of said c and said d is from 0 to 7.
- 2. The polycarbonate of claim 1 wherein said halogenated thiodiphenol is represented by the structural formula: ##STR11##
- 3. The polycarbonate of claim 1 wherein said halogenated thiodiphenol is co-reacted in said reaction product at a level of 2 to 20% by weight based on the total weight of said halogenated thiodiphenol and said aromatic diol.
- 4. The polycarbonate of claim 1 wherein said halogenated thiodiphenol is co-reacted in said reaction product at a level of 2 to 10% by weight based on the total weight of said halogenated thiodiphenol and said aromatic diol.
- 5. A flame retardant thermoplastic polycarbonate comprising the reaction product of:
- (a) a halogen-free aromatic diol selected from the group consisting of
- (i) dihydroxy diphenyl alkanes,
- (ii) dihydroxy benzenes,
- (iii) aromatic diols wherein the two aryl residues are linked by a sulfur-containing group and
- (iv) dihydroxy diphenyls; and
- (b) a halogenated thiodiphenol represented by the structural formula: ##STR12## wherein X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are halogen and Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 are alkyl radicals having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and wherein a, b, c and d independently are integers from 0 to 4 with the proviso that the sum of said a and said b is from 1 to 8 and that the sum of said c and said d is from 0 to 7; and
- (c) a member selected from the group consisting of carbonyl bromide, phosgene, bischloroformic esters of (a) and (b) and diaryl carbonates, wherein (b) is present in a sufficient amount to provide 3 to 10% by weight halogen in said thermoplastic polycarbonate.
- 6. The polycarbonate of claim 5 wherein (b) is reacted at a level of 2 to 20% by weight based on the total weight of (a) and (b).
- 7. The polycarbonate of claim 5 wherein (b) is reacted at a level of 2 to 10% by weight based on the total weight of (a) and (b).
- 8. The polycarbonate of claim 5 wherein (b) is represented by the structural formula: ##STR13##
- 9. The polycarbonate of claim 5 wherein said aromatic diol is bisphenol A.
- 10. A flame retardant thermoplastic polycarbonate having a melt flow rate of 1 to 24 grams per 10 minutes at 300.degree. C. according to ASTM 1238 comprising a terpolycarbonate resin which is the reaction product of
- (a) a halogen-free aromatic diol selected from the group consisting of
- (i) dihydroxy diphenyl alkanes,
- (ii) dihydroxy benzenes,
- (iii) aromatic diols wherein the two aryl residues are linked by a sulfur-containing group and
- (iv) dihydroxy diphenyl; and
- (b) about 2 to 20% by weight of a halogenated thiodiphenol represented by the structural formula ##STR14## wherein X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are halogen and Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 are alkyl radicals having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and wherein a, b, c and d independently are integers from 0 to 4 with the proviso that the sum of said a and said b is from 1 to 8 and that the sum of said c and said d is from 0 to 7; and
- (c) a halogenated sulfur-free phenolic diol; and
- (d) a member selected from the group consisting of carbonyl bromide, phosgene, bischloroformic esters of (a), (b) and (c) and diaryl carbonates, said reaction product incorporating a sufficient amount of (b) and (c) to provide the reaction product with a halogen content between about 3 and 10% by weight.
- 11. In a thermoplastic polycarbonate based upon the reaction product of a halogen-free aromatic diol selected from a group consisting of
- (i) dihydroxy diphenyl alkanes,
- (ii) dihydroxy benzenes and
- (iii) dihydroxy diphenyls
- and a carbonic acid derivative, the improvement comprising co-reacting in said reaction products 2 to 20%, relative to the weight of said reaction product, of a halogenated thiodiphenol of the structural formula: ##STR15## wherein X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are halogen and Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 are alkyl radicals having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and wherein a, b, c and d independently are integers from 0 to 4 with the proviso that the sum of said a and said b is from 1 to 8 and that the sum of said c and said d is from 0 to 7.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 232,470, filed Feb. 9, 1981, now abandoned which itself is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 110,273 filed Jan. 7, 1980, now abandoned.
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Divisions (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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