Polymeric compositions having improved flame retardance properties are disclosed. The compositions comprise a cross-linkable polycarbonate resin having a photoactive group derived from a benzophenone, a bromine source, and optionally a non-brominated and non-chlorinated flame retardant. The composition contains a minimum amount of bromine. Articles formed from the compositions have robust flame retardance properties and enhanced chemical resistance.

Techniques regarding post polymerization modifications to polycarbonate polymers via a flow reactor are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise a cyclic carbonate monomer that can be employed to facilitate polymerization of one or more polycarbonate platforms susceptible to post polymerization modification. For instance, one or more embodiments can regard a cyclic carbonate molecular backbone covalently bonded to an aryl halide functional group via in accordance with a chemical structure selected from the group consisting of: ##STR00001##
In the chemical structures, R.sub.1 can be selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and a functional group comprising a first alkyl group; L can represent a linkage group, comprising: a second alkyl group and an end group having at least one member selected from the group consisting of an oxygen atom and a nitrogen atom; and A can represent the aryl halide functional group.

Techniques regarding post polymerization modifications to polycarbonate polymers via a flow reactor are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise a cyclic carbonate monomer that can be employed to facilitate polymerization of one or more polycarbonate platforms susceptible to post polymerization modification. For instance, one or more embodiments can regard a cyclic carbonate molecular backbone covalently bonded to an aryl halide functional group via in accordance with a chemical structure selected from the group consisting of: ##STR00001##
In the chemical structures, R.sub.1 can be selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and a functional group comprising a first alkyl group; L can represent a linkage group, comprising: a second alkyl group and an end group having at least one member selected from the group consisting of an oxygen atom and a nitrogen atom; and A can represent the aryl halide functional group.

Polymeric compositions having improved flame retardance properties are disclosed. The compositions comprise a cross-linkable polycarbonate resin having a photoactive group derived from a benzophenone, a bromine source, and optionally a non-brominated and non-chlorinated flame retardant. The composition contains a minimum amount of bromine. Articles formed from the compositions have robust flame retardance properties and enhanced chemical resistance.

Polymeric compositions having improved flame retardance properties are disclosed. The compositions comprise a cross-linkable polycarbonate resin having a photoactive group derived from a benzophenone, a bromine source, and optionally a non-brominated and non-chlorinated flame retardant. The composition contains a minimum amount of bromine. Articles formed from the compositions have robust flame retardance properties and enhanced chemical resistance.

A polycarbonate copolymer includes: a repeating unit represented by a formula (1) below; and a repeating unit represented by a formula (2) below, in which the repeating unit represented by the formula (1) is formed from a bischloroformate oligomer having an average number of monomer units n represented by a formula (100) below in a range from 0.1 to 1.3. In the formulae (100) and (1), Ar.sup.1 represents a group represented by a formula (3) below. In the formula (2), Ar.sup.2 represents a divalent aromatic group. In the formula (3) below, X.sub.1 represents a single bond or an oxygen atom. R.sub.11 each independently represents a methyl group or an ethyl group. ##STR00001##

A polycarbonate copolymer includes: a repeating unit represented by a formula (1) below; and a repeating unit represented by a formula (2) below, in which the repeating unit represented by the formula (1) is formed from a bischloroformate oligomer having an average number of monomer units n represented by a formula (100) below in a range from 0.1 to 1.3. In the formulae (100) and (1), Ar.sup.1 represents a group represented by a formula (3) below. In the formula (2), Ar.sup.2 represents a divalent aromatic group. In the formula (3) below, X.sub.1 represents a single bond or an oxygen atom. R.sub.11 each independently represents a methyl group or an ethyl group. ##STR00001##

The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a (co)polycarbonate comprising reacting tetrabromo bisphenol A and optionally one or more bisphenol comonomer(s) with phosgene wherein the tetrabromo bisphenol A contains an amount of tetrabromo bisphenol A dimer of at most 3.0 wt. % based on the weight of the tetrabromo bisphenol A, determined after heat treating the tetrabromo bisphenol A at a temperature of 260 C. for a period of 15 minutes.

The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a (co)polycarbonate comprising reacting tetrabromo bisphenol A and optionally one or more bisphenol comonomer(s) with phosgene wherein the tetrabromo bisphenol A contains an amount of tetrabromo bisphenol A dimer of at most 3.0 wt. % based on the weight of the tetrabromo bisphenol A, determined after heat treating the tetrabromo bisphenol A at a temperature of 260 C. for a period of 15 minutes.