The present invention relates to a method for preparing poly(carbonate-etherimide) compound comprising polycarbonate segment as shown in the structure (A) and polyetherimide segment as shown in the structure (B). Said method does not contain a highly toxic phosgene in its operation, can be performed easily, and can be operated at not high temperature. wherein R.sub.1 represents aromatic with 6 to 30 carbon atoms or, optionally said aromatic is bonded with heteroatom; R.sub.2 represents aromatic with 6 to 30 carbon atoms or, optionally said aromatic is bonded with heteroatom; m is an integer from 1 to 15; and n is an integer from 1 to 10. ##STR00001##

The present invention addresses the problem of providing; a novel bisphenol compound having an indoline skeleton; and a novel aromatic polycarbonate which uses this bisphenol compound as a starting material dihydroxy compound. The above-described problem is able to be solved by an aromatic polycarbonate that contains a repeating unit represented by general formula (2). ##STR00001##

The present invention addresses the problem of providing; a novel bisphenol compound having an indoline skeleton; and a novel aromatic polycarbonate which uses this bisphenol compound as a starting material dihydroxy compound. The above-described problem is able to be solved by an aromatic polycarbonate that contains a repeating unit represented by general formula (2). ##STR00001##

The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes

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where A includes at least one of a carbon-carbon bond or a bridging group, R includes between 0 and 4 of a first hydrocarbon, and n is between 2 and 3,000. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the bridging group may include a linear hydrocarbon chain and/or a branched hydrocarbon chain. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the bridging group may include between 1 and 10 carbon atoms.

An endcapped polycarbonate, comprising thioether carbonyl endcaps of the formula

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wherein L is a C.sub.1-12 aliphatic or aromatic linking group, and R is a C.sub.1-20 alkyl, C.sub.6-18 aryl, or C.sub.7-24 arylalkylene.

An endcapped polycarbonate, comprising thioether carbonyl endcaps of the formula

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wherein L is a C.sub.1-12 aliphatic or aromatic linking group, and R is a C.sub.1-20 alkyl, C.sub.6-18 aryl, or C.sub.7-24 arylalkylene.

A thermoplastic composition comprises: a copolycarbonate comprising bisphenol A carbonate units and second carbonate units of the formula (I); and 2 to 40 ppm of an organosulfonic stabilizer of the formula (II); wherein the second carbonate units are present in an amount of 20 to 49 mol %, preferably 30 to 40 mol % based on the sum of the moles of the copolycarbonate and the bisphenol A homopolycarbonate, and optionally the copolycarbonate comprises less than 2 ppm by weight of each of an ion of lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, ammonium, chlorine, bromine, fluorine, nitrite, nitrate, phosphite, phosphate, sulfate, formate, acetate, citrate, oxalate, trimethylammonium, and triethylammonium, as measured by ion chromatography; and the thermoplastic composition has: a Vicat B120 of 160 C. or higher measured according to ISO 306; and a yellowness index of less than 12, measured according to ASTM D1925. ##STR00001##

A thermoplastic composition comprises: a copolycarbonate comprising bisphenol A carbonate units and second carbonate units of the formula (I); and 2 to 40 ppm of an organosulfonic stabilizer of the formula (II); wherein the second carbonate units are present in an amount of 20 to 49 mol %, preferably 30 to 40 mol % based on the sum of the moles of the copolycarbonate and the bisphenol A homopolycarbonate, and optionally the copolycarbonate comprises less than 2 ppm by weight of each of an ion of lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, ammonium, chlorine, bromine, fluorine, nitrite, nitrate, phosphite, phosphate, sulfate, formate, acetate, citrate, oxalate, trimethylammonium, and triethylammonium, as measured by ion chromatography; and the thermoplastic composition has: a Vicat B120 of 160 C. or higher measured according to ISO 306; and a yellowness index of less than 12, measured according to ASTM D1925. ##STR00001##

A thermoplastic composition comprises: a copolycarbonate comprising bisphenol A carbonate units and second carbonate units of the formula

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and 2 to 40 ppm of an organosulfonic stabilizer of the formula

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wherein the second carbonate units are present in an amount of 20 to 49 mol %, preferably 30 to 40 mol % based on the sum of the moles of the copolycarbonate and the bisphenol A homopolycarbonate, and optionally the copolycarbonate comprises less than 2 ppm by weight of each of an ion of lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, ammonium, chlorine, bromine, fluorine, nitrite, nitrate, phosphite, phosphate, sulfate, formate, acetate, citrate, oxalate, trimethylammonium, and triethylammonium, as measured by ion chromatography; and the thermoplastic composition has: a Vicat B120 of 160 C. or higher measured according to ISO 306; and a yellowness index of less than 12, measured according to ASTM D1925.

A thermoplastic composition comprises: a copolycarbonate comprising bisphenol A carbonate units and second carbonate units of the formula

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and 2 to 40 ppm of an organosulfonic stabilizer of the formula

##STR00002##

wherein the second carbonate units are present in an amount of 20 to 49 mol %, preferably 30 to 40 mol % based on the sum of the moles of the copolycarbonate and the bisphenol A homopolycarbonate, and optionally the copolycarbonate comprises less than 2 ppm by weight of each of an ion of lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, ammonium, chlorine, bromine, fluorine, nitrite, nitrate, phosphite, phosphate, sulfate, formate, acetate, citrate, oxalate, trimethylammonium, and triethylammonium, as measured by ion chromatography; and the thermoplastic composition has: a Vicat B120 of 160 C. or higher measured according to ISO 306; and a yellowness index of less than 12, measured according to ASTM D1925.