The present invention provides a novel polycarbonate diol and a polyurethane using the polycarbonate diol as raw materials. The novel polycarbonate diol produces polycarbonate diol-based polyurethane which has a high degree of hardness, superior abrasion resistance, and superior hydrophilicity, and is usable for an application such as a paint, a coating agent, a synthetic leather, an artificial leather, and a highly-functional elastomers, or the like. The present invention also provides an active-energy radiation curable polymer composition giving a cured film having a superior contamination resistance and high degree of hardness. The present invention is obtained, for example, by reacting specific two types of diols with diester carbonate in the presence of a transesterification catalyst being a compound using a metal of Group 1 or 2 on the periodic table. The present invention provides a polycarbonate diol wherein the metal content of the transesterification catalyst is 100 weight ppm or less, a polyurethane obtainable by using this polycarbonate diol and an active-energy radiation curable polymer composition containing the urethane(meth)acrylate oligomer which is obtained from the polycarbonate diol.

Disclosed are a polycarbonate and a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. The polycarbonate comprises at least one of structural units selected from a structural unit represented by formula (I) and a structural unit represented by formula (II). The polycarbonate provided by the present application has a high refractive index, and the obtained polycarbonate has a refractive index of 1.673-1.794, which can satisfy performance requirements of polycarbonate as an optical resin in optical components.

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The object of the present invention is to provide a polycarbonate resin which is excellent in various properties, such as heat resistance, optical properties, melt processability, etc., and an optical film composed of the same and the present invention relates to a polycarbonate resin containing at least a structural unit represented by the following formula (1) and a structural unit represented by the following formula (2): ##STR00001##
wherein in the formula (1), R.sup.1 to R.sup.6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an aryl group, an alkoxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom. ##STR00002##

An interior and exterior member for an automobile includes a thermoplastic resin composition including components (A) and (B). The component (A) is a polycarbonate resin mixture including a structural unit derived from a dihydroxy compound and a structural unit derived from cyclohexanedimethanol, wherein the structural unit is in an amount accounting for from 56 mol % to 60 mol % of the total amount of the structural unit and the structural unit derived from cyclohexanedimethanol, and the component (B) is butadiene-butyl acrylate-methyl methacrylate rubber. The thermoplastic resin composition further includes dibutylhydroxytoluene in an amount accounting for from 0.005 parts to 0.015 parts by mass, a benzotriazole-based light resistance stabilizer in an amount accounting for from 0.08 parts to 0.12 parts by mass, and a hindered amine-based light resistance stabilizer in an amount accounting for from 0.04 parts to 0.06 parts by mass, respectively, with respect to 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the components (A) and (B). The component (A) is in an amount accounting for from 93% to 97% by mass of the total amount of the components (A) and (B).

Copolymer having high fluidity and high molecular weight which is formed of a structural unit derived from an aliphatic diol compound and a structural unit derived from an aromatic dihydroxy compound. A polycarbonate resin composition is also provided comprising a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin as a main component and also comprising cyclic carbonate present in an amount of not more than 3000 ppm, wherein the highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin is produced by a process which comprises a highly-polymerizing process wherein an aromatic polycarbonate is reacted with an aliphatic diol compound in the presence of a transesterification catalyst to increase the molecular weight.

Provided is a method of producing a polycarbonate that enables efficient drying of a polycarbonate powder and has no risk of deteriorating the quality of a polycarbonate molded article to be obtained. The method of producing a polycarbonate includes: a step of causing an alkali aqueous solution of a dihydric phenol and phosgene to react with each other in the presence of an organic solvent to produce an organic solvent solution containing a polycarbonate; a powdering step of powdering the organic solvent solution containing the polycarbonate to provide a polycarbonate powder; and a pre-drying step of drying the polycarbonate powder to remove the remaining organic solvent, in which a drying temperature in the pre-drying step is set to a temperature lower than the glass transition temperature of the polycarbonate containing 1.5 mass % of the organic solvent by from 5 C. to 15 C.

Provided is an aliphatic polycarbonate-co-aromatic polyester with long-chain branches. The copolymer includes repeating units represented by OAO and Z(O).sub.a, which are linked via carbonyl (C(O)) and C(O)YC(O) as linkers. Also provided is an aliphatic copolycarbonate including repeating units represented by OAO and Z(O).sub.a, which are linked via carbonyl (C(O)) linkers. The aliphatic copolycarbonate has a weight average molecular weight of 30,000 or more.

Provided are a resin comprising a unit of Chemical Formula 1, a method for preparing the same, a resin composition comprising the same, and a molded article comprising the resin composition,

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Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide sacrifical polymer compositions and methods for fabricating electronic devices using such sacrifical polymer compositions where such methods include (1) providing a tacky sacrifical polymer composition that holds components in a desired alignment to one another, (2) providing solder fluxing for effecting electrical coupling; and (3) thermal decomposition or depolymerization of the sacrificial polymer composition to provide essentially residue free surfaces.

Provided are a polycarbonate resin including a unit of Chemical Formula 1, a method for preparing the same, a polycarbonate resin composition including the same, and a molded article including the polycarbonate resin composition,

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