The present invention relates to a polysiloxane-polycarbonate copolymer using a hydroxyl terminated polysiloxane mixture, and a method for producing same, and more specifically, to: a polysiloxane-polycarbonate copolymer which includes hydroxy-terminated polysiloxanes of chemical formulae 1 and 2 in a specific weight ratio as repeating units, and thus exhibits excellent transmittance and low-temperature impact strength compared to the case of using either of the hydroxy-terminated polysiloxanes by itself, and in which the overall production yield of the raw material polysiloxane is improved, such that the polysiloxane-polycarbonate copolymer is excellent in terms of economics; and a method for producing same.

Provided is a molded body including a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer which contains a polycarbonate block (A-1) formed of a repeating unit having a specific structure and a polyorganosiloxane block (A-2) containing a repeating unit having a specific structure, and in which the content of the polyorganosiloxane block (A-2) is from 20 mass % or more to 70 mass % or less, wherein the molded body has a durometer hardness of from 25 or more to 72 or less measured with a type D durometer in conformity with JIS K 6253-3:2012.

To provide a transparent resin composition having excellent optical characteristics, particularly, excellent optical characteristics under high temperature and high humidity.

There is provided a transparent resin composition, including: an aromatic polycarbonate resin; and a water-insoluble organic sulfonic acid and/or a metal salt thereof, in which a content of the water-insoluble organic sulfonic acid and/or the metal salt thereof is 0.01 to 3.0 pts.Math.mass to 100 pts.Math.mass of the aromatic polycarbonate resin, and a dissolved amount of the water-insoluble organic sulfonic acid and/or the metal salt thereof is not more than 0.5 g to 100 g of pure water.

A silicone-organic copolymer has the formula X.sub.g[Z.sub.jY.sub.o].sub.c, where each X is an independently selected silicone moiety having a particular structure, each Y is an independently selected polyacrylate moiety, each Z is an independently selected siloxane moiety, subscript c is from 1 to 150, subscript g is >1, 0<j<2, and 0<o<2, with the proviso that j+o=2 in each moiety indicated by subscript c. Methods of preparing the silicone-organic copolymer are also disclosed. Further, a sealant is disclosed, the sealant comprising the silicone-organic copolymer and a condensation-reaction catalyst.

The present invention provides, for example, a method for efficiently producing a polysiloxane having a siloxane constituent unit while making it possible to improve safety and reduce environmental burden. The above-mentioned problem is solved by a method comprising a polymerization step of polymerizing a silane-based compound and a diol compound in the presence of a transesterification catalyst including at least a phosphorus compound, in which the silane-based compound is selected from a specific diaryloxysilane compound, a specific dialkoxysilane compound, and a specific silicon compound, and in the polymerization step, a polysiloxane having a siloxane constituent unit represented by any of formula (1-1) to formula (1-4) is produced. (In the formulas, R.sup.1-R.sup.10, R.sup.30-R.sup.33, Z.sub.1, Z.sub.2, J.sub.1, K.sub.1, A.sub.1, A.sub.2, L.sub.1, L.sub.2, and X are as described in the description of the present application.)

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To provide a transparent resin composition having excellent optical characteristics, particularly, excellent optical characteristics under high temperature and high humidity. There is provided a transparent resin composition, including: an aromatic polycarbonate resin; and a water-insoluble organic sulfonic acid and/or a metal salt thereof, in which a content of the water-insoluble organic sulfonic acid and/or the metal salt thereof is 0.01 to 3.0 pts.Math.mass to 100 pts.Math.mass of the aromatic polycarbonate resin, and a dissolved amount of the water-insoluble organic sulfonic acid and/or the metal salt thereof is not more than 0.5 g to 100 g of pure water.

A polycarbonate-polydiorganosiloxane copolymer or a resin composition thereof having excellent impact resistance, and, in particular, excellent impact resistance at extremely low temperatures, as well as excellent chemical resistance; and a production method for the resin composition are provided. This copolymer or resin composition thereof includes a polycarbonate-polydiorganosiloxane copolymer and an optional polycarbonate resin. The copolymer includes a polycarbonate block (A-1) and a polydiorganosiloxane block (A-2). The polydiorganosiloxane block (A-2) content of the copolymer or resin composition thereof is 2.5-8.0 wt %. The copolymer or resin composition thereof satisfies (i) and (ii): (i) in a cross-sectional observation image of the copolymer or resin composition thereof that is generated using an electron beam microscope, there are 1-20 domains that have a longest diameter of at least 80 nm in an area that is 850 nm square (722,500 nm.sup.2); and (ii) average domain size is 30-100 nm.

A silicone-polycarbonate copolymer has the formula X.sub.g[Z.sub.jY.sub.o].sub.c, where each X is an independently selected silicone moiety having a particular structure, each Y is an independently selected polycarbonate moiety, each Z is an independently selected siloxane moiety, subscript c is from 1 to 150, subscript g is >1, 0≤j<2, and 0<o<2, with the proviso that j+o=2 in each moiety indicated by subscript c. Methods of preparing the silicone-polycarbonate copolymer are also disclosed. Further, a sealant is disclosed, the sealant comprising the silicone-polycarbonate copolymer and a condensation-reaction catalyst.

A silicone-organic copolymer has the formula X.sub.g[Z.sub.jY.sub.o].sub.c, where each X is an independently selected silicone moiety having a particular structure, each Y is an independently selected polyacrylate moiety, each Z is an independently selected siloxane moiety, subscript c is from 1 to 150, subscript g is >1, 0<j<2, and 0<o<2, with the proviso that j+o=2 in each moiety indicated by subscript c. Methods of preparing the silicone-organic copolymer are also disclosed. Further, a sealant is disclosed, the sealant comprising the silicone-organic copolymer and a condensation-reaction catalyst.

Provided are a polycarbonate-based resin composition, including: 99 mass % to 1 mass % of a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer (A) having a predetermined repeating unit (A-1) and predetermined constituent units (A-2) and (A-3); and 1 mass % to 99 mass % of a polycarbonate-based resin (B) except the polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer (A), and a molded body thereof.