Disclosed herein are crosslinked polycarbonates, composition thereof and methods thereof. The crosslinked polycarbonates can be prepared from allyl or epoxy polycarbonates. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

In one aspect, the present invention pertains to novel block materials comprising an aliphatic polycarbonate (APC) chain bound to a hydrocarbon. The invention also provides methods of making the block materials and using them as compatibilizers for polymer blends. In another aspect, the present invention encompasses methods of making blends of APCs with polyolefins. In certain embodiments, the methods comprise the step of blending one or more APCs with one or more polyolefins in the presence of a compatibilizer as described herein. In another aspect, the present invention encompasses novel blends of APCs with polyolefins. In certain embodiments, the blends comprise one or more APCs; at least one polyolefin and a compatibilizer as described herein.

Disclosed herein are crosslinked polycarbonates, composition thereof and methods thereof. The crosslinked polycarbonates can be prepared from allyl or epoxy polycarbonates. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

A polymeric binder includes an ion-conducting polymer containing a polymer and a metal ion. The polymer is preferably selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyether, anionic polymer, polycarbonate, and silicone. An all-solid-state secondary battery includes an inorganic solid electrolyte, and the inorganic solid electrolyte in at least an electrode mixture layer or an inorganic solid electrolyte layer is bound together by the polymeric binder.

A polycarbonate diol containing a repeating unit represented by the specific formula (A) and a terminal hydroxyl group, wherein more than 0 mol % and not more than 3.0 mol % of the terminals thereof is an oxolane terminal represented by the specific formula (B).

The present invention relates to an aromatic polycarbonate obtained via the melt transesterification of a diaryl carbonate, a bisphenol and an endcapping agent selected from paracumyl phenol, dicumyl phenol, p-tert-butyl phenol and mixtures of at least two of said endcapping agents, said polycarbonate having a melt volume rate of at least 20 cm.sup.3/10 min (ISO 1133, 300° C., 1.2 kg), a terminal hydroxyl group content of at most 800 ppm by weight, a Fries branching content of at most 1300 ppm by weight and a content of bulky end groups of at least 20 mol % defined as the sum of the mol % of end-groups based on said bisphenol and the mol % of end-groups based on said endcapping agent.

An object of this invention is to find a method for introducing a functional group into an aliphatic polycarbonate without impairing the excellent thermal decomposition property of the aliphatic polycarbonate.

An aliphatic polycarbonate comprising a constituent unit represented by formula (1):

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wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 are identical or different, and each represents a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-10 alkyl group optionally substituted with one or more substituents, or a C.sub.6-20 aryl group optionally substituted with one or more substituents, wherein two groups from among R.sup.1 to R.sup.3, taken together with the carbon atom or carbon atoms to which these groups are attached, may form a substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated 3- to 10-membered aliphatic ring; and X represents a divalent group containing one or more heteroatoms or an alkylene group having 3 or more carbon atoms, and a constituent unit represented by formula (2):

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wherein R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, and R.sup.7 are identical or different, and each represents a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-10 alkyl group optionally substituted with one or more substituents, or a C.sub.6-20 aryl group optionally substituted with one or more substituents, wherein two groups from among R.sup.4 to R.sup.7, taken together with the carbon atom or carbon atoms to which these groups are attached, may form a substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated 3- to 10-membered aliphatic ring, the content of the constituent unit represented by formula (1) being 0.1 mol % or more and 1.5 mol % or less, based on the total amount of the constituent units of formula (1) and formula (2).

The present invention encompasses polymer compositions comprising aliphatic polycarbonate chains containing functional groups that increase the polymer's ability to wet or adhere to inorganic materials. In certain embodiments, chain ends of the aliphatic polycarbonates are modified to introduce silicon-containing functional groups, boron-containing functional groups, phosphorous-containing functional groups, sulfonic acid groups or carboxylic acid groups.

Disclosed herein are crosslinked polycarbonates, composition thereof and methods thereof. The crosslinked polycarbonates can be prepared from allyl or epoxy polycarbonates. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

A polycarbonate resin containing a structural unit originating from a dihydroxy compound represented by formula (1), having a boric-acid content of 100 ppm or lower and/or a tertiary-amine content of 1000 ppm by weight or lower, and having a terminal phenyl group originating from a diester carbonate represented by formula (2), wherein the concentration of the terminal phenyl group is equal to or greater than 30 eq/g. In formula (1), R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C1-C10 alkyl group, a C1-C10 alkoxy group, a C3-C20 cycloalkyl group, a C6-C20 cycloalkoxy group, a C6-C10 aryl group, a C7-C20 aralkyl group, a C6-C10 aryloxy group, a C7-C20 aralkyloxy group, or a halogen atom, and the cyclobutane ring indicates a cis-trans isomer mixture, a cis isomer alone, or a trans isomer alone. In formula (2), R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 each independently represent a substituted or non-substituted aromatic group.