Provided is a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer, which is produced by using a diol monomer (a1) and a polyorganosiloxane (a2) satisfying the following condition, including: a polyorganosiloxane block (A-1) including a specific repeating unit; and a polycarbonate block (A-2) formed of a specific repeating unit: a mixture, which is obtained by bringing the diol monomer (a1), the polyorganosiloxane (a2), a carbonic acid diester, and a basic catalyst present at the same amount ratio as that at a time of production of the polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer into contact with each other at from 100° C. to 250° C. for from 0.5 hour to 5 hours, has a haze value of 30 or less measured under conditions of 23° C. and an optical path length of 10 mm in conformity with ISO 14782:1999.

Provided is a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer, which is produced by using a diol monomer (a1) and a polyorganosiloxane (a2) satisfying the following condition, including: a polyorganosiloxane block (A-1) including a specific repeating unit; and a polycarbonate block (A-2) formed of a specific repeating unit: a mixture, which is obtained by bringing the diol monomer (a1), the polyorganosiloxane (a2), a carbonic acid diester, and a basic catalyst present at the same amount ratio as that at a time of production of the polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer into contact with each other at from 100° C. to 250° C. for from 0.5 hour to 5 hours, has a haze value of 30 or less measured under conditions of 23° C. and an optical path length of 10 mm in conformity with ISO 14782:1999.

An object of the present invention is to provide a novel production method of a poly(ester)carbonate. The present invention relates to a production method of a poly(ester)carbonate, including subjecting a diol and a carbonate ester to a transesterification reaction in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst comprises aluminum or a compound thereof, and a phosphorus compound.

An object of the present invention is to provide a novel production method of a poly(ester)carbonate. The present invention relates to a production method of a poly(ester)carbonate, including subjecting a diol and a carbonate ester to a transesterification reaction in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst comprises aluminum or a compound thereof, and a phosphorus compound.

The invention relates to a film containing a special polycarbonate or copolycarbonate of the formula (Ia), (I-2), (I-3) or (I-4) and to the use of the film in a security document and in a layer structure.

The invention relates to a film containing a special polycarbonate or copolycarbonate of the formula (Ia), (I-2), (I-3) or (I-4) and to the use of the film in a security document and in a layer structure.

Provided is a resin composition that is highly fluid and has good moldability, and that has excellent optical properties. More specifically, provided is a resin composition that contains a thermoplastic resin and a specific compounding agent containing a naphthalene structure and/or a fluorene structure.

Provided is a resin composition that is highly fluid and has good moldability, and that has excellent optical properties. More specifically, provided is a resin composition that contains a thermoplastic resin and a specific compounding agent containing a naphthalene structure and/or a fluorene structure.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a polyester resin or polyester carbonate resin, which has high refractive index, while achieving an excellent balance between heat resistance and low birefringence. A polyester resin or a polyester carbonate resin, which contains repeating units represented by the following formulae (1) and (2), and wherein the ratio of the repeating unit represented by formula (1) to the repeating unit represented by formula (2) is 15:85 to 85:15. (In formula (1), each of rings Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 represents a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon group having 9-20 carbon atoms; each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 independently represents a hydrocarbon group which may contain an aromatic group having 1-12 carbon atoms; each of R.sup.3-R.sup.6 and R.sup.9-R.sup.16 represents a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic or aromatic substituents; each of j, k, r and s independently represent an integer of 0 or more; and each of m, n, p and q independently represents 1 or 2) (In formula (2), each of R.sup.7, R.sup.8, R.sup.17 and R.sup.18 independently represent a hydrocarbon group which may contain an aromatic group having 1-12 carbon atoms; each of R.sup.9-R.sup.16 and R.sup.19-R.sup.26 represents a hydrogen atoms or an aliphatic or aromatic substituents; and each of r, s, t and u independently represents an integer of 0 or more.)

The present disclosure relates to a polycarbonate and a preparation method thereof, which has a novel structure with an improvement in weather resistance and refractive index, while having excellent mechanical properties.