Abstract
Aromatic polycarbonates were first disclosed by A. Einhorn in 1898. He reacted pyridine solutions of hydroquinone, resorcinol and catechol with phosgene to produce respectively (1) an insoluble and intractible hydroquinone polycarbonate, (2) a glassy resorcinol polycarbonate melting at about 200°C and (3) a simple cyclic catechol carbonate. Four years later C. Bischoff and A. von Hedenstrom produced and reported the same products employing transesterification. And then the subject of aromatic polycarbonates was apparently forgotten.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
A. Einhorn, Liebig’s Ann. Chem. 300, 135 (1898).
C. Bischoff and a. von Hedenstrom, Ber. 35, 3431 (1902).
H. Schnell, Ang. Chem. 68, 633 (1956).
D. Fox and W. Christopher, “Polycarbonates”, Reinhold Publishing Corp., New York, 1962, p. 31.
H. Schnell, “Chemistry and Physics of Polycarbonates”, Wiley-Interscience, New York, 1964, pp. 44–51.
D. Fox in Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Volume 18, Third Ed., 1982, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., p. 479–494.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1986 Elsevier Science Publishing Co., Inc.
About this paper
Cite this paper
Fox, D.W. (1986). History. In: Seymour, R.B., Kirshenbaum, G.S. (eds) High Performance Polymers: Their Origin and Development. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7073-4_6
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7073-4_6
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-011-7075-8
Online ISBN: 978-94-011-7073-4
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive