Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, Vol.80, No.2, 269-276, 2003
Aromatic polycarbonates by direct synthesis from bisphenol A and carbon monoxide
Oxidative carbonylation of bisphenol A to polycarbonates has been studied using mixtures of carbon monoxide and oxygen in the presence of a host of catalytic systems. Catalysts containing palladium compounds and selenium, as well as PdCl2/Fe/I-2 and Pd/Fe/I-2 catalytic systems, exhibit different selectivity and activity towards the products obtained.