Flame retardant polycarbonate composition

A flame retardant polycarbonate composition comprising:

• a. an aromatic carbonate polymer in admixture with
• b. an organic alkali metal salt or an organic alkaline earth metal salt of an acid selected from the group consisting of:
• monomeric or polymeric aromatic sulfonesulfonic acids,
• sulfonic acids of aromatic ketones,
• heterocyclic sulfonic acids,
• halogenated non-aromatic carboxylic acids,
• sulfonic acids of aromatic sulfides,
• monomeric or polymeric aromatic ether sulfonic acids,
• aliphatic and olefinic sulfonic acids,
• monomeric or polymeric phenol ester sulfonic acids,
• unsubstituted or halogenated oxocarbon acids,
• sulfonic acids of monomeric and polymeric aromatic carboxylic acids and esters,
• halocycloaliphatic aromatic sulfonic acids,
• monomeric or polymeric aromatic amide sulfonic acids,
• monomeric or polymeric aromatic sulfonic acids,
• of mixtures thereof, and
• c. a siloxane in suficient quantity to render the polycarbonate composition non-dripping;
• said siloxane being of the following formula:
• ##EQU2## wherein the R's are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, alkyl of from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkoxy of from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkenyl from 2 to 8 carbon atoms;
• alkynyl from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, aryl from 6 to 18 carbon atoms, aryloxy from 6 to 10 carbon atoms and wherein the R's may be substituted by halogen, hydroxy, amino, alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, aryloxy of 6 to 10 carbon atoms, arylthio and alkylamino wherein the alkyl portion contains 1 to 6 carbon atoms, arythio and arylamino wherein the aryl portion contains 6 to 10 carbon atoms and wherein n is an integer having a value of one or more.