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Process for the production of optionally branched polyarylene sulphides with polyhalogenated polyaromatic compound

AssigneeBayer Aktiengesellschaft

InventorsKarsten Idel, Edgar Ostlinning, Wolfgang Koch, Walter Heitz

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Abstract

This invention relates to a new process for the production of optionally branched polyarylene sulphides from optionally substituted halogen benzenes in admixture with aromatic polyhalogen compounds and alkali metal sulphides in polar solvents, with the addition of reducing agents and other polyhalogenated compounds.

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A process for the production of high molecular weight polyarylene sulphides having a high melt viscosity wherein:

(a) at least one dihalogen benzene, of which from 0 to 100 mol-% correspond to formula (I):
##STR6## and from 100 to 0 mol-% correspond to formula (II):
##STR7## X represents chlorine or bromine in the meta- or para-position to each other;
and
R.sup.1 which is the same or different, represents hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.20 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.24 aryl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.24 alkaryl or C.sub.7 -C.sub.24 aralkyl;
and two groups R.sup.1 in the ortho-position to each other when joined together form an aromatic or heterocyclic 6-membered ring having up to three O, N or S, hetero atoms, and one group R.sup.1 is other than hydrogen;
and
(b) from 0 to 3.0 mol-%, based on the sum of the aromatic dihalogen compounds (I) and (II), of an aromatic trihalogen or tetrahalogen compound corresponding to formula (III):
ArX.sub.n (III)
wherein
Ar represents an aromatic or heterocyclic group having from 6 to 24 carbon atoms and in which up to three ring carbon atoms are replaced by N, O or S hetero atoms;
X represents chlorine or bromine;
and
n represents 3 or 4;
(c) at least one alkali metal sulphide with the molecular ratio of (a+b):c being from 0.85:1 to 1.15:1;
(d) in a polar solvent with the molar ratio of (c) and (d) being from 1:2 to 1:15, are reacted together with
(e) from 1 to 50 mol-%, based on the molar quantity of alkali metal sulphide, of a reducing agent and
(f) from 1 to 50 mol-% of a compound corresponding to formula (IV):
X.sub.m Ar--Y--ArX.sub.m (IV)
Ar and X are as defined above in formula (III);
and
Y represents a single bond or Y represents oxygen, sulphur, ##STR8## wherein R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 represent hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms;
and
m represents an integer of from 1 to 4;
the sum of (I), (II) and (IV) amounting to 100 mol-%, based on the mols of alkali metal sulphide.

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Abstract

A process for the production of high molecular weight polyarylene sulphides having a high melt viscosity wherein:

(a) at least one dihalogen benzene, of which from 0 to 100 mol-% correspond to formula (I):
##STR6## and from 100 to 0 mol-% correspond to formula (II):
##STR7## X represents chlorine or bromine in the meta- or para-position to each other;
and
R.sup.1 which is the same or different, represents hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.20 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.24 aryl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.24 alkaryl or C.sub.7 -C.sub.24 aralkyl;
and two groups R.sup.1 in the ortho-position to each other when joined together form an aromatic or heterocyclic 6-membered ring having up to three O, N or S, hetero atoms, and one group R.sup.1 is other than hydrogen;
and
(b) from 0 to 3.0 mol-%, based on the sum of the aromatic dihalogen compounds (I) and (II), of an aromatic trihalogen or tetrahalogen compound corresponding to formula (III):
ArX.sub.n (III)
wherein
Ar represents an aromatic or heterocyclic group having from 6 to 24 carbon atoms and in which up to three ring carbon atoms are replaced by N, O or S hetero atoms;
X represents chlorine or bromine;
and
n represents 3 or 4;
(c) at least one alkali metal sulphide with the molecular ratio of (a+b):c being from 0.85:1 to 1.15:1;
(d) in a polar solvent with the molar ratio of (c) and (d) being from 1:2 to 1:15, are reacted together with
(e) from 1 to 50 mol-%, based on the molar quantity of alkali metal sulphide, of a reducing agent and
(f) from 1 to 50 mol-% of a compound corresponding to formula (IV):
X.sub.m Ar--Y--ArX.sub.m (IV)
Ar and X are as defined above in formula (III);
and
Y represents a single bond or Y represents oxygen, sulphur, ##STR8## wherein R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 represent hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms;
and
m represents an integer of from 1 to 4;
the sum of (I), (II) and (IV) amounting to 100 mol-%, based on the mols of alkali metal sulphide.

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