Polyarylates. III. Kinetic studies of interfacial polycondensation

[[abstract]]©1987 Wiley - The kinetics of interfacial polycondensation of bisphenol A with isophthaloyl chloride and terephthaloyl chloride in dichloromethane with triethylbenzylammonium chloride (TEBAC) as the catalyst was investigated via measurements of bisphenolate concentration by UV. The reaction was found to be second order with respect to bisphenolate. The dependence of the rate constant on stirring speed, amount of TEBAC, and reaction temperature was studied. The rate constant was increased with an increase of stirring speed, quantity of TEBAC added, as well as the reaction temperature. The activation energy was found to be 7.7 kcal/mol at a stirring speed of 700 rpm in the presence of 0.160 of TEBAC. The role of TEBAC was found to be interesting. It did not alter the equilibrium (the partition coefficient remained the same in the presence of TEBAC), but it did enhance the transfer rate of bisphenolate.[[department]]化學工程學