MODIFIER FOR AROMATIC POLYESTER AND AROMATIC POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME
申请人:TABATA Masayoshi
公开号:US20110224343A1
公开(公告)日:2011-09-15
The present invention provides a modifier for aromatic polyesters which enhances the melt fluidity of aromatic polyesters without a significant decrease in the heat resistance of the aromatic polyesters, and an aromatic polyester resin composition including the modifier for aromatic polyesters. The present invention relates to a modifier for aromatic polyesters comprising polyhydric phenol residues and residues of aromatic polycarboxylic acid, acid halide or acid anhydride thereof, and the modifier comprises a material having a structure composed of a first residue selected from the group consisting of divalent residues represented by Formula (I): —Ar—W
1
x
—Ar— and by Formula (II): —Ar—, the first residues being bonded to two identical or different second residues selected from the group consisting of monovalent residues represented by Formula (III):
and monovalent residues represented by Formula (IV): —O—C(O)—R
7
—.
The present invention provides an aromatic polyester which is substantially free from the occurrence of coloration and retains significantly high transparency even after being thermally processed at high temperature and which has high flowability. The aromatic polyester contains a polyhydric phenol residue and a residue of any one of aromatic polycarboxylic acid, halide thereof, and anhydride thereof, and terminals of the aromatic polyester have a structure represented by the formula -C(O)-R. The aromatic polyester has an end-capping rate of 90% or higher and a weight average molecular weight (Mw) ranging from 3,000 to 1,000,000.