The present invention addresses the problem of providing a method for efficiently producing a polycarbonate copolymer which has siloxane constituent units and exhibits excellent impact resistance and high fluidity when molten; a method for efficiently producing a polycarbonate copolymer or a polysiloxane compound, in which by-products having a high environmental load, such as acids, are not produced, and which can be carried out without using a solvent, and especially without using a solvent that causes safety concerns; and a polysiloxane compound. The abovementioned problem can be solved by means of a method for producing a polycarbonate copolymer which has siloxane constituent units represented by any of formulae (1-1) to (1-4) and prescribed polycarbonate constituent units, the method having a polymerization step for polymerizing a silane-based compound selected from among a prescribed diaryloxysilane compound, a prescribed dialkoxysilane compound and a prescribed silicon compound, a carbonate compound and a diol compound such as an aromatic diol compound or an alicyclic diol compound in the presence of a transesterification catalyst. The polymerization step is carried out in a molten state under reduced pressure while removing alcohols derived from the carbonate compound. (In the formulae, R1 to R10, R30 to R33, Z1, Z2, J1, K1, A1, A2, L1, L2 and X are as described in the description of the present application.)
本发明所要解决的问题是:提供一种高效生产聚
碳酸酯共聚物的方法,该共聚物具有
硅氧烷组成单元,熔融时具有优异的抗冲击性和高流动性;提供一种高效生产聚
碳酸酯共聚物或聚
硅氧烷化合物的方法,在该方法中不产生具有高环境负荷的副产品,如酸,并且可以在不使用溶剂,特别是不使用引起安全问题的溶剂的情况下进行生产;以及提供一种聚
硅氧烷化合物。上述问题可以通过一种生产聚
碳酸酯共聚物的方法来解决,该共聚物具有由式(1-1)至(1-4)中任一式表示的
硅氧烷组成单元和规定的聚
碳酸酯组成单元、该方法有一个聚合步骤,在酯交换催化剂存在下,聚合
硅烷基化合物,该化合物选 自规定的二元
硅烷化合物、规定的二烷氧基
硅烷化合物和规定的
硅化合物、
碳酸盐化合物 和二元醇化合物,如芳香族二元醇化合物或脂环族二元醇化合物。聚合步骤在减压下以熔融状态进行,同时除去从
碳酸盐化合物中提取的醇。(式中,R1 至 R10、R30 至 R33、Z1、Z2、J1、K1、A1、A2、L1、
L2 和 X 如本申请说明中所描述)。