End-functionalized poly(bisphenol A carbonate) oligomers part I: Synthesis and examples

Various examples for end-functionalized PC oligomers are presented and their synthetic methods described. The two major synthetic routes involve the solution process (interfacial or homogeneous) and a transesterification process (with the use of a solvent or solvent-free in the melt or by solid state polymerization); a third route employs the reaction of bisphenol A with carbon monoxide.