Abstract
A new method for preparing block copolyarylates via two-step interfacial polycondensation is proposed. First, oligomers with acid chloride end groups were obtained from interfacial polycondensation with a mole ratio of bisphenol A to diacid chloride(s) less than 1. In the second step, two reaction systems containing various oligomers were mixed thoroughly and more bisphenolate was charged into this mixture. The synthesis of the block copolyarylates was justified from the viewpoint of statistics, and of differences in molecular weight between oligomers and block copolymers. These block copolyarylates could be differentiated from polyarylates through crystalline behavior and solubility in m-cresol analyses.