| 摘要 |
A subject for the invention is to provide a polycarbonate having excellent mechanical strength, heat resistance, a low refractive index, a large Abbe number, reduced birefringence, and excellent transparency. The invention relates to a polycarbonate characterized by being obtained by subjecting one or more dihydroxy compounds including a dihydroxy compound having at least one linking group -CH 2 -O-in the molecule thereof to melt polycondensation with a carbonic acid diester, and by having a reduced viscosity of from 0.40 dL/g to 1.70 and a formic acid content lower than 5 ppm by weight. |
