Polycarbonate resin for substrate of optical recording medium

摘要

A polycarbonate resin obtained by polymerizing an aromatic diol and a carbonate-forming compound using a monophenolic compound as a molecular weight modifier, wherein said polycarbonate resin contains from 0.2 to 2% by weight of a low-molecular weight compound represented by formula (I): wherein R<1> represents an aromatic diol residue; and R<2> represents a monophenolic compound residue, and wherein said polycarbonate resin provides less amount of low-molecular weight volatile matters even when heated or injection-molded. When heated at 350 DEG C under reduced pressure of 1 mmHg for 20 minutes, the proportion of the low-molecular weight compound of formula (I) which volatilizes is not more than 0.2% by weight based on the weight of said low-molecular weight compound of formula (I) present in the polycarbonate resin. When heated at 400 DEG C under reduced pressure of 1 mmHg for 30 minutes, the proportion of the low-molecular weight compound of formula (I) which volatilizes is not more than 2% by weight based on the low-molecular weight compound of formula (I) present in the polycarbonate resin.