Aromatic sulfide/sulfone polymer production with complex of alkali metal hydrosulfide and alkali metal amino alkanoate

摘要

A process is provided for the production of aromatic sulfide-sulfone polymers which comprises contacting under suitable polymerization reaction conditions: (1) at least one dihaloaromatic sulfone, (2) water, and (3) a complex comprising at least one alkali metal hydrosulfide.