Bishydroxyarylsiloxane compound and method of preparing the same

1. A bishydroxyarylsiloxane compound represented by Formula 1:

wherein:

R 1 and R 2 are each independently C 1 -C 10 alkyl or C 6 -C 18 aryl, optionally substituted with halogen or C 1 -C 6 alkoxy,

each A is independently C 1 -C 10 alkylene or C 6 -C 18 arylene, optionally including —O— or —S—,

Z is C 4 -C 18 alkylene, C 6 -C 18 cycloalkylene or ethylene disubstituted C 6 -C 18 arylene, optionally substituted with C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 6 -C 18 aryl, or halogen,

each Y is independently hydrogen, halogen, C 1 -C 18 alkoxy, C 1 -C 10 alkyl or C 6 -C 18 aryl, and

each n is independently an integer from 4 to 100.

2. The bishydroxyarylsiloxane compound according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 2 are C 1 -C 6 alkyl.

3. The bishydroxyarylsiloxane compound according to claim 2 , wherein R 1 and R 2 are C 1 -C 3 alkyl.

4. The bishydroxyarylsiloxane compound according to claim 1 , wherein each A is C 1 -C 6 alkylene.

5. The bishydroxyarylsiloxane compound according to claim 4 , wherein each A is C 1 -C 3 alkylene.

6. The bishydroxyarylsiloxane compound according to claim 1 , wherein Z is C 4 -C 10 alkylene, C 6 -C 10 cycloalkylene or ethylene disubstituted C 6 -C 10 arylene, optionally substituted with C 1 -C 6 alkyl.

7. The bishydroxyarylsiloxane compound according to claim 6 , wherein Z is C 4 -C 10 alkylene.

8. The bishydroxyarylsiloxane compound according to claim 6 , wherein Z is C 6 -C 10 cycloalkylene.

9. The bishydroxyarylsiloxane compound according to claim 6 , wherein Z is ethylene disubstituted C 6 -C 10 arylene.

10. The bishydroxyarylsiloxane compound according to claim 1 , wherein each Y is hydrogen or C 1 -C 3 alkoxy.

11. The bishydroxyarylsiloxane compound according to claim 10 , wherein each Y is hydrogen or methoxy.

12. The bishydroxyarylsiloxane compound according to claim 1 , comprising

13. The bishydroxyarylsiloxane compound according to claim 1 , comprising

14. The bishydroxyarylsiloxane compound according to claim 1 , comprising

15. The bishydroxyarylsiloxane compound according to claim 1 , comprising

16. The bishydroxyarylsiloxane compound according to claim 1 , comprising

17. The bishydroxyarylsiloxane compound according to claim 1 , comprising

18. A method for preparing a bishydroxyarylsiloxane compound of Formula 1:

wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently C 1 -C 10 alkyl or C 6 -C 18 aryl, optionally substituted with halogen or C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, each A is independently C 1 -C 10 alkylene or C 6 -C 18 arylene, optionally including —O— or —S—, Z is C 4 -C 18 alkylene, C 6 -C 18 cycloalkylene or ethylene disubstituted C 6 -C 18 arylene, optionally substituted with C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 6 -C 18 aryl, or halogen, each Y is independently hydrogen, halogen, C 1 -C 18 alkoxy, C 1 -C 10 alkyl or C 6 -C 18 aryl, and each n is independently an integer from 4 to 100,

the method comprising:

reacting a hydride terminated siloxane represented by Formula 2:

wherein R 1 , R 2 and n are as defined in Formula 1, with a phenol derivative represented by Formula 3:

wherein B is C 1 -C 10 alkylene or C 6 -C 18 arylene having a terminal double bond, optionally including —O— or —S— and Y is as defined in Formula 1, to synthesize a monohydroxyarylsiloxane compound represented by Formula 4:

wherein R 1 , R 2 , A, Y and n are as defined in Formula 1; and

reacting the monohydroxyarylsiloxane compound with a diene.

19. A copolymer comprising the bishydroxyarylsiloxane compound according to claim 1 as a monomer.

20. The copolymer according to claim 19 , wherein the copolymer comprises at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate, polyphosphate and polyester.

21. the bishydroxyarylsiloxane compound according to claim 1 , comprising

22. the bishydroxyarylsiloxane compound according to claim 1 , comprising