2016-08-242016-08-242000-03-21http://hdl.handle.net/10919/72412A melt polymerization method for producing poly(arylene ethers phosphine oxide)s suited to optical applications comprising reacting a trimethyl silyl derivative of bisphenol and an activated aromatic dihalide, wherein either reactant is a phosphine oxide, is provided.application/pdfen-USPatenthttp://pimg-fpiw.uspto.gov/fdd/16/404/060/0.pdf9252296528/168528/167528/169C08G79/04C08G65/00C08G65/4006C08G65/40936040416