Patent ID: 8629235

Claim:
A method for producing a polycarbonate, comprising: continuously feeding a dihydroxy compound containing a dihydroxy compound having a portion represented by the following formula (1) in a part of a structure thereof and a carbonic acid diester; and continuously performing polycondensation to produce a polycarbonate, wherein all of the following conditions (A) to (D) are satisfied: (A) at least two reactor vessels connected in series are used, (B) a reaction solution reacted in a first reactor of the first vessel is continuously fed to a second reactor of the second vessel, (C) the first reactor is equipped with a reflux condenser, and (D) a reflux ratio in the first reactor is from 0.01 to 10 based on a distillate volume: provided that a case where the portion represented by formula (1) is a portion constituting a part of —CH 2 —OH is excluded.