Patent ID: 8785565

Claim:
A method for producing a polycarbonate, the method comprising continuously feeding: dihydroxy compounds containing a specific dihydroxy compound comprising a moiety represented by formula (1): CH 2 —O (1); a carbonic acid diester; and a polymerization catalyst, to a reactor and performing polycondensation to produce a polycarbonate, wherein: as the reactor, a plurality of reactors are connected at least in series; an internal temperature of a penultimate reactor prior to a final polymerization reactor is from 200° C. to less than 230° C.; and a melt viscosity of a reaction solution at an outlet of the penultimate reactor prior to the final polymerization reactor is from 100 to 1,000 Pa·s, with the proviso that the moiety represented by formula (1) is not a part of —CH 2 —OH.