Patent ID: 7390868

Claim:
A catalyst for producing polycarbonate comprising a reaction product obtained by reacting (a) a catalyst carrier selected from a vinylpyridine polymer represented by formula (I): wherein R is an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms or an arylalkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms, p is 0 to 4, and n is 5 to 10000, polyvinylpyrrolidone and diphenylphosphino-polystyrene for fixing palladium and cobalt with (b) a palladium compound and (c) a cobalt compound, (d) an onium salt, (e) an organic redox agent and (f) a dehydrating agent.