More particularly, the invention relates to cyanoacrylate terminated polycarbonate resins having the general formula ##STR1## wherein B is a moiety having the general formula ##STR2## derived, for instance, from an orthoformate of the general formula ##STR3## where Z is independently selected from the class consisting of hydrogen, alkyl radicals from 1-3 carbon atoms (e.g., methyl, ethyl, propyl,