Functionalized resin having a polar linker

A functionalized resin comprising formula I:

• resin-[Zk—Xn—R1—(CH2)m—Si(R2)p]q (I)
• wherein Z is a phenyl group or a cyclo-aliphatic group, optionally comprising a heteroatom;
• wherein X is a linker beginning with a heteroatom selected from sulfur or oxygen covalently bound to Zk;
• wherein R1 comprises one or more of an aliphatic and/or aromatic C1 to C18 and/or a linkage group comprising a heteroatom;
• wherein X and R1 together comprise at least one hydroxyl group;
• wherein each R2 is the same or different and is independently selected from a C1 to C18 alkoxy, aryloxy, alkyl, aryl, or H, or OH, and is optionally branched, and wherein at least one R2 is C1 to C18 alkoxy, aryloxy, or H, or OH;
• wherein q is an integer from 2 to 8;
• wherein k is an integer of 1;
• wherein n is an integer of 1;
• wherein m is an integer from 0 to 10;
• wherein p is 1, 2, or 3,
• wherein the resin is obtained by polymerizing or co-polymerizing one or more of a terpenes, rosin acid, unsaturated cycloaromatic monomers, unsaturated aromatic monomers, vinyl aromatic monomers, and/or an unsaturated aliphatic/aromatic monomer mixture, and
• wherein the resin has a polydispersity index (PDI) of about 1 to 10 and a glass transition temperature Tg of below about 200° C.