Functionalized resin having a polar linker

A process to produce a silane functionalized resin having Formula (I),

• resin-[Zk—Xn—R1—(CH2)m—Si(R2)p]q (I)
• which comprises:
• contacting a phenol modified resin having Formula (II)
• resin-Zk—OH (II)
• with a silane coupling agent having Formula (VI)
• W—(CH2)m—Si(R2)p (VI),
• in the presence of a catalyst selected from one or more of quaternary ammonium salts, quaternary phosphonium salts, iodide salts, triphenylphosphine, 4-dimethylaminopyridine, alkaline, Lewis acids, and Bronsted acids,
• wherein Z is an aromatic group or an aliphatic group, optionally comprising a heteroatom;
• wherein X is a linker comprising a heteroatom selected from sulfur, oxygen, nitrogen, a carbonyl group, or a combination thereof;
• wherein W is independently selected from the group consisting of:
• amine, diamine, thiol, isocyanate, epoxide, alkene, and halogen;
• wherein R1 comprises one or more of an aliphatic and/or aromatic C1 to C18 and/or a linkage group comprising a heteroatom;
• 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 of at least 1;
• wherein k is an integer of 0 or 1;
• wherein n is an integer from 1 to 10;
• wherein m is an integer from 0 to 10;
• and,
• wherein p is 3.