Functionalised polymers

A compound obtainable by reacting sterically hindered phenols of formula I

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• wherein
• R1 and R2 are each independently of the other hydrogen, C1-C25alkyl, phenyl-C1-C3alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted once or several times at the aromatic ring by OH or/and C1-C4alkyl, unsubstituted or C1-C4alkyl-substituted C5-C12cycloalkyl, or phenyl;
• n is 1, 2 or 3;
• E is OH, SH, NHR3, SO3H, COOH, —CH═CH2,
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• m is 0 or 1;
• R3 is hydrogen or C1-C9alkyl;
• R4 is C1-C12alkyl, phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or several C1-C4-alkyl, halogen or/and C1-C18alkoxy;
• A if E is OH, SH or —CH═CH2, is —CxH2x—, —CH2—S—CH2CH2—, —CqH2q—(CO)—O—CpH2p—, —CqH2q—(CO)—NH—CpH2p— or —CqH2q—(CO)—O—CpH2p—S—CqH2—;
• x is a number from 0 to 8;
• p is a number from 2 to 8;
• q is a number from 0 to 3;
• R1 and n are as defined above;
• or
• A if E is —NHR3, is —CxH2x— or —CqH2q—(CO)—NH—CpH2p— wherein x, p and q have the meanings cited above;
• or
• A if E is COOH or SO3H, is —CxH2x—, —CH2—S—CH2— or CH2—S—CH2CH2—, wherein x has the meaning cited above;
• or
• A if E is
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• is a direct bond, —CqH2q—(CO)—O—CH2— or —CxH2x—S—CH2—, wherein q, m, x, R1 and R2 are as defined above;
• A if E is
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• is —CH2—;
• or sterically hindered amines of formula II, IIa or IIb
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• wherein
• R8 is hydrogen, C1-C25alkyl, C2-C20alkenyl, C2-C20alkynyl, C1-C20alkoxy, phenyl-C1-C3alkyl, C5-C12cycloalkyl, C5-C8cycloalkoxy, phenyl, naphthyl, hydroxyethyl, CO—C1-C25alkyl, CO-phenyl, CO-naphthyl, CO-phenyl-C1-C3alkyl, O—CO—C1-C12alkyl or C1-C6alkyl-S—C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6alkyl-O—C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6alkyl-(CO)—C1-C6alkyl,
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• w is a number from 1 to 10;
• Y is a single bond, C1-C25alkylene, phenylene, biphenylene, naphthylene, —O—C1-C25alkylene, —NR9—, —O— or
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• Z is hydrogen, —COOR9, —NH2, —OR9, hydroxyethyl,
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• R9 is hydrogen or C1-C12alkyl;
• R10 has the same definition as R8;
• or lactones of formula III
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• wherein
• R11, R12, R12a and R13 are each independently of one another hydrogen, C1-C25alkyl, phenyl-C1-C3alkyl, C5-C12cycloalkyl or phenyl;
• and
• G is OH, OCH2CH2OH,
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• or —OCH2COOH;
• or sulfides of formula IV
• R15—S—R16 (IV), wherein
• R15 is C1-C18alkyl, benzyl, phenyl or
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• and
• R16 is —CH2CH2OH,
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• —CH2COOH or —CH2CH2COOH;
• and
• R17 is C1-C18alkyl or unsubstituted or C1-C4alkyl-substituted phenyl;
• or phosphites of formula V
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• wherein
• R16a is —CH2CH2OH or —CH2CH2COOH;
• and
• R17a is C1-C18alkyl or unsubstituted or C1-C4alkyl-substituted phenyl;
• or benzotriazoles, benzophenones or 2,4,6-triaryl-1,3,5-triazines of formula VI, VIa, VIb or VIc
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• wherein
• R18 is —(CH2)t—R20,
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• or NH2;
• R19 is C1-C12alkyl, α,α-dimethylbenzyl or a radical
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• R20 is —OH, —SH, —NHR30, —SO3H, —COOR21, —CH═CH2,
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• or —(CO)—NH—(CH2)u—NCO;
• R21 is hydrogen,
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• or —CH2—CH(OH)—CH2—O—(CO)—R22;
• R22 is C1-C4alkyl or phenyl;
• R23 and R24 are each independently of the other hydrogen or C1-C4alkyl;
• R25 is hydrogen, —(CH2)u—OH,
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• —(CH2)uCOOH or —(CO)—NH—(CH2)u—NCO;
• R26 is hydrogen, OH or C1-C12alkoxy;
• R27 is hydrogen or OH;
• R28 is hydrogen or
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• R29 is hydrogen or halogen;
• R30 is hydrogen or C1-C9alkyl;
• m is 0 or 1;
• t is a number from 0 to 6;
• u is a number from 2 to 12;
• with a compatibiliser compound.