Amine-terminated telechelic polymers and precursors thereto and methods for their preparation

A compound of formula IV:

• wherein:
• R1 and R2 are, independently in each —(CR1R2)— unit, hydrogen or alkyl from 1 to 6 carbon atoms;
• R′ is a monovalent polyolefin group;
• m is an integer from 2 to 20;
• and
• Z3 is F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —At, —CN, —NC, —N3, —NCO, —OCN, —NCS, SCN, —NR4R5, —N[(R4)(COR5)], —N[(COR4)(COR5)], polyamino, polyamidoamino, polyaminoamido, —OR6, a polyether group, polyetheramino, or —COOR6;
• wherein R4 and R5 are each, independently, hydrogen, alkyl, or aryl;
• and R6 is hydrogen, aryl, alkaryl, or aralkyl.

A compound of formula V:

• wherein:
• R1 and R2 are, independently in each —(CR1R2)— unit, hydrogen or alkyl from 1 to 6 carbon atoms;
• R3 is a monofunctional or polyfunctional carbocationic initiator residue of functionality r, where r can vary from 1 to 8;
• R″ is a divalent polyolefin group;
• m is an integer from 2 to 20;
• and
• Z3 is F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —At, —CN, —NC, —N3, —NCO, —OCN, —NCS, —SCN, —NR4R5, —N[(R4)(COR5)], —N[(COR4)(COR5)], polyamino, polyamidoamino, polyaminoamido, —OR6, a polyether group, polyetheramino, or —COOR6;
• wherein R4 and R5 are each, independently, hydrogen, alkyl, or aryl;
• and R6 is hydrogen, aryl, alkaryl, or aralkyl.