Free-standing non-fouling polymers, their compositions, and related monomers

A polymer having the formula:

• R2M1K1—Z—K2jM2-M1K3—X—K4jM2nR3
• wherein
• K1, K2, K3, and K4 are independently selected from —(CH2)x—, —(CH(CN))x—, —C(═O)NH(CH2)x—, —C(═O)O(CH2)x—, —C(═O)OC(═O)O(CH2)x—, —(CH2)x—O—(CH2)x—, and —(CH2)x—S—S—(CH2)x—, where x at each occurrence is an integer independently selected from 0 to 20, combinations thereof, or void;
• R2 and R3 are independently selected from H, F, Cl, Br, I, OH, SH, protected thiols, NH2, —NH— (secondary amine), N═C═O, N═C═S, COOH, COSH, C(═S)SH, OCOOH, OCOSH, OC(═S)OH, SC(═O)SH, SC(═S)SH, N(C═O)NH2, N(C═NH)NH2, N(C═S)NH2, δ-valerolactone moiety, ε-caprolactone moiety, CH2═CH—C(═O)—O—, CH2═CH—C(═O)—NH—, CH2═CH—C(═O)—S—, CN, CH2═CH(CH3)—C(═O)—O—, CH2═CH(CH3)—C(═O)—NH—, or void;
• n is an integer from 5 to about 10,000;
• j is an integer from 1 to about 1000;
• M1 and M2 are independently selected from —(CH2)x—, —(CH(CN))x—, —C(═O)NH(CH2)x—, —C(═O)O(CH2)x—, —C(═O)OC(═O)O(CH2)x—, —(CH2)x—O—(CH2)x—, and —(CH2)x—S—S—(CH2)x—, where x at each occurrence is an integer independently selected from 0 to 20, combinations thereof, or void;
• and
• Z and X are independently selected from the group consisting of
• wherein
• R1 and R8 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, fluorine, trifluoromethyl, C1-C20 alkyl, and C6-C12 aryl groups, CN;
• R4, R5, R6, and R7 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C20 alkyl, C6-C12 aryl, cyclic alkyl, fluoroalkyl, or void;
• L is C or Si or void;
• L1, L3, L4, and L5 are independently selected from —(CH2)x—, —(CH(CN))x—, —C(═O)NH(CH2)—, —C(═O)O(CH2)—, —C(═O)OC(═O)O(CH2)x—, —(CH2)x—O—(CH2)x, and —(CH2)x—S—S—(CH2)x—, where x at each occurrence is an integer independently selected from 0 to 20, combinations thereof, or void;
• L2 is independently selected from —(CH2)x—, or —(CH(CN))x—, where x is an integer from 1 to 20;
• A1 is N;
• B1 is C, S, SO, PO, or PO2;
• B2 is C or SO;
• C1 is PO4;
• and
• M is selected from Cl, Br, I, SO4, NO3, ClO4, BF2, PF6, N(SO2F3)2, SO3CF3, RCOO (R is C1-C20 alkyl), lactate, benzoate, salicylate, or void.