Functionalized polymers

Abstract

A process of making a functionalized diene polymer comprising subjecting a functionalized diene monomer to a polymerization reaction to produce a side-group functionalized polymer wherein the functionalized diene monomer is selected from the group according to formulae (1) to (3) or a combination thereof, wherein a1, a2, a3, a4, a5 independently from each other represent either H or a saturated, unsaturated, linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon residue having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, with the proviso that at least three of a1, a2, a3, a4 and a5 represent H, and wherein X represents a side group according to formula (4): wherein in formula (4) n is selected from 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10, A1, A2, A3, A4 are identical or different and represent oxygen or —NR10R11 wherein R10 and R11 are identical or different and represent a C1-C12 alkyl residue or an aromatic residue with 6 to 20 carbon atoms selected from aryl, alkylaryl or arylalkyl, and wherein at least one of A1 or A2 and at least one of A3 or A4 represents oxygen, R1 and R2 are identical or different and represent saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched divalent alkylenes containing from 1 and up to 20 carbon atoms; R3, R4, R5, R6 are identical or different and represent H, a saturated, linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon with 1 to 10 carbon atoms which may contain one or more heteroatoms selected from N, S or O, or an aromatic residue which may contain one or more heteroatoms selected from N, S or O and contains from 5 and up to 20 carbon atoms; R7, R8, R9 are identical or different and represent H, a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated aliphatic, preferably alkyl, residue containing from 1 and up to 20 carbon atoms, and wherein the polymerization reaction comprises a homopolymerization or a copolymerization, and wherein the functionalized polymer comprises one or more side groups X according to formula (4), wherein the process, optionally, comprises converting the side groups X into side groups Y according to formula (5), Also provided are compositions containing a polymer obtainable by the process, articles obtained with the compositions and methods of making articles.

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