Copolymers of glycolaldehyde dimers and method of making same

A polymer or copolymer of Structure 2:

• where:
• D is a divalent organic radical formed on polymerization of an optionally substituted glycolaldehyde dimer;
• d is a positive integer representing the number of D repeating units;
• T is a divalent radical formed on polymerization of a second monomer which is other than an optionally substituted glycolaldehyde dimer;
• t is 0 or a positive integer representing the number of T repeating units;
• L1, L2, L3 and L4 are, independently, divalent linkers selected from a single bond, —O—, —CO—, —O—CO—, —CO—O—, —NH—, —NR10—, —S—, —SO—, —SO2—, —PR10—, —PO—(OR10)—, —O—PO(OR10)—O—, and a linear or branched divalent organic radical, where R10 is a monovalent organic radical;
• p is a positive integer representing the number of indicated repeating units;
• and
• each RM, independently, is selected from hydrogen, deuterium, a hydroxyl group, an acyl group, an acyloxy group, an amino group, an alkylamino group, a (bisalkylamino) group, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxyalkyl group, an alkoxyalkenyl group, an aminoalkylene group, an (alkylamino)alkylene group, a (bisalkylamino)alkylene group, an alkoxyalkynyl group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an alkoxyaryl group, an alkylaryl group, an alkyl carbonate group, an acrylate group, a methacrylate group, a group comprising an oxirane ring, a glycidyl group, a thiol group, an alkylthio group, a —COR9 group, a —COOR9 group, a —CON(R9)2 group, a —CSR9 group, a —CS—OR9 group, a —CO—O—CO—R9 group, a —CO—NR9—CO—R9 group, a —N═C(R9)2, and a —CR9═NR9;
• where each R9 is independently, a hydrogen, deuterium, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl or an alkynyl group, and each of R9 is optionally substituted with one or more halogen, hydroxy group, nitro group, cyano group, isocyano group, oxo group, thioxo group, azide group, cyanate group, isocyanate group, nitroso group, phosphine group, phosphate group, thiocyano group, or thiocyanate group.