Fullerene-grafted polymers and processes of making

A polymeric composition comprising the reaction product of

• a fullerene;
• and
• a reaction product of a long chain hydrocarbyl substituted mono- or dicarboxylic acid or an anhydride of the dicarboxylic acid, said long chain hydrocarbyl having a number average molecular weight of from about 500 to about 10,000, and a polyamine containing at least 2 reactive amino groups selected from the group consisting of primary amino groups, secondary amino groups, and mixtures thereof, wherein the reaction product contains at least one reactive amino group selected from the group consisting of primary and secondary amino groups.

A polymeric composition, comprising the reaction product of

• a fullerene;
• and
• the reaction product of at least one alkyl substituted hydroxyaromatic compound formed by the alkylation of a hydroxy aromatic compound with an olefin polymer of a C.sub.2 to C.sub.10 monoolefin having a number average molecular weight of from about 500 to about 10,000, an aldehyde reactant and at least one amine having at least two reactive amino groups selected from the group consisting of primary amines, secondary amines and mixtures thereof.

A polymeric composition, which comprises the reaction product of

• a fullerene;
• and
• an amine-containing polymer having at least one reactive amine group selected from the group consisting of primary amines, secondary amines and mixtures thereof, said polymer formed by the process of copolymerizing ethylene with an alpha-olefin and an organometallic compound-masked nitrogen-containing monomer, followed by deashing to remove the organometallic compound.

A polymeric composition comprising the reaction product of

• a fullerene;
• and
• an amino-containing polymer formed by reacting an amine compound with a halogenated polymer selected from the group consisting of bromopolyisobutylene and chloropolyisobutylene.

A fullerene grafted amine-containing polymer composition having the formula:

• ##STR2## wherein F is a fullerene, and wherein at least one of R and R' is a polymer unit of the polymer R-N-R', and wherein when R or R' is not a polymer unit, the R or R' is selected from the group consisting of H and alkyls.