Beta-amino ester compounds and uses thereof

A compound according to formula (II):

• wherein n is an integer between 1 and 10,000;
• Z and Z′, together with the atoms to which they are attached, represent acrylate methacrylate or an amino end groups;
• R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, acyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, amino, aminoalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, amido, alkylthioether, carbamoyl, carbonyldioxyl, carboxyl ester, cyclic aliphatic, cyclic heteroaliphatic, aromatic, heteroaromatic and ureido groups, each of which groups may be substituted with at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, acyl, alkoxy, alkoxylalkyl, amino, aminoalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, amido, cyclic aliphatic, heterocyclic aliphatic, halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, carbamoyl, carboxylic acid, carbonyldioxyl, alkylthioether, siloxyl, and thiohydroxyl groups;
• B is a chain of 1 to 30 carbon atoms or heteroatoms which atoms or heteroatoms are unsaturated, saturated with hydrogen, or are substituted with at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl carbamoyl, carboxyl ester, carbonyldioxyl, amido, thiohydroxyl, alkylthioether, cyano, ureido, cyclic aliphatic, aromatic, and heteroaromatic groups, which substituents may be substituted or unsubstituted, or alternatively may bond with each other or with an atom on the chain to form a ring;
• and
• A is a rubber moiety with a molecular weight in a range of about 1000 g/mol to about 10,000 g/mol selected from the group consisting of butadiene, chloroprene, isoprene, and styrene-butadiene units.