Patent ID: 6313252
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: C08F

Abstract:
A substantially random interpolymer comprising;(a) from 0 to about 64.95 mole percent of repeating units represented by the following formula (I): ##STR13##wherein Y is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, benzyl radicals, aryl radicals, aralkyl radicals containing up to 18 carbon atoms, --C(O)R.sup.6, --(Z)--CO.sub.2 H, --(Z)--SO.sub.3 H, --NO.sub.2, --C(O)OR.sup.6, --(Z)--OR.sup.6, --N(R.sup.6).sub.2, --(Z)--N(R.sup.6).sub.2, --P(OR.sup.6).sub.2, --(Z)--P(OR .sup.6).sub.2, --P(R.sup.6).sub.2, --(Z)--P(R.sup.6).sub.2, --P(O)(R.sup.6).sub.2, --(Z)--P(O)(R.sup.6).sub.2, --P(O)(OR.sup.6).sub.2, --(Z)--P(O)(R.sup.6).sub.2, --(Z)--SR.sup.6, --CN, --(Z)--CN, --CO.sub.2 H, --C(O)N(R.sup.6).sub.2, --(Z)--C(O)N(R.sup.6).sub.2 ionomeric salts of --CO.sub.2.sup.-, --(Z)--CO.sub.2.sup.-, --(Z)--SO.sub.3.sup.-, --N.sup.+ (R.sup.6).sub.3, --(Z)--N.sup.+ (R.sup.6).sub.3, --P.sup.+ (R.sup.6).sub.3, --(Z)--P.sup.+ (R.sup.6).sub.3, --(Z)--S.sup.+ (R.sup.6).sub.2, and mixtures thereof; R.sup.1 is selected from the group of radicals consisting of hydrogen and alkyl radicals containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R.sup.2 is independently selected from the group of radicals consisting of hydrogen and alkyl radicals containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R.sup.6 is independently selected from the group of radicals consisting of hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl radicals containing from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, and substituted or unsubstituted aryl radicals; andZ is alkylene or arylene; and n has a value from zero to 4;(b) from about 0.05 to about 65 mole percent of repeating units represented by the following formula (II) ##STR14##wherein Y, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, n, and X are as described for formula (I) with the proviso that at least one Y occurs predominately at the para position but also at the ortho position and is not hydrogen;(c) from 0 to about 25 mole percent of repeating units represented by the following formula (III): ##STR15##wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are as described for formula (I) and A.sup.1 is a sterically bulky, aliphatic or cycloaliphatic substituent of up to 20 carbons or R.sup.2 and A.sup.1 together form a ring system wherein the ring system formed by A.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted alkyl radicals, benzyl radicals, aryl radicals, and aralkyl radicals containing up to 18 carbon atoms, --C(O)R.sup.6, --(Z)--CO.sub.2 H, --(Z)--SO.sub.3 H, --NO.sub.2, --C(O)OR.sup.6 --(Z)--OR.sup.6, --N(R.sup.6).sub.2, --(Z)--N(R.sup.6).sub.2, --P(OR.sup.6).sub.2, --(Z)--P(OR.sup.6).sub.2, --P(R.sup.6).sub.2, --(Z)--P(R.sup.6).sub.2, --P(O)(R.sup.6).sub.2, --(Z)--P(O)(R.sup.6).sub.2, --P(O)(OR.sup.6).sub.2, --(Z)--P(O)(R.sup.6).sub.2, --(Z)--SR.sup.6, --CN, --(Z)--CN, --CO.sub.2 H, --C(O)N(R.sup.6).sub.2, --(Z)--C(O)N(R.sup.6).sub.2, ionomeric salts of --CO.sub.2.sup.-, --(Z)--CO.sub.2.sup.-, --(Z)--SO.sub.3.sup.-, --N.sup.+ (R.sup.6).sub.3, --(Z)--N.sup.+ (R.sup.6).sub.3, --P.sup.+ (R.sup.6).sub.3, --(Z)--P.sup.+ (R.sup.6).sub.3, --(Z)--S.sup.+ (R.sup.6).sub.2, and mixtures thereof, wherein R.sup.6, X, and Z are as defined above for formula (I); and(d) from 35 to 99.95 mole percent of repeating units represented by the following formula (IV); ##STR16##wherein R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl radicals having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, with the proviso that R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are different alkyl radicals.