A silane-functionalized resin composition, comprising (a) a polymer backbone; wherein the polymer backbone is selected from at least one of C 5 homopolymers and copolymer resins, terpene homopolymer or copolymer resins, pinene homopolymer or copolymer resins, C 9 homopolymers and copolymer resins, C 5 /C 9 copolymer resins, alpha-methylstyrene homopolymer or copolymer resins, and combinations thereof, and wherein the polymer backbone is substantially free of styrene copolymer and where the polymer backbone comprises within the range from 20 to 95 wt% components derived from piperylene; and (b) a silane; wherein the silane is of the formula (I), (II) and/or (III): where each Y is independently a nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur atom, each Z is independently a boron, nitrogen, oxygen, silicon or sulfur atom, each R 1 is independently a hydrogen atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aromatic or bicylic group of from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, each R 2 is independently a divalent substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aromatic group of from 2 to 20 carbon atoms, each R 3 is independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a sulfonate group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aromatic group of from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 may form single or multinuclear rings with each other, a-f are independently integers of 1, 2, or 3, with the proviso that a+b+c and d+e+f are both equal to 3, and independently for each Y and Z, if Z is a boron atom, then x=2, if Y or Z is a nitrogen atom, then x=2, if Y or Z is an oxygen or sulfur atom, then x=1, if Z is a silicon atom, then x=3; and wherein the ratio of the mole percent of the silane to the mole percent of the polymer backbone in the composition is 0.04 to 3.0, as determined by H-NMR. (a) a polymer backbone; wherein the polymer backbone is selected from at least one of C 5 homopolymers and copolymer resins, terpene homopolymer or copolymer resins, pinene homopolymer or copolymer resins, C 9 homopolymers and copolymer resins, C 5 /C 9 copolymer resins, alpha-methylstyrene homopolymer or copolymer resins, and combinations thereof, and wherein the polymer backbone is substantially free of styrene copolymer and where the polymer backbone comprises within the range from 20 to 95 wt% components derived from piperylene; and (b) a silane; wherein the silane is of the formula (I), (II) and/or (III): where each Y is independently a nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur atom, each Z is independently a boron, nitrogen, oxygen, silicon or sulfur atom, each R 1 is independently a hydrogen atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aromatic or bicylic group of from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, each R 2 is independently a divalent substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aromatic group of from 2 to 20 carbon atoms, each R 3 is independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a sulfonate group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aromatic group of from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 may form single or multinuclear rings with each other, a-f are independently integers of 1, 2, or 3, with the proviso that a+b+c and d+e+f are both equal to 3, and independently for each Y and Z, if Z is a boron atom, then x=2, if Y or Z is a nitrogen atom, then x=2, if Y or Z is an oxygen or sulfur atom, then x=1, if Z is a silicon atom, then x=3; and wherein the ratio of the mole percent of the silane to the mole percent of the polymer backbone in the composition is 0.04 to 3.0, as determined by H-NMR. <EOS>