Patent ID: 7001978

Claim:
A polymer of the formula wherein x is an integer of 0 or 1, n is an integer representing the number of repeating monomer units, each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 , independently of the others, is an alkyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group, or an alkylaryl group, each of X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and X 4 , independently of the others, is a halogen atom, a′, b′, c′, and d′ are each, independently of the others, integers of 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, each UE group, independently of the others, is an unsaturated ester group, e, f, g, and h are each, independently of the others, integers of 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, provided that at least one of e, f, g, and h is equal to or greater than 1 in at least some of the monomer repeat units of the polymer, each SE group, independently of the others, is a saturated ester group, and i, j, k, and m are each, independently of the others, integers of 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, provided that at least one of i, j, k, and m is equal to or greater than 1 in at least some of the monomer repeat units of the polymer, provided that the sum of a′+e+i is less than or equal to 4, provided that the sum of b′+f+j is less than or equal to 4, provided that the sum of c′+g+k is less than or equal to 4, and provided that the sum of d′+h+m is less than or equal to 4, A is wherein R is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group, an alkylaryl group, or mixtures thereof, or mixtures thereof, B is wherein v is an integer of from 1 to about 20, —(CH 2 O) t — wherein t is an integer of from 1 to about 20, wherein z is an integer of from 2 to about 20, wherein u is an integer of from 1 to about 20, wherein w is an integer of from 1 to about 20, wherein R a and R b each, independently of the other, are hydrogen atoms, alkyl groups, aryl groups, arylalkyl groups, alkylaryl groups, or mixtures thereof, and p is an integer of 0 or 1, wherein r is an integer of 0 or 1, wherein y is 0 or 1; (2) Ar is (3) G is an alkyl group selected from alkyl or isoalkyl groups containing from about 2 to about 10 carbon atoms; (4) Ar′ is wherein s is 0, 1, or 2, or and (6) q is 0 or 1; or mixtures thereof, wherein RX represents the total number of haloalkyl groups in the polymer and is the sum of all R 1 X 1 groups+all R 2 X 2 groups+all R 3 X 3 groups+all R 4 X 4 groups, and wherein the ratio of unsaturated ester groups to saturated ester groups to RX groups in the polymer is represented by υε:σε:ρχ wherein υε is from about 1 to about 99.99, wherein σε is from about 0.01 to about 99, wherein ρχ is from 0 to about 50, and wherein υε+σε+ρχ=100.