Patent ID: 7829553

Claim:
A composition comprising a carbon-bound diazeniumdiolate attached to at least one phenyl-containing polymer, and having the formula: R 3 —C(R 1 ) x (N 2 O 2 R 2 ) y wherein x is an integer from 0 to 2 and y is an integer from 1 to 3, and the sum of x plus y equals 3; wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of an electron withdrawing group, a cyano group, an ether, a thioether, and a non-enamine amine; wherein R 2 is selected from the group consisting of a countercation and a protecting group on a terminal oxygen; and wherein R 3 is a phenyl of said phenyl-containing polymer, and said phenyl is either pendant from the backbone of said polymer or part of the backbone of said polymer.