Patent ID: 8138291

Claim:
An anion exchange polymer having the formula: wherein R is —[CH 2 —CH(OH)] 2 —W; R 1 is hydrogen or a C 1 -C 12 alkyl group; a is from about 0 to about 0.75, b and c are each independently, from about 0.25 to about 1.0; Z is oxygen or N—R 3 ; R 2 is —[CH 2 ] n —; R 3 is hydrogen or —[CH 2 ] m —CH 3 ; R 4 and R 5 are each, independently, —[CH 2 ] m —CH 3 ; X is selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, I and acetate; W is a bridging group or atom; m is an integer from 0 to 20; n is an integer from 1 to 20; and Y is selected from the group consisting of wherein R 6 , R 7 and R 8 are each, independently, selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —[CH 2 ] q —CH 3 and —CH(CH 3 ) 2 ; R 9 is —[CH 2 ] p ; p is a number from 3 to 6 and q is a number from 0 to 3.