Patent ID: 8198364

Claim:
A compound of formula: wherein represents a poly(vinyl alcohol) polymer or a copolymer containing vinyl alcohol and/or vinyl acetate; —(—O—R—) n —O—R 1 represents a plurality of poly(ethylene glycol) or polyether chains that are attached to said poly(vinyl alcohol) polymer or a copolymer containing vinyl alcohol and/or vinyl acetate, each of said chains independently comprising n repeating units; n having a value of about 1 to about 100; R is an alkyl group chosen from (CH 2 ) m , (CH 2 CHR 3 ) m , and (CHR 3 —CHR 4 ) m , where m=1 to 12; and R 1 is a catalyst chosen from TEMPO or a derivative thereof, a suitably modified transition metal catalyst that is a Rh- or Ru-phosphine analog, an analog of an organic catalyst chosen from a secondary amine, a thiazolium or imidazolium salt, a proline analog, an analog of cyclo[(S)-phenylalaninyl-(S)-histidinyl], an analog of a cinchona alkaloid, and a derivative of poly(L-leucine), or a derivative of said catalyst which comprises a linking moiety disposed between said compound and said catalyst; R 3 is OH, NR 4 R 5 , C 1 -C 20 alkyl linear or branched, C 3 -C 12 cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 12 heterocyclyl, C 2 -C 20 alkenyl, C 2 -C 20 alkynyl, C 6 -C 12 aryl, C 6 -C 20 aralkyl, C 6 -C 20 alkylaryl, C 2 -C 20 alkylheterocyclyl, C 1 -C 12 heteroaryl, or C 2 -C 20 alkylheteroaryl; and R 4 is a hydrogen atom, a C 1 -C 20 alkyl linear or branched, C 3 -C 12 cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 12 heterocyclyl, C 2 -C 20 alkenyl, C 2 -C 20 alkynyl, C 6 -C 12 aryl, C 6 -C 20 aralkyl, C 6 -C 20 alkylaryl, C 1 -C 12 heteroaryl, C 2 -C 20 alkylheterocyclyl, C 2 -C 20 alkylheteroaryl, or a suitable protecting group for an amino group; said alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkylaryl, heteroaryl, alkylheterocyclyl, and alkylheteroaryl are unsubstituted or substituted with at least one substituent, each of said substituent(s) being chosen from F, Cl, Br, I, OH, SH, NH 2 , NO 2 , CN, CF 3 , —SH, —OCH 2 Ph, —OPh, —SCH 3 , —SPh, —SCH 2 Ph, —COOH, —COOR 2 , C 1 -C 12 alkyl linear or branched, C 6 -C 12 aryl, C 2 -C 20 alkenyl, C 1 -C 20 alkoxy, C 1 -C 20 alkyl, C 2 -C 20 alkynyl, C 6 -C 20 aralkyl, C 6 -C 12 aryl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 20 aminoalkyl, C 6 -C 12 aminoaryl, C 1 -C 12 aminoheteroaryl, C 1 -C 20 hydroxyalkyl, C 6 -C 12 hydroxyaryl, C 1 -C 12 hydroxyheteroaryl, C 1 -C 12 heterocyclyl, C 1 -C 12 heteroaryl, C 2 -C 20 alkylheterocyclyl, and C 2 -C 20 alkylheteroaryl.