Patent ID: 8921597

Claim:
A method of making a polyaminoboric acid compound comprising contacting boric acid with a polyamine in the presence of a solvent, wherein the polyaminoboric acid compound is: or combinations thereof wherein X is —NH; Y is a straight chain of (—CH 2 —), a straight chain with pendant(s), a straight chain with branching, aromatic ring(s) directly connected, aromatic ring(s) indirectly connected, fused aromatic rings, heterocyclic ring(s) directly connected, heterocyclic ring(s) indirectly connected, fused heterocyclic rings, aliphatic ring(s) directly connected, aliphatic ring(s) indirectly connected, fused aliphatic rings, or combinations thereof; Z 1 is —CH, nitrogen, aromatic ring(s), aliphatic ring(s), heterocyclic ring(s) or a combination thereof; and Z 2 is silicon, oxygen, —NH, alkylene group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, aromatic ring(s), aliphatic ring(s) or heterocyclic ring(s); and x, y and z are 1, 2 or 3.