Patent ID: 6933358

Claim:
A functionalized rubbery polymer wherein said functionalized rubbery polymer is a polymer of at least one of isoprene and 1,3-butadiene; or styrene and at least one of isoprene and 1,3-butadiene, with a functionalized monomer selected from the group consisting of structural formula: wherein n represents an integer from 0 to about 10 and wherein m represents an integer from 0 to about 10, with the proviso that the sum of n and m is at least 4; wherein R and R′ can be the same or different and represent allyl groups or alkoxy groups containing from about 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; wherein n represents an integer from 1 to about 10, and wherein R and R′ can be the same or different and represent alkyl groups containing from about 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; wherein n represents an integer from 1 to about 10 and wherein m represents an integer from 4 to about 10; wherein x represents an integer from about 1 to about 10, wherein n represents an integer from 0 to about 10 and wherein m represents an integer from 0 to about 10, with the proviso that the sum of n and m is at least 4; and wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group containing from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, wherein n represents an integer from 0 to about 10, and wherein m represents an integer from 0 to about 10, with the proviso that the sum of n and m is at least 4.