Patent ID: 8344076

Claim:
A compound having the formula: wherein: each of R 1 and R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of a substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy, cycloacyloxyl, benzoxy, maleimido acyloxy, styryloxy, cinnamyloxy, 2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy, 2-nitroethoxy, 2-cyanoethoxy and acetomethoxy; Q is a residue of a glycidyl ether epoxy with respect to formula (I), an aliphatic epoxy with respect to formula (II), and a cycloaliphatic epoxy with respect to formula (III); m is an integer having the value of 3 to 10; and n is an integer having the value of 1 to about 11, with the further proviso that: (a) if R 1 is an unsubstituted acyloxy or maleimido acyloxy group, then R 2 is a moiety selected from the group consisting of cycloacyloxyl, benzoxy, styryloxy, cinnamyloxy, 2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy, 2-nitroethoxy, 2-cyanoethoxy and acetomethoxy; and (b) if R 2 is an unsubstituted acyloxy or maleimido acyloxy group, then R 1 is a moiety selected from the group consisting of cycloacyloxyl, benzoxy, styryloxy, cinnamyloxy, 2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy, 2-nitroethoxy, 2-cyanoethoxy and acetomethoxy.