Patent ID: 7176268

Claim:
A prepolymer selected from the group consisting of functionalized compounds having the following formula: YCO—CH═CHCOW(R 1 ) n (SiR 2 R 3 O) m (SiR 2 R 3 )(R 1 ) n WOCCH═CH—COY and CH 2 ═C(CH 2 COY)COW(R 1 ) n (SiR 2 R 3 O) m (SiR 2 R 3 )(R 1 ) n WOC(CH 2 COY)C═CH 2 wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of alkylenes and alkylenes containing ether linkages, R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups, phenyl groups, alkyl groups substituted with halcgen, phenyl groups substituted with halogen, alkyl groups containing ether linkages and phenyl groups containing ether linkages, W is O or NH, n is an integer between 1 and 10, m is an integer between 2 and 200, and Y is a residue having a reactive functional group selected from the group consisting of oxazolone, epoxy and anhydride functional groups with the proviso that when W is O, Y is not a residue of diethanglamine.