Patent ID: 7202030

Claim:
A combinatorial library comprising a solid support and a plurality of addressable polymeric or copolymeric polyphenolic compounds, wherein the polymer or copolymer comprises a repeat unit having the structure: and further wherein R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are independently selected from a group consisting of a halogen, —R o , —OH, —OR o , —O(haloalkyl), —SH, —SR o , phenyl (Ph), substituted Ph, —O(Ph), substituted —O(Ph), —CH 2 (Ph), substituted —CH 2 (Ph), —CH 2 CH 2 (Ph), substituted —CH 2 CH 2 (Ph), —NO 2 , —CN, —N(R′) 2 , —NR′CO 2 R o , —NR′C(O)R o , —NR′NR′C(O)R o , —N(R′)C(O)N(R′) 2 , —NR′NR′C(O)N(R′) 2 , —NR′NR′CO 2 R o , —C(O)C(O)R o , —C(O)CH 2 C(O)R o , —CO 2 R o , —C(O)R o , —C(O)N(R o ) 2 , —OC(O)R o , —OC(O)N (R o ) 2 , —S(O) 2 R o , —SO 2 N(R′) 2 , —S(O)R o , —NR′SO 2 N(R′) 2 , —NR′SO 2 R o , —C(═S)N(R′) 2 , —(CH 2 ) y N(R′) 2 , —C(═NH)—N(R′) 2 , haloalkyl, —V—R o , —V—OH, —V—OR o , —V—SH, —V—SR o , —V—NO 2 , —V—CN, —V—N(R′) 2 , —V—NR′CO 2 R o , —V—NR′C(O)R o , —V—NR′NR′C(O)R o , —V—N(R′)C(O)N(R′) 2 , —V—NR′NR′C(O)N(R′) 2 , —V—NR′NR′CO 2 R o , —V—C(O)C(O)R o , —V—C(O)CH 2 C(O)R o , —V—CO 2 R o , —V—C(O)R o , —V—C(O)N(R o ) 2 , —V—OC(O)R o , —V—OC(O)N(R o ) 2 , —V—S(O) 2 R o , —V—SO 2 N(R′) 2 , —V—S(O)R o , —V—NR′SO 2 N(R′) 2 , —V—NR′SO 2 R o , —V—C(═S)N(R′) 2 , —V—(CH 2 ) y N(R′) 2 , or —V—C(═NH)—N(R′) 2 ; each R o is independently hydrogen, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or an aromatic group; each R′ is independently R o , —CO 2 R o , —SO 2 R o or —C(O)R o ; V is a C1–C6 alkylene group, wherein each of the polymeric or copolymeric addressable compounds is attached to said sold support and said attachment is effectuated by a seed monomer.