Patent ID: 8329855

Claim:
A polymer comprising identical or different repeating units having the formula: or both, wherein: R 1 and R 2 independently are selected from H, a C 1-40 alkyl group, a C 2-40 alkenyl group, a C 1-40 haloalkyl group, -L′-Cy 1 , -L′-Cy 1 -L′-Cy 2 , -L′-Cy 1 -L′-Cy 2 —Cy 2 , -L′-Cy 1 —Cy 1 , -L′-Cy 1 —Cy 1 -L′-Cy 2 , -L′-Cy 1 —Cy 1 -L′-Cy 2 —Cy 2 , -L′-Cy 1 -L-R, -L′-Cy 1 -L′-Cy 2 -L-R, -L′-Cy 1 -L′-Cy 2 —Cy 2 -L-R, -L′-Cy 1 —Cy 1 -L-R, and -L′-Cy 1 —Cy 1 -L′-Cy 2 -L-R, wherein: each of the C 1-40 alkyl group, the C 2-40 alkenyl group, and the C 1-40 haloalkyl group optionally is substituted with 1-10 substituents independently selected from a halogen, —CN, NO 2 , OH, —NH 2 , —NH(C 1-40 alkyl), —N(C 1-40 alkyl) 2 , —S(O) 2 OH, —CHO, —C(O)—C 1-40 alkyl, —C(O)OH, —C(O)—OC 1-40 alkyl, —C(O)NH 2 , —C(O)NH—C 1-40 alkyl, —C(O)N(C 1-40 alkyl) 2 , —OC 1-40 alkyl, —SiH 3 , —SiH(C 1-40 alkyl) 2 , —SiH 2 (C 1-40 alkyl), and —Si(C 1-40 alkyl) 3 ; each of the C 1-40 alkyl group, the C 2-40 alkenyl group, and the C 1-40 haloalkyl group can be bonded covalently to the imide nitrogen atom via an optional linker; R is selected from a C 1-40 alkyl group, a C 2-40 alkenyl group, and a C 1-40 haloalkyl group, each of which optionally is substituted with 1-10 substituents independently selected from a halogen, —CN, NO 2 , OH, —NH 2 , —NH(C 1-40 alkyl), —N(C 1-40 alkyl) 2 , —S(O) 2 OH, —CHO, —C(O)—C 1-40 alkyl, —C(O)OH, —C(O)—OC 1-40 alkyl, —C(O)NH 2 , —C(O)NH—C 1-40 alkyl, —C(O)N(C 1-40 alkyl) 2 , —OC 1-40 alkyl, —SiH 3 , —SiH(C 1-40 alkyl) 2 , —SiH 2 (C 1-40 alkyl), and —Si(C 1-40 alkyl) 3 ; Cy 1 and Cy 2 independently are selected from a C 6-14 aryl group, a 5-14 membered heteroaryl group, a C 3-14 cycloalkyl group, and a 3-14 membered cycloheteroalkyl group, each of which optionally is substituted with 1-5 substituents independently selected from a halogen, —CN, oxo, ═C(CN) 2 , a C 1-6 alkyl group, a C 1-6 alkoxy group, and a C 1-6 haloalkyl group; L is a covalent bond or a linker selected from —Y—O—Y—, —Y—[S(O) w ]—Y—, —Y—C(O)—Y—, —Y—[NR c C(O)]—Y—, —Y—[C(O)NR c ]—, —Y—NR c —Y—, and —Y—[SiR c 2 ]—Y—; L′, at each occurrence, independently is a covalent bond or a linker selected from —Y—O—Y—, —Y—[S(O) w ]—Y—, —Y—C(O)—Y—, —Y—[NR c C(O)]—Y—, —Y—[C(O)NR c ]—, —Y—NR c —Y—, —Y—[SiR c 2 ]—Y—, a divalent C 1-40 alkyl group, a divalent C 2-40 alkenyl group, and a divalent C 1-40 haloalkyl group, wherein: Y, at each occurrence, independently is selected from a divalent C 1-40 alkyl group, divalent C 2-40 alkenyl group, a divalent C 1-40 haloalkyl group, and a covalent bond; R c is selected from H, a C 1-6 alkyl group, a C 6-14 aryl group, and a —C 1-6 alkyl-C 6-14 aryl group; and w is 0, 1, or 2; wherein the polymer has a degree of polymerization (n) that is greater than 2.