Patent ID: 8436201

Claim:
A functionalized diphenolic compound selected from: wherein: X is independently selected from: —CH 2 COO—; —CH(CH 3 )COO—; —CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 COO—; —CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CO O—; —(CH 2 ) y COO—; and, —(CH 2 CH 2 O) z CH 2 COO—, where y is independently selected from 2-4 and 6-24 and z is selected from 2-24, Y is independently selected from: —COCH 2 O—; —COCH(CH 3 )O—; —COCH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 O—; —COCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O—; —CO(CH 2 ) m O—; and, —COCH 2 O(CH 2 CH 2 O) n —, where m is selected from 2-4 and 6-24 and n is selected from 2-24; R′ is independently selected from hydrogen, benzyl, and C 1-6 alkyl; and, a, b, and c, are independently selected from 0-4, provided that a+b+c total from 2-6.