Patent ID: 6962965

Claim:
A functionalized poly(arylene ether) having the formula Q(J—K) y wherein Q is the residuum of a monohydric, dihydric, or polyhydric phenol; y is 1 to about 100; J comprises repeating structural units having the formula wherein R 1 and R 3 are each independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, primary or secondary C 1 –C 12 alkyl, C 2 –C 12 alkenyl, C 2 –C 12 alkynyl, C 1 –C 12 aminoalkyl, C 1 –C 12 hydroxyalkyl, phenyl, C 1 –C 12 haloalkyl, C 1 –C 12 hydrocarbyloxy, and C 2 –C 12 halohydrocarbyloxy wherein at least two carbon atoms separate the halogen and oxygen atoms; R 2 and R 4 are each independently selected from halogen, primary or secondary C 1 –C 12 alkyl, C 2 –C 12 alkenyl, C 2 –C 12 alkynyl, C 1 –C 12 aminoalkyl, C 1 –C 12 hydroxyalkyl, phenyl, C 1 –C 12 haloalkyl, C 1 –C 12 hydrocarbyloxy, and C 2 –C 12 halohydrocarbyloxy wherein at least two carbon atoms separate the halogen and oxygen atoms; each occurrence of m is independently 1 to about 200; and K is a capping group having the formula wherein each occurrence of R 5 and R 6 is independently C 1 –C 18 hydrocarbylene, optionally substituted with heteroatoms; each occurrence of R 7 –R 9 is independently hydrogen or C 1 –C 18 hydrocarbyl; each occurrence of a is independently 0 or 1; each occurrence of b is independently 0 or 1; each occurrence of n is independently 0 or 1; each occurrence of X is independently —NH—, —O—, or —S—; and p is 2 to about 10.