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Jan Bock

Tze-Chiang Chung

Rodney V Kastrup

A process for preparing a functionalized petroleum resin which comprises the steps of: dissolving a petroleum resin having a norbornene moiety with a double bond in a solvent to form a solution; adding to the solution a borane compound having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are alkyl or cycloalkyl groups having about 1 to about 10 carbonations; reacting said petroleum resin with said borane compound at about room temperature for a sufficient period of time to form a borane intermediate; and reacting said borane intermediate with a chemical agent to convert said borane intermediate into said functionalized petroleum resin.

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