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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2022
Merck Patent Gmbh, Darmstadt, DE;
Edward W. Ng, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Durairaj Baskaran, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Merck Patent GmbH, Darmstadt, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a random copolymer of structure (A) comprising, a carboxylic acid bearing repeat of structure (I), a 4-vinylbenzocyclobutene derived repeat unit of structure of structure (II), a styrenic repeat unit of structure (III), an alkyl acrylate or alkyl 2-methylenealkanoate derived repeat unit of structure (IV), a hydroxy functionalized alkyl acrylate or alkyl 2-methylenealkanoate derived repeat unit of structure (V), and two end groups as shown in structure (A) one of which is H and the other is a methyl moiety substituted with Rr, Rrand Rr, wherein Rr, is a C-1 to C-8 alkyl, Rris selected from a C-1 to C-8 alkyl, a C-1 to C-8 alkylene hydroxy moiety (-alkylene-OH), a C-1-C-8 alkylenecarboxylic acid moiety (-alkylene-COH), or a benzylic alcohol comprising moiety of structure (B), Rr is a cyano moiety (—CN) or a carbonylalkyl moiety (—C(═O)—Ri), wherein Ri is a C-1 to C-8 alkyl or an aryl moiety.