| abstract |
An amine functional compound comprising i. at least one segment consisting of at least one ether unit E and at least one ester unit, wherein the ether unit and the ester unit are connected by an ether bond or by an ester bond, and wherein the ether unit and the sum of the number of ester units is at least 3, and wherein the ether units and the ester units are arranged in random order, and ii. at least one amine group ii. it is selected from the group consisting of tertiary amine groups, salts of tertiary amine groups and quaternary ammonium groups, wherein the at least one segment is covalently attached to a polymerization initiator moiety comprising the at least one amine group ii. |