abstract |
A compound is described that is useful as a dispersant for inorganic pigments and metallic flake pigments in waterborne coatings. The compound comprises a polymeric backbone having a pigment-interactive substituent and a stabilizing substituent. n The pigment-interactive substituent has at least one functionality selected from the group consisting ofn nwherein A 1 , A 2 , A3, and A4 are as defined herein. n The stabilizing substituent includes the structuren nwherein Di, D 2 , R 1 , R 2 , R 3 m, and n are as defined herein. |