| 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 of ##STR1## wherein A 1 , A 2 , A 3 , and A 4 are as defined herein. The stabilizing substituent includes the structure ##STR2## wherein D 1 , D 2 , R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , m, and n are as defined herein. |