abstract |
Polyimidazoline molecules and methods of making them are provided. A representative polyimidazoline has a structure: n n n n n n n n n n n n wherein: n X is trifluoroacetyl or trifluoromethanesulfonyl; R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are each independently selected from a hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 3 -C 7 cyclic alkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, alcohol, and halogen; and n is 1 to 3. |