| abstract |
The present invention relates principally to polymers that comprise at least one aromatic alkenyl monomer, at least one conjugated diene monomer, and at least one monomer that contains silyl hydride groups, which are characterized in that said polymers are hydrogenated and preferably functionalized by means of hydrosilylation reactions between the silyl hydride groups in the polymer chain and the multiple bonds of any alkene or alkyne compound. In addition to the products described, this invention comprises the methods for the synthesis thereof and the uses thereof, especially as hot-melt adhesives, in plastics impact modification, and in chain-extension reactions with a view to obtaining new materials, inter alia. |