Azlactone michael adducts

Claim 1

An azlactone-functional adduct having the formula ##STR95## wherein p 1 and p 2 independently have integral values of 1 to (the valence of X 1 or X 2 ) -1, where p 1 relates to X 1 and p 2 to X 2 ; R 1 , R 2 , R 7 , and R 8 independently represent an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, or at least one of (R 1 and R 2 ) and (R 7 and R 8 ) taken together with the carbon atom to which they are joined form a ring of 4 to 12 atoms; R 3 , R 4 , R 9 , and R 10 are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl; R 5 and R 6 independently are hydrogen or methyl; n 1 and n 2 independently are 0 or 1; X 1 and X 2 independently are selected from the group consisting of --CH 2 (when at least one of p 1 and p 2 =1); --CH (when at least one of p 1 and p 2 =2); --C (when at least one of p 1 and p 2 =3); --CR 11 R 12 in which R 11 and R 12 are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, and aryl monovalent groups, a single bond, and polyvalent alkylene, alkenylene, cycloalkylene, or arylene linking groups; --CHR 11 ; --CR 11 ; --CW 1 W 2 in which W 1 and W 2 are independently selected from R 11 O 2 C--, R 11 (CO)--, N.tbd.C--, R F (CO)-- in which R F is a substantially perfluorinated alkyl, cycloalkyl, or aryl group, R 11 NH(CO)--, R 11 R 12 N(CO)--, R 11 SO 2 --, R 11 R 12 C═N--, R 11 N═(R 12 )C--, R 11 (CS)--, R.sup. 11 S 2 C--, R 11 NH(CS)--, R 11 R 12 N(CS)--, R 11 R 12 C═CR 13 -- in which R 13 is defined the same as R 11 and R 12 , and O 2 N-- groups; --CR 11 W 1 ; --CHW 1 ; --CW 1 ; --NR 14 in which R 14 (linking at least one of X 1 to Y 1 , X 1 to G, X 1 to X 2 , X 2 to Y 2 , and X 2 to G) is a single bond, alkylene, alkenylene, or arylene group such that the ring formed contains 4 to 6 ring atoms; and --NW 1 ; Z 1 and Z 2 independently are C, N, or S═O; Y 1 and Y 2 independently are doubly bonded oxygen (═O); doubly bonded sulfur (═S); ═CR 15 R 16 , or --CR 15 ═CR 16 R 17 in which R 15 and R 16 independently are defined the same as R 11 , R 12 , and R 13 , except that R 15 can be an electron pair, and in which R 17 is a monovalent group selected from alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, and aryl groups; ═NR 15 (to include triply bonded nitrogen (.tbd.N:) when R 15 is an electron pair and G is a single bond from at least one of Y 1 to Z 1 and Y 2 to Z 2 ); or --NR 18 R 19 in which R 18 and R 19 independently can be hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, a single bond, alkylene, cycloalkylene, or arylene, or together with the nitrogen atom to which they are joined form a ring of 4 to 12 ring atoms; and G is --H; --NR 20 R 21 in which R 20 and R 21 independently are defined the same as R 11 , R 12 , and R 13 ; --NHR 20 ; --R 20 ; or --OR 20 ; ═O; polymeric monovalent and polyvalent groups; an electron pair; or a single bond; and q is an integer of zero or greater and is equal to (the valence of G)-1; wherein said azlactone-functional adduct is prepared by a process comprising the step of reacting at least one 2-alkenyl azlactone Michael acceptor of Formulae VIIa and VIIb: ##STR96## wherein: R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , n 1 , n 2 , p 1 , and p 2 are as previously defined, with a Michael donor of Formula VIII ##STR97## wherein X 1 , X 2 , Y 1 , Y 2 , Z 1 , Z 2 , G, q, p 1 and p 2 are as previously defined, to provide said azlactone-functional adduct.