A polyester including at least one crosslinkable moiety is described. Each crosslinkable moiety includes at least one crosslinkable pendent group. A ratio of a total number of the at least one crosslinkable pendent groups to a total number of ester groups in the polyester may be in a range of 0.0001 to 0.5.

Polyester pressure-sensitive adhesives are described. The polyester includes at least two different diacid residues and at least two different diol residues. The polyester includes at least one pendant group containing an alkenyl group. A ratio of a total number of the at least one pendant group to the total number of ester groups in the polyester is in a range of 0.001 to 0.1. The polyester has a glass transition temperature in a range of 50 C. to 10 C.

Polyester polymers are described comprising polymerized units comprising a hydroxy functional aromatic group wherein the hydroxy group has been functionalized with an adhesion promoting group. In some embodiments, the polyester polymer comprises polymerized units have the general structure (A) wherein L.sub.1 and L.sub.2 are independently divalent linking groups comprising an ester group; and R.sub.A is an adhesion promoting group bonded to the oxygen atom by means of an ionic or covalent bond. In other embodiments, film articles, laminates are described and methods of making functionalized polyester polymers are described.

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Polyester polymers are described comprising polymerized units comprising a hydroxy functional aromatic group wherein the hydroxy group has been functionalized with an adhesion promoting group. In some embodiments, the polyester polymer comprises polymerized units have the general structure (A) wherein L.sub.1 and L.sub.2 are independently divalent linking groups comprising an ester group; and R.sub.A is an adhesion promoting group bonded to the oxygen atom by means of an ionic or covalent bond. In other embodiments, film articles, laminates are described and methods of making functionalized polyester polymers are described.

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The present application relates to a polymer comprising a moiety of formula: (I) wherein R, R.sup.1, X, n, o, s, m, i, and j are as described herein and salts thereof and to a process of preparing such a polymer.

The present application relates to a polymer comprising a moiety of formula: (I) wherein R, R.sup.1, X, n, o, s, m, i, and j are as described herein and salts thereof and to a process of preparing such a polymer.

Low VOC, unsaturated alkyd resins are obtained by reacting (A) to (E): (A) optionally from 0 to 30% w/w naturally occurring Rosin, comprising from 40 to 80 w/w parts per hundred of Rosin of an unsaturated mono carboxylic acid with at least one C.sub.15-25cyclohydrocarbo moiety capable of a Diels Alder or Ene reaction (preferred monoacids being abietic acid, palustric acid, levopimaric acid, sandaracopimaric acid, and/or anhydrides thereof); (B) from 25 to 80% w/w of a linear C.sub.12-60hydrocarbo carboxylic acid with at least one (preferably at least two conjugated) CC bonds (=unsaturated fatty acid); (C) optionally from 1 to 30% w/w of an ethylenically unsaturated C.sub.5-6hydrocarbo dicarboxylic acid and/or anhydride thereof, being reactive as a dienophile and/or enophile with A and/or B (preferred for C are itaconic acid, citraconic acid and/or anhydrides thereof); (D) from 1 to 40% w/w of at least one polyol; (E) optionally at least one monomer other than A to Dthe total of A to E being 100%. There is a further optional step (II) where more or new (C) may be blended with the alkyd resin; the amount of C in blend being from 1 to 30 parts w/w of 100 parts of monomers (A) to (E)and where (C) is at least used as a monomer and/or as a diluent in the blend and where alkyd resin (i) has acid value of <50 KOH/g of alkyd; (ii) Mn of >=1200 g/mol (iii) oil length <80; (iv) optionally biorenewable content >=50%.

Low VOC, unsaturated alkyd resins are obtained by reacting (A) to (E): (A) optionally from 0 to 30% w/w naturally occurring Rosin, comprising from 40 to 80 w/w parts per hundred of Rosin of an unsaturated mono carboxylic acid with at least one C.sub.15-25cyclohydrocarbo moiety capable of a Diels Alder or Ene reaction (preferred monoacids being abietic acid, palustric acid, levopimaric acid, sandaracopimaric acid, and/or anhydrides thereof); (B) from 25 to 80% w/w of a linear C.sub.12-60hydrocarbo carboxylic acid with at least one (preferably at least two conjugated) CC bonds (=unsaturated fatty acid); (C) optionally from 1 to 30% w/w of an ethylenically unsaturated C.sub.5-6hydrocarbo dicarboxylic acid and/or anhydride thereof, being reactive as a dienophile and/or enophile with A and/or B (preferred for C are itaconic acid, citraconic acid and/or anhydrides thereof); (D) from 1 to 40% w/w of at least one polyol; (E) optionally at least one monomer other than A to Dthe total of A to E being 100%. There is a further optional step (II) where more or new (C) may be blended with the alkyd resin; the amount of C in blend being from 1 to 30 parts w/w of 100 parts of monomers (A) to (E)and where (C) is at least used as a monomer and/or as a diluent in the blend and where alkyd resin (i) has acid value of <50 KOH/g of alkyd; (ii) Mn of >=1200 g/mol (iii) oil length <80; (iv) optionally biorenewable content >=50%.

There is described a low VOC, unsaturated alkyd resin obtained by reacting (A) to (E): (A) optionally from 0 to 30% w/w naturally occurring Rosin, comprising from 40 to 80 w/w parts per hundred of Rosin of an unsaturated mono carboxylic acid with at least one C.sub.15-25cyclohydrocarbo moiety capable of a Diels Alder or Ene reaction (pref monoacids being abietic acid, palustric acid, levopimaric acid, sandaracopimaric acid, and/or anhydrides thereof); (B) from 25 to 80% w/w of a linear C.sub.12-60hydrocarbo carboxylic acid with at least one (preferably at least two conjugated) CC bonds (=unsaturated fatty acid); (C) optionally from 1 to 30% w/w of an ethylenically unsaturated C.sub.5-6hydrocarbo dicarboxylic acid and/or anhydride thereof, being reactive as a dienophile and/or enophile with A and/or B (pref C are itaconic acid, citraconic acid and/or anhydrides thereof); (D) from 1 to 40% w/w of at least one polyol; (E) optionally at least one monomer other than A to Dthe total of A to E being 100%. There is a further optional step (II) where more or new (C) may be blended with the alkyd resin; the amount of C in blend being from 1 to 30 parts w/w of 100 parts of monomers (A) to (E)and where (C) is at least used as a monomer and/or as a diluent in the blend and where alkyd resin (i) has acid value of <50 KOH/g of alkyd; (ii) Mn of >=1200 g/mol (iii) oil length <80; (iv) optionally biorenewable content >=50%.

There is described a low VOC, unsaturated alkyd resin obtained by reacting (A) to (E): (A) optionally from 0 to 30% w/w naturally occurring Rosin, comprising from 40 to 80 w/w parts per hundred of Rosin of an unsaturated mono carboxylic acid with at least one C.sub.15-25cyclohydrocarbo moiety capable of a Diels Alder or Ene reaction (pref monoacids being abietic acid, palustric acid, levopimaric acid, sandaracopimaric acid, and/or anhydrides thereof); (B) from 25 to 80% w/w of a linear C.sub.12-60hydrocarbo carboxylic acid with at least one (preferably at least two conjugated) CC bonds (=unsaturated fatty acid); (C) optionally from 1 to 30% w/w of an ethylenically unsaturated C.sub.5-6hydrocarbo dicarboxylic acid and/or anhydride thereof, being reactive as a dienophile and/or enophile with A and/or B (pref C are itaconic acid, citraconic acid and/or anhydrides thereof); (D) from 1 to 40% w/w of at least one polyol; (E) optionally at least one monomer other than A to Dthe total of A to E being 100%. There is a further optional step (II) where more or new (C) may be blended with the alkyd resin; the amount of C in blend being from 1 to 30 parts w/w of 100 parts of monomers (A) to (E)and where (C) is at least used as a monomer and/or as a diluent in the blend and where alkyd resin (i) has acid value of <50 KOH/g of alkyd; (ii) Mn of >=1200 g/mol (iii) oil length <80; (iv) optionally biorenewable content >=50%.