Reactive solution of polymerizable polymer comprising polymerizable reactive functionalities, process and compositions thereof

1. A reactive solution of at least one polymerizable polymer comprising:

(a) a polymerizable polymer comprising:

i. at least one N-vinyl amide monomer; and

ii. at least one dual functional monomer having the structure

Q-R-E

 wherein, Q is a oxirane, oxetane, aziridine, oxazoline or benzoxazine moiety;

 E is a polymerizable functionality containing a carbon-carbon double bond;

 R is an aliphatic and/or aromatic moiety with or without a hetero-atom; and

(b) at least one polymerizable monomeric solvent.

2. The reactive solution according to claim 1 , wherein said dual functional monomer includes a pendant chemical moiety with reactive functionality that is capable of grafting with a grafting monomer.

3. The reactive solution according to claim 2 , wherein said grafting monomer is selected from the group consisting of dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, dimethylaminopropylmethacrylamide, maleic anhydride, acrylic anhydride, maleic acid, acrylic acid, vinyl imidazole, 4-vinyl aniline, trimethylvinylsilane, crotonic acid, vinyl sulfone, allyl glycidyl ether ([(2-propenyloxy)methyl]-oxirane), epichlorohydrin, butadiene monoxide, 2-(1-aziridinyl)ethyl methacrylate, vinyl cyclohexene monoxide, 4-vinyl-1-cyclohexene-I,2-epoxide, 2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline, 2-isocyanatoethyl methacrylate, 1,3-diallyl-5-glycidylisocyanurate, glycidyl N-(3-isopropenyl dimethylbenzyl)carbamate, 3-N-(6-propyl vinyl ether) benzoxazine, epichlorohydrin, 2-(3-methyl-3-oxetanemethoxy) ethyl vinyl ether, allyl alcohol, allyloxy ethanol, allyloxy methanol, allyl urea, allyl chloride, allyl amide, glycidyl methacrylate and vinyl sulfonic acid.

4. The reactive solution according to claim 1 , wherein the polymerizable polymer further comprises an additional polymerizable functionality incorporated into the polymerizable polymer via grafting and wherein said grafting monomer is added either prior or after to the addition of the polymerizable monomeric solvent; and the grafting monomer is selected from the group consisting of dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, dimethylaminopropylmethacrylamide, maleic anhydride, acrylic anhydride, maleic acid, acrylic acid, vinyl imidazole, 4-vinyl aniline, trimethylvinylsilane, crotonic acid, vinyl sulfone, allyl glycidyl ether ([(2-propenyloxy)methyl]-oxirane), butadiene monoxide, 2-(1-aziridinyl)ethyl methacrylate, vinyl cyclohexene monoxide, 4-vinyl-1-cyclohexene-1,2-epoxide, 2-Isopropenyl-2-oxazoline, 2-isocyanatoethyl methacrylate, 1,3-diallyl-5-glycidylisocyanurate, glycidyl N-(3-isopropenyl dimethylbenzyl)carbamate, 3-N-(6-propyl vinyl ether) benzoxazine, epichlorohydrin, 2-(3-methyl-3-oxetanemethoxy) ethyl vinyl ether, allyl alcohol, allyloxy ethanol, allyloxy methanol, allyl urea, allyl amide, allyl chloride, glycidyl methacrylate and/or vinyl sulfonic acid.

5. The reactive solution according to claim 4 , wherein said polymerizable monomeric solvent is selected from the group consisting of N-vinyl-2-pyiTolidone (VP), N-vinyl caprolactam (VCap), N-vinyl imidazole (VI), 2-hydroxy methyl methacrylate (HEMA), 2-hydroxy ethyl methacrylate (HEA), 2-phenoxy ethyl acrylate (PHEA), 2-(2-ethoxyethoxyl)ethyl acrylate (EOEOEA), lauryl acrylate (LA), Stearyl acrylate (SA), isobornyl acrylate (IBOA), acrylic acid-2-ethylhexyl ester, acryloyl morpholine (ACMO), cyclic trimethylol-propane formal acrylate (CTFA), C8-C10 acrylate (ODA), isodecyl acrylate (ISODA), lauryl methacrylate (LM), stearyl methacrylate (SM), 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate (HDDA), dipropylene glycol diacrylate (DPGDA), tripropylene glycol diacrylate (TPGDA), 1,4-butanediol diacrylate (BDDA), 1,9-nonanediol diacrylate (NNDA), neopentyl glycol diacrylate (NPGDA), propoxylated neopentyl glycol diacrylate (NPG2PODA), polyethylene glycol (200) diacrylate (PEG(200)DA), polyethylene glycol (400) diacrylate (PEG(400)DA), polyethylene glycol (600) diacrylate (PEG(600)DA), ethoxylated bisphenol-A diacrylate (BPA2EODA), triethylene glycol diacrylate (TEGDA), triethylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA), diethylene glycol dimethacrylate (DEGDMA), ethoxylated bisphenol-A dimethacrylate (BPA1 OEODMA), trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA), pentaerythritol triacrylate (PET3A), ethoxylated tri-methylolpropane triacrylate (TMP3EOTA), propxylated tri-methylolpropane triacrylate (TMP3POTA), propoxylated glyceryl triacrylate (GPT A), trimethylolpropane trimethylacrylate (TMPTMA), ethoxylated trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate (TMP3EOTMA), pentaerythritol tetraacrylate (PETA) dipentaerythritl hexaacrylate (DPHA), 3,4-Epoxycyclohexylmethyl-3,4-epoxycyclohexane carboxylate, 3-ethyl-3-((ethyloxetane-3-yl)methoxy) methyl)oxetane, 1,4-butane-diol-monoacrylate and/or diglycidyl ether of 1,4-butanediol.

6. A process for preparing the reactive solution of claim 1 comprising the steps of:

i. producing polymerizable polymer in a low boiling solvent;

ii. eliminating the low boiling solvent at atmospheric or reduced pressure; and

iii. replenishing with at least one higher boiling reactive solvent.

7. The process of claim 6 further comprising the steps of:

iv. grafting a polymerizable functionality onto the polymer;

v. isolating the polymerizable polymer via precipitation; and

vi. re-solubilizing the polymerizable polymer in a reactive solvent.

8. A reactive solution composition of claim 1 comprising:

i. a copolymer of N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone and glycidyl methacrylate or a copolymer of N-vinyl caprolactam and glycidyl methacrylate; and

ii. at least one cationic polymerizable monomeric solvent selected from the group consisting of 3,4-Epoxycyclohexylmethyl-3,4-epoxycyclohexane carboxylate, diglycidyl ether of 1,4-butanediol, 3-ethyl-3-((ethyloxetane-3-yl)methoxy) methyl)oxetane.

9. The reactive solution composition of claim 1 comprising:

i. a terpolymer of N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone, vinyl acetate and glycidyl methacrylate; and

ii. at least one cationic polymerizable monomeric solvent selected from the group consisting of 3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl-3,4-epoxycyclohexane carboxylate, diglycidyl ether of I,4-butanediol, 3-ethyl-3-((ethyloxetane-3-yl)methoxy) methyl)oxetane.