Polymers containing amide groups for controlling rheology

Amide-containing polymers are new. Amide-containing polymers of the general formula A-X-CO-(CH 2) 2-NR 1-R 2-(Y-R 3-Y-R 4) a-B' (I) or their salts with carboxylic acids, phosphoric esters and sulfonic acids; are new. A : R 5 or R 6-Y-(R 4-Y-R 3-Y) b-R 2-NR 1-(CH 2)- 2-CO-X-R 7; B' : Y-R 6 or NR 1-(CH 2) 2-CO-X-R 5; R 1H and/or (CH 2) 2-CO-X-R 5 and/or CONH-R'; R' : R 8 or C 6H 3(CH 3)-NHCOO-R 8; R 2 - R 4 and R 71-40C alkylene, 3-40C alkenylene, 5-40C cyclo-alkylene, arylene, 7-40C aralkylene, poly-oxyalkylene or polyester; R 5H, a 1-22C alkyl, aryl, 7-12C aralkyl, 5-12C cycloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl or N,N'-dialkyl-amino, hydroxyl, 1-22C alkoxy, 5-12C cycloalkoxy, 7-12C aralkoxypolyoxyalkylene, 1-22C alkanol, 5-12C cyclo-alkanol; or 7-12C-aralkanol-, 1-22C-alkoxy-, 5-12C-cycloalkoxy- or 7-12C-aralkoxy-polyoxyalkylene-started polyester; R 61-30C alkyl, 3-22C alkenyl, hydroxyalkyl, 4-13C cycloalkyl, aryl or 7-12C aralkyl; R 81-22C alkyl, aryl, 7-12C aralkyl, 5-12C cycloalkyl, 1-22C alkoxy, 5-12C cycloalkoxy, 7-12C aralkoxypolyoxyalkylene; or 1-22C-alkanol-, 5-12C-cyclo-alkanol-, 7-12C-aralkanol-, 1-22C-alkoxy-, 6-12C-cycloalkoxy-, or 7-12C aralkoxypolyoxyalkylene-started polyester; X : O, NH or NR 9; R 91-22C alkyl, aryl, 7-12C aralkyl, hydroxyalkyl, or 5-12C cycloalkyl; Y : COO, OCO, NHCO, CONH, NHCOO, OOCNH or NHCONH; a and b : 1 - 19. Independent claims are included for the following: (1) preparation of the amide-containing polymers (I); and (2) a rheology control additive comprising the polymers (I). The rheology control additive is for a solvent-free or solvent-borne coating materials based on binders; (3) cured and uncured polymer compositions comprising amide-containing polymers (I); and (4) compounds of formulae H 2N-R 2-(Y-R 3-Y-R 4) a-NH 2 (i) and H 2N-R 2-(Y-R 3-Y-R 4) a-YR' 6 (ii'). R' 61-30C alkyl, 3-22C alkenyl, hydroxyalkyl, 4-13C cycloalkyl, aryl or 7-12C aralkyl.