POLYMER CARRYING SPECIFIC EPOXY FUNCTIONAL PENDANT GROUPS

A polymer comprises one or more diene units and bears along the main polymer chain one or more pendent groups of the following formula (I): in which: D represents a group of attachment to the main polymer chain; Rrepresents a chemical group selected from the group consisting of —OCH, —OCHCHand —OR; Rrepresents a chemical group selected from the group consisting of —OCHand —OR, provided that Ror Ris —OR; Rrepresents a chemical group of formula (II): in which E represents a divalent C-Chydrocarbon group optionally comprising one or more heteroatoms; X, X, X, which may be identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom, a C-Calkyl or a C-Caryl; and the symbol * represents the attachment of the chemical group of formula (II) to the oxygen atom.