This invention provides poly(hydroxyoxazolidinone) compounds (PHOx) corresponding to formula (I) or formula (II): wherein R1 ’ R2 ’ Each of the following elements independently represents a C1-C20
alkyl group, preferably a C1-C10
alkyl group, more preferably a C1-C3
alkyl group, and most preferably a
methyl group; and -R3 and -R4 independently represent
hydrogen or a C1-C20 alkyl group, preferably a C1-C10 alkyl group, more preferably a C1-C3 alkyl group, and most preferably a
methyl group; and -R5 and -R5 ’ R6, R6 ’ Each of the following groups independently represents
hydrogen or a C1-C20 alkyl group, preferably a C1-C10 alkyl group, more preferably a C1-C3 alkyl group, most preferably methyl, or
aryl, preferably phenyl; and A is an
organic linking group selected from straight-chain, branched, saturated, unsaturated, cyclic and / or acyclic aliphatic, aromatic or arylaliphatic
hydrocarbon groups, preferably having 1 to 20, more preferably 1 to 12, most preferably 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and optionally further comprising one or more functional groups selected from ethers, esters, amides, amines, carboxyl groups,
sulfur, halogens and / or carbamates; and optionally, A, R3 and R4 in formula (I) are linked to each other to form a cyclic structure; and optionally, R5 and R5 in formula (II) are linked to each other to form a cyclic structure. ’ , and / or R6 and R6 ’ They are interconnected to form a ring structure; and -R7 is a
polymer chain selected from polysiloxanes or polyethers; and n is an integer from 2 to 100, preferably from 2 to 50, more preferably from 2 to 25, and most preferably from 2 to 15. The present invention also provides a process for forming the PHOx compound of the present invention and a poly(alkylene oxazolidinone) compound (POx) obtained by dehydrating the PHOx compound of the present invention. (I)(II).