Disclosed is a functionalized
diene polymer having at least one first functional group and at least one second functional group, where the first functional group is selected from terminal groups, pendant groups, and combinations thereof, and where the second functional group is a terminal group, wherein the first functional group (i) comprises at least one unit derived from a functionalized
monomer represented by formula (1) wherein R1, R2, R3 are selected from the group consisting of
hydrogen and methyl, with the proviso that at least one of R1, R2 and R3 is
hydrogen, preferably all of R1, R2 and R3 are
hydrogen, n is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, each R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of aliphatic or
aryl aliphatic residues having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, and wherein if n is 1, the first functional group (i) comprises at least one unit derived from a functionalized
monomer represented by formula (1); if n is 2 to 5, R4 comprises at least one
tertiary amine group, and if n is 2 to 5, at least one of these residues R4 comprises at least one
tertiary alkylamine group; or (ii) wherein the first functional group is obtained by using a
polymerization initiator having the general formula N (R1) (R2) (R3M) wherein R1 and R2, equal to or different from each other, are selected from a linear or branched saturated
alkyl group, and R3 is a saturated, linear or branched
alkyl negative
carbon ion and M is a basic cation, and wherein the second functional group is a terminal group and comprises at least one group selected from-COOX,-OX,-SX, a variety thereof, and combinations thereof, where X represents hydrogen or a cation, and wherein the functionalized
diene polymer is a homopolymer or
copolymer of conjugated dienes, and wherein the
conjugated diene is selected from the group consisting of butadiene,
isoprene,
isoprene, 1, 3-pentadiene, 2, 3-dimethylbutadiene, 1-phenyl-1, 3-butadiene, 1, 3-hexadiene, preferably butadiene, and a method for producing the same. Also provided are methods for producing these polymers, articles obtained from the
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