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Cold flow-reduced polymers having good processing characteristics have, at the ends of the polymer chains, a silane-containing carboxyl group of the formula (I) where R1 and R2 are the same or different and are each an H, alkyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, alkaryl, alkaryloxy, a

Cold flow-reduced polymers having good processing characteristics have, at the ends of the polymer chains, a silane-containing carboxyl group of the formula (I) where R1 and R2 are the same or different and are each an H, alkyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, alkaryl, alkaryloxy, aralkyl or aralkoxy; R3 and R4 are the same or different and are each an H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkaryl or aralkyl radical; A is a divalent organic radical.

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1. A polymer mixture comprising: a) cold-flow reduced, end group functionalized polymers comprising a polymer chain terminated by at least one sane-containing carboxyl group of the formula (I) where R1, R2 are the same or different and are each an H, alkyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkoxy, aryl, ary

1. A polymer mixture comprising: a) cold-flow reduced, end group functionalized polymers comprising a polymer chain terminated by at least one sane-containing carboxyl group of the formula (I) where R1, R2 are the same or different and are each an H, alkyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, alkaryl, alkaryloxy, aralkyl, or aralkoxy radical,R3, R4 are the same or different and are each an H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkaryl or aralkyl radical, andA is a divalent organic radical wherein the polymers are diene polymers or diene copolymers; andb) dimers having one or more structural elements derived from silalactones of the formula (III), 2. The polymer mixture according to claim 1, wherein the polymer is obtained by reaction of reactive ends of the polymer chain with one or more silalactone functionalizing reagents wherein the silalactones are compounds of the formula (III) 3. The polymer mixture according to claim 1, wherein: the polymer is obtained by reaction of reactive ends of the polymer chain with one or more silalactones of the formula (III) the polymers comprise at least one of polybutadiene, polyisoprene, butadiene-isoprene copolymer, butadiene-styrene copolymer, isoprene-styrene copolymer, and butadiene-isoprene-styrene terpolymer;R1 and R2 are the same or different and are each an H, (C1-C24)-alkyl, (C1-C24)-alkoxy, (C3-C24)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C24)-cycloalkoxy, (C6-C24)-aryl, (C6-C24)-aryloxy, (C6-C24-alkaryl, (C6-C24)-alkaryloxy, (C6-C24)-aralkyl or (C6-C24)-aralkoxy radical; andR3 and R4 are the same or different and are each an H, (C1-C24)-alkyl, (C3-C24)cycloalkyl, (C6-C4)-aryl, (C6-C24)-alkaryl or (C6-C24)-aralkyl radical. 4. The polymer mixture according to claim 3, wherein any alkyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, alkaryl, alkaryloxy, aralkyl, aralkoxy, or divalent organic radical may contain one or more heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of O, N, S and Si. 5. The polymer mixture according to claim 4, wherein: the silalactones comprise one or more of 2,2-dimethyl-1-oxa-2-silacyclohexan-6-one, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1-oxa-2-silacyclohexan-6-one, 2,2,5-trimethyl-1-oxa-2-silacyclohexan-6-one, 2,2,4,5-tetramethyl-1-oxa-2-silacyclohexan-6-one, 2,2-diethyl-1-oxa-2-silacyclohexan-6-one, 2,2-diethoxy-1-oxa-2-silacyclohexan-6-one, 2,2-dimethyl-1,4-dioxa-2-silacyclohexan-6-one, 2,2,5-trimethyl-1,4-dioxa-2-silacyclohexan-6-one, 2,2,3,3-tetramethyl-1,4-dioxa-2-silacyclohexan-6-one, 2,2-dimethyl-1-oxa-4-thia-2-silacyclohexan-6-one, 2,2-diethyl-1-oxa-4-thia-2-silacyclohexan-6-one, 2,2-dphenyl-1-oxa-4-thia-2-silacyclohexan-6-one, 2-methyl-2-ethenyl-1-oxa-4-thia-2-silacyclohexan-6-one, 2,2,5-trimethyl-1-oxa-4-thia-2-silacyclohexan-6-one, 2,2-dimethyl-1-oxa-4-aza-2-silacyclohexan-6-one, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1-oxa-4-aza-2-silacyclohexan-6-one, 2,4-dimethyl-2-phenyl-1-oxa-4-aza-2-silacyclohexan-6-one, 2,2-dimethyl-4 trimethylsilyl-1-oxa-4-aza-2-silacyclohexan-6-one, 2,2-diethoxy-4-methy-1-oxa-4-aza-2-silacyclohexan-6-one, 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1-oxa-2,4-disilacyclohexan-6-one, 3,4-dihydro-3,3-dimethyl-1H-2,3-benzoxasilin-1-one, 2,2-dimethyl-1-oxa-2-silacyclopentan-5-one, 2,2,3-trimethyl-1-oxa-2-silacyclopentan-5-one, 2,2-dimethyl-4-phenyl-1-oxa-2-silacyclopentan-5-one, 2,2-di(tert-butyl)-1-oxa-2-silacyclopentan-5-one, 2-methyl-2-(2-propen-1-yl)-1-oxa-2-silacyclopentan-5-one, 1,1-dimethyl-2,1-benzoxasilol-3(1H)-one, and 2,2-dimethyl-1-oxa-2-silacyclohexan-7-one; andthe polymer is at least one of 1,3-butadiene, isoprene, a copolymer of 1,3-butadiene and styrene, and a copolymer of isoprene and styrene, and the polymers have n mean molar masses of 100,000 to 1,000,000 g/mol, and glass transition temperatures of −110° C. to 0° C. 6. The polymer mixture according to claim 1, wherein the one or more structural elements derived from silalactones is a structural element of the formula (IV) interconnecting two polymers via chain ends of the polymers. 7. The polymer mixtures according to claim 1, wherein the polymers have mean molar masses of 10,000 to 2,000,000 g/mol. 8. The polymer mixtures according to claim 7, wherein the polymers have glass transition temperatures of −110° C. to +20° C. 9. A process for preparing end group-functionalized polymers comprising a polymer chain terminated by at least one silane-containing carboxyl group of the formula (I) where R1, R2 are the same or different and are each an H, alkyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, alkaryl, alkaryloxy, aralkyl, or aralkoxy radical,R3, R4 are the same or different and are each an H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkaryl or aralkyl radical, andA is a divalent organic radical; the process comprising contacting polymers with 0.005 to 2% by weight of one or more silalactones based on the amount of the polymer, to produce end group-functionalized polymers. 10. Vulcanizable rubber compositions comprising: a) a polymer mixture according to claim 1; andb) ageing stabilizers, oils, fillers, rubbers and/or further rubber auxiliaries. 11. Mouldings produced from vulcanizable rubber compositions according to claim 10.