The complex hydrophobe compounds having at least one active hydrogen useful in preparing the macromonomer compounds useful in this invention can be represented by the formula: ##STR2## wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and are hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon residue, R3 is a substituted or unsubstituted divalent or trivalent hydrocarbon residue, each R4