. . . "Preferably, although not necessarily, the functionalizable sites are spaced apart from the dispersant structure by an inert linking moiety, e.g., an alkylene or oxyalkylene chain, typically composed of about 2 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably about 4 to 10 carbon atoms, or other linking moieties such as those described above with respect to the spacer linkages that may be present linking hydrophilic" .