Novel poly(amino-quinone) s were quantitatively prepared from in situ produced 2-methylbenzoquinone and 2-phenylbenzoquinone with Jeffamine D-400(R) in the presence of calcium hypochlorite as the oxidizing agent. These polymers were readily soluble in most of the organic solvents such as ethanol, acetone, tetrahydrofuran, chloroform, N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), and N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc). The coatings prepared from these polymers showed very good adhesion to metals, hardness, and flexibility even after curing at 110 degrees C for 5 h. Particularly, coatings formulated with epoxy-novalac resin D.E.N-438 showed excellent corrosion resistance in artificial sea water and did not form any blisters.