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Synthesis of photoresponsive biobased adhesive polymers via the Passerini three-component reaction

Polymer Journal volume 55, pages 1067–1074 (2023)Cite this article

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In this study, adhesive polymers were designed and synthesized using biobased compounds as building blocks. Using the Passerini three-component reaction (Passerini-3CR) as a postpolymerization modification process, photoresponsive phenylpropanoid units were introduced into biobased adhesive polymers via a one-step process that bypassed a protection-deprotection strategy. These biobased adhesive polymers showed good adhesion properties for quartz plates. Photoirradiation affected the adhesion behaviors of the polymers, probably due to the [2 + 2] self-cycloaddition of phenylpropanoid-derived vinyl moieties.

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We thank Dr. Noriaki Seko and Dr. Masaaki Omichi at the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology for their assistance with TG/DTA and DSC measurements.

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RK gratefully acknowledges the Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers and Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (grant number: 19K05578) for financial support. RK also acknowledges the S-Membrane Project and the F-Materials Project at Gunma University for financial support.

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    Kenji Takada & Tatsuo Kaneko

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Chou, LC., Matsubara, K., Takada, K. et al. Synthesis of photoresponsive biobased adhesive polymers via the Passerini three-component reaction. Polym J 55, 1067–1074 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-023-00806-4

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