By taking advantage of the green benefits of multi-component reactions, adhesive polymers were designed and synthesized essentially using bio-based compounds as building blocks. Specifically, phenylpropanoids were selected as a green and photo-responsive chemical units. Synthesized bio-based adhesive polymers showed facile adhesion properties against quartz plates and the adhesion behaviors were altered by photo irradiation, probably owing to the [2 + 2] self-cycloaddition of the phenylpropanoid-derived vinyl moieties.
- Li-Chieh Chou
- Kiho Matsubara
- Ryohei Kakuchi