| abstract |
The present invention relates to tackifier compounds and methods of using the same. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a tackifier compound including independently substituted or unsubstituted fused rings A and B each independently chosen from (C 5 -C 10 )cycloalkyl and (C 2 -C 10 )heterocyclyl. Fused ring A is substituted with (R 1 ) 1-8 and fused ring B is substituted with —(OC(O)R′C(O)R 2 ) 1-8 . At each occurrence R′ is independently chosen from (C 2 -C 10 )alkanylene, (C 2 -C 10 )alkenylene, (C 2 -C 10 )alkynylene, (C 5 -C 20 (arylene), and (C 1 -C 20 )heteroarylene, wherein R′ is unsubstituted or substituted. At each occurrence R′ is independently selected from —OH, —OR 3 , and —OC(O)R′C(O)R 2 . At each occurrence R 2 is independently chosen from —OH, —OR 3 , —NH 2 , —NHR 3 , and —NR 3 2 . At each occurrence R 3 is independently chosen from (C 1 -C 10 )alkanyl, (C 2 -C 10 )alkenyl, (C 2 -C 10 )alkynyl, C 5 -C 20 (aryl), and (C 1 -C 20 )heteroaryl, wherein R 3 is unsubstituted or substituted. |