Polymer Inclusion Compounds by Polymerization of Monomers in ?-Cyclodextrin Matrix in DMF Solution

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The investigations of the synthesis of polyrotaxanes by the radical polymerization of monomers (vinylidene chloride, methyl acrylate, styrene, and methacrylonitrile) in DMF in the presence of β-cyclodextrin have been carried out. The possibility of formation β-cyclodextrin inclusion compounds with some vinyl monomers or some other organic substances in DMF solution has been established. We assume that the inclusion in presence of the solvent is related to the unusual phenomenon of β-cyclodextrin crystallization in hot DMF solutions. The polymerization of vinyl monomers in DMF solution at increased temperatures in the presence of β-cyclodextrin leads to compounds containing a great amount of cyclic compounds (up to 80%). Similar results have been obtained for monomers introduced as previously prepared adducts with β-cyclodextrin. Stable compounds of polymer and β-cyclodextrin have been obtained in the case of vinylidene chloride. The lack of carbohydrate moieties in the product obtained by polymerization of vinylidene chloride in the presence of linear dextrin suggest the inclusion character of the linkage between polymer and β-cyclodextrin molecules. The structure of a topological compound of polyrotaxane type is most feasible after dehydrochlorination.

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