Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Side-Chain Pseudopolyrotaxanes Containing Cucurbituril
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Side-Chain Pseudopolyrotaxanes Containing Cucurbituril
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10.1021/ma020534f
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2002-08
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5.5
通讯作者:
Yebang Tan;Soowhan Choi;Jaewook Lee;and Young Ho Ko;Kimoon Kim
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作者:
Yebang Tan;Soowhan Choi;Jaewook Lee;and Young Ho Ko;Kimoon Kim
Polymers whose components are held together by mechanical bonds have received much attention in recent years not only because of their unique structures but also because of their unusual properties. 1 Such mechanically linked polymers include (pseudo) polyrotaxanes in which a number of cyclic units are threaded onto a polymer main chain or side chains. 1, 2 While mainchain (pseudo) polyrotaxanes have been studied quite extensively, studies on side-chain (pseudo) polyrotaxanes are limited. 3-8 Ritter3 synthesized a series of side-chain polyrotaxanes containing cyclodextrin (CD) beads threaded on side chains of various polymer backbones. Osakada and Yamamoto4 also prepared side-chain polyrotaxanes in which CD containing semirotaxane units are attached to a poly (bezimidazole) backbone. More recently, Takata5 reported side-chain polyrotaxanes synthesized by polymerization of a semirotaxane monomer containing crown ether threaded on an acrylate derivative.Cucurbituril (CB [6]) is a macrocycle comprising six glycoluril units with a hydrophobic cavity that is accessible through two identical carbonyl-fringed portals. 9 The polar carbonyl groups at the portals and the hydrophobic cavity allow CB [6] to form stable hostguest complexes with small molecules such as protonated aminoalkanes. In particular, it forms very stable complexes (K> 105) with protonated diaminoalkanes such as diaminobutane. 9 Taking advantage of this fact, we10 and others11, 12 have successfully synthesized various mechanically interlocked molecules, including rotaxanes and (pseudo) polyrotaxanes. However, no sidechain (pseudo) polyrotaxane containing CB [6] as a molecular bead has been reported yet. Here we report novel side-chain pseudopolyrotaxanes in which CB [6] beads are threaded on (protonated) diaminobutane pendants attached to a main polymer chain (Scheme 1). A unique feature of the pseudopolyrotaxanes is that threading and dethreading of the CB [6] beads can be reversibly controlled by the pH of the solution.