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Synthesis of Water‐Soluble Inclusion Compounds from Polyamides and Cyclodextrins by Solid‐State Polycondensation
Author(s) -
Steinbrunn Marc Boris,
Wenz Gerhard
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199621391
Subject(s) - condensation polymer , polyamide , cyclodextrin , solid state , chemistry , polymer chemistry , molecule , water soluble , organic chemistry , inclusion (mineral) , polymer , mineralogy
Molecular nylon threads that are completely encased by cyclodextrin molecules (see sketch below) can be synthesized by solid‐state polycondensation of α,ω‐amino acids in channellike cyclodextrin inclusion compounds. Since the polyamide chains are covered with cyclodextrins, they are soluble in water, but only for a limited time, because the rings tend to slowly unthread to some extent.