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Towards Green Routes for Polymer Synthesis: Polymerization of Cyclodextrin Host‐Guest Complexed Diethyl Fumarate and Copolymerization with Complexed Styrene in Homogenous Aqueous Solution
Author(s) -
Choi SooWhan,
Ritter Helmut
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.200300181
Subject(s) - copolymer , styrene , aqueous solution , polymer chemistry , cyclodextrin , chemistry , polymerization , polymer , organic chemistry
Summary: The radical homo‐ and copolymerization of styrene ( 1 ) and diethyl fumarate (DEF, 2 ) in the presence of methylated β ‐cyclodextrin ( β ‐CD) in water is described. It has been shown for the first time that homopolymerization of CD‐complexed DEF and its copolymerization with CD‐complexed styrene occur readily in aqueous solution. In the absence of CD, or in organic solvents, the homopolymerization of DEF is strongly retarded.