Authors: Qiang Ma Hui Yang Kimoon Kim Yebang Tan
Publish Date: 2012/08/11
Volume: 30, Issue: 4, Pages: 578-588
Abstract
Novel copolymers based on acrylamide AM and complex pseudorotaxane monomer N′3vinylbenzyl14diaminobutane dihydrochloride with cucurbit6uril CB6 3VBCB were prepared via freeradical polymerization in aqueous solution and characterized by 1HNMR FTIR elemental analysis and static light scattering The compositions of the copolymers PAM3VBCB with pseudorotaxane units were determined by 1HNMR and elemental analysis Thermal properties of the copolymers were studied by TGA and the effects of the copolymer concentration and pH on the average hydrodynamic radius R h of the copolymer molecules were studied by dynamic light scattering DLS The experiment data show that CB6 beads are localized on 14diaminobutane units in side chains of the copolymers TGA results show that thermal stability of the copolymer increases with increasing the content of pseudorotaxane unit because of the enhanced rigidity and the bulky steric hindrance of 3VBCB in side chains of PAM3VBCB DLS data show that the average hydrodynamic radius of copolymer molecules increases with the increase in the copolymer concentration and both the pH and electrical conductivity of PAM3VBCB solutions demonstrate an acute change with addition of NaOH because of CB6 dethreading from the side chains of PAM3VBCB CB6 threading and dethreading of PAM3VBCB could be controlled by addition of BaCl2 and Na2SO4
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