Complex formation and gelation between copolymers containing pendant azobenzene groups and cyclodextrin polymers

Takashima Y; Nakayama T; Miyauchi M; Kawaguchi Y; Yamaguchi H; Harada A

Chemistry Letters, Vol.33, No.7, 890-891, 2004

DOI10.1246/cl.2004.890 Export Citation

Complex formation and gelation between copolymers containing pendant azobenzene groups and cyclodextrin polymers

Takashima Y, Nakayama T, Miyauchi M, Kawaguchi Y, Yamaguchi H, Harada A

The copolymers of acrylamide and acrylamide with pendant azobenzene (AzBA-AAm) were prepared by radical polymerization. The association constants of trans-AzBA-AAm copolymers with beta-CD are larger than those of cis-AzBA-AAm copolymers. The trans-AzBA-AAm guest copolymer was found to form supramolecular gels with beta-CD-pAA (pAA; poly(allylamine)) host copolymers in water.