화학공학소재연구정보센터
Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Vol.37, No.1, 67-72, 2016
One Pot Synthesis of a Polyisoprene Polyrotaxane and Conversion to a Slide-Ring Gel
Synthesis of a cyclodextrin (CD) polyrotaxane is achieved for the first time by simultaneous free radical polymerization of isoprene, threading by CD, and stoppering by copolymerization of styrene. This reaction is performed in an eco-friendly manner in an aqueous medium similar to classical emulsion polymerization. Threaded CD rings of the polyrotaxane are cross-linked by hexamethylene diisocyanate, leading to highly elastic slide-ring gels.