Table 1 Yields and compositions of CyD-based polycatenanes prepared using HS–PEG–SH or HS–PEG–PPG–PEG–SH

From: One-pot synthesis of cyclodextrin-based radial poly[n]catenanes

Polymer

Terminal group

CyD

Average number of CyDsa

Coverage (%)b

Yield (%)

Mn (kDa)c

HS–PEG–SH

SH

α-CyD

0

HO-PEG–PPG–PEG–OH

OH

β-CyD

0

HS-PEG–PPG–PEG–SH

SH

α-CyD

0

 

β-CyD

13.5

38.4

11.6

21.1

 

γ-CyD

22.9

65.1

1.6

35.5

  1. aAverage number of CyD units per one axile molecule in the polycatenane
  2. bCoverage = 2 × (CyD per PPG)/(PPG repeat units), assuming two PPG repeat units per CyD
  3. cNumber-average molecular weight calculated by 1H-NMR analysis