Supramolecular polymers based self-inclusion

Harada and coworkers developed a variety of supramolecular polymers based on the host-guest interaction of cyclodextrin (CD) derivatives with hydrophobic guests, such as the adamantyl and cinnamoyl groups [45,46]. Consequently, various structures were obtained by conjugating cinnamoyl and hydrocinnamoyl groups to a- and/3-CD. When the hydrocinnamoyl group was attached to -CD, the flexibility of the linker resulted in the formation of a self-inclusion complex - in other words. 

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