Stimuli-responsive HBPS-g-PDMAEMA and its application as nanocarrier in loading hydrophobic molecules

• Yongsheng Chen,
• Li Wang,
• Haojie Yu,
• Zain-Ul-Abdin,
• Ruoli Sun,
• Guanghui Jing,
• Rongbai Tong and
• Zheng Deng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 939–949, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.92

• Yongsheng Chen Li Wang Haojie Yu Zain-Ul-Abdin Ruoli Sun Guanghui Jing Rongbai Tong Zheng Deng State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China 10.3762/bjoc.12.92 Abstract The topic of stimuli-responsive

• -responsive nanocarriers; Introduction Stimuli-responsive polymers have attracted much attention due to their broad applications including drug controlled release [1][2][3][4][5], sensing [6][7] and 4D printing [8][9]. Nanocarriers prepared from amphiphilic stimuli-responsive polymers are promising

• candidates for transporting hydrophobic guest molecules such as anticancer or antitumor drugs. In the cases of polymeric nanocarriers with responsive shell and stable core, the external hydrophilic shell makes these nanocarriers soluble in water and affords stimuli-responsive properties. The interior

Superstructures with cyclodextrins: chemistry and applications III

• Gerhard Wenz and
• Eric Monflier

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 937–938, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.91

• styrene from ethylbenzene [3][4]. Highly porous networks were synthesized by crosslinking β-CD with tetrafluoroterephthalonitrile. These networks were able to almost completely remove pollutants (e.g., bisphenol A) within a short time from wastewater [5]. Stimuli-responsive nanoparticles were assembled by

Supramolecular polymer assembly in aqueous solution arising from cyclodextrin host–guest complexation

• Jie Wang,
• Zhiqiang Qiu,
• Yiming Wang,
• Li Li,
• Xuhong Guo,
• Duc-Truc Pham,
• Stephen F. Lincoln and
• Robert K. Prud’homme

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 50–72, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.7

• stimuli-responsive materials collectively called “smart materials”. These include “self-healing materials” which after being disrupted can recover their former state through host–guest interactions. Some examples of these materials are now discussed. 5.1 Photo-responsive materials Among the better known

• properties may be tailored to give smart-materials possessing stimuli responsive characteristics exemplified by photo-, pH-, thermo-, and redox-responsivity and self-healing. Inevitably, many more novel polymer network systems incorporating cyclodextrins will appear; some of which will find exciting

Preparation of Pickering emulsions through interfacial adsorption by soft cyclodextrin nanogels

• Shintaro Kawano,
• Toshiyuki Kida,
• Mitsuru Akashi,
• Hirofumi Sato,
• Motohiro Shizuma and
• Daisuke Ono

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2355–2364, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.257

• property of CD nanogels on the droplet surface has great potential to become new microcapsule building blocks with porous surfaces. These microcapsules may act as stimuli-responsive nanocarriers and nanocontainers. Keywords: crosslinked cyclodextrin polymer; interfacial adsorption; nanogel; Pickering

• crosslinked polymers, have recently been demonstrated as Pickering emulsifiers with pH or thermo-responsive properties [7][8][9]. Such emulsions have potential in pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic products. Moreover, emulsions stabilized by stimuli-responsive soft microgels should be applicable as templates

• new building blocks for microcapsules with porous surfaces and stimuli-responsive nanocarriers in storage and/or release systems. Experimental Materials Heptakis(2,6-di-O-methyl)-β-cyclodextrin (DM-β-CD) was purchased from Nacalai Tesque, Inc. (Japan). DM-β-CD was vacuum dried at 80 °C overnight prior

Cross-metathesis of polynorbornene with polyoctenamer: a kinetic study

• Yulia I. Denisova,
• Maria L. Gringolts,
• Alexander S. Peregudov,
• Liya B. Krentsel,
• Ekaterina A. Litmanovich,
• Arkadiy D. Litmanovich,
• Eugene Sh. Finkelshtein and
• Yaroslav V. Kudryavtsev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1796–1808, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.195

• easily cleavable moieties in their backbone [4][5]. It aims at stimuli-responsive, intelligent polymeric materials, the structure and properties of which can be precisely controlled by adjusting temperature, pH or by introducing low molecular additives. Much less is known about the possibility of monomer

Synthesis and characterization of pH responsive D-glucosamine based molecular gelators

• Navneet Goyal,
• Hari P. R. Mangunuru,
• Bargav Parikh,
• Sonu Shrestha and
• Guijun Wang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 3111–3121, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.328

• the controlled release of certain biological agents [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]. Molecular gelators containing photo or pH responsive functional groups are able to form multi-stimuli responsive gels. These resulting gels may find applications as advanced soft functional materials [28

Cyclodextrin–polysaccharide-based, in situ-gelled system for ocular antifungal delivery

• Anxo Fernández-Ferreiro,
• Noelia Fernández Bargiela,
• María Santiago Varela,
• Maria Gil Martínez,
• Maria Pardo,
• Antonio Piñeiro Ces,
• José Blanco Méndez,
• Miguel González Barcia,
• Maria Jesus Lamas and
• Francisco.J. Otero-Espinar

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2903–2911, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.308

• patient compliance and comfort [10]. Specifically, stimuli-responsive polymer hydrogels have recently attracted special attention as drug delivery systems due to their capacity to respond to changing environmental conditions such as ion composition, pH, temperature, presence of chemicals, or changes on

Linear-g-hyperbranched and cyclodextrin-based amphiphilic block copolymer as a multifunctional nanocarrier

• Yamei Zhao,
• Wei Tian,
• Guang Yang and
• Xiaodong Fan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2696–2703, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.284

• ) (PDMAEMA) block (Scheme 1A, P1), allows for the self-assembly and controlled release by taking advantage of the amphiphilic structure and the stimuli-responsive property of PDMAEMA block, respectively. When the hyperbranched polycarbonsilane (HBPCSi) is grafted onto the side chain of PHEMA blocks (Scheme

• release was obtained by taking advantage of the stimuli-responsive property of the PDMAEMA segments. Furthermore, the cumulative amounts of LND released from DLMP1, DLMP2 and DLMP3 were only 18.4, 15.5, and 9.2%, respectively, within the release time of 48 h, indicating the clear sustained release

Synthesis of a resin monomer-soluble polyrotaxane crosslinker containing cleavable end groups

• Ji-Hun Seo,
• Shino Nakagawa,
• Koichiro Hirata and
• Nobuhiko Yui

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2623–2629, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.274

• disassembling of PRX by a cytoplasmic reductant such as glutathione. The characteristic property of cleavable PRXs may also be harnessed to develop a stimuli-responsive crosslinker to modulate the hardness of acrylic resins. Acrylic resins are irreversible photosetting polymers adopted to increase the

• , the introduction of a stimuli-responsive and degradable crosslinkable resin monomer into the composite resin, the hardness of the polymerized resin composite could be modulated under specific conditions. Because the degradable PRX structure is a suitable molecular platform for an efficient degradation

Host–guest-driven color change in water: influence of cyclodextrin on the structure of a copper complex of poly((4-hydroxy-3-(pyridin-3-yldiazenyl)phenethyl)methacrylamide-co-dimethylacrylamide)

• Nils Retzmann,
• Gero Maatz and
• Helmut Ritter

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2480–2483, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.259

• experiments. Keywords: cyclodextrin; copolymer; copper(II) sulfate; supramolecular; water complex; Introduction In recent years, the interest in stimuli-responsive polymers increased exponentially [1]. Many polymers have been described, showing sensitivity towards e.g. light, pH and heat [2][3][4

• -copper complexes in aqueous media. In result we could show that supramolecular structures and metal complexes open up a wide field for the development of novel stimuli-responsive polymer materials. We thus described that the simple addition of copper and γ-CD to a poly((4-hydroxy-3-(pyridin-3-yldiazenyl

A promising cellulose-based polyzwitterion with pH-sensitive charges

• Thomas Elschner and
• Thomas Heinze

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1549–1556, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.159

• titration (pH), nephelometry, rheology and dynamic light-scattering. Moreover, preliminary studies about stimuli-responsive interpolyelectrolyte complexes are presented. Results and Discussion Synthesis The synthesis of a novel polyzwitterion based on cellulose was performed by activation of the polymer

End-group-functionalized poly(N,N-diethylacrylamide) via free-radical chain transfer polymerization: Influence of sulfur oxidation and cyclodextrin on self-organization and cloud points in water

• Sebastian Reinelt,
• Daniel Steinke and
• Helmut Ritter

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 680–691, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.61

• interactions in living systems [3][4]. Since then, the field of self-assembly through molecular recognition has attracted much attention also in the design of smart materials. In this context, cyclodextrins (CD) are of interest as ring shaped host molecules, e.g., for the design of stimuli-responsive hydrogels

• [5] or of optical sensors [6]. Certain stimuli-responsive materials are characterized by the presence of thioethers in the main chain. Tirelli et al. investigated the oxidation-responsive behavior of thioethers for biomedical applications [7][8][9][10]. The stimulus of these mostly poly(propylene

• ]. Some publications make use of free-radical chain transfer polymerization and subsequent polymer post-modification [25][27][35][36]. The scope of our investigation was the preparation of multiple-stimuli-responsive PDEAAm polymers possessing hydrophobic end-groups suitable for host–guest interactions

Polymeric redox-responsive delivery systems bearing ammonium salts cross-linked via disulfides

• Christian Dollendorf,
• Martin Hetzer and
• Helmut Ritter

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1652–1662, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.189

• (DEAAm); Introduction Hydrogels with stimuli-responsive properties, in combination with targeted release of embedded drugs, have emerged as a fascinating class of biomedical materials and attracted great interest in medical science, polymeric biotherapeutics and drug delivery in general [1][2][3][4]. In

Substituent effect on the energy barrier for σ-bond formation from π-single-bonded species, singlet 2,2-dialkoxycyclopentane-1,3-diyls

• Jianhuai Ye,
• Yoshihisa Fujiwara and
• Manabu Abe

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 925–933, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.106

• compounds 1–5, AZc–g, and CPc–g. Acknowledgements NMR and MS measurements were performed at N-BARD, Hiroshima University. This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Science Research on Innovative Areas “Stimuli-responsive Chemical Species” (No. 24109008), “pi-Space” (No. 21108516), and No. 19350021 from

Interaction of cyclodextrins with pyrene-modified polyacrylamide in a mixed solvent of water and dimethyl sulfoxide as studied by steady-state fluorescence

• Akihito Hashidzume,
• Yongtai Zheng and
• Akira Harada

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1312–1317, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.150

• systems are applicable to stimuli-responsive systems [13][14][15][16][17][18]. We have been working on the interaction of CDs with water-soluble polymers bearing various guest residues, including linear, branched, and cyclic aliphatics, as well as aromatics [19][20][21], and realized stimuli-responsive

Liquid-crystalline nanoparticles: Hybrid design and mesophase structures

• Gareth L. Nealon,
• Romain Greget,
• Cristina Dominguez,
• Zsuzsanna T. Nagy,
• Daniel Guillon,
• Jean-Louis Gallani and
• Bertrand Donnio

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 349–370, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.39

• factors, such as applied magnetic and electric fields and surface effects, all of which lend these materials towards their use in stimuli-responsive advanced materials [24]. What follows is a brief introduction to some of the salient points in LC science, but a thorough introduction to the theory and

The interplay of configuration and conformation in helical perylenequinones: Insights from chirality induction in liquid crystals and calculations

• Elisa Frezza,
• Silvia Pieraccini,
• Stefania Mazzini,
• Alberta Ferrarini and
• Gian Piero Spada

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 155–163, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.16

• Programme (PRIN 2009, grant 2009N5JH4F_002 “Stimuli responsive liquid crystalline phases and supramolecular systems”). Computational resources and assistance were provided by the “Laboratorio Interdipartimentale di Chimica Computazionale” (LICC) at the Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche of the University of

Chiral recognition of ephedrine: Hydrophilic polymers bearing β-cyclodextrin moieties as chiral sensitive host molecules

• Sabrina Gingter and
• Helmut Ritter

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1516–1519, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.177

• ; stimuli-responsive polymer; Findings Chiral recognition is an important topic in medical and pharmaceutical applications. The sheer number of publications dealing with chiral and molecular recognition systems underlines the importance of finding reliable recognition systems [1][2][3][4][5]. Particularly

Hyperbranched polyethylenimine bearing cyclodextrin moieties showing temperature and pH controlled dye release

• Indra Böhm,
• Susanne Katharina Kreth and
• Helmut Ritter

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1130–1134, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.130

• : anthraquinone; cyclodextrin; drug delivery; polyethylenimine; release; Introduction The development of novel materials and their use as drug delivery systems has gained increased interest in the last few decades [1][2][3]. In this context, certain stimuli responsive behaviors are required [4][5]. Hence, the

Synthesis and self-assembly of 1-deoxyglucose derivatives as low molecular weight organogelators

• Guijun Wang,
• Hao Yang,
• Sherwin Cheuk and
• Sherman Coleman

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 234–242, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.31

• polymerized diacetylene gels were dark blue with long wavelengths absorptions, these compounds may be useful as advanced stimuli responsive materials. Experimental General methods and materials Materials and instrumentation. General chemicals and reagents were purchased from Aldrich, or VWR. The diacetylene

Chiral recognition of macromolecules with cyclodextrins: pH- and thermosensitive copolymers from N-isopropylacrylamide and N-acryloyl-D/L-phenylalanine and their inclusion complexes with cyclodextrins

• Sabrina Gingter,
• Ella Bezdushna and
• Helmut Ritter

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 204–209, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.27

• soluble stimuli-responsive polymers bearing phenylalanine moieties via host-guest interaction with β-cyclodextrin and randomly-methylated-β-cyclodextrin (RAMEB-CD). We synthesised N-acryloyl-D/L-phenylalanine monomers (2D, 2L) which were then copolymerised under free radical conditions with N

• of the side groups of copolymers 3D and 3L and their solubility behaviour were investigated by dynamic light scattering and 2D NMR spectroscopy, respectively. Keywords: amino acid; chiral recognition; cyclodextrins; LCST; stimuli-responsive polymers; Introduction Chiral recognition has attracted

Towards racemizable chiral organogelators

• Jian Bin Lin,
• Debarshi Dasgupta,
• Seda Cantekin and
• Albertus P. H. J. Schenning

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, 960–965, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.107

• macroscopic behavior. Most of the earliest stimuli-responsive gels undergo a UV-induced transformation, which can be reversed by visible light. For example, Shinkai and coworkers demonstrated that trans-cis isomerization of gelator compounds by UV/visible light could induce a gel-sol transition [6]. Feringa

Hybrid biofunctional nanostructures as stimuli-responsive catalytic systems

• Gernot U. Marten,
• Thorsten Gelbrich and
• Annette M. Schmidt

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, 922–931, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.98

Novel multi-responsive P2VP-block-PNIPAAm block copolymers via nitroxide-mediated radical polymerization

• Cathrin Corten,
• Katja Kretschmer and
• Dirk Kuckling

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, 756–765, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.89

• delivery systems. Keywords: block copolymers; N-isopropylacrylamide; nitroxide-mediated radical polymerization; stimuli-responsive polymers; 2-vinylpyridine; Introduction Functional polymers have attracted much attention because of their technological and scientific importance. Polymers, which respond