New enzymatically polymerized copolymers from 4-tert-butylphenol and 4-ferrocenylphenol and their modification and inclusion complexes with β-cyclodextrin

Abstract

The enzymatically catalyzed synthesis of a copolymer of 4-tert-butylphenol and 4-ferrocenylphenol by horse radish peroxidase (HRP) in the presence of H2O2 in a 1,4-dioxane/water system is described. Furthermore, polymer-analogous alkylation of the free hydroxy groups and subsequent click reaction with mono-6-azido-6-desoxy-β-cyclodextrin (N3-β-CD) was carried out. The formation of inter- and intramolecular inclusion complexes was investigated by DLS measurement.

Keywords

• copolymer
• ß-cyclodextrin
• enzymatic polymerization
• 4-ferrocenylphenol
• polyphenol
• 4-tert-butylphenol
• horseradish peroxidase
• HRP oxidative coupling
• inclusion complexes
• polymer-analogous modification