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Dendrimer poly(ethylenimine)s linked to β-cyclodextrin
Suh, Junghun,Hah, Sang Soo,Lee, Sang Hee
, p. 63 - 75 (2007/10/03)
β-Cyclodextrin was attached to two dendrimer poly(ethylenimine)s. The resulting cyclodextrin-containing dendrimers, CD-I and CD-II, can be considered either as dendrimers equipped with specific binding sites or as cyclodextrins containing amino groups around the cavities. Amines of CD-I and CD-II remarkably resisted protonation compared with those of the parent dendrimers. A compact conformation of CD-I or CD-II in which the dendrimer wraps itself around the cyclodextrin is proposed as a conformation consistent with the suppressed protonation. Esters containing t-butylphenyl groups were complexed by CD-I and CD-II and underwent fast deacylation. Kinetic data were obtained with several ester substrates, which revealed that two amino groups located in the vicinity of each cyclodextrin cavity of CD-I or CD-II participated as nucleophiles. In addition, optimum reactivity was attained when the spacer connecting the t-butylphenyl and the ester groups was -O- CH2- or -CH=CH-. Structures of the active sites for the accelerated deacylation of esters were elucidated on the basis of the kinetic data.
