Polymerization of Acrylonitrile Initiated by Ce(IV)-$\beta$-Cyclodextrin Redox System

Ce(IV)-$\beta$-시클로텍스트린 개시계에 의한 아크릴로니트릴의 중합

In order to obtain polyacrylonitrile having $\beta$-cyclodextrin ring as an end group, acrylonitrile was polymerized in aqueous solution of ceric ammonium nitrate and $\beta$-cyclodextrin has been carried out. From the kinetic results, it was concluded that Ce(IV) formed a complex with $\beta$-cyclodextrin and the polymerization was initiated by a radical species produced on $\beta$-cyclodextrin by disproportionation of redox pair of Ce(IV)-$\beta$-cyclodextrin complex.