Abstract
Abstract The accessible inclusion sites of insoluble copolymers containing β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) were studied in aqueous solutions by measuring the absorbance changes (decolourization) of phenolphthalein (phth) at pH 10.5. The various copolymers were reacted at different β-CD:crosslinker mole ratios with five individual types of crosslinker agents (epichlorohydrin (EP), sebacoyl chloride (SCL), terephthaloyl chloride (TCL), glutaraldehyde (GLU), and poly(acrylic) acid (PAA), respectively). The decolourization provided estimates of the 1:1 binding constants (K1) for the β-CD monomer/phth complex. Comparable values of K1 were measured for copolymer/phth complexes with highly accessible β-CD inclusion sites as compared with the 1:1 β-CD/phth complex. The surface accessibility of the β-CD inclusion binding sites for the polymers ranged from ∼10 to 72%. The observed variability of the inclusion sites was attributed to: (i) steric effects in the annular hydroxyl region of β-CD, (ii) the degree of crosslinking of the copolymer and (iii) the accessibility of the micropore sites within the copolymers. The Gibbs free energy (ΔG°) and site occupancy (θ) of phth adsorbed to the copolymer materials was estimated independently using the Sips isotherm model. The ΔG° values ranged between −27.6 and −30.9 kJ mol−1 for the copolymers and are in close agreement with the value for the 1:1 β-CD/phth complexes (ΔG° = −27 kJ mol−1) in aqueous solution.
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