Poly(vinylsaccharide)s, 2 Synthesis of some poly(vinylsaccharide)s of the amide type and investigation of their solution properties

The structure and synthesis of some poly(vinylsaccharide)s is described. Five different monomers, N-saccharide-substituted acryl-and methacrylamides, were prepared and polymerized to high molecular weight products using different initiator systems. The influence of the chemical structure of the saccharide moiety on the solution properties was studied by viscosity and light scattering measurements, and a comparative discussion of the solution behaviour of poly(2-deoxy-2-methacrylamido-D-glucose), poly(1-deoxy-1-methacrylamido-D-glucitol), poly(1-acrylamido-1-deoxy-D-glucitol) and polyacrylamide is made. The effects of hydrogenation on the intrinsic viscosity of poly(2-deoxy-2-methacrylamido-D-glucose) is shown. The crosslinking of poly(1-acrylamido-1-deoxy-D-glucitol) as a side reaction was examined by ¹³C NMR spectroscopy.