Poly(vinylsaccharide)s, 5. Synthesis and characterization of poly(vinylsaccharide)s of the amide type with disaccharides in the side chain

The synthesis of well-defined monovinylsaccharide monomers containing disaccharide units is described. Four different monomers, N-disaccharide-substituted acryl- and methacrylamides, were prepared and polymerized to the corresponding polymers by free-radical polymerization in aqueous solution using different initiator systems. The influence of the structural differences of the disaccharide units on the solution properties was studied by viscosity and light scattering measurements. A comparison with known poly(vinylsaccharide)s with monosaccharides in the side chain is made.