Provided are a macromolecular material that can form various structures, and that exhibits excellent toughness and strength; and a method for producing the macromolecular material. The macromolecular material includes in a polymer chain thereof a structural unit represented by the following formula (1):
-R1-RH (1)
(R1 represents NH or O, and RH represents a host group), wherein the host group is a monovalent group formed by removing one hydrogen atom or hydroxy group from a cyclodextrin derivative, and the cyclodextrin derivative has a structure formed such that a hydrogen atom of at least one hydroxy group contained in a cyclodextrin is replaced with at least one group selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon group, an acyl group, and -CONHR (R represents a methyl group or an ethyl group).
本发明提供了一种可形成各种结构、具有优异韧性和强度的高分子材料,以及生产该高分子材料的方法。该高分子材料在其
聚合物链中包括由下式(1)表示的结构单元:
-R1-RH (1)
(R1代表NH或O,RH代表主基),其中主基是从
环糊精衍
生物中除去一个
氢原子或羟基而形成的单价基团,
环糊精衍
生物具有这样一种结构,即
环糊精中所含至少一个羟基的
氢原子被至少一个选自烃基,酰基和-CONHR(R代表
甲基或乙基)的基团所取代。