Inclusion complexes of unsaturated monomers, their polymers and process for preparation thereof

The present invention describes water-soluble homopolymers obtained by polymerization of monomers containing multiple unsaturations. These monomers form inclusion complexes with cyclodextrins and methylated cyclodextrins. The unsaturated site involved in the formation of the inclusion complex does not take part in the polymerization reaction. After cyclodextrin is recovered, the polymer containing multiple unsaturations can be further polymerized either by thermal and / or photochemical initiators to yield crosslinked polymers.