Abstract
β-Cyclodextrin (β-CD) has been found to form a ternary inclusion complex with alcohol and azulene, with a stoichiometry of 2:2:1. By means of a fluorescence method, equilibrium constants for the formation of the ternary inclusion complex have been evaluated for alcohols from ethanol to 1-pentanol. Induced circular dichroism studies suggest that in the ternary inclusion complex azulene slightly extrudes from the β-CD cavity compared with a 1:1 inclusion complex between β-CD and azulene. From an analysis of a 1H-NMR spectrum for azulene in D2O containing both β-CD and 1-propanol, 1-propanol incorporated into the β-CD cavity is deduced to be in close proximity to H-2 and H-6 of azulene in the ternary inclusion complex.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6012-6016 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 114 |
Issue number | 15 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1992 Jul 1 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)
- Biochemistry
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry