Polarimetric study of binding equilibria between cyclodextrins and some suitable organic guests

Organotin(IV) derivatives of fatty acids: Solid state and solution phase investigations

Cyclodextrin-[60]fullerene conjugates: synthesis, characterization, and electrochemical behavior

Three different functionalized β-cyclodextrins (β-CDs) bearing the C60 moiety linked covalently have been prepared in good yields by reaction between the parent β-CD and [60]fullerene via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition. These compounds have been fully spectroscopically characterized and their electrochemical behavior has been investigated. Surprisingly, the electrochemical properties of the C60 cage remain unaltered even after chemical functionalization, making these systems very appealing as supramolecular hosts for electron-transfer processes.

Polarimetry as a useful tool for the study of binding equilibria between cyclodextrins and some suitably sized and structured organic molecules

As the change in ternary agent structure influence the chiral recognition ability of pyrene/heptakis-(6-amino)-(6-deoxy)-b-cyclodextrin

Cyclodextrin-[60]fullerene conjugates: Synthesis, characterization and electrochemical behavior

Chiral recognition of protected amino acids by means of fluorescent binary complex pyrene/heptakis-(6-amino)-(6-deoxy)-β-cyclodextrin

The ability of the binary complex pyrene (Py)/heptakis-(6-amino)-(6-deoxy)-β-cyclodextrin (am-β-CD) to act as a chiral selector was tested at two pH values (8.0 and 9.0). Phenylalanine (Phe), methionine (Met) and histidine (His) were used as chiral model molecules. The stability of ternary complexes Py/am-β-CD/amino acid was determined by means of spectrofluorimetric measurements. The data collected showed an increase in stability going from the binary to ternary complex and above all the possibility to use the binary complex as a chiral selector. Finally, data collected at two pH values showed that the binary complex is a better chiral selector when charged rather than in its neutral form.