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Monitoring the Effects of Illumination on the Structure of Conjugated Polymer Gels Using Neutron Scattering
Published on: December 21, 2017
Rayleigh light scattering study on the supramolecular interactions of beta-cyclodextrin derivatives with
Ronghua Yang1, Ke'an Li, Kemin Wang
1College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
Abstract:
The supramolecular interactions of beta-cyclodextrin(beta-CD) and four kinds of alkylated beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CDs), i.e. heptakis (2,6-di-O-isobutyl)-beta-cyclodextrin (Ob-beta-CD), heptakis (2,6-di-O-n-octyl)-beta-cyclodextrin (Oc-beta-CD), heptakis (2,6-di-O-n-dodecyl)-beta-cyclodextrin (Od-beta-CD) and heptakis (2,6-di-O-n-hexadecyl)-beta-cyclodextrin (Oh-beta-CD) with tetrakis(4-methoxylphenyl)porphyrin (TMOPP) have been investigated by Rayleigh light scattering (RLS) technique. Beta-CDs form 2:1 inclusion complex with TMOPP following an obvious RLS enhancement of TMOPP. The inclusion abilities of different beta-CDs were compared. The results show that the inclusion ability of beta-CDs is related to the size of the alkylated substituent. Thus, a new mechanism of inclusion interaction has been proposed. The exact stoichiometric ratios and the association constants of the inclusion complexes have been examined by application of curve fitting method.

