Complex formation of some nonionic surfactants with hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin and with heptakis (2,6-di-O-methyl)-β-cyclodextrin

The interaction of six nonionic surfactants -[4-(1,1,3,3-tetra-methylbutyl)phenyl]--hydroxypoly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) with hydroxypropyl--cyclodextrin (HPCD) and dimethyl--cyclodextrin (DIMEB) was studied by reversed-phase thin-layer chromatography in the presence and absence of sodium chloride. Each surfactant formed complexes with both cyclodextrin derivatives; however, the strength of interaction varied considerably. DIMEB formed more stable inclusion complexes with the surfactants than did HPCD. A longer ethyleneoxide chain decreased the strength of interaction, whereas sodium chloride exerted a negligible impact. Principal component analysis indicated that both the hydrophobicity and the specific hydrophobic surface are of the surfactant influenced the complex formation indicating the hydrophobic character of the interaction.Dedicated to Professor József Szejtli.     

Complex formation between α-cyclodextrin and amines in water and DMF solvents

Complexation between -cyclodextrin (-CD) and aliphatic amines in water and DMF solvents was studied by calorimetry. Amines form complexes with -CD in both solvents but the nature of the complexes is quite different. In DMF the amines donate a hydrogen from the amine N–H group to the cyclodextrin forming a normal hydrogen bonded complex. In DMF solutions with large amine concentrations, complexes other than 11 are observed. In contrast, in aqueous environment the amines form inclusion complexes in which the amine alkyl group penetrates the -CD cavity and is stabilized by van der Waals interactions. The equilibrium constants for the complexes formed in water solvent increase with increasing alkyl chain length due to an entropy effect.     

A,D-Oligomethylenic capping of α- and β-cyclodextrins

α- and β-cyclodextrins have easily been converted into basket molecules, the handle being an oligomethylenic chain bridging A and D positions on the primary rim. The size of the handle influences the complexing properties of these cyclodextrins. To cite this article: T. Lecourt et al., C. R. Chimie 6 (2003) 000–000.     

Encapsulation of alkylparabens with natural and modified α- and β-cyclodextrins

The inclusion complexation between methylparaben, ethylparaben, propylparaben, butylparaben with α-CD, β-CD, hydroxypropyl α-cyclodextrin and hydroxypropyl β-cyclodextrin were carried out by UV–Vis, steady state and time-resolved fluorescence, FT-IR, ¹H NMR techniques and semi-empirical method (PM3). The drug molecules are all given one emission maximum in water where as dual emission in all the CDs. CDs study revealed that the paraben molecules were formed 1:1 inclusion complex. The aliphatic side chain is present in the hydrophilic part whereas hydroxyl group is present in the hydrophobic part of the CD cavity. Nanosecond time-resolved studies indicated that paraben exhibited biexponential decay in water whereas triexponential decay in CDs solution. The complexation energy, thermodynamic parameters and HOMO–LUMO energy structure were calculated using quantum chemical calculation.     

1H NMR and UV spectroscopic study of inclusion complex formation between pyridoxine and β- and γ-cyclodextrins

Inclusion complex formation between pyridoxine and - and -cyclodextrins in aqueous solution has been investigated by¹H NMR and UV spectroscopy. Both complexes exhibited a 1:1 stoichiometry and the inclusion process has been shown to perturb the equilibrium between the lactim and the lactam tautomer of pyridoxine, with a preferential inclusion of the former, less polar tautomer.     

Enantiodifferentiation of aminophosphonic and aminophosphinic acids with α- and β-cyclodextrins

Cyclodextrins were used as chiral selectors for the ³¹P NMR determination of the enantiomeric excess of aminoalkanephosphonic and aminoalkanephosphinic acids. Most of these acids form inclusion complexes with α- and/or β-cyclodextrin and upon increasing the cyclodextrin to aminophosphonic acid molar ratio ³¹P NMR signals for (R)- and (S)-enantiomers separate. ROESY spectra allowed the determination of structures of the inclusion complexes.     

Thermodynamics of inclusion complex formation of hydroxypropylated α- and β-cyclodextrins with aminobenzoic acids in water

Calorimetry, densimetry, ¹H NMR and UV–vis spectroscopy were used to characterize inclusion complex formation of hydroxypropylated α- and β-cyclodextrins with meta- and para-aminobenzoic acids in aqueous solutions at 298.15 K. Formation of more stable inclusion complexes between para-aminobenzoic acid and cyclodextrins was observed. The binding of aminobenzoic acids with hydroxypropyl-α-cyclodextrin was found to be enthalpy-governed owing to the prevalence of van der Waals interactions and possible H-binding. Complex formation of hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin with both acids is mainly entropy driven. The increased entropy contribution observed in this case is determined by dehydration of solutes occurring during the revealed deeper insertion of aminobenzoic acids into the cavity of hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin. By comparing complex formation of aminobenzoic acids with native and substituted cyclodextrins it was found that the availability of hydroxypropyl groups slightly influenced the thermodynamic parameters and did not change the binding mode or driving forces of interaction.     

Host–guest interactions between niobocene dichloride and α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrins: preparation and characterization

The possible inclusion complexes of Cp₂NbCl₂ into α-, β-, and γ-CD hosts have been investigated. The existence of a true inclusion complex in the solid state was confirmed by a combination of thermogravimetric analysis, FTIR, PXRD, and ¹³C CP-MAS NMR spectroscopies. The solid-state results demonstrated that α-cyclodextrin does not form inclusion complexes with Cp₂NbCl₂ whereas β- and γ-cyclodextrins do form such complexes. PXRD, NMR, and thermal analysis showed that the organometallic molecules of Cp₂NbCl₂OH are included in the cavities of β- and γ-cyclodextrins, possibly adopting a symmetrical conformation in the complex, with each glucose unit in a similar environment. In solution, ¹H NMR experiments suggest that niobocene has a shallow penetration on the β-CD leading to upfield shift on H-3 signal with a minor perturbation on the H-5 proton while for γ-CD, both H-3 and H-5 are shifted upfield substantially. This suggests that niobocene penetrates deeper into the γ-CD cavity than in the β-CD cavity, as a result of the cavity size. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

Thermodynamic study on salt effects on complex formation of α-, β- and γ-cyclodextrins with p-aminobenzoic acid

The aim of this work was to gain a deeper understanding of salt effects in the inclusion complex formation of cyclodextrins. For this purpose, thermodynamic study of complex formation of α-, β- and γ-cyclodextrins with p-aminobenzoic acid was carried out in water and solutions of KCl, KBr, KH₂PO₄ and K₂SO₄ (0.2 mol/kg). Stability constants were calculated from the binding isotherms obtained on the basis of ¹H NMR measurements. Enthalpy and entropy of complex formation were estimated from the van’t Hoff plots. It was found that effects of KCl, KH₂PO₄ and K₂SO₄ are insignificant, while the influence of KBr on complex formation of cyclodextrins with p-aminobenzoic acid is more pronounced and results in a decrease of the stability constants. Specific action of Br⁻ is caused by the ability of these anions to penetrate into macrocyclic cavity. Coexistence of two complexation equilibria in KBr solution is accompanied by significant solvent reorganization originated from more intensive dehydration of the interacting species. This results in an increase of the enthalpy and entropy of complex formation. Manifestation of Br⁻ effect was found to be the same in the binding of p-aminobenzoic acid with α-, β- and γ-cyclodextrins.     

The formation of host–guest complexes between surfactants and cyclodextrins

Cyclodextrins are able to act as host molecules in supramolecular chemistry with applications ranging from pharmaceutics to detergency. Among guest molecules surfactants play an important role with both fundamental and practical applications. The formation of cyclodextrin/surfactant host–guest compounds leads to an increase in the critical micelle concentration and in the solubility of surfactants. The possibility of changing the balance between several intermolecular forces, and thus allowing the study of, e.g., dehydration and steric hindrance effects upon association, makes surfactants ideal guest molecules for fundamental studies. Therefore, these systems allow for obtaining a deep insight into the host–guest association mechanism. In this paper, we review the influence on the thermodynamic properties of CD–surfactant association by highlighting the effect of different surfactant architectures (single tail, double-tailed, gemini and bolaform), with special emphasis on cationic surfactants. This is complemented with an assessment of the most common analytical techniques used to follow the association process. The applied methods for computation of the association stoichiometry and stability constants are also reviewed and discussed; this is an important point since there are significant discrepancies and scattered data for similar systems in the literature.     

Complex between modified β-cyclodextrins and three components of traditional Chinese medicine in supercritical carbon dioxide medium

In this work, the complex between three hydrophobic efficacious components of plants (anisole, asarone, curcumin) and modified cyclodextrin (2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin, methyl-β-cyclodextrin) was investigated in supercritical carbon dioxide medium; and compared with the corresponding complex in air circumstance. The effect of the substitute group in the drug molecule on the complex reaction was also discussed.     

Inclusion complexation of 4,4′-dihydroxybenzophenone and 4-hydroxybenzophenone with α- and β-cyclodextrins

The inclusion complexation behaviours of 4,4′-dihydroxybenzophenone (DHBP) and 4-hydroxybenzophenone (HBP) with α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) and β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) were investigated using UV–visible fluorescence, time-resolved fluorescence, molecular modelling, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), FTIR, differential scanning calorimeter, X-ray diffraction, ¹H NMR and molecular modelling techniques. In both molecules, biexponential decay was observed in water, whereas triexponential decay was observed in the CD medium. The DSC thermogram of the DHBP/α-CD and DHBP/β-CD inclusion complex nanomaterials shows the endothermic peak at 60.8, 101.9, 119.6 and 112.8°C. The upfield chemical shift observed for HBP protons reveal that the phenyl ring (without hydroxyl substitution) entered the CD cavity and the hydroxyl group of HBP is exposed outside the CD cavity. The SEM image of DHBP appears as needle-shaped crystals on the micrometre scale, whereas the irregular bar shape was observed for HBP. Transmission electron microscopy images show that both guest molecules formed nano vesicles with α-CD and formed nano rods with β-CD.     

Excimer emission of caffeine with α- and β-cyclodextrins: spectral and molecular modelling studies

Excimer emission of caffeine with α-CD and β-CD were studied by UV-visible, fluorescence, time-resolved fluorescence, FTIR, ¹H NMR and molecular modelling techniques. Changes in the absorbance and fluorescence and lifetime of the caffeine with cyclodextrin (CD) solutions indicate (i) caffeine shows dual emission in the CD solutions, (ii) normal emission originates from a monomer and the longer wavelength emission is due to excimer and (iii) in both CDs caffeine forms 1:2 inclusion complex. Carbonyl stretching frequency moved to higher wave numbers and broadening of the N–H stretching band indicated the formation of inclusion complex. The resonance of the methyl protons of caffeine show remarkable upfield or downfield shift in the ¹H NMR, which indicates imidazole ring of the caffeine entrapped in the CD cavities. Investigations of energetic, thermodynamic and electronic properties of PM3 computational calculations confirmed the stability of the inclusion complex.     

Binding behaviors of scutellarin with α-, β-, γ-cyclodextrins and their derivatives

A series of cyclodextrin/scutellarin inclusion complexes were prepared from α-cyclodextrin, β-cyclodextrin and 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin with scutellarin (SCU), and their inclusion complexation behaviors, such as stoichiometry, complex stability constants and inclusion mode, were investigated by means of UV/Vis spectroscopy, ¹H NMR and 2D NMR. The results showed that the SCU could be efficiently encapsulated in the cyclodextrin cavity in aqueous solution to produce complexes that were more soluble than free SCU. The enhanced binding ability of cyclodextrins towards SCU was discussed from the viewpoint of the size/shape-fit and multiple recognition mechanism between host and guest.     

Interactions and influence of α-cyclodextrin on the aggregation and interfacial properties of mixtures of nonionic and zwitterionic surfactants

The interactions of α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) with the nonionic surfactant decanoyl-N-methyl-glucamide (Mega-10) and the zwitterionic surfactant dimethyldodecylammoniopropanesulfonate (DPS) in their mixed system have been studied using interfacial tension, fluorescence, and nuclear magnetic resonance measurements. From the plots of interfacial tension vs. log of total surfactant concentration, we have obtained values of the surface excess of surfactant, the critical micellar concentration (cmc), the standard free energy of micelle formation, and association constant of surfactant/α-CD inclusion complexes (assuming a 1:1 stoichiometry). A comparison of the K _a values obtained for the interaction between α-CD and DPS and Mega-10, respectively, shows that DPS interacts stronger with α-CD than Mega-10. The experimental mixed cmc was analyzed by the pseudophase separation model and regular solution theory for the evaluation of ideality or nonideality of the mixed micelle formation. The interaction parameters in the mixed micelle and the micelle composition at different mole fractions of DPS were also computed. The fluorescence anisotropy (r) values of rhodamine B decreases with the increase of α-CD concentrations.     

Interactions of surfactants in nonionic/anionic reverse hexagonal mesophases and solubilization of α-chymotrypsinogen A

In an attempt to form H_II mesophases at room temperature we prepared lyotropic liquid crystals with two surfactants of the same lipophilic tails (glycerol monooleate, GMO, and oleyl lactate, OL) but differing in the size and charge of the headgroups.Increasing OL concentration significantly affected the hydration of the headgroups and subsequently the lipids packing. At low OL content the cubic mesophase was formed, while at higher OL contents the formation of hexagonal mesophase was favored. It was assumed that OL competed on the water binding, tuning the headgroups’ curvature and the packing parameter inducing the formation of reverse hexagonal mesophase. It was detected that cubic mesophase transformed upon heating to hexagonal structures. The hexagonal mesophases, which were formed both immediately after preparation and after aging, remained stable at elevated temperatures.α-Chymotrypsinogen was solubilized into the obtained LLCs at relatively high concentration (up to 1 wt%). The lattice parameter of the host LLCs exhibited a decrease as a function of the protein content. This process was assigned to partial dehydration of the GMO polar moieties in favor to CTA hydration.Generally speaking, the present study indicated that adding anionic to nonionic lipid is highly beneficial to gain additional compositional and structural characteristics of LLCs.     

Hydrogen bonding interactions between α-, β-glucose,and methacrylic acid

Intermolecular interactions between α-, β-glucose, and methacrylic acid (MAA) have been investigated. Twenty-two possible conformations have been optimized at the DFT(B3LYP) level of theory with the 6-31G(d) basis set. The geometrical parameters for the most stable configurations of hydrogen bonding sites in the optimized systems have been determined. The binding energies ΔE _bind have been calculated at the MP2/6-311++G(d,p) level of approximation taking into account the basis set superposition error (BSSE) and the zero-point vibrational energies corrections. Results indicate that the most stabilized complexes form hydrogen bonds either through carboxylic and hemiacetal oxygen atoms acting as proton acceptors. Both, α- and β-anomers are studied in the pyranose six-membered ring. In all complexes, the nuclear quadrupole coupling constants (χ) for ¹⁷O nuclei were obtained about 10.0 MHz, while for the ²H atoms they vary from ≈200.0 to ≈350.0 kHz.     

Acetylation of α- and β-cyclodextrines

Applying acetyl chloride and versatile bases and solvents per- and regioacetylated derivatives of α- and β-cyclodextrines were prepared. Conditions were established for performing regiodirected acetylation of the primary hydroxy groups of α- and β-cyclodextrines in the presence of free secondary hydroxy groups.     

Encapsulation of ciprofloxacin,sparfloxacin, and ofloxacin drugs with α- and β-cyclodextrins: spectral and molecular modelling studies

Inclusion complexation of ciprofloxacin (CIP), sparfloxacin (SPA), and ofloxacin (OFL) drugs with α-CD and β-CD was studied by UV-visible, fluorescence, time-resolved fluorescence, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance (¹HNMR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and molecular modelling techniques. Changes in the absorbance and fluorescence intensities and fluorescence lifetime of the drugs in the cyclodextrin (CD) solutions suggest the formation of inclusion complexes. Carbonyl stretching frequency moved to higher wave numbers and broadening of the N–H stretching band indicated the formation of inclusion complex. Cyclohexane ring protons of the drugs show remarkable upfield or downfield shift in the ¹HNMR spectrum, indicating that the cyclohexane part of the guest molecule is entrapped inside CD cavities. SEM images of CIP/CD, SPA/CD, and OFL/CD complexes have a crystal structure with different morphology from the isolated CIP, SPA, OFL, and CDs. Investigations of the energetic, thermodynamic, and electronic properties of parametric model number 3 computational calculations confirmed the stability of the inclusion complex.     

Complexes of α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrins with nitrophenols: A theoretical study of the structure and energy

Detailed quantum mechanical calculations of the interaction of cyclodextrin (α-, β-, and γ-CD) with 4-nitrophenol (I), 4-nitro-2,6-dimethylphenol (II), 4-nitro-3,5-dimethylphenol (III), and their anions (IVVI) with the formation of intercalation complexes are carried out for the first time. The calculations of the compounds are performed within the density functional theory by the hybrid Becke–Lee–Yang–Parr (B3LYP) method with LanL2DZ basis sets. For the α-CD+III and α-CD+VI complexes it is shown that a nitrophenol molecule of III and a nitrophenolate anion of VI are not contained in the α-CD torus, which agrees with the experimental equilibrium constants. It is found that the calculated equilibrium constants of the formation of guest–host complexes with phenolate anions are much larger than those of neutral molecules. The most stable CD complexes with nitrophenols and their anions should be expected for γ-CD. The β-CD complexes when the guest enters into the host cavity are formed only with compounds I, V, and VI.