L. Paduano et al., Equilibrium properties of the system (dibutyl L-tartrate)- (alpha-cyclodextrin)-(water) at 25 degrees C. A H-1 NMR and UV study, PCCP PHYS C, 1(15), 1999, pp. 3627-3631
The inclusion process of a "'bifunctional'' guest molecule, butyl L-tartrat
e (DBT), into the alpha-cyclodextrin (CD) cavity has been studied with two
different experimental techniques, H-1 NMR and UV. The experimental data ha
ve been analyzed supposing two different reaction models: the first model s
upposes that only one of the two butylic residues can be included in the CD
cavity, while the second one considers that also the other butylic tail ca
n be included in a second CD cavity. This second model seems the more appro
priate for describing the DBT-CD inclusion process. The results are discuss
ed briefly.