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The H-1 NMR study of a CD mono-functionalized at its secondary face is pres
ented. It is shown that mono-(3-Tyr-3-deoxy-altro)-beta-CD undergoes a solv
ent-dependent conformational change. Passing from organic medium to water,
a stable self-inclusion complex is formed. Such a folding is accompanied by
a local structural modification of the substituted altrose ring, which can
be easily detected from the important variation of its H1-H2 coupling cons
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