Abstract
The behaviour of mono- and bis-β-cyclodextrin (CD) derivatives, namely 6I-deoxy-6I-[4-(hept-6-ynyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazolyl]-β-CD and 1,5-bis((1-(6I-deoxy-β-CD-6I-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methoxy) pentyl, whose appended groups and inter-CD linkers, respectively, do not contain any chromophore, and their complexation with dimethyl-2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylate (DMN), a fluorescent polarity-sensitive probe in aqueous solutions, were investigated. Steady-state, time-resolved fluorescence, circular dichroism techniques, molecular mechanics (MM) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were employed. DMN appeared to slightly interact with the mono-β-CD and only unstable non-covalent dimers were formed. On the contrary, stable 1:1 and 2:1 stoichiometry complexes were obtained with bis-β-CD and DMN. A certain cooperativity due to the presence of both cavities and the linker favoured the formation of the complex 2:1 DMN:CD. DMN appeared to be axially oriented inside both CD cavities. MM and MD calculations also demonstrated the stability of the 1:1 and 1:2 stoichiometry complexes.
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