Frantzeska Tsorteki, D. Mentzafos
Jul 16, 2002
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Carbohydrate research
Abstract
The structure of the complex formed by heptakis(2,6-di-O-methyl)-beta-cyclodextrin and (2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid was studied by X-ray diffraction. The dichlorophenyl moiety of the guest molecule was found outside the host hydrophobic cavity in the primary methoxy groups region whereas the oxyacetic acid chain penetrates the cavity from the primary face. The host molecules stacks along the a crystal axis forming a column. In the space between three successive hosts of the column, a guest molecule is accommodated.