title: Complexation and fluorescence of tricyclic basic dyes encapsulated in cucurbiturils.
abstract: Tricyclic basic dyes (proflavine, acridine orange, pyronine, pyronine Y, oxonine, thionine and methylene blue) often form one-to-one or two-to-one complexes with CB[7] and CB[8], respectively. In the case of pyronine Y, the complexes with CB[7] and CB[8] have a one-to-one and three-to-one stoichiometry, respectively. The binding constants for CB[7] complexes range from 3.07x10(6) to 1.70x10(7) m(-1). In the case of CB[8], the association constant varies between 3.24x10(13) and 2.50x10(16) m(-2). Overall, these binding constants are four orders of magnitude higher than those reported for the same dyes in beta and gamma-cyclodextrins. Formation of the host-guest complexes leads to an increase in the fluorescence quantum yields in the case of CB[7], while the dimeric or trimeric dye encapsulated in CB[8] are remarkably less fluorescent than the same dye in diluted solutions.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Av. De los Naranjos s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Montes-Navajas
authors.forename: Avelino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Corma
authors.forename: Hermenegildo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Garcia
mesh_terms: D005453:Fluorescence; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds; D015394:Molecular Structure; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000592:standards; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D014867:Water; D000099246:Cucurbit(n)urils
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D014867:Water; D000099246:Cucurbit(n)urils