title: Complexation of alpha-cyclodextrin with carborane derivatives in aqueous solution.
abstract: Although the complexation of carborane derivatives with beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) is well-known, we present here the first observation of the complexation of carborane derivatives with alpha-CD in aqueous solution. The stoichiometry and association constant (K(a)) of the complexes were estimated from Job's plots and NMR titration studies, respectively. The carborane : alpha-CD stoichiometry was 1 : 1 in all cases. The complexation ability and selectivity of the carborane derivatives for alpha-CD are markedly decreased compared with those for beta-CD. The interaction between the carborane cage and the hydrophobic cavity of alpha-CD appears to be weak, probably because the hydrophobic cavity of alpha-CD is too small to accommodate the carborane cage. The C-H hydrogen and the polar substituents of carborane cage may form hydrogen bonds with secondary alcohol groups at the rim of alpha-CD. The orientation of the carborane cage influences the inclusion process, and o- and m-carborane derivatives showed moderately stronger association constants than p-carborane derivatives.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, Aoba-ku, Senhai 981-8558, Japan.
authors.forename: Kiminori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Konno
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Endo
mesh_terms: D001880:Boranes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D047391:alpha-Cyclodextrins / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001880:Boranes; D047391:alpha-Cyclodextrins; D014867:Water; C032613:alpha-cyclodextrin