1. Easy and Effective Method for α-CD:N2O Host–Guest Complex Formation
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Tsveta P. Sarafska, Maya I. Spassova, Todor M. Dudev, Stiliana M. Pereva, Simeon D. Stoyanov, and Tony G. Spassov
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alpha cyclodextrin ,nitrous oxide ,inclusion complex ,stability ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
α-CD:N2O “host-guest” type complexes were formed by a simple solid–gas reaction (N2O sorption into α-CD) under different gas pressures and temperatures. The new N2O inclusion method applied in the present study was compared with the already known technique based on the crystallization of clathrates from a water solution of α-CD saturated with N2O. A maximum storage capacity of 4.5 wt.% N2O was achieved when charging the cyclodextrin from a gas phase. The amount of included gas decreases to 1.3 wt.% when the complex is stored in air at 1 atm and room temperature, analogous to that achieved by the crystallization of α-CD:N2O. Furthermore, it was shown that the external coordination of N2O to either the upper or lower rim of α-CD without hydration water displacement is the preferred mode of binding, due to hydrogen bonds with neighboring -OH groups from the host macrocycle and three of the hydration water molecules nearby. The capacity of α-CD to store N2O and the thermal stability of the α-CD:N2O complex demonstrated promising applications of these types of complexes in food and beverages.
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- 2024
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