Effect of α- and β-cyclodextrins on the intramolecular charge transfer and intramolecular proton transfer fluorescence of methyl o-hydroxy p-dimethylaminobenzoate.

The influence of α- and β-cyclodextrins on the spectral characteristics of methyl o-hydroxy p-dimethylaminobenzoate has been studied using steady-state and time-resolved spectroscopic technique. The stoichiometries and equilibrium constants of the solute molecule-cyclodextrin inclusion complexes have been determined by the steady-state fluorescence measurements. Nonlinear least-squares regression analysis indicates that both 1:1 and 1:2 inclusion complexes were formed between studied compound and α- and β-cyclodextrins. The contribution of the fluorophore in free, 1:1, and 1:2 complexes was calculated for a particular concentration of α- and β-CD. Additionally, the location of the fluorophore inside the cavity was reported, with regard to the intra- and intermolecular proton transfer and intramolecular charge transfer processes.