Spectral and electrochemical study of host-guest inclusion complex between 2,4-dinitrophenol and β-cyclodextrin.

The formation of host-guest inclusion complex of 2,4-dinitrophenol (2,4-DNP) with nano-hydrophobic cavity of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) in solution phase was studied by UV-visible spectrophotometer and electrochemical method (cyclic voltammetry, CV). The prototropic behaviors of 2,4-DNP with and without β-CD and the ground state acidity constant (pK(a)) of host-guest inclusion complex (2,4-DNP-β-CD) were studied. The binding constant of inclusion complex at 303K was calculated using Benesi-Hildebrand plot and thermodynamic parameter (ΔG) was also calculated. The solid inclusion complex formation between β-CD and 2,4-DNP was confirmed by (1)H NMR, FT-IR, XRD and SEM analysis. A schematic representation of this inclusion process is proposed by molecular docking studies using PatchDock server.