Abstract
The modulation in the photophysics of a pyrazoline dye 3-naphthyl-1-phenyl-5-(4-carboxyphenyl)-2-pyrazoline (NPCP), when it drifts from bulk water into the nanocages of aqueous cyclodextrin solutions was investigated. The intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) fluorescence band intensity was found to increase with a blue shift in the presence of cyclodextrins. The results from 1H NMR and 1H[sbnd]H COSY NMR spectral analysis clearly points out the position of pyrazoline ring inside the cavity and its role in complexation process. A quantitative assessment of the emission intensity data on Benesi-Hildebrand (B-H) equation along with ESI-MS spectra reveals the probable stoichiometry of NPCP-CD complexes. Molecular docking and molecular dynamics studies were conducted for β/γ cyclodextrin associated inclusion complexes of NPCP. The results obtained by computational studies are in good relation with the data obtained through experimental methods and both ascertain the encapsulation of NPCP into cyclodextrins.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 383-389 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy |
Volume | 173 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 15 2017 |
Keywords
- Complexation
- Cyclodextrins
- ESIMS
- Fluorescence
- Molecular modeling
- NMR
- Pyrazoline dye
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Analytical Chemistry
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Instrumentation
- Spectroscopy