Chirality dependent inverse-melting and re-entrant gelation in α-cyclodextrin/1-phenylethylamine mixtures

Reut Shapira, Sapir Katalan, Rachel Edrei, Yoav Eichen

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Abstract

Solutions of cyclohexakis-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl, α-cyclodextrin, αCD, in R-(+)-1-phenylethylamine, αCD/R-PEA, and S-(-)-1-phenylethylamine, αCD/S-PEA, display abnormal phase transitions that strongly depend on supramolecular diastereomeric interactions. While αCD/R-PEA mixtures show one sol-gel inverse-melting phase transition, αCD/S-PEA mixtures show temperature dependent gel-sol-gel re-entrant behavior. NMR, Raman spectroscopy, microscopy and X-ray scattering measurements reveal that hydrogen bond weakening in solution, as well as changes in crystal composition are responsible for entropy increase and gel formation upon heating.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)39195-39203
Number of pages9
JournalRSC Advances
Volume10
Issue number64
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 Oct 2020

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Chemical Engineering(all)

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