Dissecting Hydrophobic and Hydrogen-Bonding Contributions in the Rim Binding of Pyromellitic Diimides to β-Cyclodextrin
The relative contributions of hydrophobic interactions and hydrogen bonding in cyclodextrin host–guest systems remain a fundamental challenge in supramolecular chemistry. In the present study, a series of pyromellitic diimide (PMDI) derivatives bearing alkyl substituents of different sizes was employed to investigate...