A study of the inclusion complex formed between cucurcubit[7]uril and 1-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]-ethanone

In the work, we have studied the interaction of cucurbit[7]uril (Q[7]) with 1-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]-ethanone (DAPE) using a variety of techiniques including 1 H NMR spectroscopy, UV–vis adsorption and fluorescence spectroscopies, Isothermal titration calorimetry and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Results revealed the formation of a 1:1 complex, whilst the molecular structure of the species [(Q[7]@DAPE)Ca(H 2 O) 3 ] 2 (CdCl 4 ) 2 ·31(H 2 O) is reported.