The crystals of the title fluorescent clathrand exhibit a drastic fluorescence enhancement behavior upon contact with carboxylic acid vapors. The magnitude of the fluorescence change is greatly dependent on the enclathrated carboxylic acid molecules and increase in the following order: formic acid < acetic acid < propionic acid. To elucidate the enclathrated guest effects on the fluorescence properties of the crystals, the X-ray crystal structures have been determined.
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