Crystal structure of a host–guest complex between mephedrone hydrochloride and a tetraphosphonate cavitand

Abstract

The mol­ecular recognition properties of the tetra­phospho­nate cavitand Tiiii[C3H7,CH3,C6H5] towards mephedrone hydro­chloride, an illicit drug belonging to the amphetamine family, have been analysed in the solid state through the detailed analysis of the crystal and mol­ecular structure of the resulting supra­molecular compound, and in solution via NMR studies.