“…Formic acid (>95%), 4-dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid (DBSA) (≥95%), m-cresol (≥98%), sodium hydroxide (1 M), indole (≥99%) and n-methyl pyrrole (≥99%) were purchased from Sigma and were used as received. Cucurbit [5]uril, cucurbit [6]uril, cucurbit [7]uril and cucurbit [8]uril were purchased from Strem Chemicals, Inc. and were used without further purification. Deuterium oxide (D2O) and deuterated formic acid (d2-formic acid) was purchased from Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Inc. and used as received.…”