Effect of the chiral discrimination on the vibrational properties of (R)-, (S)-and (R, S)-ibuprofen/methyl-
Effect of the chiral discrimination on the vibrational properties of (R)-, (S)-and (R, S)-ibuprofen/methyl-β β β β-cyclodextrin inclusion complexes
AbstractThe effects of chiral discrimination of ibuprofen (IBP) on the complexation process with methyl-β-cyclodextrin (Me-β-CD) have been investigated, in solid phase, by FTIR-ATR spectroscopy and numerical simulation. The inclusion mechanism has been discussed by the temperature-dependent analysis of the vibrational spectra, in the C=O stretching region, of complexes formed by Me-β-CD with the two enantiomeric and the racemic forms of IBP. It turned out to be enthalpy-driven, with IBP enantiomers giving rise to more stable inclusion complexes with respect to the racemate.