Chemistry Letters

Cyclodextrin-catalyzed hydrolysis of esters bearing a hydrophobic tail

A Ueno, I Suzuki, Y Hino, A Suzuki, T Osa

Index: Ueno, Akihiko; Suzuki, Iwao; Hino, Yoshihiro; Suzuki, Atsuko; Osa, Tetsuo Chemistry Letters, 1985 , p. 159 - 162

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Abstract

γ-Cyclodextrin-catalyzed hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl esters bearing a long alkyl chain proceeded with larger rate acceleration than those with a short alkyl chain. Such rate acceleration behavior was not observed with β-cyclodextrin. The results suggest that the esters with a long alkyl chain take a folded structure (Type A) in the γ-cyclodextrin cavity.