List of Important Abbreviations and Symbols

Abstract

1,8-ANS 1-Anilino-8-naphthalene sulfonate 2,6-ANS 2-Anilino-6-naphthalene sulfonate A Absorbance (or absorption) CB[n] Cucurbit[n]uril CD Cyclodextrin CE Capillary electrophoresis CSP Chiral stationary phases CV Cyclic voltammetry DMF Dimethylformamide DMPill[5] 1,4-Dimethoxypillar[5]arene DMSO Dimethylsulfoxide DSC Differential scanning calorimetry DTA Differential thermal analysis EMR Electromagnetic radiation EPR Electron paramagnetic resonance ESI Electrospray ionization ESR Electron spin resonance GC Gas chromatography HPLC High-performance liquid chromatography IC Internal conversion IR Infrared ISC Intersystem crossing ITC Isothermal titration calorimetry K Binding constant LC Liquid chromatography LOD Limit of detection MIP Molecularly imprinted polymer MS Mass spectrometry NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance PAH Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon PET Photoinduced charge transfer PSF Polarity sensitivity factor TC-SPC Time-correlated single photon counting TGA Thermal gravimetric analysis TICT Twisted intramolecular charge transfer TLC Thin-layer chromatography UV Ultraviolet vis Visible XRD X-ray diffraction