Effect of substituents on mutual induced-fit process, responsible for effective hydrogen-bonded capsule formation

Abstract

Molecular cavities formed by π-conjugated component(s) generally, tend to collapse in the absence of guest molecule(s) especially in the solution-state, because of strong π•••π interactions between molecular components. Recently, we have explored the importance of mutual induced-fit effect to sort out this issue. In the present report, we have shown the role of substituents on the effectiveness of mutual induced-fit process in an artificial system.