Counterion Anchoring Effect on the Structure of the Solid-State Inclusion Complexes of β-Cyclodextrin and Sodium Perfluorooctanoate

Characterization of the structure and dynamics for the solid inclusion complexes (ICs) between β-cyclodextrin (β-CD; host) and sodium perfluorooctanoate (SPFO; guest) was carried out using 1 H/ 19 F/ 13 C NMR spectroscopy. The 1:1 and 2:1 β-CD/SPFO solid complexes were prepared by a modified dissolution method. Evidence for the formation of β-CD/SPFO ICs was provided by 13 C DP (direct polarization) and CP (cross-polarization) solid-state NMR spectroscopy with magic angle spinning (MAS) at 20 kHz. The complexation-induced shifts (CIS) of 1 H/ 19 F/ 13 C nuclei between solution and the solid state for β-CD/SPFO complexes and the closely related complexes of β-CD/PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) were compared. The counterion effect for SPFO and PFOA was observed according to their variable structure and binding as inclusion compounds with β-CD. The effect of sodium versus hydronium counterions on the structure and dynamics of inclusion complexes for these systems was supported by DSC, TGA, FT-IR, and powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD). Simulations of the CF 3 19 F NMR with MAS at 25 kHz and selected dipolar coupling strengths were utilized in conjunction with deconvolution analyses of the experimental CF 3 lineshapes to probe the dynamic properties of SPFO and its complexes with β-CD. The dynamics of the guest are influenced by the host/guest binding geometry and the stoichiometry of the complex, where free rotation of the CF 3 group as well as rotations of the C–F bonds occur. 19 F DP/MAS NMR results and spin–lattice ( T 1 ) and spin–spin ( T 2 ) relaxation times in the laboratory frame at variable temperatures in the solid phase indicate that the dynamics of SPFO in β-CD/SPFO complexes are unique compared to those of PFOA in β-CD/PFOA complexes, due to the role of counterion effects of the guest.