Influence of substituent position and cavity size of the regioisomers of monocarboxymethyl-α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrins on the apparent stability constants of their complexes with both enantiomers of Tröger's base.

Enantiomers of Tröger's base were separated by capillary electrophoresis using 2(I) -O-, 3(I) -O-, and 6(I) -O-carboxymethyl-α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrin and native α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrin as chiral additives at 0-12 mmol/L for β-cyclodextrin and its derivatives and 0-50 mmol/L for α- and γ-cyclodextrins and their derivatives in a background electrolyte composed of sodium phosphate buffer at 20 mmol/L concentration and pH 2.5. Apparent stability constants of all cyclodextrin-Tröger's base complexes were calculated based on capillary electrophoresis data.