Spectroscopic studies of inclusion complex of β-cyclodextrin and benzidine diammonium dipicrate

Formation of inclusion complex between benzidine diammonium dipicrate and β-cyclodextrin with stoichiometry 1:2 (guest–host) has been established by UV, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, IR spectra and powder X-ray diffractometry. 1H NMR studies are used to confirm the inclusion and to provide information on the geometry of dipicrate inside the cavity of β-cyclodextrin.