. 2020 Aug 9;25(16):3624. doi: 10.3390/molecules25163624

Table 1.

Some physicochemical properties of cyclodextrins [2,21].

Properties	α-CD	β-CD	γ-CD
Empirical formula	C₃₆H₆₀O₃₀	C₄₂H₇₀O₃₅	C₄₈H₈₀O₄₀
Molecular weight (g/mol)	972	1135	1297
Glucopyranose units	6	7	8
Cavity diameter (nm)	0.47–0.57	0.60–0.78	0.83–0.95
Internal cavity volume (nm³)	1740	2620	4720
Number of water molecules in the cavity	6	11	17
Aqueous solubility (g/L)	129.5	18.4	249.2
Temperature of degradation (°C)	278	298	267