Cavitand
A cavitand cucurbituril bound with a guest p-xylylenediammonium reported by Freeman in Acta. Crystallogr. B, 1984, 382-387.
A cavitand is a container shaped molecule.[1] The cavity of the cavitand allows it to engage in host-guest chemistry with guest molecules of a complementary shape and size. Examples include cyclodextrins, calixarenes, pillararenes and cucurbiturils.
See also
- Molecular recognition
- Host-guest chemistry
References
- ↑ D. J. Cram (1983). "Cavitands: organic hosts with enforced cavities". Science 219 (4589): 1177–1183. doi:10.1126/science.219.4589.1177. PMID 17771285.