Figure 1.
(i) Chemical structure of cavitand octa acid (OA). (ii) Simplified representation showing the four equivalent subunits of OA. (iii) Cartoon representation of OA cavity. (iv) to (vi) Cartoon representation of 2:1 host:guest complexes formed with OA and 4-methyl dibenzyl ketone, 4,4′-dimethylstilbene and 2:2 host:guest complex with adamantane.