Table 2. Thermodynamic and kinetic parameters for the complexation with cycHC[8] at 298 K, all energies given in kJ mol^–1 .

Guest	ITC titration			ΔG°			VT-NMR
							Activation parameters for complex formation			Association rate constant a k × 103 s–1
	K a (M–1)	ΔH°	TΔS°	ITC titration	NMR titration	DFT calc.	ΔH ‡	TΔS ‡	ΔG ‡
NaSbF6	(1.02 ± 0.03) × 105	–56.2 ± 0.3	–27.7	–28.5	–30.8	—	38.6	–13.4	51.9	2.6
NaPF6	(1.29 ± 0.04) × 104	–43.8 ± 0.2	–20.4	–23.4	–24.5	–22	42.1	–5.5	47.5	17.5

^aDetermined at 291 K.