title: A cavitand-porphyrin hybrid.
abstract: [structure: see text] Host-guest complexes of a new open-ended cavitand show unprecedented stabilities. Simultaneous binding in the cavity and at the metalloporphyrin affects both the kinetics and the thermodynamics of caviplex formation.
authors.affiliation: The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology and The Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Starnes
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Rudkevich
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rebek
mesh_terms: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D011166:Porphyrins; D011725:Pyridines