Common Host Molecules
Commons host molecules are cyclodextrins, calixarenes, cucurbiturils, porphyrins, metallacrowns, crown ethers, zeolites, cyclotriveratrylenes, cryptophanes and carcerands.
Host-guest chemistry is observed in inclusion compounds, Intercalation compounds, clathrates and molecular tweezers.
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