Introduction and Properties

The shape of a cyclodextrin is often represented as a tapering torus or truncated fnnnel and, like the upper and lower rims of calixarenes, there are two different faces to the cyclodextrins, referred to as the primary and secondary faces. The primary face is the narrow end of the torns, and comprises the 

Rate of hydrolysis by A. oryzae Negligible Slow Rapid 

Common guests Benzene, phenol Napthalene, l-anilino-8-napthalenesulfonate Anthracene, crown ethers, l-anilino-8-napthalene-sulfonate 

Number of water molecules in cavity (form) 2(1) 7.3 (I) 7.1 of 14.1 Two glucose units occupy cavity water distributed in open space on primary face 

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