Structures of the inclusion compounds formed between the host compound
1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)cyclohexane and the isomers of picoline have
been elucidated. The activation energies and the kinetics of desolvati
on for the complexes have been determined. Competition experiments hav
e been performed to investigate which isomer is preferentially enclath
rated by the host. Lattice energy calculations explain the results of
the competition experiments.