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A series of metalloporphyrin-containing cyclic hosts has been prepared, whi
ch are electronically and geometrically programmed to recognize guests in a
particular configuration. Electronic control is achieved by substituting t
he C-H meso positions with carbonyl groups, while geometric control is poss
ible in the choice of the length of the rigid acetylene porphyrin linkers.