NMR methods for studying inclusion complexes focused on chiral hosts

Hosts, a key component of inclusion complexes, are cyclic oligomeric compounds containing a cavity in which another component of the complex is bound by non-covalent forces. Chiral hosts are particularly important and interesting because they allow the study of specific intermolecular interactions and molecular recognition. The most important classes of chiral hosts and their physicochemical properties are briefly reviewed. An important part of this Review is the description of selected concepts necessary to understand the properties and behavior of inclusion complexes studied by the most suitable analytical method for studying inclusion complexes—nuclear magnetic resonance.