in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com).Cyclophanes based on 2,2 0 -biimidazole and 2,2 0 -bibenzimidazole were synthesized as receptors. UV spectroscopic titration in chloroform at 25 C showed 1:1 complexes between the cyclophanes and the guests, and the binding constants (K) and Gibbs free energy changes (ÀDG 0 ) were calculated according to the modified Benesi-Hildebrand equation.