alpha alpha alpha alpha-meso-Tetra(7-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)porphyrin (1) is prepared as a host molecule for ubiquinone analogue, 2,3,5,6-tetramethoxy-p-benzoquinone (2). The affinity and thermodynamic aspects in porphyrin 1 - quinone 2 pairing were determined by titrimetric measurement of electronic absorption and fluorescence spectra. The binding constant of 1 for 2 at 298 K is obtained; K-a = 7.9 x 10(2) M(-1) in toluene. The fashion of this porphyrin-quinone pairing was large different from that of previous host, alpha alpha alpha alpha-meso-tetra(2-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)porphyrin (3), -quinone 2 pairing.