Fluorescence quenching of 6(A),6(D)(C)-(9,10-dicyanoanthracene-2,6-disulfonyl)-beta-cyclodextrin (DCA-beta-CD) by several amines (1-6) has been investigated. Apparent Stern-Volmer constants, which are the sum of dynamic and static (binding) components, have been determined. Quenching constants with potassium 9,10-dicyanoanthracene-2,6-disulfonate (DCA-DS) and binding constants with beta-CD have been determined as approximations for the dynamic and static components, respectively. DCA-beta-CD does not bind all amines more strongly than does beta-CD despite its greater hydrophobic surface area. Dynamic quenching accounts for at least a fifth of the total even with strongly bound amines. Neither charge-transfer absorption nor exciplex emission is observed for any inclusion complex.