Synthesis of Chiral Macrocycles by Cyclodimerization of Diamines with Stepwise Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution of 1,5-Difluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene

Chiral cyclophanes were synthesized by cyclodimerization of 2,7-diaza-1,2,3,6,7,8-hexahydropyrene N-acylated with l-amino acids through stepwise nucleophilic aromatic substitution of 1,5-difluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene.