N,N'-bis(bromobenzyl) substituted diazacrown ethers were obtained in the reactions of corresponding free diazacrowns with two equivalents of bromobenzyl bromides in high yields. These compounds were introduced in the Pdcatalyzed amination reaction with 1,3-bis(aminomethyl) and 1,3-bis(2-aminoethyl)adamantanes to give macrobicyclic products. The yields were shown to be dependent on the nature of starting diazacrown derivatives and diamines. N,N'-bis(3-bromobenzyl)
N
,
N'
-bis(bromobenzyl) and
N
,
N'
-bis(halopyridinyl) derivatives of diaza-12-crown-4, diaza-15-crown-5 and diaza-18-crown-6 ethers were synthesized in high yields. The Pd-catalyzed macrocyclization reactions of these compounds were carried out using a variety of polyamines and oxadiamines were carried out to give novel macrobicyclic and macrotricyclic compounds of the cryptand type. The dependence of the yields of macropolycycles on the nature of the starting diazacrown derivatives and polyamines was established. Generally
N,N'
-bis(3-bromobenzyl)-substituted diazacrown ethers and oxadiamines provided better yields of the target products. The highest yield of the macrobicyclic products reached 57%.
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