Thiamacrocycles. -Homocoupling of bis(triazinylsulfide) (IV) in the presence of KCN followed by Diels-Alder/retro--Diels-Alder reaction with cyclic olefins provides access to title strained bipyridine thiacrown ethers (VII) and (X). Their oxidation with Davis' oxaziridine affords the corresponding sulfoxides (VIII) and (XI), resp., although with insufficient stereoinduction. -(LAWECKA, J.; KARCZMARZYK*, Z.; WOLINSKA, E.; OLENDER, E.; BRANOWSKA, D.; RYKOWSKI, A.; Tetrahedron 67 (2011) 17, 3098-3104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2011.02.081 ; Dep. Chem., Univ. Siedlce, PL-08-110 Siedlce, Pol.; Eng.) -Mischke 33-181