Reactions of 2,4-diaryl-1,3-dithia-2λ 5 ,4λ 5 -diphosphetane 2,4-disulfides with tetraheptylcalix[4]-resorcinarene and octa-O-(2-hydroxyethyl)tetraoctylcalix[4]resorcinarene gave the corresponding octakis(aryldithiophosphonic acids). R = C 7 H 15 ; Ar = 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl (a), 4-phenoxyphenyl (b).Calixarenes can be functionalized at the hydroxy groups to change the size and geometric shape of the cavity and its ability to effectively and selectively bind ions and neutral molecules. In the series of calixarenes functionalized at the hydroxy groups by heteroatom moieties, much attention is given to cavitands phosphorylated at lower and upper rims [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. On the other hand, thiophosphorylated calixarene derivatives were studied to a considerably lesser extent. They were synthesized mainly via addition of sulfur to the corresponding phosphorylated calixarene derivatives with three-coordinate phosphorus atoms [15]. Prior to our studies dithiophosphorylated calixarenes were not reported in the literature. Nevertheless, such compounds attract interest as complexing agents, extractants, antioxidants, corrosion inhibitors, etc. We propose to obtain such compounds via reactions of calixarenes with 2,4-diaryl-1,3-dithia-2λ 5 ,4λ 5 -diphosphetane 2,4-disulfides as thophosphorylating agents. It is known that 2,4-dialkyl-or 2,4-diaryl-1,3-dithia-2λ 5 ,4λ 5 -diphosphetane 2,4-disulfides react with alcohols, diols, and other polyhydric alcohols at the O-H bonds with formation of aryldithiophosphonic, bis-aryldithiophosphonic, and poly-aryldithiophosphonic acids [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]. Calix[4]resorcinarene II reacted with 2,4-diaryl-1,3-dithia-2λ 5 ,4λ 5 -diphosphetane 2,4-disulfides Ia and Ib at a molar ratio of 1 : 4 in benzene to give octa-O- (2,4,6,8-tetraheptyl-1,3,5,7(1,3)-tetrabenzenacyclooctaphane-1 4 ,1 6 ,3 4 ,3 6 ,5 4 ,5 6 ,7 4 ,7 6 -octayl) octakis(hydrogen arylphosphonodithioates) IIIa and IIIb (Scheme 1).The reaction with diphosphetane disulfide Ia was complete in 10 h at 20°C, whereas heating of the reaction mixture for 20 h at 60°C was necessary to obtain compound IIIb. The 31 P NMR spectrum of IIIa contained a singlet at δ P 88.1 ppm, while the signal of compound IIIb with 4-phenoxyphenyl substituents on the phosphorus atoms was displaced upfield (δ P 81.7 ppm). Such chemical shifts are typical of di-