N,N′-[Oxy(or methylene)di-p-phenylene]bis(4,10,11,12-tetrachlorodecahydro-1H-4,10-etheno[2]-benzofuro[5,6-f]isoindole-1,3,6,8-tetraones) were synthesized by the Diels-Alder reaction of N,N′-[oxy(or methylene)di-p-phenylene]bis (endo,exo-7,8,9,10-tetrachlorobicyclo[4.4.0]deca-7,9-diene-3,4-dicarboximide) with maleic anhydride, and stereochemical structure of the products was studied.We previously reported [1-3] on the synthesis of polychlorinated unsaturated cage-like anhydride Ia and imide Ib, as well as of dianhydride IIa and diimide IIb [4,5]. The latter were obtained by stereospecific Diels-Alder reaction of compounds Ia and Ib with maleic anhydride. In the present communication we report on the synthesis of bis-imides IVa and IVb by the Diels-Alder reaction of maleic anhydride with dienes IIIa and IIIb which were prepared previously [6,7]. Compounds IVa and IVb are characterized by strictly definite junction of the anhydride and imide rings, as followed from the X-ray diffraction [6] and NMR data [3].Bis-imides IVa and IVb were obtained by heating dienes IIIa and IIIb in excess fused maleic anhydride (Scheme 1). The maximal yield of IVa and IVb (98%)