“…Synthesis of 7,10,13-Triaza-1-thia-16,4-dioxa-10-(3aza-2-oxo-3-phenyl propyl)-6,14-dioxo-2,3;17,18-dinaphthocyclooctadecane (11). is aza crown (11) was synthesized from the reaction of macrocycle (3) and aniline chloroamide (4) based on the general procedure (2) and puri�ed by column chromatography on silica gel using CHCl 3 /Methanol (4 : 1) as eluent, the yield was 89% and mp 222-223 ∘ C; IR (KBr): 3385, 3054, 2936, 1688, 1679, 1623, 1601, 1558, 1540, 1503, 1446, 1323, 1263, 1225, 1152, 1079, 765 cm −1 ; 1 H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ) : 3.49 (b, 4H), 3.62 (s, 4H), 4.27 (b, Synthesis of lariats(8)(9)(10)(11). Proposed mechanism for the formation of macrocycle (3).…”