A paper on the synthesis and properties of macrocyclic compounds based on planar chiral [2.2]paracyclophane has been published in Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. These compounds feature unique structures in which the conjugated cyclic framework is twisted at two or three positions.

“Synthesis of Optically Active Folded Cyclic Dimer and Trimer”

Kumamoto, E.; Ogawa, K.; Okamoto, K.; Morisaki, Y.

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1603-1612.

DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.21.124