Abstract
We report here the novel stereoselective method of design of macrocyclic tetraphosphines, based on the principles of covalent self-assembly.
Acknowledgments
Financial support from Volkswagen Foundation, RFBR (No. 06-03-32754-a, 05-03-32558-a), Russian Science Support Foundation and from President's of RF Grant for the support of leading scientific schools (No. 5148.2006.3). R. N. N. thanks the International Postgraduate Programme (DAAD) for a research grant. Thanks are also expressed to the Mayor of the Kazan City Ilsur R. Metshin and Committee of Youth Affairs of Kazan City Administration for financial support of the delegation of young scientists from Kazan to attend the 17th International conference Conference on phosphorus Phosphorus Chemistry (Xiamen, China 2007).