The syntheses of various classes of unreported naphthalenophanes, anthracenophanes and heterophanes are herein reported. The key to their successful preparation depends on the synthesis of syn-4,7,14,17-tetra(phenyl and chloro)[2.2](5,8)phthalazinophanes as well as syn-4,5,6,7,14,15,16,17-octahydro[2.2](5,8)phthalazinophane-4,7,14,17-tetraone and
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