Results We have reportedz3 the synthesis of 4, 5, 15, 16-bis (18-crown-6)[2.2] paracyclophane (1) 24 from 3-(morpholino-methyl)-6-methylcatechol (Scheme I). This host, which contains two 18-crown-6 rings annelated to two different benzene rings of [2.2] paracyclophane, was prepared by dimerization of p-phenylene-18-crown-6, which was produced by a Hoffman elimination reaction, as shown. Nuclear magnetic resonance ...