Tetrathiafulvalenes in macrocyclic and supramolecular chemistry

We describe that use of a stepvise selective protection-deprotection of tetrathiafulvalene (TTF)-thiolates give rise to either two or three-dimensional macrobicyclic tetrathiafulvalenophanes in high yields by convergent syntheses. Configurationally selective self-assembly of cyclic or bicyclic tetrathiafulvalenes using the cyclic pi-acceptor cyclo-bis(paraquat-p-phenylene) yields [2]- or [3]pseudocatenanes.