Islas-Gonzalez, GabrielaBois-Choussy, MicheleZhu, Jieping2010-11-252010-11-252010-11-25200310.1039/b208905jhttps://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/58492Using chiral quaternary ammonium hydroxide as base, cycloetherification of a linear achiral diarylheptanoid compd., by way of an intramol. SNAr reaction, provides corresponding enantiomerically enriched cyclophane in good to excellent yield. [on SciFinder (R)]Atropisomers (prepn. of enantiomeric cyclophane derivs. via atropenantioselective cycloetherification of linear achiral diarylheptanoid compd. in presence of various chiral quaternary ammonium compd. bases); Etherification; Etherification catalysts (stereoselective; prepn. of enantiomeric cyclophane derivs. via atropenantioselective cycloetherification of linear achiral diarylheptanoid compd. in presence of various chiral quaternary ammonium compd. bases)enantiomeric cyclophane deriv prepn atropenantioselective cycloetherification achiral diarylheptanoidFrom central to planar chirality, the first example of atropenantioselective cycloetherificationtext::journal::journal article::research article