2,3,3',4,4'-Penta-O-benzylsucrose was converted into the corresponding diaminoalcohol which was used as a key building block in the synthesis of the analogues of aza-crown ethers and bis-lactams.
Keywords: Aza-crown ether analogues; Macrocyclic bis-lactams; Selective functionalization; Sucrose.
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