Synthesis of the first dibenzo-4,12-dithio-8-azacrownophanes containing γ-arylpyridine subunit

[Figure not available: see fulltext.] Dibenzo-4,12-dithio-8-azacrownophanes containing γ-arylpyridine subunit and thiocrown fragment were synthesized in one step from 1,5-bis(2-acetylphenylsulfanyl)-3-oxapentane, aryl aldehydes, and ammonium acetate. © 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature