AM1 type semiempirical molecular orbital calculations have been performed o
n [2(n)] and [3(2)] types of cyclophanes. It has been found that within the
isomeric set of these [2(n)]-type endothermic structures the most and the
least endothermic ones are non-Hamiltonian and Hamiltonian cyclophanes, res
pectively. Whereas, the smallest or the largest interfrontier energy gap ha
ppens depending on non-Hamiltonian or Hamiltonian nature of the compound.