Quinoline crown thioethers (7) and (8) with 8-, 9-, 10-, 11-, 13-, 18-, 20-
, 21- and 24-membered macrocyclic thiacrown ring were obtained by the I,4-d
ithiin ring opening in 1,4-dithiinodiquinolines (1) and (2) with divalent s
ulfur nucleophiles followed by S-alkylation with divalent alkylating agents
. Thiacrowns (7) and (8) contain two or four quinoline units.