http://academic.oup.com/chemlett en-us Thu，23May2024 00:00:00GMT Thu，23May2024:47:36GMT Silverchair https://academic.oup.com/chemlett/advance-article/doi/10.093/chemle/upae102/7680514？rss=1 Thu，23May2024 00:00:00GMT <span class=“paragraphSection”><div class=“boxTitle”>Abstract Cyclic anthraquinodimethane（AQD）dimer with a high ly constrained structure was synthesized byusing the Au-templated method。X-ray diffraction analysis and UV-Vis spectroscopy revealed that the AQD skeleton adopts a deeply folded structure and exhibits red-shifted absorptions in the dimer compared to those in non-cyclized monommeric AQD.Due to the rigid and constrained structure，both enantiomers of the cyclic AQD.Due to the rigid and constrained structure，d and show strong circular dichroism signals.It is demonstrated that the Au-templated method is a valuable way to access a high ly constrained cyclic structure with AQD skeletons upae102 10.1093/chemle/upae102 http://doi.org/10.1093/chemle/upae102