Their structures were confirmed using IR and NMR spectra and an x-ray crystal structure analysis.Organic chemists are faced with the problem of creating effective synthetic pathways to previously unknown compounds with useful properties. Such compounds include heterocyclic compounds such as isoquinoline derivatives. Despite the variety of known structures, research on the development of methods for preparing isoquinoline alkaloids and their synthetic analogs is critical according to the number of publications [1][2][3].We showed earlier [4] that the cyclization of diamides obtained from homoveratrylamine (1) and a series of dibasic fatty acids (from C 6 to C 10 ) did not depend on the acid chain length whereas the cyclization of phthalic acid diamides depended on their structure [5]. In continuation of systematic research on the synthesis of bis-tetrahydroisoquinolines via the Bischler-Napieralski reaction, we used diamides of glutaric (2) and diglycolic acids (3) in the reaction.Methods for preparing diglycolic acid from chloroacetic acid gave poor results [6,7]. Diglycolic acid (3) was synthesized via oxidation of diethyleneglycol by HNO 3 according to the literature [8]. Use of 86% HNO 3 increased the yield of 3 to 90%.Diamides 4 and 5 were synthesized by heating previously formed salts of 2 and 3 with 1 whereas others [9] prepared diglycolic acid diamide in several steps. In the first step, the cyclic anhydride of diglycolic acid was prepared and used to acylate an amine to form the monoamide. Then, the diamide was obtained through the acid chloride of the second carboxylic acid. This decreased significantly the yield. The synthetic method proposed by us was performed in one flask in two steps with 86% (5) and 79% (4) yields.The structures of 4 and 5 were proved using IR and PMR spectra (see Experimental). IR spectra of 4 and 5 had strong absorption bands for amide carbonyl at 1638 and 1680 cm -1 , respectively.