“…Propane-1,3-diamine, dioxa-and trioxadiamines, azacrown ethers, 2-(isobutyryl) cyclohexanone, BINAP, DavePhos, cesium carbonate, sodium tert-butoxide, CuI were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich and used without further purification, Pd(dba) 2 was synthesized according to the method described, [31] halogenophenylsubstituted porphyrines and their Zn complexes 1, 2, 9-12 were synthesized according to a described procedure, [32] synthesis of 3-bromobenzyl derivatives of azacrown ethers 23 and 24 and preparation of diamino derivatives of benzylazacrown ethers 25 and 26 were carried out according to a known method. [33] Dioxane was distilled over NaOH followed by the distillation over sodium under argon, acetonitrile was distilled over CaH 2 , DMF, dichloromethane and methanol were used freshly distilled.…”