SES-chloride has been obtained in higher yield and purity by improving Weinreb's original procedure, allowing efficient access to the primary SES-amide. Linear triamines can be built conveniently from the SES-amide in high yields, with the potential for orthogonal protection. The modified Richman–Atkins cyclisation of SES-amides allows access to novel biologically interesting triazamacrocycles with combinations of three-, four-, five-and six-carbon ...