The first representatives of linear phosphocyclophanes were prepared starting from hydroquinone or 4,4'-dihydroxybiphenyl and phosphorous triamides. The reaction course is influenced by the structures of the aromatic diol and alkyl substituents in the phosphamide moiety. The phosphorus atom readily enters redox reactions and complexation. The complexing power of the aromatic fragments of the synthesized molecules is lower than that of classical p-cyclophanes.