The absoluteconfiguration of an iron(III) complex of N,N′,N″-tris[N-(4-ditetradecylcarbamoy1-2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)alanyl]-2,11,20-triaza[3.3.3]paracyclophane, an enterobactin model, was subjected to change by the chirality of the alanine residues; the L-alanine residue prefers to give out the Λ-configuration, while the D-residue stabilizes the Δ-configuration.