Macrocyclic phenyl ether ketones were prepared 4 via pseudo high dilution condensation. Irradiation of these rings with UV light in a solution containing isopropyl alcohol as hydrogen donor resulted in a photo-induced reduction of benzophenone to benzopinacol and the formation linked macrocycles. These rings can be heated to undergo ring-opening polymerization and produce a polymer network or they can be added to a polycondensation reaction to prepare poly(ether ether ketones) with variable degrees of cross-linking.