Tertiary aryl squaramides were synthesized by using coppercatalyzed C-N bond-formation with
L-proline as the ligand.Symmetrical diaryl squaramides could be prepared in a one-pot reaction by using excess aryl bromide with varyingyields. Unsymmetrical derivatives were prepared by sequential arylation. Yields of the diarylated products were highlysensitive to steric effects.