Polybipyridine ligands derived from acyclic and macrocyclic polyamines; synthesis and metal binding studies

Abstract
A novel series of ligand bearing three to six pendant 2,2′-bipyridine groups attached to acyclic (tripode, tetrapode) and macrocyclic (cyclam, hexacyclen) polyamines has been synthesized and shown to form metal complexes, in particular of polynuclear type.