Chemical design and synthesis of unsymmetrical diamino proligands employing a flexible route

Three new unsymmetrical diamino proligands with a central alcohol group and four different pendant arms were obtained, employing a five step synthesis. The synthesis of these compounds involves inexpensive and commercially available reagents. The versatility of the synthetic route allows accessing to compartmental diamines with two chemically different adjacent coordination chambers.

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