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2,2'-Dimethylazobenzenes having metal chelating ligands at meta-positi
ons were synthesized, and the interaction with metal ions were estimat
ed for syn- and anti-ligands on thermal isomerization. The azobenzenes
with the metal-interaction were transformed to vinyl azobenzenes and
copolymerized with styrene. The metal extracting ability was found in
photo-isomerized polymer having syn-bis( iminodiacetic acid) groups; t
he selectivity was high for Cu(II) ion.