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Reaction of diethylenetriamine with 2-nitrobenzenesulfonyl chloride leads t
o an activated and protected compound that could be cyclized to N-protected
aza-macrocycle. After a smooth deprotection step, the macrocycle was alkyl
ated with chloroacetic acid leading to the pyridine containing triaza-macro
cycle 1 in good yield. The luminescence properties of its Eu3+ complex were
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