The metal-promoted reactions between 2,6-diacetylpyridine and 3,6-dioxaocta
ne-1,8-diaminel 4,9-dioxadodecane-1,12-diamine or 4,7.10-trioxatridecane-1,
13-diamine in the presence of yttrium(III) and lanthanide(III) ions acting
as template agents afford new supramolecular dinuclear complexes of pedate
type with terminal acetylpyridyl groups and N4O4 and N4O5 set of donor atom
s as a result of [2 + 1] Schiff base condensation. The complexes were chara
cterized by spectral data (IR, H-1 NMR, FAB-MS) and elemental analysis. (C)
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