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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.
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