A series of acyclicanalogues of thiacrownethers (podands) 7–12 with lipophilic amide and ester end groups were synthesized in high yield and in a simple way. Their transition metal ions complexation was studied using a conductometric method in acetonitrile at 25°C. Podands 7 and 11 showed a continuous decrease in the molar conductances in their complexation with Ag+, Cu2+, Cd2+, Hg2+, Zn2+ and Pb2+