A General One-Step Synthesis of Multidentate (Pyridylalkyl)amines from Mono-, Bis-, Tris- and Tetrakis(bromomethyl)benzenes: Potential Ligands for Supramolecular Assembly
ligands is of ongoing interest. In this report, the one-step syntheses of a series of (pyridylalkyl)amine derivatives is described. The reported compounds contain both pyridine rings and sp 3 -hybridized nitrogen as potential donor sites. The general synthetic method involves- a room temperature reaction of mono-, bis-, tris-, or tetrakis-(bromomethyl)benzenes with an excess of (pyridylmethyl)amine in