with transitionmetal ions, such as Ag(I), Cu(II) and Zn(II), and resulted in the formation of four new metal-containing supramolecular complexes. Metallomacrocycles 7, 8 and 9 were formed by reactions of 3 with Ag(I) or Cu(II) ions by bridging two ligands 3 in the equatorial region via M–N coordination bonds. A one-dimensional coordination polymer 10 was generated by reaction betweenligand 3 and