title: Mannich reaction as a new route to pyridine-based polyaminocarboxylic ligands.
abstract: The Mannich reaction was successfully employed to obtain two pyridine-based ligands 1 and 2. The latter represents the first example of a Mannich reaction leading to a 12-membered pyridine-containing macrocycle. [reaction: see text]
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica I.F.M., Università degli Studi di Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, I-10125 Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Silvio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aime
authors.forename: Camilla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cavallotti
authors.forename: Eliana
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gianolio
authors.forename: Giovanni B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Giovenzana
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palmisano
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sisti