“…Compounds with several different functional groups are of interest as chelating ligands for transition metals. For the past couple of years, our research effort has focused on the reactivity of Ni, Cu and Zn complexes (Goldcamp, Robison, Krause Bauer & Baldwin, 2002;Goldcamp, Robison, Squires et al, 2002) of ligands sporting the tripodal geometry and incorporating oximate and mixed oxime/amide functionality Goldcamp, Rosa et al, 2000). Tris(1-propan-2-onyl oxime)amine, (I), otherwise known as tris(2-hydroxyiminopropyl)amine, Ox 3 H 3 , is such a ligand.…”