“…Besides biochemical relevance, sulfur-containing chelates with firs-row transition metals are also of more general coordination chemistry interest _ The soft character of the sulfur ligand allows investigations concerning the influence upon electronic spectroscopy [ll, 15-171, the stabilization of low valent oxidation states , the stereochemical properties [15][16][17]211 and even the potential application in homogeneous catalysis [ 191. With this purpose the ligands 1,12-bis(3,5di-methylpyrazol-1 -yl)-2,ll diaza_5,8dithiadodecane, abbreviated dsbd, and l,l,lO,lO-tetrakis(3,5di-methylpyrazol-l-ylmethyl)-l,1Odiaza-4,7dithiadecane, abbreviated dstd, were synthesized and their coordination chemistry towards first-row transition metals was investigated. The dsbd ligand combines two thioether sulfur atoms, two secondary amines and two pyrazole rings in a conformation which would allow chelation to one metal ion, thus yielding a potentially hexadentate ligand.…”