“…1, 1) ligand families are the most commonly exploited tridentate scaffolds. However, ligands that contain thiazolyl, 6 pyridyl, 9,10 pyrazolyl, 11 imidazolyl, 10,12 Fig. 1 The ubiquitous biofunctionalised tridentate ligands, bis (2methylpyridyl)amine or 2-[bis (2-methylquinolinyl)]amine 1, and the related tridentate "click" ligand 2,6-bis(4-substituted-1,2,3-triazol-1ylmethyl)pyridine, 2. benzoimidazolyl, 7 and even "click" derived 1,2,3-triazoyl 12,13 heterocyclic units have all been synthesised and characterised.…”