Convenient preparation of bifunctional pybox ligands

Starting from a common easily available pybox derivative, chiral ditopic ligands with pendant Lewis basic sites consisting of amine or phosphine oxide functions attached in the 4-positions of the oxazoline rings were prepared by simple synthetic procedures. From the same pybox derivative, a macrocyclic ligand containing a diaza-18-crown-6-ether ring linked via triazole groups was obtained employing ‘click’ chemistry.