Abstract
Two new polydentate ligands, 1‐(6‐hydroxymethyl‐2‐pyridyl)‐3‐(2‐pyridyl)‐propane‐1,3‐dione (6) and 1,3‐bis(6‐hydroxymethyl‐2‐pyridyl)‐propane‐1, 3‐dione (8), have been synthesized starting from 2,6‐pyridinedicarboxylic acid by conventional esterification, reduction, and condensation reactions. They were further converted to two new polydentate ligands, 3‐(6‐hydroxymethyl‐2‐pyridyl)‐5‐(2‐pyridyl)‐1H‐pyrazole (7) and 3,5‐bis(6‐hydroxymethyl‐2‐pyridyl)‐1H‐pyrazole (9), by reaction with hydrazine hydrate. These four compounds were characterized by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR), electrospray ionization‐mass spectrum (ESI‐MS), infrared spectrum (IR), and elemental analyses. The structure of 9 was also determined by X‐ray diffraction.
Acknowledgments
The authors are grateful to the Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20128005 and 20672017), the Swedish Energy Agency, and the Swedish Research Council for financial support.