A convenient method for the preparation of the phenol-based ligands 1,6-bis(2-thiophenyl)-2,5-bis(2-hydroxy-3-hydroxymethyl-5-methylbenzyl)-2,5-diazahexane and 1,6-bis(5-methyl-2-thiophenyl)-2,5-bis(2-hydroxy-3-hydroxymethyl-5-methylbenzyl)-2,5-diazahexane possessing two dissimilar compartments having multifunctional groups is reported. To synthesize these ligands, an equivalent of 1,6-bis(2-thiophene)-2,5-diazahexane or 1,6-bis(5-methyl-2-thiophene)-2,5-diazahexane and two equivalents of 2,2-dimethyl-6-methyl-8-(chloromethyl)benzo-1,3-dioxin were reacted in the presence of Na2CO3 in 1,4-dioxane and followed by acid hydrolysis of an acetonide protecting group. Characterization data for the new compounds are reported.
