Synthesis of novel phenylazomethine dendrimers having a cyclam core and their zinc complex.

[structure: see text] Novel phenylazomethine dendrimers having a cyclam core were synthesized by the convergent method. The dendrimers showed selective coordination with zinc chloride on the cyclam ring and with tin chloride on the imine groups. The metal cyclam exhibits a metal-assembling function to provide a multinuclear hetero metal complex.