A new N3-O2 pentadentate ligand, H-BHPT, was synthesized. Hydrochloric acid salts of Br-BHPT, Cl-BHPT, CH3O-BHPT and CH3-BHPT, having Br-, Cl-, CH3-and CH3O-substituents at the para position of the phenol hydroxyl group of H-BHPT were synthesized. Hydrochloric acid salts of 3OH-BHPT and 4OH-BHPT, having different position of the phenol hydroxyl group of H-BHPT were also synthesized. The synthesis of each ligand was confirmed by C. H. N. atomic analysis and 1 H NMR, 13 C NMR, UV-visible, and mass spectra. The calculated proton dissociation constants (logKn H ) of the phenol hydroxyl group and secondary amine group of the synthesized N3-O2 ligands showed five steps of the proton dissociations. The order of the overall proton dissociation constants (logβp) of the ligands was Br-BHPT < Cl-BHPT < H-BHPT < CH3O-BHPT < CH3-BHPT. The order agreed with that of Hammett substituent constants (δp). However, dissociation steps of 3OH-BHPT were four and that of 4OH-BHPT was three. The calculated stability constants (logKML) between the ligands and transition metal ions agreed with the order of logβp values of the ligands. The order of the stability constants between the transition metal ions with the synthesized ligands was Co(Ⅱ) < Ni(Ⅱ) < Cu(Ⅱ) > Zn(Ⅱ) > Cd(Ⅱ) > Pb(Ⅱ). The order agreed well with that of the Iriving-Williams.

Novel N2O2 tetradentate ligands, H-3BPD and H-2BPD were synthesized. Hydrochloric acid salts of Br-3BPD, Cl-3BPD, Br-2BPD and Cl-2BPD having Br and Cl substituents at the para position of the phenol hydroxyl group, were synthesized. The ligands were characterized by C. H. N atomic analysis, 1 H NMR, 13 C NMR, UV-visible, and mass spectra. The proton dissociation constants (logKn H ) of the phenol hydroxyl group and secondary amine of the synthesized N2O2 ligands were shown by four step wise values. The orders of the calculated overall proton dissociation constants (logβp) were Br-3BPD < Cl-3BPD < H-3BPD in case of 3BPD and Br-2BPD < Cl-2BPD < H-2BPD in case of 2BPD respectively. The order agreed well with that of para Hammett substituent constants(δp). The stability constants(logKML) of the complexes between the synthesized ligands and transition metal(II) ions agreed with the order of logβp of the ligands. The order of the logKML value of the each transition metal (II) ion was Co(Ⅱ) < Ni(Ⅱ) < Cu(Ⅱ) > Zn(Ⅱ) > Cd(Ⅱ) > Pb(Ⅱ), which agreed well with that of Iriving-Williams series.