“…The observed M 3+/2+ redox potentials (E 1 ) for the complexes 7-11 in this work are much on lower side compared to other nickel and copper complexes supported with ligands with two N amidate atoms in conjunction with either two pyridine [49,50], two amine in 12-membered macrocyclic ligands [23,24] and their open-chain analogues [25], two amine in 13-membered macrocyclic ligand [57,58], two 1-pyrroline [42], two pyrrolidine [42] and two acetate [55]. The E 1 potentials are, however, comparable to the ligands where two N amidate donors are present in addition to two phenolato [59] and two thiophenolato [59]; and on higher side for the ligands containing two thiolato [59,60] and two amidate donors [61,62].…”