The synthesis of two new C,C-pyridylpyrazole isomers with a functionalised arm is described. The complexation capabilities of these ligands compared to their homologues towards bivalent metals (Hg 2+ , Cd 2+ , Pb 2+ , Cu 2+ , Zn 2+ ) and alkali metal ions (K + , Na + , Li + ) were investigated using a liquid-liquid extraction process. The percentage limits of extraction were determined by atomic absorption measurements.Chelating ligands based on the pyrazole ring have been described extensively in the literature 1-6 including several reviews. 7-9 In our recent work, a series of acyclic pyrazole compounds containing one, two, three or four pyrazole rings were prepared and demonstrated to extract only transition metal cations, 10-15 whereas macrocyclic pyrazolic compounds are expected to also form stable complexes with alkali metals. [16][17][18] This aptitude is mainly due to the presence of sp 2 hybrid nitrogen donors with the involvement of geometry and the nature of the ligands.Pyrazole-associated pyridine groups showed also the ability to complex transition metal ions. [19][20][21][22][23][24] However, complexation studies of pyridylpyrazole compounds are less well-known in the literature. It was therefore interesting to increase the diversity of pyridylpyrazole-based ligands with a view to study their complexation capabilities compared to ligands with pyrazoles units only.Here, we report the synthesis of two new C,C-pyridylpyrazole isomers 5 and 6 ( Fig. 1) with a donor heteroatom in a side chain. The complexation capabilities of these new functionalised C,C-pyridylpyrazole isomers 5 and 6 compared to their homologues such as unfunctionalised C,C-pyridylpyrazole 7, 23 C,N-pyridylpyrazole 8 24 and pyrazolylpyrazole 9 11 ligands were investigated using a liquid-liquid extraction process towards bivalent metal ions (Hg 2+ , Cd 2+ , Pb 2+ , Cu 2+ , Zn 2+ ) and alkaline metal ions (Li + , Na + , K + ). The relative capabilities of theses receptors in extracting theses cations were determined by the measurement of extracted cation percentage by atomic absorption.