“…11-Nitrodipyrido[3,2-a:2 0 ,3 0 -c]phenazine (ndppz), 11-aminodipyrido-[3,2-a:2 0 ,3 0 -c]phenazine (adppz), 11,12-dinitrodipyrido[3,2-a:2 0 ,3 0 -c]phenazine (dndppz), 11,12-diaminodipyrido[3,2-a:2 0 ,3 0 -c]phenazine (dadppz) and 11,12-bis(bromomethyl)dipyrido[3,2-a:2 0 ,3 0 -c]phenazine (dbrdppz) were used as ligands. The preparation of the above-mentioned ligands was described elsewhere [13]. Synthesis of the ligands ndppz and dndppz was based on Schiff-base condensation of 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione with the nitro-substituted o-phenylen-derivatives.…”