Recent progresses in the chemistry of 12-membered pyridine-containing tetraazamacrocycles: From synthesis to catalysis

This article provides an overview (non-comprehensive) on recent developments regarding pyridine-containing 12-membered tetraazamacrocycles with pyclen or Py2N2 backbones and their metal complexes from 2017 to the present. Firstly, the synthesis of newly described ligands and complexes with relevance to medicine are described. The second part deals with the reactivity of complexes bearing these ligands and their uses in catalysis. Special emphasis on the role of the pyridine-containing ligand is highlighted along the text.