A convenient method for the preparation of the phenol-based ligands 1, 6-bis (2-thiophenyl)- 2, 5-bis (2-hydroxy-3-hydroxymethyl-5-methylbenzyl)-2, 5-diazahexane and 1, 6-bis (5- methyl-2-thiophenyl)-2, 5-bis (2-hydroxy-3-hydroxymethyl-5-methyl-benzyl)-2, 5- diazahexane possessing two dissimilar compartments having multifunctional groups is reported. To synthesize these ligands, an equivalent of 1, 6-bis (2-thiophene)-2, 5- ...