Abstract Two new derivatives based on an s-triazine structural motif were synthesized by attaching two 2, 2′-hydrazinylidenebis [acetic acid] moieties to the triazine ring to reach an overall heptadenticity for the complexation of lanthanide (III) cations. The remaining reactive site was exploited for the substitution with a functionizable amino group (see H 4 L1) and a lipophilic moiety (see H 4 L2). Luminescence-lifetime determinations revealed the ...
