LIGAND assemblies can be structured partially prior to complexation by their incorporation into ring systems, and the resulting ligand organizations in their metal complexes confer special properties on the ~ystems.l-~ We report here the first incorporation of one, two, and three P-diketone ... Ion cu2+ uo22+ Ni2+ co2+ Zn2+ Cd2+ Mn2+ Mg2+ Ca2+ Sr2+ Ba2+ Ce3+ La3+ Cr3+ ... TABLE. Formation constant data for p-diketonides Values of log Kav. 7 + 11.3 - 9.5 11.0 - ...