Multidentate Schiff base ligands derived from a selection of biphenyl- and terphenyl polyamines were synthesized, their reactivity towards divalent (Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd) trivalent (Co, Y, Lu) metals was studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, NMR spectroscopy, UV/Vis spectroscopy for the Cu(II) complexes. Large variations in resulting complexes observed based on relative position amine...