Template-Directed Synthesis of Macroheterocycles by Ring-Closing Metathesis of Olefin-Substituted Pyridines in the Coordination Sphere of a Triplatinum Complex *

Mono- and tris-3,5- and 2,6-pyridinediyl-containing macroheterocycles were synthesized by metathesis of olefin-substituted pyridines in the coordination sphere of mono- and tris-platinum complexes, respectively. Tris(2,6-pyridinediyl)-containing macroheterocycles were hydrogenated over palladium catalyst. The hydrogenated macrocycle was used as ligand for the triplatinum template. The structure of the resulting complex was established by X-ray analysis.