The elaboration of a series of neutral ligands featuring vicinal ether and N, N- dialkylacetamido groups is described. Several of these ligands were prev with Kapp= 103- 105 in methanol of the Group IIA cations for which they are sensitive. Binding constants by the Scatchard method are reported for a number of ligands mainly with Ca, Sr, Mn and Ba. The ligands in methylene chloride solution extract these cations via their picrate salts from ...