Compartmental ligands are those that have two or more polydentate coordination sites close together , which can provide good recognition of metal ions in their adjacent chambers. In this context, the BPMAMFF {3 N N bis(2 pyridylmethyl)aminomethyl] 5 methylsalicylaldehyde} ligand and its analog ue, namely HBPAMFF {3 N N --(2 pyridylmethyl)(2 hydroxybenzyl)aminomethyl] 5 methylsalicylaldehyde}, are compartmental ligands whose reactivity features highlight them as compou nds of interest for Materials Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Bioinorganic Chemistry and other areas. In this work, BPMAMFF and HBPAMFF were synthesized, as well as their respective oximic derivatives BPMAMFF ox and HBPAMFF ox , since the addition of th is group can potentiate some of their properties. Thus, 4 compartmental ligands were obtained, which were characterized through their melting points, vibrational IR spectroscopy and 1 H NMR. Furthermore , 6 coordination complexes, 5 of them new , were prepared from th ese ligands, being the copper(II) complexes obtained for all of them and the zinc(II) complexes synthesized only for BPMA derivatives. All coordination compounds were characterized in the solid state by vibrational IR spectroscopy, thermogravimetry and, wh en possible, by X ray diffraction in single crystals. Zinc(II) diamagnetic complexes were also studied by 1 H NMR. The results presented here in show that the oximic moiety , unlike what was expected at the beginning of the project, does not participate in th e coordination of these metal ions in the mononuclear species, thus becoming available for the coordination of other metal centers. Hence , the se complexes can be used as building blocks in the synthesis of supramolecular structures and coordination polymer s with the most diverse applications. Finally, the obtention of the novel complex [Cu( HBPAMFF )Cl 2 ]·0.25 H 2 O, in which it was observed, for the first time, that the terminal phenol of the tripodal ligand HBPAMFF does not actively participate in coordination, was described by us in a p a per published in the Journal of Molecular Structure.