The ligands all-cis-2,4,6-trimethoxycyclohexane-1,3,5-triamine (tmca) and all-cis-2,4,6-tribenzocyclohexane-1,3,5-triamine (tbca) were produced almost quantitatively by employing (Ni(taci)2)2+ (taci - 1,3,5-triamino-1,3,5-trideoxy-cis-inositol) as precursor. Ni2+ was a very efficient protecting group for the nitrogen donors. Findings showed that taci and tmca are effective ligands for late divalent transition metal cations. However, the stability of bis complexes of tmca was greater than those of taci by almost five orders of magnitude even though there were no substantial differences within the coordination spheres or the ligand backbones of corresponding structures.