The research work presented in this report, concerns the synthesis and the study of the coordination properties of the 64Cu by new acyclic chelators for PET imaging.We have synthesized four ligands (L1-L4) based on a pyridine scaffold, functionnalized by a varying number of methanephosphonate functions. A combination of potentiometry, spectrophotometry and electrospay mass spectrometry was used to study the coordination properties of Cu(II) with this ligands. The kinetic studies of the formation and dissociation of Cu(II) complexes have been carried out with stopped-flow techniques.L1 was shown to display a very high affinity towards Cu(II) and selectivity over Ni(II), Zn(II), Co(II) and Ga(III). The chelation of the Cu(II) by the four liga...