Redox chemosensors: coordination chemistry towards CuII, ZnII, CdII, HgII, and PbII of 1-aza-4,10-dithia-7-oxacyclododecane ([12]aneNS2O) and its N-ferrocenylmethyl derivativeElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: synthetic details including analytical and spectroscopic data for the isolated complexes. Ortep views of the coordination sphere around the metal centres in 1, 2 and 5. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/dt/b2/b210806m/