The complexation of 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine (tpy), which is an important building block in metallosupramolecular chemistry, has been studied by titration experiments with the perchlorate hexahydrate salts of Fe²⁺, Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺ and Zn²⁺ in acetonitrile solution applying UV-vis and NMR spectroscopy and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC). UV-vis titrations showed characteristic spectral changes upon addition of metal ions to tpy solutions indicating the formation of the M(tpy)₂²⁺ complexes at a metal/ligand ratio of 1:2. ¹H NMR experiments revealed the exact amounts of 1:1 and 1:2 species during the titrations based on characteristic changes of the chemical shifts of tpy protons. ITC experiments were performed in both titration directions and gave Hº values between -14.5 and -22.2 kcal/mol for the complexation of the metal ions to tpy ligand together with estimates for the lower limit of the binding constants, which are in the range of 108 M^-1 and higher.