Oxo-spirocyclic structure bridged ditopic Schiff base: A turn-on fluorescent probe for selective recognition of Zn(II) and its application in biosensing
A Schiff base fluorescent probe, namely naphthalic anhydride – (2-pyridine) hydrazone (NAH), has been synthesized and developed for the highly selective and sensitive monitoring of Fe3+ ions in an aqueous solution and living cells.
A Zn2+ sensor, coumarinyl thioether Schiff base shows the LOD 0.068 μM. The fluorogenic complex, [ZnL] recognizes ATP in presence of other anions and the LOD, 6.7 μM, is the lowest in literature. Ligand is used for fluorescence cell imaging process.