Quantum chemical elucidation of the turn-on luminescence mechanism in two new Schiff bases as selective chemosensors of Zn2+: synthesis, theory and bioimaging applications
Two new selective zinc sensors (S,E)-11-amino-8-((2,4-di-tert-butyl-1-hydroxybenzylidene)amino)-11-oxopentanoic acid (A) and (S,E)-11-amino-8-((8-hydroxybenzylidene)amino)-11-oxopentanoic acid (B) based on a Schiff base and an amino acid are reported.