Aggregation-induced emission enhancement of anthracene-derived Schiff base compounds and their application as a sensor for bovine serum albumin and optical cell imaging.

Three anthracene-based Schiff base complexes, R1-R3 (R1 = (E)-N´-((anthracen-10-yl)methylene)benzohydrazide; R2 = (E)-1-((anthracen-10-yl)methylene)-4-phenylsemicarbazide; and R3 = (E)-1-((anthracen-10-yl)methylene)-4-phenylthiosemicarbazide) were synthesized from 9-anthracenecarboxaldehyde, benzohydrazide, 4-phenylsemicarbazide and 4-phenylthiosemi-carbazide respectively, and characterized by various spectral techniques. The absorption spectral characteristics of R1-R3 were bathochromically tuned to the visible region by extending the π conjugation. These target compounds were weakly fluorescent in tetrahydrofuran (THF) solution because of rapid isomerization of the C=N double bond in the excited state. However, the aqueous dispersion of R1-R3 in the THF/water mixture by the gradual addition of water up to 90% resulted in an increase in the fluorescence intensity mainly due to aggregation-induced emission enhancement (AIEE) properties. The formation of nanoaggregates of R1-R3 were confirmed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) techniques. The compounds R1-R3 are ideal probes for the fluorescence sensing of bovine serum albumin (BSA) and breast cancer cells by optical cell imaging.

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