Synthesis and Characterization of Macrocyclic Zinc(II) Complexes Containing Schiff Base

Abstract

An anthracene fragment was appended through a methylene group to the scorpionands ethylamine side chain to give macrocyclic systems L¹ and L² with a flexible pendant-arm as a potentially versatile fluoresecent system. Zn(II) complexes of [ZnL¹Cl]²⁺ and [ZnL²Cl]²⁺ have been prepared by the direct reaction of performed ligand (L¹ and L²) with Zn²⁺ ion.