Thiazole derivatives; Schiff base; lanthanide complexes; fluorescence; anti-bacterial
Introduction
During past few decades, lanthanide-based complexes have drawn enormous attention owing to
their multipronged properties and applications in the field of biochemistry
[1-6]
such as in bio-
imaging
[7]
, optical telecommunication devices,
[1-14]
planar waveguide amplifier
[15]
, light-emitting
diodes (OLEDs)
[16]
and fluorescent dyes.
[17-19]
Lanthanide complexes exhibit photoluminescent
properties with large Stoke's shift and longer luminescence lifetimes which enable them to
qualify for an extensive range of technological applications, for instance, as luminescent probes
in analytical time-resolved fluoro-immunoassays and imaging sensor applications.
[20-23]
However, the absorption coefficients of lanthanide ions are usually very low
(ε
≈
1-10 M
−
1
cm
−
1
)
due to forbidden parity
f
-
f
transitions.
[23-25]
However, this small molar absorption coefficient of
f
-
f
transitions is perplexed by coordinated organic ligands which possess large molar absorption
coefficient.
[26-29]
Benzothiazole derivatives are bicyclic heterocycles which act as a weak base formed in the
benzene ring fused with 4- and 5-positions for the thiazole rings and these exhibit wide ranges of
chemical activities. Further, benzothiazole containing Schiff bases find numerous applications in
the analytical, biological, inorganic, medicinal and pharmaceutical sciences due to their anti-
fungal
[30]
, anti-inflammatory
[31]
and anti-beactrial
[32]
activities. Schiff bases have been rightly
utilized in the development of metal-complexes since they generally form very stable complexes
exhibiting wide plethora of activities.
[33-34]
Moreover, benzothiazole derivatives with a five-
member ring comprising sulfur and nitrogen display extensive range of pharmacological
activities
[35-36]
along with CNS activity
[37]
and anti-convulsant
effects.
[38]
In addition,
coordination complexes of benzothiazole are known to exhibit anti-microbial activity against
pathogenic bacteria.
[39-41]
Furthermore, 1,3- and 1,4-phenylene groups have been used as the
backbone for the generation of ligands capable of forming single- and double-stranded metal
complexes.
[42]
The increasing concentration of Schiff bases inhibit the growth of
Staphylococcus
aureus
(
S. aureus
) (MTCC 1144) bacteria.
[43]
Further, Schiff bases and their metal complexes
have shown good anti-microbial activity against
S. aureus
wherein metal complexes being more
effective than their ligand counterparts.
[44]
In addition, azetidinone derivatives exhibited anti-
microbial activity against
S. aureus
.
[45]
Propionic bacteria acnes (P. acnes)
(MTCC 1951)
having broad range antibiotics resistance whereas cephalexin, rifampin and clindamycin showing
good effect on
P. acnes
infection.
[46-47]
Present work illustrates preparation of two new Schiff base ligands (
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