2,2'-(2,2'-Oxybis(ethane-2,1-diyl)bis(oxy))bis(N-(2,2'-bithiophen-5-ylmethylene)aniline)

Abstract

A new flexible fluorescent compound L derived from 1,5-bis(2-aminophenoxy)-3-oxapentane (A) has been synthesized by classical Schiff-base reaction between (A) and 2,2´-bithiophene carbaldehyde (B). The same synthesis was reproduced by a green methodology using an ultrasonication reaction in a classical sonication bath. The structure of the new compound was confirmed by elemental analysis, IR, 1H-NMR, MALDI-TOF-MS and EI-MS-spectra, UV-vis and fluorescence emission spectroscopy.

Keywords

• imine compounds
• fluorescence chemosensors
• 2,2’-bithiophene