Design and synthesis of (2-amino-5-nitrophenyl) (phenyl)methanone-based azo dyes for selective Ni2+ sensing and their anticancer activity
A series of azo dye derivatives (3a–3e) derived from 2-amino-5-nitrobenzophenone were synthesized, structurally characterized and confirmed. Density functional theory calculations were performed to understand the electronic properties of the synthesized molecules. The chemosensing ability of selected compounds (3c–...