Tuning of azine derivatives for selective recognition of Ag+ with the in vitro tracking of endophytic bacteria in rice root tissue

Several azine derivatives have been prepared and structurally characterized by spectroscopic and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Two of them, viz. naphthalene based (A10) and anthracene based (A11) show fluorescence enhancement in the presence of Ag+ in aqueous-methanol. Moreover, A11 efficiently tracks Ag+in vitro endophytic bacteria infected rice root tissue. Experimental results have been substantiated by theoretical DFT calculations.