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Synthesis and spectroscopic characterisation of (E)-2-(2-(9-(4-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butyl)-9H-carbazol-3-yl)vinyl)-3-ethylbenzo[d]thiazol-3-ium, a new ligand and potential DNA intercalator

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Three new compounds based on carbazole planar skeleton were synthesised. Among them there is a new ligand and a potential DNA intercalator which contains a benzothiazolium moiety connected to the carbazole ring by a vinyl bridge. The absorption and emission spectral properties of this new ligand have been studied by spectroscopic methods.

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Głuszyńska, A., Rajczak, E. & Juskowiak, B. Synthesis and spectroscopic characterisation of (E)-2-(2-(9-(4-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butyl)-9H-carbazol-3-yl)vinyl)-3-ethylbenzo[d]thiazol-3-ium, a new ligand and potential DNA intercalator. Chem. Pap. 67, 1231–1239 (2013). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11696-013-0343-7

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