“…[27][28][29] In this effort, Schiff base compounds have seen gradual growth owing to their essential features, including synthetic ease, less or no sensitivity toward air and moisture, optical tunability, and strong metal binding ability. 30,31 Contextually, a diverse panel of Schiff base probes have been employed for uorescence-based detection of various analytes such as cations, [32][33][34][35] anions, 36 pesticides, 37,38 and antibiotics/drugs; [39][40][41][42] nevertheless, only a few demonstrate the use a Department of Chemistry, Applied Science Cluster, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun-248007, Uttarakhand, India. E-mail: sushil.k@ddn.upes.…”