Synthesis and characterization of new azo containing Schiff base macrocycle

Fully conjugated Schiff base macrocycle has been prepared through a simple and mild condition, a one-pot cyclization procedure of four-component without using a template. The condensation reaction of related bis (hydroxybenzaldehyde) with phenylenediamines to prepare a conjugated [2 + 2] Schiff base macrocycle has been investigated and fluorescent [2 + 2] Schiff base macrocycles with N2O2 binding pockets has been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, 1H NMR, IR, Fluorescent, UV–visible and MALDI mass spectroscopies.