“…To identify the bonding mode as well as the complexation behavior of the prepared SBL and its metal complexes, the FT-IR spectral characteristics were recorded for SBL and its metal complexes. For 2,3-diaminopyridine, the characteristic vibrational peaks were reported at 3390, 3309, 2883, 1637, 1577, 1184, 1120, and 1064 cm −1 corresponding to N-H asymmetric stretching, N-H symmetric stretching, C-H aromatic symmetric stretching, N-H stretching of the pyridine ring, C=C stretching, C-N stretching, C-H in-plane bending, and C-O stretching, respectively 48 . Moreover, the anthracene-9-carbaldehyde characteristic vibrational peaks were reported at 2924–2854, 1682, and 1120 cm −1 corresponding to aromatic C-H stretching, C=O stretching, and C=C aromatic ring stretching, respectively.…”