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Source:  Da Silva, C. M.; Da Silva, D. L.; Modolo, L. V.; Alves, R. B.; De Resende, M. A.; Martins, C. V. B.; De Fatima, A. Schiff Bases: A Short Review of Their Antimicrobial Activities. J. Adv. Res. 2011, 2, 1-8. DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2010.05.004.

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Source:  Layer, R. W. Chemistry of Imines. Chem. Rev. 1963, 63, 489-510. DOI: 10.1021/cr60225a003.

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Source:  Ahmed, B. M.; Rudell, N. A.; Soto, I.; Mezei, G. Reaction of Amines with Aldehydes and Ketones Revisited: Access to a Class of Non-Scorpionate Tris(pyrazolyl)methane and Related Ligands. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 10549-10562. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b02070.

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Source:  Mizuta, T.; Sakaguchi, S.; Ishii, Y. Catalytic Reductive Alkylation of Secondary Amine with Aldehyde and Silane by an Iridium Compound. J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 2195-2199. DOI: 10.1021/jo0481708.

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Source:  Khalil, S. M. E.; Stefan, S. L.; Bashir, K. A. Schiff Base Complexes Derived from Salicylaldehyde with Amine, [Ni(1,2-pn)2Cl2]·3H2O and [Cu(1,2-pn)2]SO4·2H2O, as Complex Ligands. Synth. React. Inorg. Met.-Org. Chem. 2001, 31, 927-951. DOI: 10.1081/SIM-100105251.

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Source:  Karuppasamy, P.; Thiruppathi, D.; Vijaya Sundar, J.; Rajapandian, V.; Ganesan, M.; Rajendran, T.; Rajagopal, S.; Nagarajan, N.; Rajendran, P.; Sivasubramanian, V. K. Spectral, Computational, Electrochemical and Antibacterial Studies of Iron(III)–Salen Complexes. Arabian J. Sci. Eng. 2015, 40, 2945-2958. DOI: 10.1007/s13369-015-1599-8.