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Chemical Structure of (a) 2,2′-dpadc, (b) nickel(II) complexes featuring N4-Schiff base macrocycle ligands16, (c) acridine-based cobalt(II) complexes from diphenylamine-based precursors15, (d) nickel(II) complexes bearing Schiff-base acridine-based ligand in this work.