UV–VIS analysis was carried out using an Agilent 8453 diode array spectrophotometer [44 (link)]. Fluorescence study was carried out using a Jasco FP-750 spectrofluorometer (JASCO, Tokio, Japan). Quantum yield was determined by the comparative method described in our previous article [44 (link)]. The study PL-pH dependence was carried out at pH = 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. The pH was adjusted using an Elmetron CX-551 pH-meter (combined glass pH electrode, Elmetron, Zabrze, Poland). The solvatochromism study was carried out using the following solvents: water, acetone, acetonitrile, tetrahydrofuran, and methanol. Infrared analysis was performed using a Nexus 470 diamond crystal ATR FTIR spectrophotometer (Thermo Fisher Scientific (Waltham, MA, USA).
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