Unusual emission from non-conjugated simple amines triggered by micelle and its influence factors: mimicking the GFP model

In order to mimic the emissive mechanism of green fluorescent protein (GFP) by using chemical reagents, we systematically explored the micelle-triggered fluorescent system formed by non-conjugated simple amine molecules and cyclopentanol (CPA). In comparison with its amphiphilic ring-type homologues and linear homologues, we found that the fluorescent properties of the prepared systems were highly sensitive to surrounding environment. The present works help us get deeper cognition on the abnormal fluorescence mechanism, and provide a novel way to design highly efficient luminescent systems via green, facile and low-cost procedures, which was fundamentally different from the traditional method. Simultaneously, fluorescent micelles exhibit specific quenching of Fe3+, which can be combined with chestnut lignin to prepare Fe3+ detection and adsorption materials.