title: Uncovering a broad class of fluorescent amine-containing compounds by heat treatment.
abstract: Amine-containing compounds including polymers, oligomers and small molecules, without conventional fluorophores, are found to emit strong visible fluorescence after a one-step heat treatment. Furthermore, our results demonstrate for the first time that not only tertiary amine groups but also primary and secondary amine groups can act as fluorescent moieties.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Instruments and Analysis, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, West Hebei Street, Qinhuangdao, China. wdj9999@126.com.
authors.forename: Dandan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Dongni
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xuemin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: He
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Fangfang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yaohang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Dongjun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000737:chemistry*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D006358:Hot Temperature; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D019697:Onions / Q000166:cytology; D059828:Plant Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D014266:Trientine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D011108:Polymers; D014266:Trientine