Three imines comprised of 5-nitrothiophen-2-yl as electron-accepting and phenols electrondonating groups were synthesized used chromogenic chemosensors to detect alkylamines. The compounds are colorless in water, but their deprotonation by the alkylamines generates corresponding colored phenolates, which can be those analytes. addition cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) causes bathochromic s...