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Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2006, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (4): 505-509.

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Spectral Properties and Photochromic Characteristics of Spiropyran Dyes

SHEN Kai-hua1,2, HAN Jian-guo1, ZHANG Gang1, CHOI Dong-hoon3   

  1. 1. The State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, P. R. China; The Key Laboratory of Cellulose and Lignocellulosics Chemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, P. R. China;

    2. The State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, P. R. China;

    3. Polymer and Fiber Material Engineering, Kyunghee University, Kyong Kido 449-701, Korea
  • Received:2005-11-04 Online:2006-08-24 Published:2011-08-06
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, Ministry of Education(No. SRF-2004-527).

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Abstract: A bis-benzospiropyran(BBSP) and nitro-substituted indoline spirobenzopyrans(SBP) were prepared by following a simple procedure. The reaction mechanism of synthesizing bis-benzospiropyran is discussed. A comparative analysis of the spectral and photochromic properties between SBP and BBSP was carried out with the aid of a PMMA film. The results indicate that chemical structures and UV irradiation played an important role in the spectral and photochromic properties of SBP and BBSP, which would readily affect λmax of the colored forms and the reversibility. The IR spectra and 1H NMR spectra of these compounds are used to interpret the photochromic phenomena under different UV irradiation and determine the configurations of SBP and BBSP.

Key words: Photochromism, Spiropyran, UV radiation, Protonation