Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2022, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (7): 1119-1128.DOI: 10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.210334

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Off‑on/On‑off Dual‑Mode Hydrochromic Materials: Water‑Induced Acidity Changes in the Microenvironment Regulate the Color Switching of Rhodamine Derivatives

Xiao-Yan WEI, Jin-Yan ZHANG, Lan SHENG(), Sean Xiao-An ZHANG   

  1. State key Laboratong of Supramolecular Strccture and Materiats,Jilin University,Changchun 130012,China
  • Received:2021-07-09 Accepted:2021-10-22 Published:2022-07-01 Online:2022-07-11
  • Contact: Lan SHENG
  • About author:shenglan17@jlu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21975099);the Outstanding Youth Talent Fund Project of Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Development Program(20190103126JH)

Abstract:

Based on the phenomenon that rhodamine derivatives (4-N-acrylamide-(3',6'-bis(diethylamino)-spiro[isobenzofuran-1,9'-xanthene]-3-one) (AM-RhB) will open the lactone ring to display color or emit fluorescence under moderate acidic conditions (4.4<pH<6) and will occur excessive protonation, color and fluorescence are “lost” when they are in strongly acidic microenvironment (pH<1), we propose a new strategy for constructing dual-mode hydrochromic materials. AM-RhB is mixed with solid acid as the imaging layer, and the acidity of the solid acid is adjusted (weakened or strengthened) by introducing and removing water to make the molecule in the ring-open form or excessive protonation state, thereby regulating the reversible change between the color and fluorescence of the material (on/off). By selecting different solid acids (benzenesulfonic acid and sulfamic acid) respectively, we realize the “off-on” and “on-off” two different color rendering modes of the dual-mode hydrochromic materials, and demonstrate its application in Water-jet printing. The prepared printing paper shows high reflectivity change (optical modulation) (>25%) and fluorescence intensity modulation (>700) before and after stimulating with water, and good reversibility (> 5 times). This work will provide a promising way for the development of new hydrochromic materials.

Key words: Rhodamine derivatives, Hydrochromic material, Dual-mode, Microenvironment

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