Journal
DYES AND PIGMENTS
Volume 210, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2022.111026
Keywords
Intramolecular proton transfer; Multi -color; Mechanochromic; Thermochromic
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In this study, a series of salicylaldehyde Schiff base derivatives with different alkoxy chain lengths (NPA-n, n = 1, 4, 8, 12) were synthesized, which exhibited tunable emissions in both solution and solid states. The research provides a new strategy for constructing multi-color fluorophores for various applications.
Endowing fluorescent materials with multi-color tunable properties in a single-component system remains challenging. Herein, a series of salicylaldehyde Schiff base derivatives with different lengths of alkoxy chains (NPA-n, n = 1, 4, 8, 12) are synthesized. All the derivatives exhibit wide-range tunable emissions through intramolecular proton transfer and interphase transformation. In the solution state, NPA-n derivatives emit blue (E*) and green (K*) emissions, produced by the excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) effect by controlling the polarity of solvents. In the solid state, J -type aggregation results in red-shifted emissions. Poly-morphic emissions of NPA-12 with yellow and red, produced by ground-state intramolecular proton transfer (GSIPT) effect, are realized by controlling the aggregated degree. Therefore, NPA-12 presents color tunable emissions covering fully visible spectrum (about 183 nm), including blue, green, yellow and red. The as-obtained system is further applied to thermochromic and mechanochromic aspects. The research provides a strategy to construct multi-color fluorophores for diverse applications.
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