2-芳氧基-1,8-邻苯二甲酰基萘的合成及光致变色性

合成了3种2-芳氧基-1,8-邻苯二甲酰基萘类光致变色化合物,通过核磁共振谱、红外光谱、质谱和元素分析确定了结构.对产物进行了荧光光谱测定,3种光致变色化合物的荧光强度和Stoke位移都较大.用紫外-可见分光光度计对其在丙酮溶液中的光致变色行为进行了测定,3种光致变色化合物在300-600 nm范围内都具有一定的光致变色性能和较大的吸光系数.     

Highly fluorescent chameleon nanoparticles and polymer films: multicomponent organic systems that combine FRET and photochromic switching

We describe the preparation of highly efficient stimulus-responsive fluorescence color-tuning in self-assembled supramolecular scaffold systems. The systems consisted of a photochromic compound (BP-BTE) in combination with unique luminescent organic materials (CN-MBE, TPS-CNMBE, TPA-2CNMBE) that exhibited intense fluorescence in the solid state. The emission spectrum was tuned by introducing fluorescence resonance energy transfer and photochromic switching capabilities into the system. The materials were used to successfully demonstrate novel fluorescence patterns that were responsive to multiple stimuli, displayed reversible fluorescence switching, and provided a nondestructive readout of the fluorescence signal.     

Synthesis,photochromic and fluorescent properties of hybrid compounds of fulgimides and benzothiazolylthienothiophene

The precursors and hybrid compounds, including photochromic fulgimides and fluorescent benzothiazolylthienothiophene units, have been synthesized. Spectroscopic investigations by absorption and fluorescence methods showed that fulgimide hybrids display photochromism, but do not display fluorescence properties. A possible explanation for this fact is proposed and also the decreased effectiveness of photochromic conversion.     

一种新光致变色二芳基乙烯化合物的合成、光致变色反应动力学、荧光和结构研究

The photochromic diarylethene, 1,2-bis[2-methyl-5-（3-trifluoromethylphenyl）-3-thienyl]perfluorocyclopentene （BMTTP）, was synthesized and its photochromic kinetics, fluorescence and X-ray structure were investigated. This compound underwent a photochromic reaction both in solution and the single crystalline phase. Its cyclization/cycloreversion process was determined to be zeroth/first order reaction, respectively, and this is the first report on the cyclization/cycloreversion reaction order. In addition, its fluorescence property was also discussed.     

The effect of addition of fluorescent moieties to dihydropyrenes: enhancing photochromicity and fluorescence monitoring

A series of dihydropyrenes with appending fluorescent moieties were synthesized with the objective of increasing the photochromic efficiency for this class of compounds and to establish how suitable fluorescence would be to follow their photochromic behavior. The ring opening quantum yields of dihydropyrenes with aroyl substituents at the 4-position showed increased ring opening quantum yields without a decrease of the half-life for the thermal reversion of the less stable open isomer, the metacyclophanediene to the dihydropyrene. The fluorescence of the appending naphthoyl or pyrenoyl moieties was not suitable to follow the photochromic cycling of the dihydropyrenes. However, the emission detected above 600 nm of the closed isomer of the dihydropyrene moiety was shown to be a good monitoring method for the photochromic cycling.     

Synthesis and photochromic properties of coumarin-based dithienylethenes

Two photochromic coumarin-based dithienylethenes were synthesized by one-pot nucleophilic addition reaction of alkyne and phenol. Both diarylethenes exhibited reversible photochromism, but their conformation played an important role in their photochromic properties. The derivative with high conjugation degree showed switchable fluorescence, providing a valuable reference for design of novel photochromic diarylethenes.     

Preparation and Properties of Electrospun Sheath-core Modified-PMMA Nanofibers with Photoluminescence and Photochromic Functions

Multi-functional nanofibers are playing an important role in the optical field, and are widely used in fluorescence indication, product anti-counterfeit identification and smart clothing. Nanofibers with photoluminescence and photochromic functions are already attracting more interest from researchers. In this work, based on electrospun technology, the modified-PMMA nanofibers[PMMA=poly(methyl methacrylate)] with photoluminescence and photochromic functions were prepared through the design of the sheath-core structure(SCNFs 1-4). Compared with other samples, SCNF-4 shows outstanding photoluminescence and photochromic functions. SCNF-4 can produce green light and its fluorescence intensity and fluorescence lifetime can reach 7144 a.u. and 1031.32 μs, respectively. In photochromic functions, SCNF-4 can show purple in 1 min under the 365 nm ultraviolet light, and the color can be preserved for more than 4 h under the sunlight. When SCNF-4 is irradiated by far infrared light, the color of the samples can fade quickly in 40 s. Under the irradiation of ultraviolet light of different wavelengths, SCNF-4 can display multi-color fluorescence and achieve a reversible transition between white and purple. The design of the sheath-core structure realizes the complementarity of photoluminescence and photochromic functions of the electrospun modified-PMMA nanofibers, which is important to promote the wide application of multi-functional nanofibers in the optical field.     

Photocontrolled Intramolecular Charge/Energy Transfer and Fluorescence Switching of Tetraphenylethene‐Dithienylethene‐Perylenemonoimide Triad with Donor–Bridge–Acceptor Structure

Photochromic 1,2‐dithienylethene (DTE) derivatives with a high thermal stability and fatigue resistance are appealing for optical switching of fluorescence. Here, we introduce a donor–photochromic bridge–acceptor tetraphenylethene‐dithienylethene‐perylenemonoimide (TPE‐DTE‐PMI) triad, in which TPE acts as the electron donor, PMI as the electron acceptor, and DTE as the photochromic bridge. In this system, the localized and intramolecular charge transfer emission of TPE‐DTE‐PMI with various Stokes shifts have been observed due to the photoinduced intramolecular charge transfer in different solvents. Upon UV irradiation, the fluorescence quenching resulting from photochromic fluorescence resonance energy transfer in TPE‐DTE‐PMI has been demonstrated in solution and in solid films. The fluorescence on/off switching ratio in polymethylacrylate film exceeds 100, a value much higher than in polymethylmethacrylate film, thus indicating that the fluorescence switching is dependent on matrices.     

One-step synthesis and photochromic properties of a stable triangle terthiophene

A new photochromic compound based on the hexatriene backbone was prepared by one-step coupling. The photochromic backbone, composed of three thiophene ring, undergoes reversible ring-opening and ring-closing photoisomerization reactions when irradiated with ultraviolet and visible light, respectively. It exhibited fatigue resistance and thermally irreversible photochromic properties. The ring-open form exhibits appreciable fluorescence, while quenched by the ring-closed form.     

Giant Amplification of Photoswitching by a Few Photons in Fluorescent Photochromic Organic Nanoparticles

Controlling or switching the optical signal from a large collection of molecules with the minimum of photons represents an extremely attractive concept. Promising fundamental and practical applications may be derived from such a photon‐saving principle. With this aim in mind, we have prepared fluorescent photochromic organic nanoparticles (NPs), showing bright red emission, complete ON–OFF contrast with full reversibility, and excellent fatigue resistance. Most interestingly, upon successive UV and visible light irradiation, the NPs exhibit a complete fluorescence quenching and recovery at very low photochromic conversion levels (<5 %), leading to the fluorescence photoswitching of 420±20 molecules for only one converted photochromic molecule. This “giant amplification of fluorescence photoswitching” originates from efficient intermolecular energy‐transfer processes within the NPs.     

Coumarinyl(thienyl)thiazoles: novel photochromes with modulated fluorescence

Novel photochromic 5-(3'-coumarinyl)-4-(3'-thienyl)thiazoles have been synthesized. These compounds display intensive fluorescence emission in the open form A, which is modulated by light. Fluorescence intensity decreases significantly upon irradiation of A with UV-light (lambda<400 nm) due to formation of the cyclic form B. Irradiation of B with visible light (lambda>470 nm) promotes its opening and the recovering of fluorescence. Novel dihetarylethenes undergo photochromic modulation of fluorescence both in solution and in polymeric matrices.     

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Diarylethene doped biocompatible polymer dots for fluorescence switching

The photochromic molecule diarylethene works as a "toggle switch" for biocompatible fluorescence polymer dots and enables fluorescence switching in biological samples.     

Efficient One‐step Synthesis and Properties of Photochromic Diarylethenes Having an Indene Bridging Unit

Two novel isomeric photochromic diarylethenes with an indene bridging unit have been prepared by a simple and efficient one‐step synthesis method. Their properties, including photochromic behavior, fluorescent properties and fatigue resistance, have been investigated. These two isomeric compounds showed photochromic back‐and‐forth reactions with ultraviolet and visible light both in solution and in PMMA film. Their ring‐open forms exhibited appreciable fluorescence, which was quenched by the ring‐closed forms. All results indicated that diarylethenes derivatives with indene‐aryl bridges exhibited rather high fatigue resistance and good thermally irreversible photochromic properties.     

1-(2-螺二芴)-3,4-二[3-(2,5-二甲基呋喃)-2,5-二氢吡咯的合成及光致变色性质的研究

将螺二芴引入二芳基乙烯分子中,设计合成了一种新型的含螺二芴呋喃芳香杂环的二芳基乙烯光致变色分子7a.用FT-IR,NMR,MS和元素分析进行结构表征;研究了7a在正己烷溶液和乙腈溶液中的光致变色反应,结果表明7a在两种溶剂中均具有良好的光致变色性能.并且7a在正己烷溶液中变色速率和转化率比在乙腈溶液中大.还研究了7a光致变色过程中荧光光谱的变化,发现关环反应后荧光被淬灭,并且7a的荧光发射峰在极性溶剂中有很大的蓝移.研究了开环态7a,关环态7b的热稳定性,发现7a的热失重温度比未用螺二芴修饰的8a提高了100℃.7b的热稳定性也比8b高.     

Fluorescence modulation with photochromic switches

Photochromic compounds change their color under illumination. In most instances, a colorless state switches to a colored one upon ultraviolet irradiation. The photogenerated species reverts to the original one either by thermal means or upon visible irradiation. These reversible transformations are accompanied by pronounced structural and electronic modifications, which often alter the ability of the photochromic compound to emit light. Under these conditions, the photoinduced and reversible interconversion of the colorless and colored states results in the modulation of the fluorescence intensity. Alternatively, fluorescence modulation can be implemented by attaching covalently a fluorescent group to a photochromic compound. Photoinduced changes in the dipole moment or conjugation of the photochromic component can then be designed to alter the emissive behavior of the fluorescent appendage. Similarly, photoinduced shifts in the redox potential or absorption wavelength of the photochromic fragment can be engineered to activate electron or energy, respectively, transfer pathways. Both processes can efficiently quench the fluorescence of the emissive component. Furthermore, the reversible absorption changes of a photochromic compound can effectively filter the emission of a compatible, but separate, fluorophore as long as the emission bands of the latter overlap the absorption bands of one of the two states of the former. When this design requirement is satisfied, fluorescence modulation can be achieved even if the two functional components are operated in distinct environments. Thus, either one of these ingenious mechanisms can be exploited to regulate the emissive behavior of collections of molecules in solution or even in rigid matrixes. In fact, the investigation of these fascinating systems can eventually lead to novel photoresponsive materials for photonic applications, while contributing to advance our basic understanding of the photochemical and photophysical properties of organic compounds.     

Synthesis of Photochromic Dyes Based on Annulated Coumarin Systems

Novel 2H‐chromenes derived from hydroxycoumarins were synthesized, and their photochromic behaviour was studied under flash‐photolysis conditions, showing a wide absorption range in the visible region. All the compounds exhibit low fluorescence, which apparently has no negative effect on their photochromic properties.     

Synthesis, crystal structure and characterization of photochromic 1,2-bis{2-ethyl-5-[2-(1,3-dioxolane)]-3-thienyl}perfluorocyclopentene

A novel photochromic diarylethene, 1,2-bis{2-ethyl-5-[2-(1,3-dioxolane)]-3-thienyl}perfluorocyclopentene (BEDTP), was synthesized and its structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Its photochromic and fluorescent properties were also investigated. The results showed that this compound exhibited reversible photochromism, changing from colorless to magenta after irradiation with UV light both in solution and in the crystalline phase. In hexane solution, the open-ring isomer of BEDTP exhibited relatively strong fluorescence at 400 nm when excited at 282 nm. The fluorescence intensity decreased along with the photochromism upon irradiation with 254 nm light and its closed-ring isomer showed almost no fluorescence.     

Single-molecule fluorescence photoswitching of a diarylethene-perylenebisimide dyad: non-destructive fluorescence readout

Single-molecule fluorescence photoswitching plays an essential role in ultrahigh-density (Tbits/inch(2)) optical memories and super-high-resolution fluorescence imaging. Although several fluorescent photochromic molecules and fluorescent proteins have been applied, so far, to optical memories and super-high-resolution imaging, their performance is unsatisfactory because of the absence of "non-destructive fluorescence readout capability". Here we report on a new molecular design principle of a molecule having non-destructive readout capability. The molecule is composed of acceptor photochromic diarylethene and donor fluorescent perylenebisimide units. The fluorescence is reversibly quenched when the diarylethene unit converts between the open- and the closed-ring isomers upon irradiation with visible and UV light. The fluorescence quenching is based on an electron transfer from the donor to the acceptor units. The fluorescence photoswitching and non-destructive readout capability were demonstrated in solution (an ensemble state) and at the single-molecule level. Femtosecond time-resolved transient and fluorescent lifetime measurements confirmed that the fluorescence quenching is attributed to the intramolecular electron transfer.     

萘并吡喃光致变色荧光开关研究进展

萘并吡喃及其衍生物是经典的光致变色材料,具有很低的背景颜色、优良的光致变色抗疲劳性、易于调控的变色动力学、开环体具有宽的吸收等优点,受到了研究者的重视。本文综述了近几年来作者课题组利用萘并吡喃构建光致变色荧光开关的研究进展,通过将荧光基团和萘并吡喃以掺杂模式、共聚物和有机小分子等形式构建光致变色荧光开关,研究了它们在溶液和薄膜中的荧光开关性能,初步探讨了萘并吡喃荧光开关在非破坏性读出和荧光成像等方面的应用潜能。