Regulating Photochromic Properties of Naphthalenediimide-Based Coordination Polymers through Isomerization Strategy of Electron Donors
Received date: 2025-11-19
Online published: 2026-01-21
Supported by
Natural Science Foundation of Science and Technology Agency of Shanxi Province(20210302123324)
Natural Science Foundation of Science and Technology Agency of Shanxi Province(201901D111275)
Applied Research Project of Yuncheng University(YY-202510)
Doctoral Research Start-up Project of Yuncheng University(YXBQ-202519)
Scientific and Technologial Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi(2025L111)
“LJ” Special Funds of Distinguished Doctorates(LJZX-2-202509)
The interfacial relationship between electron donors (ED) and acceptors (EA) is a key factor for determining the photochromic performance of photochromic coordination polymers (PCCPs). However, the regulation of the interfacial relationship is still in its infancy and continues to be a severe challenge. In this work, two PCCPs, [Zn(3-DPNDI)(o-BDC)] (1) and [Zn(3-DPNDI)0.5(m-BDC)(H2O)]•2H2O (2), have been successfully obtained through the assembly of N,N-di-(3- pyridyl)-1,4,5,8-naphthalenedicarboximide (3-DPNDI) and zinc nitrate (Zn(NO3)2) with two isomers of terephthalic acids [o-phthalic acid (o-BDC) and m-phthalic acid (m-BDC)]. Compounds 1 and 2 have been characterized in detail by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), thermogravimetry (TG), ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) absorption spectroscopy, and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR). Upon ultraviolet light (365 nm) irradiation, 1 and 2 exhibited different color change (from light brown to dark brown for 1 vs. from light brown to tan for 2) and photochromic response rates (color change time, 1 s for 1 vs. 1 s for 2; saturated time, 90 min for 1 vs. 30 min for 2). Although both 1 and 2 have the same color change time (1 s), the change of absorbance ΔAbs of 2 (0.07) is much larger than that of 1 (0.02), indicating that 2 has a faster photoresponse rate. Meanwhile, this result was further confirmed by the kinetic curves (1: 0.0078 s-1 and 2: 0.0110 s-1). The significantly different photochromic properties of the CPs are mainly attributed to the introduction of isomeric electron donors, which gives rise to different weak interactions be-tween ED and EA, viz. intermolecular electron transfer (ET) channels, demonstrating the subtle modulation effect of isomeric electron donors on the interfacial relationship of ED-EA and photochromic properties. This paper proposes a strategy for modulating the photochromic performance of CPs by introducing isomeric electron donors, which lays a solid foundation for the construction of controllable photoresponsive functional materials.
Qin Jin , Zhang Shimin , Hao Pengfei , Shen Qiu , Zhu Huihui , Shen Junju , Fu Yunlong . Regulating Photochromic Properties of Naphthalenediimide-Based Coordination Polymers through Isomerization Strategy of Electron Donors[J]. Acta Chimica Sinica, 2026 , 84(3) : 364 -369 . DOI: 10.6023/A25110378
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