Tunable Morphology of Spiropyran Assemblies: From Nanospheres to Nanorods

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• 作者：Zhen Wu ; Prof. Kai Pan ; Baozhong L&uuml ; Le Ma ; Prof. Wantai Yang and Prof. Meizhen Yin
• 刊名：Chemistry – An Asian Journal
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：November 7, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：11
• 期：21
• 页码：3102-3106
• 全文大小：1014K
• ISSN：1861-471X

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Spiropyran (SP), which can respond to acid, ultraviolet irradiation, and mechanical force, has received great attention as a classic molecule for the construction of stimuli-responsive materials. However, the self-assembly behavior of SP with a tunable morphology has rarely been investigated. In the present work, a SP derivative bearing two carboxyl groups and one hydroxyl group was prepared and used as a model to investigate the optical properties, molecular self-assembly, and morphology of SP. This pH-responsive derivative could undergo a large morphology variation from a sphere- to a rodlike structure by adjusting the acidity. The indoline and pyridopyran fragments contributed to π–π stacking, whereas the carboxyl groups contributed to hydrogen bonding. Both π–π stacking and hydrogen bonding contributed to the pH-responsive self-assembly. The morphologies of spiropyran aggregates formed under different conditions were characterized by SEM, TEM, and FTIR spectroscopy. Control of the morphology of the spiropyran nanostructure was achieved.