文摘
A pronounced bathochromic shift-type mechanofluorochromism (MFC) is found for D-¦Ð-A pyridinium dyes OD1-OD3 having diphenylamino group as an electron donor and pyridinium ring as an electron acceptor linked by carbazole as a ¦Ð-conjugated bridge, and bearing various counter anions (X?=Cl?, Br?, or I?). Interestingly, both absorption and fluorescence peaks of as-recrystallized dyes show bathochromic shift by grinding, and the degrees of the bathochromic shift depend on the type of counter anion of OD1-OD3. We propose that the use of various counter anions for D-¦Ð-A pyridinium dyes can be one of the most effective strategies, not only to express a pronounced MFC, but also to control changes of fluorescence properties by the grinding and heating, resulting in fine-tuning of fluorescent color change by the MFC.