SYNTHESIS OF CHROMOTROPIC COLORANTS
Abstract
In a study of photochromic colorants potentially useful for a 'chameleon' type camouflage system, a number of metal dithizonates were synthetically modified by introduction or groups in the ortho, meta and para positions of both phenyl rings of dithizone. The resulting complexes were tested for spectral, photochromic and lightfastness properties. While spectral changes and increases in both solubility and lightfastness were affected by some ortho substituents, the photochromic properties (photostationary conversion and thermal return rate) were only slightly affected by substitution. The complexes of mercury exhibit the best all-round performance although some zinc complexes approach the performance of mercury. The complexes of palladium exhibit potentially useful spectral and photochromic behavior that is quite different from the mercury type complexes and more application research is recommended regarding the incorporation of these palladium complexes in textile fibers. Fiber reactivity (on nylon) has been introduced into the mercury dithizonate system via a dichlorotriazinyl reactive group. This compound exhibited photochromic properties when reacted with nylon.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0630908
Entities
People
- John Kazan
- Marion Mason
- Ralph A. Coleman
- Walter H. Foster Jr.