Design and synthesis of diazirine‐containing dyes for polypropylene fibre: A study on the effect of alkyl chain
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- Engineering Research Centre for Eco‐Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles, Ministry of Education Zhejiang Sci‐Tech University Hangzhou China
- Engineering Research Centre for Eco‐Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles, Ministry of Education Zhejiang Sci‐Tech University Hangzhou China, Shangyu Industrial Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd Zhejiang Sci‐Tech University Shaoxing China
Abstract The dyeing of polypropylene fabrics utilising conventional‐disperse dyes often meets poor colour yield and fastness problems, fundamentally caused by the low affinity between dyes and polypropylene fibres. In this article, a new class of hydrophobic reactive dyes that can react with polypropylene were designed using diazirine moiety as a reactive group, azo structure as a chromophore, and an ester group as a linking bridge. The difference among these dyes was the alkyl chain length on the azo chromophore, which was used to fine‐tune the affinity between the dyes and fibre. The structures of the synthesised dyes and intermediates were characterised and confirmed using nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, and infrared spectrometry. The absorption and thermal properties of the dyes were also studied to ensure their feasibility for dyeing application. In addition, the diazirine dyes were successfully applied to dye polypropylene fabrics using a two‐step process by dyeing in a non‐aqueous solvent and fixing it under heating. The dyes and polypropylene fibre were demonstrated to react, where the fixation values were in the range 64.5–76.4%. The systematic study of the structure–property relationship demonstrated the positive effect of the alkyl chain in promoting colour yield, however, accompanied by a slightly reduced fixation value. Due to the chemical bonding of the dye molecules to the fibre, the dyed polypropylene fabrics exhibited excellent colour fastness property, making the dyeing technology very promising for future industrial applications.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 1887479
- Journal Information:
- Coloration Technology, Journal Name: Coloration Technology Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 138; ISSN 1472-3581
- Publisher:
- Wiley-BlackwellCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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