E. Lambi et al., THERMOCHROMISM AND PHOTOCHROMISM OF N-SALICYLIDENEBENZYLAMINES AND N-SALICYLIDENE-2-AMINOMETHYLPYRIDINE, Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. A, Chemistry, 86(1-3), 1995, pp. 241-246
N-salicylidenebenzylamine (II), N-salicylidene-2-phenylethylamine (III
), their mono- and di-substituted derivatives, N-salicyclidene-2-amino
methylpyridine (XIV) and N-salicylidene-2-aminoethyl-pyridine (XV) wer
e investigated for their thermochromic and photochromic properties in
the solid state and in solution, in the temperature range 298 K-77 K.
II, III, XV, some of the monosubstituted derivatives of II and all the
monosubstituted derivatives of III studied presented both properties,
i.e they were both thermochromic and photochromic. The di-substituted
derivatives were, practically, photochemically inactive. All the comp
ounds investigated and found to be thermochromic, presented negative t
hermochromism in non-polar solvents and some in polar solvents also. N
egative thermochromism in non-polar solvents was due to aggregation as
it was mainly shown by the concentration dependence on the electronic
spectra. The same also seemed true in polar proton donating solvents
but the picture was diversified by solubility.