Novel reactive dyes with mono- and bi-acyl fluoride reactive groups have been designed and synthesized, which are obtained by using 2-amino-8-naphthol-6-sulfonic acid or 1-amino-8-naphthol-3,6-disulfonicacid as the coupling component and 4-aminobenzoyl fluoride (PABF) as the diazo component. Their structures have been defined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and ultraviolet–visible spectra (UV—Vis). The novel reactive dyes were evaluated on cotton by using the exhaust dyeing method. The properties were examined in detail, and the results showed that the dye concentration of 4% (o.w.f), pH = 9, and salt-free was the most effective condition. The fixation of the novel reactive dyes on cotton was 60.27% and 64.13%, respectively. The micro-fluorine-containing reactive dyes have favorable dyeing properties owing to the covalent bond formed between the reactive group of dyes and the functional group of cotton fibers, which can achieve salt-free dyeing of cotton.Keywords:acyl fluoride;reactive dyes;cotton fabric;low molecular weight;salt-free
Da-fa Yang,Xiang-jun Kong,Dan Gao,Hong-sheng Cui,Ting-ting Huang,Jin-xin Lin
Reactive disperse dyes with mono- and bi-acyl fluoride reactive groups have been synthesized using a simple and convenient method. The structures of these dyes have been defined by 1 H, 13 C and 19 F NMR. The cotton dyeing in supercritical carbon dioxide (Sc CO 2 ) with dyeing temperature varying from 60 °C to 120 °C and time between 1 h and 3 h and with the concentration of 0.5% owf (on weight of fabric) have been studied. Significant improvement of the color fastness of washing and rubbing has been observed owing to the covalent bond formed between the reactive group of dyes and the functional group of cotton fibers . Besides, the dyed fabrics possess favorable fastness properties , indicating the achievement of lower-temperature dyeing of cotton in Sc CO 2 . Additionally, the end products meet the garment dyeing standards as well. A mechanism of dyeing process is tentatively speculated meanwhile.