In this study, spiropyran (SP)-containing fluorinated polyacrylate (F-PA−SP) latex was prepared by emulsion polymerization using fluorinated and SP-based acrylic monomers as raw materials. Fourier transform infrared and 1 H NMR demonstrate that the F-PA−SP copolymer has been successfully synthesized, and dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy analyses indicate that the synthesized latex has presented a uniform particle size of approximately 200 nm. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, and water contact angle (WCA) analyses were used to investigate the surface properties of the F-PA−SP coating and demonstrate that its hydrophobicity is enhanced by the addition of a fluorinated acrylic monomer. The photochromic properties of the coating were investigated by UV/vis spectroscopy, and the results reveal that the F-PA−SP coating possesses better photoresponsiveness, fatigue resistance, and photoreversibility under UV/vis irradiation than the coating prepared using fluorinated polyacrylate/SP blended latex. Moreover, the WCA of the F-PA−SP coating subjected to UV/vis irradiation shows minimal changes and retains its excellent hydrophobicity. Finally, the F-PA−SP latex was applied to cellulosic paper, and the resulting photochromic paper exhibits outstanding reversible color changes and hydrophobicity.

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4-Acryloyl-1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-piperidinol (APMP) is a reactive hindered amine that prolongs the service life of the polymeric materials and exhibits high stability, good resistance to extraction, and low toxicity. In this paper, a photoinduced free radical copolymerization of APMP and methyl methacrylate (MMA) is accomplished at ambient temperature in solution. APMP plays a key role in the copolymerization, owing to the nitroxides generated in situ from the moiety of 1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-piperidine under UV irradiation, and mediates the copolymerization, which is confirmed by the linear kinetics. With the increment of initial monomer feed ratios of APMP/MMA, both the copolymerization rate and the average molecular weight increase. According to the reactivity ratios from the extended Kelen-Tüdos (KT) method at high conversion by1H NMR spectroscopy, a nonlinear model is established and the sequential distribution in the copolymers is also investigated. The dispersion of APMP units is regulated by the feed ratios and reactivity ratios.