The invention provides an ultrathin
ultraviolet photochromic anti-counterfeiting printing film and a preparation method thereof. The printing film sequentially comprises a functional
protection layer, an optical variable layer and a base material layer, wherein the materials of the optical variable layer comprise
acrylic resin,
polyurethane resin, a modified
diarylethene photochromic material and a functional auxiliary agent; an
electron-withdrawing group and an
electron-donating group which can form intramolecular
hydrogen bonds / coordinate bonds are introduced to a
diarylethene photochromic material, the
electron-withdrawing group and the electron-donating group form push-pull, and after excitation, charge transfer accelerates reaction coordinates; the intramolecular
hydrogen bonds form controllable interaction, so that the whole is folded to a favorable conformation, the conformation rearrangement energy wall is remarkably reduced, the photoresponse speed is further improved in a synergistic manner, and the photostability of the photochromic material is improved; the resin is compounded and the content of the photochromic material is regulated, so that the
coating has an obvious photochromic effect, and the influence on the film-forming property and the
mechanical property of the
coating due to too high addition amount is avoided.