The present invention discloses a compound containing a
urea structure, a preparation method thereof, and an application in a developer, which relates to the technical field of developers. The compound containing a
urea structure has the structure shown in Formula 1. The compound containing a
urea structure is synthesized through multiple steps including a
Suzuki reaction, a bromination reaction, and a
substitution reaction. This compound is used as an
electron donor in a thermosensitive color development
system and forms a color development composition with phenolic compounds and acidic substances, and the
activation temperature is as low as 60 - 120 °C. Its urea group structure stabilizes the
reaction intermediate through a
hydrogen bond network, enhances the
electron transfer efficiency, and significantly improves the color development sensitivity; the
aryl / heteroaryl substituents optimize the color development contrast through a conjugation effect, and at the same time, the hot-melt filler synergistically ensures the stability of the
system. Compared with traditional developers, the present invention has both low-temperature activation,
high color development intensity, and excellent
weather resistance, and is suitable for fields such as thermosensitive printing and anti-counterfeiting materials, solving the defects of high
reaction temperature and insufficient stability in the prior art.