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Effects of diphenyl-vinyl-substituted diketopyrrolopyrrole isomers on stacking and luminescence

Ruixin Wang, Puxi Yang, Huizhi Chen, Songming Lan, Haoyu Li, Wei Fan*, Guangpeng Gao* and Xiaofang Li*
Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China. E-mail: guangpeng008@bit.edu.cn

Received 3rd June 2025 , Accepted 2nd July 2025

First published on 8th July 2025


Abstract

Two kinds of novel diphenyl-vinyl-substituted diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives with different configurations, linear shaped R-4DPs vs. S shaped R-2DPs, were synthesized and characterized to explore their structural, optical, and electrochemical properties. The distinct placement of diphenyl significantly affected molecular planarity, conjugation and π–π stacking in the solid state, as confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The layer spacing of compounds with 4-diphenyl were approximately 3.30–3.40 Å. These molecules exhibited strong absorption in the visible region (350–680 nm) and emitted magenta fluorescence in solution, whereas 4-diphenyl-substituted derivatives (R-4DPs) displayed more intense absorption and redshift attributed to enhanced conjugation with linear and rigid configuration.


Introduction

Conjugated organic materials with precisely engineered molecular packing exhibit exceptional optoelectronic properties, making them indispensable for next-generation devices.1 The strategic control of intermolecular arrangements—particularly through π–π stacking, J/H-aggregation, and crystalline domain alignment—directly governs critical performance metrics in the organic electronics, including organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs),2 organic solar cells (OSCs),3 and organic field-effect transistors (OFETs).4 Among these materials, diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)-based derivatives represent a leading class of organic semiconductors, offering tunable electronic structures and exceptional photophysical properties through precisely engineered solid-state packing achieved via side-chain design and packing control.5 The DPP core, characterized by its strong electron-withdrawing ability and planar aromatic structure, facilitates efficient π–π stacking and intermolecular charge transport, making it an ideal building block for designing advanced organic semiconductors.

DPP-based conjugated small molecules or polymers incorporating vinyl groups have been extensively investigated, demonstrating notable advantages such as extended conjugation length, broadened long-wavelength absorption, enhanced planarity, intermolecular interactions and high hole/electron carrier mobility,6 thereby enhancing their suitability for phototheranostic,7 charge transfer8 or other applications.9 In this study, we report the synthesis and characterization of a series of diphenyl-vinyl-substituted DPP derivatives (R-nDP-DPPs, R = alkyl, n = substituent position of diphenyl, DPP may be omitted for clarity to give the name of R-nDPs). The R-4DP isomers displayed valence bond conjugation with larger degree of red shift, and strong donor–acceptor (D–A) interactions,10 as well as their absorption and fluorescence properties,11 they also showed highly planar molecular geometry, rigidity and tight π–π stacking. The R-2DP isomer mainly manifested as space interaction, distorted molecular structure and caged packing, maintained strong fluorescence with large amount of bad solvent. Except for solubility, the N-substituents also affect the packing pattern.

Results and discussion

Four R-nDP derivatives were successfully synthesized with moderate yields, which were performed applying the methodology discovered by Scott and co-workers.12 The initial step involved the reaction of fumaryl chloride with n-butylamine or 2-ethylhexylamine to afford the corresponding fumaramides. The key intermediate Me-DPP was subsequently synthesized through a sequential process involving amidation with isopropenyl acetate followed by intramolecular cyclization. A pursuant Knoevenagel condensation was employed to introduce vinylene bridges, facilitating the conjugation of various aryl moieties and resulting in the target compounds: R-nDPs (Scheme 1). These compounds exhibited favourable solubility/dispersibility in common organic solvents (e.g., dichloromethane, chloroform, toluene).
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Scheme 1 Synthetic route of all R-nDPs. (a) Piperidine, acetonitrile, 80 °C, yield in 82–87%.

The crystallographic structures of C4-4DP, C26-4DP and C4-2DP were unambiguously established through single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, and the crystallographic data were summarized in Table S1. But C26-2DP showed a bituminous appearance with no crystalline appearance at room temperature. As shown in Fig. 1a, the C4-4DP exhibited a highly planar configuration with a linear molecular architecture, demonstrating an end-to-end distance of 2.47 nm. The dihedral angle between the two adjacent benzene rings was 23.43°, and the dihedral angle between the B-benzene ring and the DPP core was 9.52° (Table S2). The lengths of intramolecular hydrogen bonds were 2.33–2.37 Å, while that of intermolecular hydrogen bonds were 2.40–2.48 Å. The bond lengths analysis revealed a characteristic alternation between single and double bonds within both the DPP core and benzene rings, consistent with the electronic delocalization typical of aromatic systems. The crystal packing revealed an X-type stacking mode, the angels of two diphenyl were about 14.72° and 13.67° (α1 and α3), the angel of two DPP cores was about 55.25° (α1 and α2). The interlayer π–π distance was about 3.40 Å with a dihedral angle of 5.18° between adjacent DPP molecules (Fig. 2).


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Fig. 1 Crystal structures of (a) C4-4DP, (b) C26-4DP and (c) C4-2DP. ORTEP drawings of the molecular structures (ellipsoid probability of 50%) with partial bond lengths in front view.

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Fig. 2 Molecular packing of C4-4DP from (a) front view and (b) top view.

Compared to C4-4DP, C26-4DP showed similar skeletal features but exhibited unique characteristics in terms of planarity and stacking, affected by side chain (Fig. 1b). The B-benzene ring was almost coplanar to the DPP core, with a dihedral angle of only 2.57°. However, there was a significant torsion angle of 37.11° between the A and B benzene rings due to the steric hindrance, and the overall molecular length was about 2.46 nm. The different layers of C26-4DP were parallel to each other and slip slightly, with a layer spacing of approximately 3.30 Å (Fig. S1 and Table S2).

For C4-2DP, the molecular geometry highly twisted as S shape, with a molecular width about 1.36 nm, and the angle between adjacent molecules was 86.92°, approaching a nearly perpendicular arrangement (Fig. 1c and S2). Four molecules enclosed in a cage accumulation. The dihedral angle between the B-benzene ring and the DPP core was 34.11°, while the dihedral angle between A and B benzene rings was 89.92°, almost perpendicular to each other (Table S2). The length of intramolecular hydrogen bonds was around 2.45 Å. Due to the highly twisted conformation, the distance of layer spacing was approximately 7.90 Å, without π–π interactions between the adjacent layer molecules.

Fig. 3 and Table 1 displayed the optical spectra and relative data of all R-nDPs, respectively. These compounds showed wide absorption with a range of 300–680 nm. R-4DPs exhibited strong absorbance and donor–acceptor (D–A) effect due to the stronger conjugation effect, which leading to significant redshift, with two main absorption peaks at 578 nm and 627 nm, respectively, appearing blue in solution phase and deep purple in solid state (Fig. S3). The solutions exhibited intense red fluorescence, with a maximum emission peak at 646 nm. Due to the twisted molecular structures, R-2DPs showed smaller redshift, with main absorption peaks around 566 nm and 602 nm. The compounds exhibited purple coloration in solution and deep red pigmentation in the solid state, with longer Stokes shifts and a maximum emission peak around 635 nm. All four compounds exhibited fluorescence lifetimes shorter than 2 ns in solution phase (Fig. S4). Additionally, the solvent dependence studies of C26-4DP and C26-2DP using UV-visible spectrophotometry showed minimal variation (Fig. S5).


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Fig. 3 Absorption and emission spectra of all R-nDPs in solution (CHCl3, 1.0 × 10−5 M). (a) UV-vis absorption spectra, with an inset showing the colour of the solution under daylight; (b) normalized photoluminescence (PL) spectra, with an inset showing the colour of the solution under 365 nm UV lamp.
Table 1 Optical data for all R-nDPs
  UV-visa λliquemib (nm) λfilmemi (nm) Stokes shiftliqu (nm) Stokes shiftfilm (nm) Φliquc (%) Φfilm (%) τ (ns) Eoptg (eV)
λliqumax (nm) εmax (M−1 cm−1) λfilmmax (nm)
a The photophysical properties of the compounds were measured in CHCl3 (1.0 × 10−5 M); Eoptg is the optical band gap and estimated from the onset of the absorption peak, (Eoptg = 1240/λonset).b Measured in dilute CHCl3 solution.c Determined by absolute quantum yield in CHCl3 (1.0 × 10−5 M).
C4-4DP 578/627 38[thin space (1/6-em)]200/41[thin space (1/6-em)]700 600/656 646 695 20 39 10.9 0.6 1.256 1.90
C26-4DP 578/627 36[thin space (1/6-em)]900/40[thin space (1/6-em)]800 594/650 646 688 19 38 12.3 0.3 1.303 1.89
C4-2DP 563/600 22[thin space (1/6-em)]000/22[thin space (1/6-em)]500 578/622 634 657 34 35 10.8 0.3 1.588 1.94
C26-2DP 566/602 22[thin space (1/6-em)]300/21[thin space (1/6-em)]000 572/614 635 651 33 36 11.2 0.5 1.659 1.93


Fig. S6 showed the optical absorption and emission spectra of the non-annealed films of R-nDPs derivatives, indicating a collective preference for long-wavelength absorption in solid state. The dominant bands of the four substances exhibited significant redshifts compared to their solution spectra. Among them, R-4DPs had maximum emission peaks at 646 nm and 702 nm. These noticeable and broad spectral changed stem from the close distance (approximately 3.3 Å) and strong electronic coupling interactions due to π–π stacking in the solid state. In contrast, R-2DPs showed no obvious Davydov components due to more flexible conjugation.

The photoluminescence dependent aggregation assay was recorded for C4-4DP and C4-2DP in THF/H2O mixtures (Fig. 4). As H2O added into THF, both exhibited typical aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) behaviour. The maximum emission wavelength (λemi) of C4-4DP appeared at 646 nm, and its intensity decreased with increasing water fraction (fw), almost quenching over 60%, which mainly caused by the high degree of molecular planarity and aggregation. However, C4-2DP showed an emission peak (λemi) at 634 nm, and the PL intensity of C4-4DP was still obvious with water fraction of 80%, due to twisted structure relative to the ortho-isomer.


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Fig. 4 (a) Fluorescence emission spectra of C4-4DP in different ratios of THF/H2O; (b) fluorescence emission spectra of C4-2DP in different ratios of THF/H2O. fw Represents water fraction.

The electrochemical properties of these compounds were tested via cyclic voltammetry, revealing clear oxidation and reduction onset potentials (Fig. S7a and b). Specifically, the onset reduction potentials of C4-4DPs and C4-2DPs were approximately −0.72 V and −0.79 V, respectively, while the onset oxidation potentials were approximately −0.92 V and 0.89 V, respectively. The former had lower LUMO energy level and narrower energy gaps; this phenomenon was consistent with the compounds with alkyl chain of ethylhexyl.

The optimized geometric configurations, highest occupied molecular orbitals (HOMO), and lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (LUMO) energies of the compounds were determined computationally at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) level of theory within the framework of density functional theory (DFT), as shown in Fig. 5a and b. The energy gaps of R-4DPs were 2.12 eV, lower than that of R-2DPs (2.24 eV), which was consistent with different conjugation modes. Time-dependent DFT calculations based on the B3LYP/6-31G(d) level estimated the lowest absorption peaks of R-4DP and R-2DP to be 645 nm and 604 nm, respectively, corresponding to the HOMO–LUMO transitions (Fig. S7c), which were basically consistent with the experimental values. To further explore the relationship between chemical structure and intermolecular interactions, electrostatic potential distribution (ESP) analyses of R-nDPs were conducted (Fig. 5c). Notably, all molecular surfaces exhibited positive ESP values, indicating their characteristics as electron acceptors.


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Fig. 5 At the B3LYP/6-31g(d) level, DFT calculations were performed for (a) the optimized geometric configurations in both front and top views for all R-nDPs, (b) HOMO and LUMO energies, and (c) electrostatic potential surfaces. To simplify the calculations, methyl groups were substituted at the imine positions for 2-ethylhexyl and n-butyl groups.

Conclusions

In conclusion, a series of diphenyl-vinyl-substituted DPP derivatives were successfully synthesized and comprehensively characterized to investigate their structural, optical, and electrochemical properties. The incorporation of diphenyl-vinylene significantly influenced molecular geometry, packing, and D–A interactions, optoelectronic behaviour. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction revealed distinct packing motifs, with R-4DPs exhibiting planar structure and strong π–π interactions, while C4-2DP displayed a twisted conformation with cage-shaped stacking. Optical studies demonstrated that the R-nDPs exhibited strong absorption in the visible region and fluorescence in solution, with notable redshift in thin films due to intermolecular interactions. R-4DPs exhibited strong absorbance and significant redshift due to stronger conjugation effect, meanwhile, C4-2DP maintained PL intensity mightily upon high fraction of H2O in THF due to twisted structures. This study underscores the potential of R-nDPs as promising candidates for organic semiconductors in optoelectronic devices and provides a foundation for the rational design of conjugated materials with tailored properties for future applications. The related applications about fluorescence imaging or photothermal therapy is undergoing in our laboratory.

Data availability

Crystallographic data for the structures reported in this article have been deposited at the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, under deposition numbers CCDC 2424107, 2424108, 2424109. Copies of the data can be obtained free of charge via https://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/structures/. All other relevant data generated an analyzed during this study, which include experimental, spectroscopic, crystallographic and computational data, are available within the paper and its ESI files. Should any raw data files be needed in another format they are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. Source data are provided with this paper.

Author contributions

The manuscript was written through contributions of all authors. All authors have given approval to the final version of the manuscript.

Conflicts of interest

There are no conflicts to declare.

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (No. 22475018) and the Beijing Institute of Technology Research Fund Program for Young Scholars (XSQD-202211002). We thank the Analysis and Testing Centre at the Beijing Institute of Technology for advanced facilities.

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