Tunable electronic interactions between anions and perylenediimide.

Anion˗π and Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond Interactions in the Various Complexes of 1,3,5-Triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene with H-, F-, Cl- and Br- Anions

The quantum chemical calculations were performed to investigate the interplay between the anion˗π and intramolecular hydrogen bond (IMHB) interactions in the various complexes of 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (ANB) with Hˉ, Fˉ, Clˉ and Brˉ anions. For better understanding the cooperative effects, the parent molecules (ANB) and the corresponding complexes of 1,3,5˗trinitrobenzene with the...

Long-lived charge carrier generation in ordered films of a covalent perylenediimide–diketopyrrolopyrrole–perylenediimide molecule† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental details including synthetic methods, electrochemical characterization, and spectroscopic characterization of molecules 2 and 3 are given as described in the text. See DOI: 10.1039/c4sc02551b Click here for additional data file.

Geometry and electronic coupling in perylenediimide stacks: mapping structure-charge transport relationships.

The binding energy and electronic coupling of perylenediimide (PDI) pi-stacked dimers were calculated using M06-2X/6-31++G** as a function of stacking geometry. Due to shallow minima in the potential energy surface, electronic coupling can vary by over an order of magnitude among energetically accessible geometries. The coupling was then determined for 20 PDI derivatives with various substituti...

Synthesis and characterization of long perylenediimide polymer fibers: from bulk to the single-molecule level.

The synthesis and characterization of perylenediimide polyisocyanides is reported. In addition to short oligomers, our synthetic approach results in the formation of extremely long, well-defined, and rigid perylenediimide polymers. Ordering and close-packing of the chromophores in these long polymers is guaranteed by attachment to a polyisocyanide backbone with amino acid side chains. Hydrogen ...

Tuning the photodriven electron transport within the columnar perylenediimide stacks by changing the π-extent of the electron donors.

Photodriven electron-transport properties of the self-assemblies of N,N'-di(2-(trimethylammoniumiodide)ethylene)perylenediimide stacks (TAIPDI)(n) with three electron donors, disodium 4,4'-bis(2-sulfonatostyryl)biphenyl (BSSBP, stilbene-420), sodium 9,10-dimethoxyanthracene-2-sulfonate (DANS) and disodium 6-amino-1,3-naphthalenedisulfonate (ANADS) have been studied in water. These electron dono...