Here,
we reported the photophysical studies, single-crystal X-ray
crystallography, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations
of two bipyridine derivative molecules. In addition, thermal gravimetric
analysis and cyclic voltammetry studies were also performed for both
compounds. According to crystallographic data, the π-conjugated
molecules have high-quality crystal structures as a result of intramolecular
and intermolecular hydrogen bonds occurring through the molecules
of the compound. It was determined that when the functional groups
(F– and CH3O−) were introduced to the para
positions, the molecules adopted slipped stacking (J-aggregate) and antiparallel cofacial stacking (H-aggregate). It was observed that these two bipyridine derivatives
disclose the relationship between molecular conformation-molecular
packing modes and photophysical behavior of organic solids. The results
of DFT calculations supported the structural, spectroscopic, and photophysical
data and confirmed the compositions of frontier molecular orbitals
in both molecules.
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