Abstract
Fine-tuning the photophysical properties of fluorescent organic solids is essential to attain multicolor displays and meet the demand for futuristic light-emitting materials. Here, we report the tunable luminescence of a green fluorescent protein (GFP) chromophore analogue, 3,4,5-TIA (A), based on the formation of two-component molecular cocrystals with six different coformers. Coformers selected to synthesize the binary cocrystals include 1,4-diiodotetrafluorobenzene (B), perfluoronaphthalene (C), 1,4-dibromotetrafluorobenzene (D), 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoroterephthalic acid (E), benzene-1,2,4,5-tetracarbonitrile (F), and benzene-1,2,4,5-tetracarboxylic acid (G). Interestingly, the cocrystals A•C and A•F showed molecular crystal polymorphism with a slight variation in fluorescence, revealing an aggregation-induced emission (AIE). A crystal structure analysis showed the interplay of hydrogen bonding, halogen bonding, and aromatic π-stacking interactions in associating neutral solid components in the cocrystal. All of the novel cocrystals displayed a wide range of photoluminescence ranging from blue to dark orange. The time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations indicate the changes in the energy level structures (HOMO to LUMO) in cocrystals that resulted in variations in fluorescence emission. The study aims to further understand the structure–property relationship between molecular arrangement and photoluminescence.
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