Diketopyrrolopyrrole (dpp) pigments

Robert Christie, Adrian Abel

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Abstract

Since their industrial introduction in the 1980s, DPP pigments now constitute a highly important group of high-performance carbonyl pigments. The DPP system was first discovered by accident in 1974, and was subsequently re-investigated by Ciba Geigy who recognized its potential to provide commercial organic pigments. DPP pigments exhibit strong similarities compared with quinacridone pigments, in terms of their molecular and crystal structures and their properties, including low solubility and excellent fastness properties. X-ray crystal structural analysis has demonstrated that their technical performance is the result of intermolecular hydrogen bonding and π-π stacking interactions in the crystal lattice structure. Based on a simple retrosynthetic analysis, an efficient synthetic process was developed by Ciba Geigy for their large-scale manufacture. DPP pigments currently provide orange through to reddish violet shades and have become of special importance in providing brilliant saturated red shades with the outstanding durability required for applications such as automotive paints.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)281-289
Number of pages9
JournalPhysical Sciences Reviews
Volume6
Issue number7
Early online date29 Jun 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2021

Keywords

  • Diketopyrrolopyrrole pigments
  • DPP
  • High-performance pigments
  • Intermolecular hydrogen bonding
  • Parallel stacking arrangement
  • Polymorphism
  • Retrosynthetic analysis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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