The SOSIP and TSE methodologies were recently introduced to grow complex architectures on ITO surfaces. For the purpose of demonstrating these concepts, the use of NDI chromophores in the starting studies was justified. However, these materials are not in widespread use for organoelectronic applications. On the other hand, PDI chromophores are more common for this purpose. In the present work, we have designed, synthesized and evaluated PDI derivatives for the building of multicomponent architectures on surfaces.