Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Osaka University

Masahiro Miura

Masato Ueda

Tetsuya Satoh

Hiroyuki Watanabe

Jun Kumagai

Hayato Tsurugi

Provided is a fused ring compound which can exhibit sufficient charge transport properties and excellent solubility in a solvent. The fused ring compound is represented by general formula (1), wherein Rand Reach independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an alkylamino group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an optionally substituted aryl group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms, an optionally substituted heterocyclic group having 4 to 60 carbon atoms, or a cyano group, provided that at least one of Rand Ris not a hydrogen atom; Rand Reach independently represent a monovalent group, and n and m each independently denote an integer of 0 to 2; and Yand Yare each independently a divalent group comprising a sulfur atom, an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, a selenium atom or a tellurium atom.

Fused ring compound and method for producing same, polymer, organic thin film containing those, and organic thin film device and organic thin film transistor comprising such organic thin film

It is an object of the present invention to provide a fused ring compound which can exhibit sufficient charge transport properties and which has excellent solubility in a solvent. The fused ring compound according to the present invention is represented by the following general formula (1), wherein Rand Reach independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an alkylamino group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an optionally substituted aryl group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms, an optionally substituted heterocyclic group having 4 to 60 carbon atoms, or a cyano group, provided that at least one of Rand Ris not a hydrogen atom; Rand Reach independently represent a monovalent group, and n and m each independently denote an integer of 0 to 2; and Yand Yare each independently a divalent group comprising a sulfur atom, an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, a selenium atom or a tellurium atom.

An object of the present invention is to provide a fused ring compound which can show sufficient charge transport properties and also has excellent solubility in a solvent. The fused ring compound of the present invention is represented by the following formula (1): wherein Rand Reach independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an alkylamino group, an alkoxycarbonyl group having 3 or more carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety thereof, an aryl group which may have a substituent, a monovalent heterocyclic group which may have a substituent, or a cyano group, wherein at least one of Rand Ris not a hydrogen atom; Rand Reach independently represent a monovalent group and m and n are an integer of 0 to 2; Y, Y, Yand Yare a predetermined divalent group containing S, O, N, Se, Te or a double bond; Yand Yare selected so that a ring containing the groups forms a five-membered ring; and Yand Yare selected so that a ring containing the groups forms a five or six-membered ring.

Fused ring compound, method for producing the same, polymer, organic thin film containing the compound and/or polymer, and organic thin film device and organic thin film transistor each comprising the organic thin film

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for manufacturing a fused ring compound, with which a fused ring compound that has excellent charge transport property and that has excellent solubility in solvents can be obtained efficiently. The method of the present invention for manufacturing a fused ring compound involves reacting a compound expressed by the following General Formula (1a) and a compound expressed by the following General Formula (1b) in the presence of an amine and a metal complex catalyst: 

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