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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2008
Applicants:
Steven Tierney, Southampton, GB;
Martin Heeney, Southampton, GB;
Clare Bailey, Southampton, GB;
Weimin Zhang, Southampton, GB;
Inventors:
Steven Tierney, Southampton, GB;
Martin Heeney, Southampton, GB;
Clare Bailey, Southampton, GB;
Weimin Zhang, Southampton, GB;
Assignee:
Merck Patent GmbH, Darmstadt, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 1/00 (2006.01); H01B 1/12 (2006.01); C09K 11/06 (2006.01); C07C 45/27 (2006.01); C07C 50/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a process of preparing substituted pentacenes, to novel pentacenes prepared by this process, to the use of the novel pentacenes as semiconductors or charge transport materials in optical, electrooptical or electronic devices including field effect transistors (FETs), electroluminescent, photovoltaic and sensor devices, and to FETs and other semiconducting components or materials comprising the novel pentacenes.