US 7,488,834 B2
Organic semiconductors
Florian Dötz, Heidelberg (Germany); Howard E. Katz, Owings Mills, Md. (US); Elsa Reichmanis, Westfield, N.J. (US); Subramanian Vaidyanathan, New Providence, N.J. (US); and Ingolf Hennig, Neulussheim (Germany)
Assigned to Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, N.J. (US); and BASF Societas Europea, Ludwigshafan (Germany)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/241,642.
Prior Publication US 2007/0078267 A1, Apr. 05, 2007
Int. Cl. C07D 333/10 (2006.01); H01L 31/20 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 549—80  [257/40] 19 Claims
 
1. A molecule having the following formula:

OG Complex Work Unit Drawing
wherein each of R1 and R2 includes a branched alkyl group having 5 to 20 carbon atoms and an ether moiety; wherein each of R1 and R2 is linked by the ether moiety to one of the benzene rings; and wherein the molecule is a member selected from a group consisting of:
5,5′-bis(4-(4-methylpentyloxy)phenyl)-2,2′-bithiophene;
5,5′-bis(4-(3,7-dimethyloctyloxy)phenyl)-2,2′-bithiophene;
5,5′-bis(4-(3S,7-dimethyloctyloxy)phenyl)-2,2′-bithiophene;
5,5′-bis(4-(2-ethylbutyloxy)phenyl)-2,2′-bithiophene;
5,5′-bis(4-(2-methylhexyloxy)phenyl)-2,2′-bithiophene;
5,5′-bis(4-(2-ethylhexyloxy)phenyl)-2,2′-bithiophene;
5,5′-bis(4-(1-methylhexyloxy)phenyl)-2,2′-bithiophene;
5,5′-Bis-[4-(1-ethyl-hexyloxy)-phenyl]-[2,2′]bithiophenyl;
5,5′-Bis-[4-(2-methyl-propoxy-tetrahydro-pyran)-phenoxy]-[2,2′]bithiophenyl;
3-(4-{5′-[4-(3-Hydroxy-2-methyl-propoxy)-phenyl]-[2,2′]bithiophenyl-5-yl}-phenoxy) -2-methyl-propan-1-ol;
6-[4-(5′-{4-[5-(1-Vinyl-allyloxycarbonyl)-pentyloxy]-phenyl}-[2,2′]bithiophenyl-5-yl)-phenoxy]-hexanoic acid 1-vinyl-allyl ester; and
5,5′-Bis-{4-[6-(tert-butyl-diphenyl-silanyloxy)-hexyloxy]-phenyl}-[2,2′]bithiophenyl.