Conducting luminescent organic compounds

Abstract

An electrically conducting organic compound comprising a condensed polycyclic aromatic compound containing from 8 to 14 condensed rings and being solubilized in a solvent by the introduction of a functional group into any condensed ring of the compound. The electrically conducting organic compound is used as a constituent element in the production of electronic devices.

1 . An electrically conducting organic compound comprising a condensed polycyclic aromatic compound containing from 8 to 14 condensed rings, in which any one of the condensed rings has a functional group introduced therein.  
     
     
         2 . The electrically conducting organic compound as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the functional group is an alkyl group, an aryl group, an ether group or a silane group.  
     
     
         3 . The electrically conducting organic compound defined in  claim 1 , which is an ovalene derivative represented by the following formula (I):  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein R 1  to R 8 , which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom or an arbitrary substituent, provided that at least two of R 1  to R 8  are an alkyl group, an aryl group, an ether group or a silane group; or 
 a bianthrene derivative represented by the following formula (II):  
                     
 wherein R 1 to R 6 , which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom or an arbitrary substituent, provided that at least two of R 1  to R 6  are an alkyl group, an aryl group, an ether group or a silane group.  
 
     
     
         4 . The electrically conducting organic compound defined in  claim 1 , which is an ovalene derivative represented by the following formula:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         5 . The electrically conducting organic compound defined in  claim 1 , which is a bianthrene derivative represented by the following formula:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         6 . The electrically conducting organic compound defined in  claim 1 , which has a field effect mobility of 0.001 cm 2 /Vs or more.  
     
     
         7 . The electrically conducting organic compound defined in  claim 1 , which has a molecular weight of from 350 to 2,000.  
     
     
         8 - 21 . (canceled)