Compound, compound fabrication method, and graphene nanoribbon fabrication method

A compound fabrication method comprising:

• performing coupling between a first compound comprising an amino group and a nitro group represented by the following general formula (2) and a second compound represented by the following general formula (3), converting the amino group to a leaving group, and synthesizing a third compound;
• and
• performing coupling between the third compound and a fourth compound represented by the following general formula (4), converting the nitro group to a leaving group selected from a bromine atom, a chlorine atom, or an iodine atom, and synthesizing a fifth compound represented by the following general formula (5),
• wherein:
• in the general formula (2),
• X's are independent of each other and are leaving groups;
• in the general formula (3),
• R's are independently selected from hydrogen atoms, fluorine atoms, chlorine atoms, or 1-12C straight-chain, branched-chain, or cyclic alkyl groups, Z is a boronyl group, a bromine atom, or an iodine atom, and each oft and u is an integer in the range of 0 to 5;
• in the general formula (4),
• X is a leaving group selected from a bromine atom, a chlorine atom, or an iodine atom, and Z is a boronyl group, a bromine atom, or an iodine atom;
• and
• in the general formula (5),
• X's are leaving groups independently selected from bromine atoms, chlorine atoms or iodine atoms, R's are independently selected from hydrogen atoms, fluorine atoms, chlorine atoms, or 1-12C straight-chain, branched-chain, or cyclic alkyl groups, and each of p, q, r, and s is an integer in the range of 0 to 5.

A graphene nanoribbon fabrication method comprising synthesizing a graphene nanoribbon represented by the following general formula (7) by polymerization of a plurality of compounds represented by the following general formula (6) and aromatic cyclization,

• wherein:
• in the general formula (6),
• X's are leaving groups independently selected from bromine atoms, chlorine atoms or iodine atoms, R's are independently selected from hydrogen atoms, fluorine atoms, chlorine atoms, or 1-12C straight-chain, branched-chain, or cyclic alkyl groups, and each of p, q, r, and s is an integer in the range of 0 to 5;
• and
• in the general formula (7),
• R's are independently selected from hydrogen atoms, fluorine atoms, chlorine atoms, or 1-12C straight-chain, branched-chain, or cyclic alkyl groups and each of p, q, r, and s is an integer in the range of 0 to 5.