Leaving substituent-containing compound, organic semiconductor material formed therefrom, organic electronic device, organic thin-film transistor and display device using the organic semiconductor material, method for producing film-like product, pi-electron conjugated compound and method for producing the pi electron conjugated compound

15:

• A method for producing a film product, the method comprising:
• forming a coating film on a substrate by coating the substrate with a coating liquid comprising in a solvent a r-electron conjugated compound precursor represented by A-(B)m, and
• eliminating an eliminated component represented by a General Formula (II) to form a π-electron conjugated compound represented by A-(C)m in the coating film so as to obtain the film product,
• wherein
• A represents a π-electron conjugated substituent,
• B represents a solvent-soluble substituent comprising a structure represented by a General Formula (I) as at least a partial structure,
• m is a natural number,
• the solvent-soluble substituent represented by B is linked via a covalent bond with the π-electron conjugated substituent represented by A, where the covalent bond is formed between an atom present on Q1 to Q6 and an atom present on the π-electron conjugated substituent represented by A;
• or the solvent-soluble substituent represented by B is ring-fused with the π-electron conjugated substituent represented by A via atoms present on the π-electron conjugated substituent represented by A,
• C represents a substituent comprising a structure represented by a General Formula (Ia) as at least a partial structure,
• X and Y, in the General Formulas (I) and (II), represent a hydrogen atom or a leaving substituent, with one of X and Y being the leaving substituent and the other being the hydrogen atom;
• Q2 to Q5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a monovalent organic group;
• Q1 and Q6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a monovalent organic group other than the leaving substituent;
• and
• adjacent monovalent organic groups represented by Q1 to Q6 are optionally linked together to form a ring.

18:

• The method according to claim 15, wherein the substituent represented by A is at least one π-electron conjugated compound selected from the group consisting of
• (i) a compound in which one or more aromatic hydrocarbon rings are ring-fused with one or more aromatic heterocyclic rings;
• (ii) a compound in which two or more aromatic hydrocarbon rings are ring-fused together;
• (iii) a compound in which two or more aromatic heterocyclic rings are ring-fused together;
• (iv) a compound in which one or more aromatic hydrocarbon rings are linked via a covalent bond with one or more aromatic heterocyclic rings;
• (v) a compound in which two or more aromatic hydrocarbon rings are linked together via a covalent bond;
• and
• (vi) a compound in which two or more aromatic heterocyclic rings are linked together via a covalent bond.

21:

• A method for producing a π-electron conjugated compound, the method comprising:
• eliminating an eliminated component represented by a General Formula (II) from a π-electron conjugated compound precursor represented by A-(B)m so as to form a π-electron conjugated compound represented by A-(C)m,
• wherein A represents a π-electron conjugated substituent,
• B represents a solvent-soluble substituent comprising a structure represented by a General Formula (I) as at least a partial structure,
• m is a natural number,
• the solvent-soluble substituent represented by B is linked via a covalent bond with the π-electron conjugated substituent represented by A, where the covalent bond is formed between an atom present on Q1 to Q6 and an atom present on the π-electron conjugated substituent represented by A;
• or the solvent-soluble substituent represented by B is ring-fused with the π-electron conjugated substituent represented by A via atoms present on the π-electron conjugated substituent represented by A,
• C represents a substituent comprising a structure represented by a General Formula (Ia) as at least a partial structure,
• X and Y, in General Formulas (I) and (II), represent a hydrogen atom or a leaving substituent, with one of X and Y being the leaving substituent and the other being the hydrogen atom;
• Q2 to Q5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a monovalent organic group;
• Q1 and Q6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a monovalent organic group other than the leaving substituent;
• and
• adjacent monovalent organic groups represented by Q1 to O6 are optionally linked together to form a ring.

23:

• The method according to claim 21, wherein the substituent represented by A is at least one π-electron conjugated compound selected from the group consisting of
• (i) a compound in which one or more aromatic hydrocarbon rings are ring-fused with one or more aromatic heterocyclic rings;
• (ii) a compound in which two or more aromatic hydrocarbon rings are ring-fused together;
• (iii) a compound in which two or more aromatic heterocyclic rings are ring-fused together;
• (iv) a compound in which one or more aromatic hydrocarbon rings are linked via a covalent bond with one or more aromatic heterocyclic rings;
• (v) a compound in which two or more aromatic hydrocarbon rings are linked together via a covalent bond;
• and
• (vi) a compound in which two or more aromatic heterocyclic rings are linked together via a covalent bond.