Heteroacene compounds for organic electronics

A compound of formula (1)

• wherein
• o is 1, 2 or 3,
• p is 0, 1 or 2,
• n is 0, 1 or 2,
• m is 0, 1 or 2,
• A is a mono- or polycyclic ring system, which optionally contains at least one heteroatom,
• R10 is at each occurrence independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, —CN, —NO2, C1-30-alkyl, C2-30-alkenyl, C2-30-alkynyl, C4-8-cycloalkyl, C6-14-aryl, and a 5 to 14 membered heterocyclic ring system, wherein
• at least one CH2-group of C1-30-alkyl, C2-30-alkenyl and C2-30-alkynyl, but not adjacent CH2-groups, is optionally replaced with —O— or —S—,
• C1-30-alkyl, C2-30-alkenyl and C2-30-alkynyl are optionally substituted with 1 to 10 R100 residues at each occurrence selected from the group consisting of halogen, —CN, —NO2, —OH, —NH2, —NH(Ra), —N(Ra)2, —NH—C(O)—(Ra), —N(Ra)—C(O)—(Ra), —N[C(O)—(Ra)]2, —C(O)—Ra, —C(O)—ORa, —C(O)NH2, —CO(O)NH—Ra, —C(O)N(Ra)2, —O—Ra, —O—C(O)—Ra, C4-8-cycloalkyl, C6-14-aryl, and a 5 to 14 membered heterocyclic ring system, and
• wherein
• Ra is at each occurrence selected from the group consisting of C1-20-alkyl, C2-20-alkenyl, C2-20-alkynyl, C4-8-cycloalkyl, C6-14-aryl, and a 5 to 14 membered heterocyclic ring system, wherein
• C1-20-alkyl, C2-20-alkenyl and C2-20-alkynyl are optionally substituted with 1 to 5 residues at each occurrence selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, —NO2, —OH, —NH2, C4-8-cycloalkyl, C6-14-aryl, and a 5 to 14 membered heterocyclic ring system, and
• C4-8-cycloalkyl, C6-14-aryl, and a 5 to 14 membered heterocyclic ring system optionally substituted with 1 to 5 residues at each occurrence selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, —NO2, —OH, —NH2, C1-10-alkyl, C2-10-alkenyl and C2-10−alkynyl, and
• R3 and R11 are independently from each other at each occurrence selected from the group consisting of halogen, —CN, —NO2, C1-30-alkyl, C2-30-alkenyl, C2-30-alkynyl, C4-8-cycloalkyl, C6-14-aryl, and a 5 to 14 membered heterocyclic ring system, wherein
• at least one CH2-group of CH1-30-alkyl, C2-30-alkenyl and C2-30-alkynyl, but not adjacent CH2-groups, is optionally replaced with —O— or —S—, and
• C1-30-alkyl, C2-30-alkenyl and C2-30-alkynyl are optionally substituted with 1 to 10 R101 residues independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, —CN, —NO2, —OH, —NH2, —NH(Rb), —N(Rb)2, —NH—C(O)—(Rb), —N(Rb)—C(O)—(Rb), —N[C(O)—(Rb)]2, —C(O)—Rb, —C(O)—ORb, —C(O)NH2, —CO(O)NH—Rb, —C(O)N(Rb)2, —O—Rb, —O—C(O)—Rb, C4-8-cycloalkyl, C6-14-aryl, and a 5 to 14 membered heterocyclic ring system, and
• wherein
• Rb is at each occurrence selected from the group consisting of C1-20-alkyl, C2-20-alkenyl, C2-20-alkynyl, C4-8-cycloalkyl, C6-14-aryl, and a 5 to 14 membered heterocyclic ring system, wherein
• C1-20-alkyl, C2-20-alkenyl or C2-20-alkynyl are optionally substituted with 1 to 5 residues at each occurrence selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, —NO2, —OH, —NH2, C4-8-cycloalkyl, C6-14-aryl, and a 5 to 14 membered heterocyclic ring system, and
• C4-8-cycloalkyl, C6-14-aryl, and a 5 to 14 membered heterocyclic ring system are optionally substituted with 1 to 5 residues independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, —NO2, —OH, —NH2, C1-10-alkyl, C2-10-alkenyl, and C2-10-alkynyl.