Fused thiophenes and methods for making and using same
AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorsMingqian He, Thomas Mark Leslie, Feixia Zhang
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Abstract
Disclosed are compounds having one of the following formulae: wherein X is an aromatic nucleophilic substitution leaving group; R1 is hydrogen, an alkyl group, or an aryl group; and Q1 is a carboxyl protecting group or an aldehyde protecting group. Also disclosed are fused thiophenes that can be prepared using these compounds, as well as stannylthio-containing thiophene, thienothiophene, and dithienothiophene compounds that can be used to prepare fused thiophenes. Methods for making and using the aforementioned compounds, fused thiophenes, and stannylthio-containing thiophene, thienothiophene, and dithienothiophene compounds are also disclosed.
Claims10
A compound having one of the following formulae 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, or 46:
- wherein R15 is selected from hydrogen, alkyl, and aryl;
- wherein Q12 is selected from hydrogen, a carboxylic acid, a carboxylic acid derivative, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aldehyde group, an aldehyde derivative, a ketone group, a hydroxyl group, an unsubstituted thiol group, a substituted thiol group, an alkoxy group, an acrylate group, an amino group, a vinyl group, a vinyl ether group, or a halide;
- and wherein Q13 has the formula:
- wherein R12, R13, and R14 are independently selected from alkyl and aryl.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.