Perylene tetracarboximide derivatives for photovoltaic devices

A compound of Formula I:

• wherein:
• M is represented by the following formula:
• R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R10, R11, X1, X2, and X3 are the same or different at each occurrence and are selected from the group consisting of —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —NO2, —CN, a straight or branched C1-20 alkyl, a C2-20 alkene, a C2-20 alkyne, a C3-20 cyclic alkyl, a straight or branched C1-20 alkoxy, a C1-20 dialkylarnino, a C4-20 polyoxaalkyl, a C4-20 polythioalkyl, a C4-20 polyazaalkyl, a C4-14 aryl, and a C4-14 heteroaryl which may be substituted with one or more non-aromatic radicals;
• L is selected from the group consisting of —NR9—, —PR9—, —O—, and —S—, wherein R9 is selected from the group consisting of —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —NO2, —CN, a straight or branched C1-20 alkyl, a C2-20 alkene, a C2-20 alkyne, a C3-20 cyclic alkyl, a straight or branched C1-20 alkoxy, a C1-20 dialkylamino, a C4-20 polyoxaalkyl, a C4-20 polythioalkyl, a C4-20 polyazaalkyl, a C4-14 aryl, and a C4-14 heteroaryl which may be substituted with one or more non-aromatic radicals;
• a, b, and c are the same or different at each occurrence and are an integer from 0 to 2;
• d and e are the same or different at each occurrence and are an integer from 0 to 3;
• x is an integer from 1 to 4 and y is an integer from 0 to 4;
• and
• z is 0 or 1.