Abstract: A barrier film is formed on a resin layer so as to include a missing part where a portion of the barrier film is missing in a central end region of the resin layer.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element of the present disclosure includes a first electrode, a second electrode disposed to be opposed to the first electrode, and an organic photoelectric conversion layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and including at least one of a Chryseno[1,2-b:8,7-b?]dithiophene (ChDT1) derivative represented by the general formula (1) or a Chryseno[1,2-b:7,8-b?]dithiophene (ChDT2) derivative represented by the general formula (2).

Abstract: A compound of formula (I): EAG-EDG-EAG?? (I) wherein each EAG is an electron accepting group; and EDG is an electron-donating group of formula (IIa): The compound of formula (I) may be used in a photosensitive layer of an organic photodetector wherein the photosensitive layer comprises the compound of formula (I) and an electron donor. A photosensor may comprise the organic photodetector and a light source, e.g. a near infra-red light source.

Abstract: A fused polycyclic heteroaromatic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, and an organic thin film, an organic thin film transistor, and an electronic device including the fused polycyclic heteroaromatic compound are provided. The fused polycyclic heteroaromatic compound may have a conjugation structure but reinforce planarity among adjacent rings and have further dense packing and thus much increase charge mobility.

Abstract: Disclosed are an organic compound selected from a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1A, a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1B, and a combination thereof, an organic thin film including the organic compound, an organic thin film transistor, and an electronic device. The organic compound has liquid crystal properties and exhibits an ordered liquid crystal phase when being heated in a liquid crystal period due to asymmetric substituents and thereby charge mobility may be further improved.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to various dinaphthothiophene compounds and processes for preparing these compounds.

Abstract: An intermediate of a heteroacene compound is represented by Chemical Formula 1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to bis-thienobenzothienothiophene compounds and a process for their preparation. More in particular, the present invention relates to a new angular bis-thienobenzothienothiophene compound and the process for its preparation wherein said process comprises reacting at least one dihalogenated dithiophene compound with at least one terminal alkyne and the subsequent double annulation reaction. Said bis-thienobenzothienothiophene compounds can be appropriately functionalized and polymerized to produce electron donor compounds that can be advantageously used in the construction of photovoltaic devices or semiconductor polymers. Furthermore, said bis-thienobenzothienothiophene compounds, after functionalization, may be advantageously used as spectral converters in luminescent solar concentrators.

Abstract: The present invention relates compounds comprising a tetra-heteroaryl indacenodithiophene-based structural unit, the synthesis of such compounds as well as their use in organic electronic devices. The invention further relates to organic electronic devices comprising such compounds.

Abstract: Disclosed are new compounds having semiconducting properties. Such compounds can be processed in solution-phase at a temperature of less than about 50° C. into thin film semiconductors that exhibit high carrier mobility and/or good current modulation characteristics.

Abstract: A low-molecular-weight fused polycyclic heteroaromatic compound includes a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1A, a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1B, or a combination thereof. The fused polycyclic heteroaromatic compound has a compact planar structure in which five or more aromatic rings are fused together, and thereby exhibit higher charge mobility, and furthermore, enables the use of a deposition process or a room-temperature (about 20 to about 25° C.) solution process when applied to devices, therefore realizing improved processibility.

Abstract: A method of enhancing binding of cells to an integrin-binding ligand comprises treating integrin-expressing cells in vitro with an agonist of integrin, wherein the integrin is selected from the group consisting of ?4?1, ?5?1, ?4?7, ?v?3 and ?L?2, and contacting the treated cells with an integrin-binding ligand; integrin agonist compounds having the general formula I; methods of treating integrin-expressing cells with such agonists to enhance binding; and therapeutic methods comprising administering agonist-treated cells or agonist compounds to a mammal.

Abstract: A functionalized asphaltene. The functionalized asphaltene being a nitrated or an amine-reacted asphaltene. The nitrated asphaltene, containing a fused polycyclic core, prepared by reacting an asphaltene with nitric acid, wherein a first nitrate is attached to an aromatic ring of a dibenzothiophene group, and a second nitrate is attached to an aromatic ring of a benzoanthracene group of the asphaltene to obtain a nitrated asphaltene. The amine-reacted asphaltene prepared by reacting an asphaltene, containing a fused polycyclic core, with amines; wherein a first alkyl or aryl group is attached to an aromatic ring of a dibenzothiophene group of the asphaltene, and a second alkyl or aryl group is attached to an aromatic ring of a benzoanthracene group of the asphaltene.

Abstract: Provided is a novel compound that can be applied to an organic electronics element. More specifically, provided is a novel heterocyclic compound applicable to organic electronics elements such as an organic EL element, an organic solar cell element, an organic transistorelement and an organic semiconductor laser element. The compound is a heterocyclic compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aryl group that may have a substituent or an alkyl group that may have a substituent; m and n independently represent an integer of 1 to 4; and when R1 and R2 are two or more, one of R1's and one of R2's may be each the same as or different from one another.

Abstract: A leaving substituent-containing compound including a partial structure represented by the following General Formula (I): where a pair of X1 and X2 or a pair of Y1 and Y2 each represent a hydrogen atom; the other pair each represent a group selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom and a substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy group having one or more carbon atoms; a pair of the acyloxy groups represented by the pair of X1 and X2 or the pair of Y1 and Y2 may be identical or different, or may be bonded together to form a ring; R1 to R4 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; and Q1 and Q2 each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a monovalent organic group, and may be bonded together to form a ring.

Abstract: There are provided, inter alia, derivatives of seriniquinone and methods useful for the treatment of cancer, and in particular treatment of melanoma and prostate cancer.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel conjugated polymers containing one or more repeating units derived from indacenodibenzothiophene or dithia-dicyclopenta-dibenzothiophene, to methods for their preparation and educts or intermediates used therein, to polymer blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, to the use of the polymers, polymer blends, mixtures and formulations as organic semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices and organic photodetectors (OPD), and to OE, OPV and OPD devices comprising these polymers, polymer blends, mixtures or formulations.

Abstract: Compositions, synthesis and applications for benzene, furan, thiophene, selenophene, pyrole, pyran, pyridine, oxazole, thiazole and imidazole derivatized anthra[2,3-b:6,7-b?]dithiophene (ADT) based polymers, namely, poly{5,11-bis(5-(2-ethylhexyl)thiophen-2-yl)anthra[2,3-b:6,7-b?]dithiophene-2,8-diyl-alt-2-ethyl-1-(thieno[3,4-b]thiophen-2-yl)hexan-1-one-4,6-diyl}, poly{5,11-bis(5-(2-ethylhexyl)furan-2-yl)anthra[2,3-b:6,7-b?]dithiophene-2,8-diyl-alt-2-ethyl-1-(thieno[3,4-b]thiophen-2-yl)hexan-1-one-4,6-diyl and poly{5,11-bis(5-(2-ethylhexyl)selenophen-2-yl)anthra[2,3-b:6,7-b?]dithiophene-2,8-diyl-alt-2-ethyl-1-(thieno[3,4-b]thiophen-2-yl)hexan-1-one-4,6-diyl} are disclosed. Further, an organic solar cell constructed of a derivatized anthra[2,3-b:6,7-b?]dithiophene (ADT) based polymer is discussed.

Abstract: A polymer composition for solar cell and flexible electronics devices, where the polymer is a p-type conducting polymer. The p-type polymer comprises a benzothiadiazole acceptor and indeno-fluorene donor. Further, a solar cell and flexible electronic device article may be made from the polymer.

Abstract: An asymmetric fused polycyclic heteroaromatic compound is represented by the above Chemical Formula 1-1 or Chemical Formula 1-2, and is highly fused due to fusion of greater than or equal to 4 rings.

Abstract: Phenacene compounds of formula (I) are disclosed. All the variables in the formula are the same as defined in the description. A thin film semiconductor comprising the above compounds, and a field effect transistor device, a photovoltaic device, an organic light emitting diode device and a unipolar or complementary circuit device comprising the thin film are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to conjugated polymers comprising indacenodithiophene or indacenoselenophene units or derivatives thereof, to methods of their preparation, to novel monomer units used therein, to the use of the polymers in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE devices comprising the polymers.

Abstract: Provided are a novel heterocyclic compound represented by formula (1), and a field-effect transistor having a semiconductor layer comprising the aforementioned compound. Also provided is a method for producing an intermediate enabling the production of the aforementioned novel heterocyclic compound. (In the formula, R1 and R2 represent a hydrogen atom, a C2-16 alkyl group or an aryl group. However, when R1 each independently represents a C2-16 alkyl group or an aryl group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or each independently represents an aryl group; and when R1 represents a hydrogen atom, R2 each independently represents an aryl group.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods of inhibiting, regulating, and/or modulating the formation of soluble, globular, non-fibrillar, neurotoxic amyloid ?1-42 oligomers from amyloid ?1-42 monomers. Also disclosed are methods of treating a patient suffering from diseases associated with the formation of soluble, globular, non-fibrillar, neurotoxic amyloid ?1-42 oligomers.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element including a luminescent compound represented by the following formula (in which R1 to R14 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, a fluorine atom, a cyano group, an amino group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a thio group, or a silyl group, and 8 to 13 groups out of R1 to R14 each represent a hydrogen atom or a deuterium atom.) in a light emitting layer has high durability and excellent chromaticity.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element comprising a substrate, a pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode, disposed on the substrate, and at least one organic layer which is arranged between the electrodes and which includes a light emitting layer, wherein the organic layer contains a compound represented by general formula (1) in at least one layer. The organic electroluminescent element has a high luminous efficiency, excellent blue color purity, and little chromaticity change due to drive deterioration. (In the formula, the two Xs either both represent an O atom or both represent an S atom, and R1-R10 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent group).

Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (1). A polymer compound comprising the compound. An organic semiconductor material comprising the compound or the polymer compound. An organic semiconductor device comprising an organic layer comprising the organic semiconductor material. An organic transistor comprising a source electrode, a drain electrode, a gate electrode and an active layer, wherein the active layer comprises the organic semiconductor material.

Abstract: Compounds comprising a triphenylene moiety and a benzo- or dibenzo-moiety are provided. In particular, the benzo- or dibenzo-moiety has a fused substituent. These compounds may be used in organic light emitting devices, particularly in combination with yellow, orange and red emitters, to provide devices with improved properties.

Abstract: Tricyclic compounds are provided. These compounds are PBK inhibitors, and are useful for the treatment of PBK related diseases, including cancer.

Abstract: Hybrid semiconducting-dielectric materials and electronic or electro-optic devices using the hybrid semiconducting-dielectric materials. Hybrid semiconducting-dielectric materials comprise molecules that have a core section that provides an n-type semiconducting property and side chains that provide a dielectric property to a layer of hybrid semiconducting-dielectric material. Specific hybrid semiconducting-dielectric materials include tetracarboxylic diimide compounds having sidechains comprising fluorine substituted aliphatic or aromatic moieties linked to the tetracarboxylic diimide structure by an alkylene or heteroalkylene linking group.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel conjugated polymers containing one or more repearting units derived from indacenodibenzothiophene or dithia-dicyclopenta-dibenzothiophene, to methods for their preparation and educts or intermediates used therein, to polymer blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, to the use of the polymers, polymer blends, mixtures and formulations as organic semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers, polymer blends, mixtures or formulations.

Abstract: An ink containing an organic semiconductive material precursor containing a dithienobenzodithiophene derivative of the following formula: X and Y are groups capable of bonding together upon application of an external stimulus to form a compound X—Y that is capable of eliminating from the dithienobenzodithiophene derivative; R1 and R2 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; and R3 to R10 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of organic electroluminescent devices, in particular blue-emitting devices, by using compounds of the formula (1) as dopants in the emitting layer.

Abstract: Disclosed are a compound for an organic optoelectronic device, an organic light emitting diode including the same, and a display device including the organic light emitting diode, and the compound is represented by the following Chemical Formula 1.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide an organic compound that is easy to synthesize, and has excellent chemical stability, semiconductor characteristics (high carrier mobility) and high solubility in a solvent. [Solution] A compound represented by formula (1) or formula (2): wherein, in formula (1), X is oxygen, sulfur or selenium; n is 0 or 1; R1 to R3 are hydrogen, fluorine, alkyl having 1 to 20 carbons, aryl, pyridyl, furyl, thienyl, thiazolyl or the like. However, except for a case where X is selenium, a case where all of R1 to R3 are simultaneously hydrogen is excluded, and a case where X is sulfur and all of R1 are simultaneously butyl is also excluded. In formula (2), X is oxygen, sulfur or selenium; n is 0 or 1; R1 to R2 are hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 20 carbons, aryl, pyridyl, furyl, thienyl, thiazolyl or the like; however, a case where all of R1 to R2 are simultaneously hydrogen is excluded.

Abstract: An aromatic amine derivative is represented by a formula (1) below. In the formula (1), R2, R3, R4, R5, R7, R8, R9 and R10 each independently represent a hydrogen atom and a substituent. In the formula (1), R1 and R6 are represented by a formula (2) below, and L1 to L2 are each independently a single bond, a divalent residue of an aryl group, and the like. L3 is a divalent residue of an aryl group and the like. In the formula (2); Ar1 is a monovalent substituent having a partial structure represented by the following formula (3); X represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; and A and B represent a six-membered ring. In the formula (2), Ar2 is an aryl group, a monovalent substituent having a partial structure represented by the formula (3), and the like.

Abstract: Provided are an organic electroluminescence device, which shows high luminous efficiency, is free of any pixel defect, and has a long lifetime, and a material for an organic electroluminescence device for realizing the device. The material for an organic electroluminescence device is a compound having a n-conjugated heteroacene skeleton crosslinked with a carbon atom, nitrogen atom, oxygen atom, or sulfur atom. The organic electroluminescence device has one or more organic thin film layers including a light emitting layer between a cathode and an anode, and at least one layer of the organic thin film layers contains the material for an organic electroluminescence device.

Abstract: An organic semiconductor thin film including an organic semiconductor material that is easily synthesized, and is chemically and physically stable, and shows a high carrier mobility, an organic semiconductor device and an organic field effect transistor including the organic semiconductor thin film are provided. An organic semiconductor thin film of the invention includes a compound represented by the following formula 1: wherein, in formula (1), X is oxygen, sulfur or selenium.

Abstract: A compound for an organic thin film transistor having a structure represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 and R2, and R3 and R4 are respectively combined with each other to form an aromatic hydrocarbon ring having 6 to 60 carbon atoms or an aromatic heterocyclic ring having 3 to 60 carbon atoms; the ring being fused to the ring to which the groups are bonded, whereby the structure of the formula (1) has 5 or more aromatic rings that are fused; and the fused rings formed by R1 and R2, and R3 and R4 each may have a substituent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to condensed aromatic compounds with multiple ring bridging of the general formulae (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). The invention furthermore relates to the use of the compounds according to the invention in an organic electronic device and to a process for the preparation of the compounds according to the invention. The invention furthermore relates to an electronic device which comprises the compounds according to the invention.

Abstract: An organic photoelectric material may include a compound represented by the above Chemical Formula 1, and an organic photoelectric device and an image sensor including the organic photoelectric material.

Abstract: Disclosed are a compound for an organic optoelectronic device, an organic light emitting diode including the same, and a display device including the organic light emitting diode. The compound for an organic optoelectronic device represented by a combination of the following Chemical Formula 1 and Chemical Formula 2 provides an organic light emitting diode having life-span characteristics due to excellent electrochemical and thermal stability, and high luminous efficiency at a low driving voltage.

Abstract: A compound for an organic thin film transistor having a structure represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 and R2, and R3 and R4 are respectively combined with each other to form an aromatic hydrocarbon ring having 6 to 60 carbon atoms or an aromatic heterocyclic ring having 3 to 60 carbon atoms; the ring being fused to the ring to which the groups are bonded, whereby the structure of the formula (1) has 5 or more aromatic rings that are fused; and the fused rings formed by R1 and R2, and R3 and R4 each may have a substituent.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence element that uses a compound expressed by the following general formula has low inter-molecular interaction and high orientation during vapor deposition, and by using compounds that are resistant to aggregation, luminous efficiency is high, and there is little change in chromaticity accompanying drive deterioration (either V1 or W1 and either V2 or W2 form rings, the rings formed by V1 and V2 are six-membered rings, and the rings formed by W1 and W2 are five-membered rings; A2 to A4 and A6 to A8 represent CRZ or N, and RZ represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; and R2, R3, R7, and R8 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, a fluorine atom, a hydrogen atom [sic], or a deuterium atom.).

Abstract: A conjugated polymer containing dithienopyrrole-quinoxaline, the preparation method and uses thereof are provided. The structural formula of the polymer is general formula (I) as follows: wherein, x+y=1, 0<y?0.5, n is an integer and 1<n?100, R1 is selected from C1 to C20 alkyl group, and R2 and R3 are selected from —H, C1 to C20 alkyl group, C1 to C20 alkoxyl group, alkyl-containing phenyl group, alkyl-containing fluorenyl group, or alkyl-containing carbazyl group. The polymer can be used for polymer solar cells and the like.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element using a compound represented by the following general formula (I) emits dark blue light and has small changes in the chromaticity and in the driving voltage even after driving for a long period of time: wherein R1 to R6; Q1 and Q2; X1, X2, X3 and X4 are as defined herein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic colorant corresponding to one of the following structures (I) or (II): eD-pi-conjugated chromophore-L-A??(I) A-L-pi-conjugated chromophore-eD??(II) in which eD represents an electron donor segment; L represents a covalent bond or a spacer segment; A represents an electron attractor segment able to form a covalent bond with a semi-conductor; the pi-conjugated chromophore comprising at least two aromatic rings, at least one of which is a thiophene, selenophene or furan type ring. The present invention relates to the use thereof as photosensitizer in a photovoltaic device and said photovoltaic device.

Abstract: Provided is a dioxaanthanthrene compound represented by, for example, the following structural formula (1).

Abstract: The invention relates to novel organic semiconducting compounds containing one or more dithieno[2,3-b:7,8-b?]-s-indaceno[1,2-b:5,6-b?]dithiophene (IDTT) units that are functionalised at the 6,12-positions with electron withdrawing groups and are optionally substituted at the 3,9-positions with solubilising groups, to methods for their preparation and educts or intermediates used therein, to polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, to the use of the compounds, polymers, polymer blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices and organic photodetectors (OPD), and to OE, OPV and OPD devices comprising these compounds, polymers, polymer blends, mixtures or formulations.

Abstract: A compound according to Formula IA and IB, reversibly convertible under photochromic and electrochromic conditions between a ring-open isomer A and a ring-closed isomer B is provided. For substitutent groups, Z is N, O or S; each R1 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, or halo; each R2 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, halo, a polymer backbone, alkyl or aryl; or, when both R2 together form —CH?CH— and form part of a polymer backbone; each R3 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, halo, alkyl, alkoxy, thioalkyl or aryl; each R4 is aryl; and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, halo, alkyl, alkoxy, thioalkyl or aryl.