Abstract: The various inventions and/or their embodiments disclosed herein relate to certain naphthalene diimide (NDI) compounds wherein the NDI groups are bonded to certain subclasses of bridging heteroaryl (hAr) groups, such as the “NDI-hAr-NDI” oligomeric compounds, wherein hAr is a heteroaryl group chosen to provide desirable electronic and steric properties, and the possible identities of the “Rz” terminal peripheral substituent groups are described herein. Transistor and inverter devices can be prepared.

Abstract: The inventions disclosed and described herein relate to new and efficient generic methods for making a wide variety of compounds having HAr—Z-Har tricyclic cores, wherein HAr is an optionally substituted five or six membered heteroaryl ring, and Hal is a halogen, and Z is a bridging radical, such as S, Sc, NR5, C(O), C(O)C(O), Si(R5)2, SO, SO2, PR5, BR5, C(R5)2 or P(O)R5 and both HAr are covalently bound to one another. The synthetic methods employ a “Base-Catalyzed Halogen Dance” reaction to prepare a metallated compound comprising a five or six membered heteroaryl ring comprising a halogen atom, and then oxidatively coupling the reactive intermediate compound. The compounds of Formula (II) and/or oligomer or polymers comprising repeat units having Formula (II) can be useful for making semi-conducting materials, and/or electronic devices comprising those materials. Acyl compounds can be prepared. Heteroarylene substituents can be used. The core tricyclic core can be coupled to itself.

Abstract: The various inventions and/or their embodiments disclosed herein relate to certain naphthalene diimide (NDI) compounds wherein the NDI groups are bonded to certain subclasses of bridging heteroaryl (hAr) groups, such as the “NDI-hAr-NDI” oligomeric compounds, wherein hAr is a heteroaryl group chosen to provide desirable electronic and steric properties, and the possible identities of the “Rz” terminal peripheral substituent groups are described herein. Transistor and inverter devices can be prepared.