Polymers and oligomers, their synthesis, and electronic devices incorporating same

• US 20050027097A1
• Filed: 05/18/2004
• Published: 02/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ohio State University
• Original Assignee: Ohio State University
• Inventors: Wang, Daike, Epstein, Arthur J.
• Granted Patent: US 6,906,166 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 528/230
• CPC Class Codes: C07C 15/58 containing two rings
• CPC Class Codes: C07D 213/24 with substituted hydrocarbon radicals attached to ring carbon atoms
• CPC Class Codes: C07D 213/30 Oxygen atoms
• CPC Class Codes: C07D 213/53 Nitrogen atoms
• CPC Class Codes: C07D 215/12 with substituted hydrocarbon radicals attached to ring carbon atoms
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 61/122 derived from five- or six-membered heterocyclic compounds, other than imides

Abstract

The invention relates to polymers and oligomers, methods of their synthesis, and electronic devices comprising them.

Claims

1-10. -10. (Cancelled).

11. A composition of matter comprising a polymer of the general structure:

12. A composition according to claim 11 wherein at least one R2 substituent is a methoxy group.

13. A composition according to claim 11 wherein at least two R2 substituents are methoxy groups.

14. A composition according to claim 11 wherein at least one R3 substituent is a methoxy group.

15. A composition according to claim 11 wherein at least two R3 substituents are methoxy groups.

16. A composition according to claim 11 wherein at least one R3 substituent is a methoxy group.

17. A composition according to claim 11 wherein at least two R3 substituents are methoxy groups.

18. A composition according to claim 11 wherein vinyl linkage A attaches at a position ortho to the pyridyl nitrogen.

19. A composition according to claim 11 wherein vinyl linkage B attaches at a position ortho to the pyridyl nitrogen.

20. A composition according to claim 11 wherein vinyl linkage A attaches at a position para to the pyridyl nitrogen.

21. A composition according to claim 11 wherein vinyl linkage B attaches at a position para to the pyridyl nitrogen.

22. A composition according to claim 11 wherein x is an integer in the range of 1 to 6 inclusive.

23-25. -25. (Cancelled).

26-30. -30. (Cancelled).

31-33. -33. (Cancelled).

34-40. -40. (Cancelled).

41-43. -43. (Cancelled).

44-46. -46. (Cancelled).

47-51. -51. (Cancelled).

52-56. -56. (Cancelled).

57-59. -59. (Cancelled).

60. (Cancelled).