Quinoxaline-containing compounds and polymers thereof

1. A quinoxaline-containing compound represented by the following formula (I):

wherein Ar 1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent aromatic group; and R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group.

2. The quinoxaline-containing compound according to claim 1 , wherein, in the formula (I), the substituents —CH 2 CH 2 CO 2 R 1 bind to respective 3′-positions of the phenyl group.

3. The quinoxaline-containing compound according to claim 1 , wherein, in the formula (I), the substituents —CH 2 CH 2 CO 2 R 1 bind to respective 4′-positions of the phenyl group.

4. The quinoxaline-containing compound according to claim 2 , wherein, in the formula (I), Ar 1 represents a phenyl group and R 1 represents a hydrogen atom.

5. The quinoxaline-containing compound according to claim 3 , wherein, in the formula (I), R 1 represents a methyl group and Ar 1 is selected from the following groups

6. The quinoxaline-containing compound according to claim 3 , wherein, in the formula (I), R 1 represents —CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 and Ar 1 represents the following group.

7. A quinoxaline-containing compound polymer represented by the following formula (II):

wherein Y represents a substituted or unsubstituted divalent hydrocarbon group; R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; m is an integer of from 1 to 5; p is an integer of from 5 to 5,000; and A is a group represented by the following structural formula (III):

wherein Ar 1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent aromatic group.