Mono-, oligo- and polymers comprising dithienothiophene and aryl groups

1. An oligomeric or polymeric compound comprising recurring units wherein each recurring unit comprises:

at least one substituted or unsubstituted dithienothiophene group; and

at least one arylene or heteroarylene group, which in each case is substituted or unsubstituted;

wherein the number of recurring units is 10 to 10000.

2. A compound according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one arylene or heteroarylene group is thiophene which is at least monosubstituted by halogen, or is a group comprising two or more fused thiophene rings which is at least monosubstituted by halogen.

3. A compound according to claim 1 with a degree of polymerisation from 10 to 5000.

4. A compound according to claim 1 , wherein said recurring units of said compound comprise identical or different recurring units of formula I

wherein

R 1 and R 2 are independently of each other H, halogen, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, P-Sp-, or straight chain, branched or cyclic alkyl with 1 to 20 C-atoms, which is unsubstituted, mono- or poly-substituted by F, Cl, Br, I or CN, wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 are optionally replaced, in each case independently from one another, by —O—, —S—, —NH—, —NR 0 —, —SiR 0 R 00 —, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —OCO—O—, —S—CO—, —CO—S—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C— in such a manner that O and/or S atoms are not linked directly to one another,

P is a polymerisable or reactive group,

Sp is a spacer group or a single bond,

R 0 and R 00 are independently of each other H or alkyl with 1 to 12 C-atoms, and

Ar is an arylene or heteroarylene group, which in each case is unsubstituted or substituted by H, halogen, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, P-Sp-, or straight chain, branched or cyclic alkyl with 1 to 20 C-atoms, which is unsubstituted, mono- or poly-substituted by F, Cl, Br, I or CN, wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 are optionally replaced, in each case independently from one another, by —O—, —S—, —NH—, —NR 0 —, —SiR 0 R 00 —, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —OCO—O—, —S—CO—, —CO—S—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C— in such a manner that O and/or S atoms are not linked directly to one another.

5. A compound according to claim 4 , wherein

R 1 and R 2 are independently of each other H, halogen, P-Sp-, straight chain, branched or cyclic alkyl with 1 to 20 C-atoms, which is unsubstituted, mono- or poly-substituted by F, Cl, Br, I or CN, wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 are optionally replaced, in each case independently from one another, by —O—, —S—, —NH—, —NR 0 —, —SiR 0 R 00 —, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —OCO—O—, —S—CO—, —CO—S—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C— in such a manner that O and/or S atoms are not linked directly to one another, or a mono-, bi- or tricyclic aromatic or heteroaromatic group with up to 25 C atoms, wherein the rings can be fused, and in which the heteroaromatic group contains at least one hetero ring atom selected from N, O and S, and said aromatic or heteroaromatic group is unsubstituted or optionally substituted with one or more of F, Cl, Br, I, CN, and straight chain, branched or cyclic alkyl having 1 to 20 C atoms, which is unsubstituted, mono- or poly-substituted by F, Cl, Br, I, —CN or —OH, and in which one or more non-adjacent CH 2 groups are optionally replaced, in each case independently from one another, by —O—, —S—, —NH—, —NR 0 —, —SiR 0 R 00 —, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —OCO—O—, —S—CO—, —CO—S—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C— in such a manner that O and/or S atoms are not linked directly to one another;

P is CH 2 ═CW 1 —COO—,

 CH 2 ═CW 2 —(O) k1 —, CH 3 —CH═CH—O—, (CH 2 ═CH) 2 CH—OCO—, (CH 2 ═CH) 2 CH—O—, (CH 2 ═CH—CH 2 ) 2 CH—OCO—, (CH 2 ═CH—CH 2 ) 2 N—, (CH 2 ═CH—CH 2 ) 2 N—CO—, HO—CW 2 W 3 —, HS—CW 2 W 3 —, HW 2 N—, HO—CW 2 W 3 —NH—, CH 2 ═CW 1 —CO—NH—, CH 2 ═CH—(COO) k1 —Phe- (O) k2 —, Phe-CH═CH—, HOOC—, OCN—, or W 4 W 5 W 6 Si—;

W 1 is H, Cl, CN, phenyl or alkyl having 1 to 5 C-atoms;

W 2 and W 3 are each independently of each other H or alkyl with 1 to 5 C-atoms;

W 4, W 5 and W 6 are each independently of each other Cl, oxaalkyl or oxacarbonylalkyl with 1 to 5 C-atoms;

Phe is 1,4-phenylene;

k 1 and k 2 are each independently of each other 0 or 1;

Sp is of the formula Sp′-X;

Sp′ is alkylene with up to 20 C atoms which is unsubstituted or mono- or poly-substituted by F, Cl, Br, I or CN, and wherein one or more, non-adjacent CH 2 groups are optionally replaced, in each case independently from one another, by —O—, —S—, —NH—, —NR 0 —, —SiR 0 R 00 —, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —OCO—O—, —S—CO—, —CO—S—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C— in such a manner that O and/or S atoms are not linked directly to one another,

X is —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —O—COO—, —CO—NR 0 —, —NR 0 —CO—, —OCH 2 —, —CH 2 O—, —SCH 2 —, —CH 2 S—, —CF 2 O—, —OCF 2 —, —CF 2 S—, —SCF 2 —, —CF 2 CH 2 —, —CH 2 CF 2 —, —CF 2 CF 2 —, —CH═N—, —N═CH—, —N═N—, —CH═CR 0 —, —CX 1 ═CX 2 —, —C≡C—, —CH═CH—COO—, —OCO—CH═CH— or a single bond; and

X 1 and X 2 are independently of each other, H, F, Cl or CN.

6. A compound according to claim 4 , wherein the number of recurring units is 10 to 5000.

7. A compound according to claim 4 , wherein the number of recurring units is 100 to 1000.

8. A compound according to claim 4 , wherein

Ar is phenyl, phenyl in which one or more CH groups are replaced by N, naphthalene, alkyl fluorene or oxazole, which in each case unsubstituted or mono- or polysubstituted by L, wherein L is F, Cl, Br, or an alkyl, alkoxy, alkylcarbonyl or alkoxycarbonyl group with 1 to 12 C atoms, wherein one or more H atoms are optionally replaced by F or Cl, or

Ar is thiophene, thienothiophene or dithienothiophene which in each case is substituted by one or more halogen atoms.

9. A compound according to claim 4 , wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently C 1 -C 20 -alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, C 1 -C 20 -alkenyl, C 1 -C 20 -alkynyl, C 1 -C 20 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 20 -thioether, C 1 -C 20 -silyl, C 1 -C 20 -ester, C 1 -C 20 -amino, C 1 -C 20 -fluoroalkyl, (CH 2 CH 2 O) m C i H 2i+1 with m being an integer from 1 to 6 and i being 1, 2, or 3, optionally substituted aryl, or optionally substituted heteroaryl.

10. A compound according to claim 4 , wherein said compound is of formula I1

wherein

R 3 and R 4 are independently of each other H, halogen, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, P-Sp-, or straight chain, branched or cyclic alkyl with 1 to 20 C-atoms, which is unsubstituted, mono- or poly-substituted by F, Cl, Br, I or CN, wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 are optionally replaced, in each case independently from one another, by —O—, —S—, —NH—, —NR 0 —, —SiR 0 R 00 —, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —OCO—O—, —S—CO—, —CO—S—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C— in such a manner that O and/or S atoms are not linked directly to one another,

n is an integer from 10 to 10000,

and wherein the recurring units may be identical or different.

11. A compound according to claim 10 , wherein

R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are independently of each other H, halogen, P-Sp-, straight chain, branched or cyclic alkyl with 1 to 20 C-atoms, which is unsubstituted, mono- or poly-substituted by F, Cl, Br, I or CN, wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 are optionally replaced, in each case independently from one another, by —O—, —S—, —NH—, —NR 0 —, —SiR 0 R 00 —, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —OCO—O—, —S—CO—, —CO—S—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C— in such a manner that O and/or S atoms are not linked directly to one another, or a mono-, bi- or tricyclic aromatic or heteroaromatic group with up to 25 C atoms, wherein the rings can be fused, and in which the heteroaromatic group contains at least one hetero ring atom selected from N, O and S, and said aromatic or heteroaromatic group is unsubstituted or optionally substituted with one or more of F, Cl, Br, I, CN, and straight chain, branched or cyclic alkyl having 1 to 20 C atoms, which is unsubstituted, mono- or poly-substituted by F, Cl, Br, I, —CN or —OH, and in which one or more non-adjacent CH 2 groups are optionally replaced, in each case independently from one another, by —O—, —S—, —NH—, —NR 0 —, —SiR 0 R 00 —, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —OCO—O—, —S—CO—, —CO—S—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C— in such a manner that O and/or S atoms are not linked directly to one another;

P is CH 2 ═CW 1 —COO—,

 CH 2 ═CW 2 —(O) k1 —, CH 3 —CH═CH—O—, (CH 2 ═CH) 2 CH—OCO—, (CH 2 ═CH) 2 CH—O—, (CH 2 ═CH—CH 2 ) 2 CH—OCO—, (CH 2 ═CH—CH 2 ) 2 N—, (CH 2 ═CH—CH 2 ) 2 N—CO—, HO—CW 2 W 3 —, HS—CW 2 W 3 —, HW 2 N—, HO—CW 2 W 3 —NH—, CH 2 ═CW 1 —CO—NH—, CH 2 ═CH—(COO) k1 —Phe-(O) k2 —, Phe-CH═CH—, HOOC—, OCN—, or W 4 W 5 W 6 Si—;

W 1 is H, Cl, CN, phenyl or alkyl having 1 to 5 C-atoms;

W 2 and W 3 are each independently of each other H or alkyl with 1 to 5 C-atoms;

W 4 , W 5 and W 6 are each independently of each other Cl, oxaalkyl or oxacarbonylalkyl with 1 to 5 C-atoms;

Phe is 1,4-phenylene;

k 1 and k 2 are each independently of each other 0 or 1;

Sp is of the formula Sp′-X;

Sp′ is alkylene with up to 20 C atoms which is unsubstituted or mono- or poly-substituted by F, Cl, Br, I or CN, and wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 groups are optionally replaced, in each case independently from one another, by —O—, —S—, —NH—, —, —NR 0 —, —SiR 0 R 00 —, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —OCO—O—, —S—CO—, —CO—S—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C— in such a manner that O and/or S atoms are not linked directly to one another,

X is —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —COO—, —CO—NR 0 —, —NR 0 —CO—, —OCH 2 —, —CH 2 O—, —SCH 2 —, —CH 2 S—, —CF 2 O—, —OCF 2 —, —CF 2 S—, —SCF 2 —, —CF 2 CH 2 —, —CH 2 CF 2 —, —CF 2 CF 2 , —CH═N—, —N═CH—, —N═N—, —CH═CR 0 —, —CX 1 ═CX 2 —, —C≡C—, —CH═CH—COO—, —OCO—CH═CH— or a single bond; and

X 1 and X 2 are independently of each other, H, F, Cl or CN.

12. A compound according to claim 10 , wherein n is 10-15 and one or both of R 3 and R 4 denote P-Sp-.

13. A compound according claim 10 , wherein, wherein R 3 and R 4 are each independently H, halogen, Sn(R 0 ) 3 , CH 2 Cl, COH, CH═CH 2, SiR 0 R 00 , optionally substituted aryl, or optionally substituted heteroaryl.

14. A compound according to claim 10 , wherein n is 10 to 5000.

15. A compound according to claim 10 , wherein n is 100 to 1000.

16. A polymerisable liquid crystal material comprising one or more polymerisable compounds according to claim 1 comprising at least one polymerisable group, and optionally comprising one or more further polymerisable compounds, wherein said at least one of the polymerisable compounds and/or said one or more further polymerisable compounds is mesogenic or liquid crystalline.

17. An anisotropic polymer film with charge transport properties obtainable by polymerizing a polymerisable liquid crystal material according to claim 16 that is aligned in its liquid crystal phase into macroscopically uniform orientation and polymerised or crosslinked to fix the oriented state.

18. A side chain liquid crystal polymer obtained by: polymerisation of one or more oligomers according to claim 1 , or grafting one or more oligomers according to claim 1 to a polymer backbone in a polymeranalogous reaction,

in each case, optionally with one or more additional mesogenic or non-mesogenic comonomers.

19. An electroluminescent material, a photovoltaic or sensor device, an electrode material in a battery, a photoconductor, an electrophotographic material in an electrophotographic recording, or an alignment layer in a LCD or an OLED device, comprising a an oligomeric or polymeric compound according to claim 1 .

20. An optical, electrooptical or electronic device, an FET, an integrated circuit (IC), a TFT, an OLED or an alignment layer comprising a an oligomeric or polymeric compound according to claim 1 .

21. A TFT or TFT array for a flat panel display, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, an electroluminescent display or a backlight, comprising a an oligomeric or polymeric compound according to claim 1 .

22. A security marking or device comprising a FET, in turn comprising a an oligomeric or polymeric compound according to claim 1 .

23. A monomeric, an oligomeric or a polymeric compound according to claim 1 , which is oxidatively or reductively doped to form a conducting ionic species.

24. A charge injection layer, a planarising layer, an antistatic film or a conducting substrate or pattern for electronic application or a flat panel display, comprising a an oligomeric or polymeric compound according to claim 23 .

25. A security marking or device comprising an RFID tag, in turn comprising a an oligomeric or polymeric compound according to claim 1 .

26. A semiconductor or charge transport material, comprising a an oligomeric or polymeric compound according to claim 1 .

27. An optical, an electrooptical or an electronic device, or a field effect transistor comprising a semiconductor or a charge transport material according to claim 26 .

28. An integrated circuit, a thin film transistor for a flat panel display application, a radio frequency identification tag, or a semiconducting component for an organic light emitting diode, comprising both the charge transport and electroluminescent layer in an electroluminescent display or a backlight of a liquid crystal display, comprising an optical, an electrooptical, or an electronic device, or a field effect transistor according to claim 27 .