Patent ID: 6139771
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: C07C,C07D,C07F,C09K

Abstract:
A compound of formula I: ##STR52## where a is 0 or 1 and A is selected from the group consisting of a --C.dbd.C--, --C.tbd.C--, --C.tbd.C--C.tbd.C--, --C.dbd.C--C.dbd.C--, --C.tbd.C--C.dbd.C--C.tbd.C--, --N.dbd.N--, --N.dbd.NO--, and a --HC.dbd.N-- group;b.sub.1 -b.sub.4, independently of one another, are 0 or 1 and B.sub.1 -B.sub.4, independently of one another, are selected from the group consisting of--C.dbd.C--, --C.tbd.C--, --COO--, --OOC--, --CO--, --O--, --CH.sub.2 O--, --OCH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --, --S--, --COS--, --SOC--, --CH.dbd.CHCOO--, --OOCCH.dbd.CH--, --CH.dbd.CHCOS--, and --SOCCH.dbd.CH--;d.sub.1 and d.sub.2, independently of one another, are 0 or 1 and D.sub.1 and D.sub.2, independently of one another, are selected from the group consisting of--C.dbd.C--, --C.tbd.--C--, --COO--, --OOC--, --CO--, --O--, --CH.sub.2 O--, --OCH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --, --S--, --COS--, --SOC--, --CH.dbd.CHCOO--, --OOCCH.dbd.CH--, --CH.dbd.CHCOS--, and --SOCCH.dbd.CH--;e.sub.1 and e.sub.2, independently of one another, are 0 or 1 and E.sub.1 and E.sub.2, independently of one another, are selected from the group consisting of--C.dbd.C--, --C.tbd.C--, --COO--, --OOC--, --CO--, --O--, --CH.sub.2 O--, --OCH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --, --S--, --COS--, --SOC--, --CH.dbd.CHCOO--, --OOCCH.dbd.CH--, --CH.dbd.CHCOS--, and --SOCCH.dbd.CH--;six-membered aromatic rings E and F, independently of one another, are phenyl rings or phenyl rings in which one or two of the carbon atoms of the ring are replaced with nitrogen atoms and wherein the carbon atoms of the phenyl or nitrogen-containing phenyl rings can be substituted with a halogen, CN, NO.sub.2, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, or haloalkynyl groups having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms;Y.sub.1 -Y.sub.4, substituents on rings E and F, independently of one another, are selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, CN, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, and haloalkynyl groups having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, wherein one or more non-neighboring CH.sub.2 groups in the substituent can be substituted with an O, or S or with a SiR.sup.A R.sup.B group, where R.sup.A and R.sup.B are small alkyl or alkenyl groups having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, with the proviso that any ring position of aromatic rings E or F that is a nitrogen is not substituted with any of the Y.sub. -Y.sub.4 ; x and z, independently of one another are 0 or 1, and X and Z, independently of one another, are selected from the group consisting of electron acceptor groups, electron donor groups, H, halogen, NO.sub.2, --C.dbd.C--, --C.tbd.C--, --COO--, --OOC--, --CO--, O, S, --COS--, --SCO--, CN, NH, NCH.sub.3 1, NR', where R' is a small alkyl having 1 to about 3 carbon atoms, NHCO, NCH.sub.3 CO NR'CO, where R' is a small alkyl having 1 to about 3 carbon atoms, SO, and SO.sub.2, with the proviso that any ring position of aromatic rings E or F that is a nitrogen is not substituted with any X or Z, and R.sup.5 and R.sup.6, independently of one another, are selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, CN, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, and haloalkynyl groups having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, wherein one or more non-neighboring CH.sub.2 groups in the substituent can be substituted with an O, or S, or with a SiR.sup.A R.sup.B group, where R.sup.A and R.sup.B are small alkyl or alkenyl groups having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, dependent upon the X or Z group, R.sup.5 and/or R.sup.6 may be absent; andM.sub.1 -M.sub.4, independently of one another, are core moieties having from one to four aromatic or non-aromatic rings, optionally separated by up to three linking groups F.sub.1 -F.sub.3 as in formula:--[N.sub.1 ].sub.n1 --[F.sub.1 ].sub.f1 --[N.sub.2 ].sub.n2 --[F.sub.2 ].sub.f2 --[N.sub.3 ].sub.n3 --[F.sub.3 ].sub.f3 --[N.sub.4 ].sub.n4 --where f1--f4, independently of one another, are 0 or 1, F.sub.1 -F.sub.4, independently of one another, are selected from the group consisting of--C.dbd.C--, --C.tbd.C--, --COO--, --OOC--, --CO--, --O--, --CH.sub.2 O--, --OCH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --, --S--, --COS--, --SOC--, --CH.dbd.CHCOO--, --OOCCH.dbd.CH--, --CH.dbd.CHCOS--, and --SOCCH.dbd.CH--; andn1-n4, independently of one another, are 0 or 1, and N.sub.1 -N.sub.4 are selected from the group consisting of aromatic rings having one or two six-member and/or five-membered aromatic rings, which may be fused or non-fused ring systems, or monocyclic or bicyclic alkyl and alkenyl non-aromatic rings having from 5 to about 12 ring carbon atoms wherein in each ring of N.sub.1 -N.sub.4, one or more of the ring carbons can be substituted with a halogen, CN, small alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group having from 1 to about 3 carbon atoms or small halogenated alkyl, halogenated alkenyl or halogenated alkynyl in each ring of N.sub.1 -N.sub.4 that is aromatic, one or two of the ring carbons can be replaced with a nitrogen (N), in each ring of N.sub.1 -N.sub.4 that is non-aromatic, one or two non-neighboring CH.sub.2 groups can be replaced with an oxygen; and R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4, independently of one another, are selected from the group consisting of linear, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl groups having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms wherein one or more CH.sub.2 groups can be optionally substituted with one or more halogens, or CN groups, or in which one or more non-neighboring CH.sub.2 groups can be replaced with an oxygen, a sulfur, or a substituted silyl group, Si(R.sup.A)(R.sup.B), in which R.sup.A and R.sup.B, independently, are alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl or haloalkynyl groups having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms.