Patent Description:
Organic semiconductor materials are drawing attention, as they can be processed at a lower temperature than inorganic semiconductor materials and are advantageous in that a manufacturing cost can be reduced and a flexible substrate device can be enlarged by a solution process. Various organic semiconductor materials have been actively researched and developed.

Acene compounds such as pentacene or tetracene have been known for a while, which are organic semiconductor materials having high carrier mobility, but have issues with chemical stability and low solubility in a solvent.

Patent Document <NUM> discloses an organic compound with improved chemical stability by replacing a part of an acene skeleton with sulfur, selenium, , and Patent Document <NUM> discloses an organic with having improved solubility by introducing a substituent group into an acene skeleton.

Patent Document <NUM> discloses that an organic compound having a thiophene structure or a furan structure in its basic skeleton with a substituent such as an alkyl group introduced therein, and containing a non-linear molecular structure with low symmetry has further improved chemical stability and solubility while exhibiting a high carrier mobility.

However, in these organic semiconductor materials, semiconductor properties (carrier mobility) are likely to deteriorate due to intermolecular deviation caused by molecular fluctuation in a crystal structure accompanying a temperature change, a crystal grain boundary present in an organic semiconductor film, a deformed portion due to an external force applied to the organic semiconductor film, , and there is still room for improvement.

<CIT> relates to an organic transistor and an organic semiconductor material for a non-light-emitting organic semiconductor device, a method for manufacturing an organic semiconductor film, an organic semiconductor film for a non-light-emitting organic semiconductor device, and a method for synthesizing an organic semiconductor material.

<CIT> relates to a heterocyclic compound and an organic light-emitting device including the same.

<CIT> relates to a chalcogen-containing organic compound, a method for producing the same, an organic semiconductor material comprising the organic compound, an organic semiconductor film containing the organic semiconductor material, and an organic field effect transistor having the organic semiconductor film ( Field Effect Transistor, FET).

<CIT> relates to a composition containing an N-type condensed cyclic pi-conjugated molecule which is an organic semiconductor material in a state dissolved in a solvent and used for an application for producing an organic semiconductor device by a printing method.

<CIT> relates to an organic compound containing an oxygen group element, a method for producing the same, an organic semiconductor material comprising the above organic compound, an organic semiconductor film comprising the above organic semiconductor material, and an organic field effect transistor including the above organic semiconductor film (Field EffectTransistor, FET).

<CIT> discloses a novel organic polymer (semiconductor polymer) which can be used for forming an organic semiconductor such as an electric field effect transistor or a photoelectric conversion element, and a method for producing the same, an organic semiconductor including the above polymer, and a semiconductor device. (or electronic device).

<CIT> relates to a heterocyclic compound and an organic light-emitting device comprising the heterocyclic compound having improved light-emitting properties.

An object of the present invention is to provide a compound that is excellent in chemical stability, has a high solubility in a solvent, and exhibits an excellent carrier mobility.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing the compound. Also, still another object of the present invention is to provide an organic semiconductor solution composition containing the compound described above.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an organic semiconductor film formed from the organic semiconductor solution composition described above.

Moreover, still another object of the present invention is to provide an organic thin film transistor having the organic semiconductor film described above.

In order to solve the above-described issues, the present inventors have examined on the basis of an idea that, when two π-electron orbitals showing different orbital shapes can be allowed to contribute to the overlap of orbitals by degenerating the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the next highest occupied molecular orbital (NHOMO), the carrier mobility is improved, and influence of the intermolecular deviation is also reduced. As a result, the inventors have found that a certain dinaphthochalcogenophene fused ring compound exhibits a high carrier mobility. The present invention has been completed based on such findings.

Specifically, the present invention provides a compound represented by Formula (<NUM>) below:
<CHM>
wherein in Formula (<NUM>), X<NUM> is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a selenium atom, or a tellurium atom; X<NUM> and X<NUM>, which may be the same or different, are each a carbon atom, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a selenium atom or a tellurium atom, with the proviso that a case of X<NUM> and X<NUM> being simultaneously carbon atoms is excluded; R<NUM> and R<NUM>, which may be the same or different, are each a hydrogen atom or an organic group selected from an alkyl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, an alkynyl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, an aryl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, an alkoxy groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, or a monovalent heterocyclic group, and R<NUM> to R<NUM>, may be the same or different, are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or an organic group selected from an alkyl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, an alkynyl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, an aryl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, an alkoxy groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, or a monovalent heterocyclic group; R<NUM> and R<NUM>, R<NUM> and R<NUM>, R<NUM> and R<NUM>, R<NUM> and R<NUM>, and R<NUM> and R<NUM> may each bond to each other to form a ring; and a double line including a dashed line represents a single bond or a double bond.

Also, the present invention provides a compound represented by Formula (<NUM>') below:
<CHM>
wherein in Formula (<NUM>'), X<NUM>, X<NUM> and X<NUM> are the same as those in Formula (<NUM>); R<NUM>' and R<NUM>' are the same or different organic groups selected from an alkyl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, an alkynyl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, an aryl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, an alkoxy groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, or a monovalent heterocyclic group; and a double line including a dashed line represents a single bond or a double bond.

In Formula (<NUM>'), it is preferable that X<NUM> be a sulfur atom; that one of X<NUM> and X<NUM> be a carbon atom and the other be a sulfur atom; and that R<NUM>' and R<NUM>' be the same or different organic groups.

The present invention also provides a method of manufacturing the compound described above, including obtaining a compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) from a compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>):
<CHM>
where in Formulas (<NUM>-<NUM>) and (<NUM>-<NUM>), X<NUM>, X<NUM>, X<NUM>, and the double line including a dashed line indicate the same contents as those in Formula (<NUM>).

The present invention also provides an organic semiconductor solution composition containing the compound described above and at least one solvent.

The present invention also provides an organic semiconductor film formed from the organic semiconductor solution composition described above.

The present invention also provides an organic thin film transistor having the organic semiconductor film described above.

The compound according to an embodiment of the present invention is excellent in chemical stability and has a high solubility in a solvent, and thus it is possible to form an organic semiconductor film with high large area and uniformity by application and printing of an organic semiconductor solution composition.

The organic semiconductor film according to an embodiment of the present invention exhibits an excellent carrier mobility, and thus a high performance organic thin film transistor can be realized.

<FIG> is a cross-sectional schematic view illustrating a top contact/bottom gate type organic thin film transistor.

The compound according to an embodiment of the present invention, the method for manufacturing the compound (organic semiconductor material), the organic semiconductor solution composition containing the compound, the organic semiconductor film formed from the organic semiconductor solution composition, and the organic thin film transistor having the organic semiconductor film will be described below.

The compound according to an embodiment of the present invention is represented by Formula (<NUM>):
<CHM>.

In Formula (<NUM>), X<NUM> is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a selenium atom, or a tellurium atom; and X<NUM> and X<NUM>, which may be the same or different, are each a carbon atom, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a selenium atom, or a tellurium atom, with the proviso that a case of X<NUM> and X<NUM> being simultaneously carbon atoms is excluded. R<NUM> and R<NUM>, which may be the same or different, are each a hydrogen atom or an organic group, and R<NUM> to R<NUM>, which may be the same or different, are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or an organic group. R<NUM> and R<NUM>, R<NUM> and R<NUM>, R<NUM> and R<NUM>, R<NUM> and R<NUM>, and R<NUM> and R<NUM> may each bond to each other to form a ring together with an adjacent carbon atom.

The X<NUM> in Formula (<NUM>) is preferably a sulfur atom or a selenium atom from the perspective of exhibiting a higher carrier mobility, and is more preferably a sulfur atom from the perspective of further improving chemical stability.

In Formula (<NUM>), it is preferable that one of X<NUM> and X<NUM> be a sulfur atom or a selenium atom and that the other be a carbon atom, and it is more preferable that the X<NUM> be a sulfur atom and that the X<NUM> be a carbon atom, from the perspective of exhibiting a higher carrier mobility.

The organic groups according to R<NUM> and R<NUM> in Formula (<NUM>) are alkyl groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, alkenyl groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, alkynyl groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, aryl groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, cycloalkyl groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, alkoxy groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, or monovalent heterocyclic groups, and more preferably aryl groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, aryl groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, or monovalent heterocyclic groups. These groups may have a substituent.

The alkyl groups according to R<NUM> and R<NUM> described above are linear or branched alkyl groups having preferably from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, more preferably from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, and even more preferably from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, and examples thereof include methyl groups, ethyl groups, propyl groups, <NUM>-methylpropyl groups, butyl groups, pentyl groups, <NUM>-methylpentyl groups, <NUM>,<NUM>-dimethylpropyl groups, hexyl groups, <NUM>-methylpentyl groups, heptyl groups, octyl groups, nonyl groups, decyl groups, undecyl groups, dodecyl groups, tridecyl groups, tetradecyl groups, pentadecyl groups, <NUM>,<NUM>-dimethyloctyl groups, icosyl groups, <NUM>-decyltetradecyl groups, <NUM>-hexyldodecyl groups, <NUM>-ethyloctyl groups, <NUM>-decyltetradecyl groups, <NUM>-butyldecyl groups, <NUM>-octylnonyl groups, <NUM>-ethyloctyl groups, <NUM>-octyldecyl groups, <NUM>-octyldodecyl groups, <NUM>-hexylpentadecyl groups, <NUM>-octyltetradecyl groups, and <NUM>-ethylhexyl groups.

The alkenyl groups according to R<NUM> and R<NUM> described above are linear or branched alkenyl groups having preferably from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, more preferably from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, and even more preferably from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, and examples thereof include vinyl groups, <NUM>-propenyl groups, <NUM>-propenyl groups, <NUM>-methyl-<NUM>-propenyl groups, <NUM>-butenyl groups, <NUM>-butenyl groups, <NUM>-butenyl groups, <NUM>-methyl-<NUM>-butenyl groups, <NUM>-pentenyl groups, <NUM>-pentenyl groups, <NUM>-pentenyl groups, <NUM>-pentenyl groups, <NUM>-methyl-<NUM>-pentenyl groups, <NUM>-hexenyl groups, <NUM>-hexenyl groups, <NUM>-hexenyl groups, <NUM>-heptenyl groups, <NUM>-octenyl groups, <NUM>-nonenyl groups, and <NUM>-decenyl.

The alkynyl groups according to R<NUM> and R<NUM> described above are linear or branched alkynyl groups having preferably from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, more preferably from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, and even more preferably from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, and examples thereof include ethynyl groups, <NUM>-propynyl groups, <NUM>-propynyl groups, <NUM>-butynyl groups, <NUM>-butynyl groups, <NUM>-butynyl groups, <NUM>-pentynyl groups, <NUM>-pentynyl groups, <NUM>-pentynyl groups, <NUM>-pentynyl groups, <NUM>-hexynyl groups, <NUM>-hexynyl groups, <NUM>-hexynyl groups, <NUM>-hexynyl groups, <NUM>-hexynyl groups, <NUM>-heptynyl groups, <NUM>-octynyl groups, <NUM>-nonynyl groups, <NUM>-decynyl groups, trimethylsilylethynyl groups, triethylsilylethynyl groups, tri-i-propylsilylethynyl groups, and <NUM>-p-propylphenylethynyl groups.

The aryl groups according to the above-described R<NUM> and R<NUM> described above are aryl groups having preferably from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, and more preferably from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, and examples thereof include phenyl groups, naphthyl groups, anthryl groups, phenanthryl groups, acenaphthylenyl groups, biphenylyl groups, <NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-trimethylphenyl groups, p-(t-butyl) phenyl groups, <NUM>-methyl-<NUM>,<NUM>-dipropylphenyl groups, <NUM>-fluorophenyl groups, <NUM>-trifluoromethylphenyl groups, p-pentylphenyl groups, <NUM>,<NUM>-dipentylphenyl groups, p-heptoxyphenyl groups, and <NUM>,<NUM>-diheptoxyphenyl groups.

The cycloalkyl groups according to R<NUM> and R<NUM> described above are cyclic alkyl groups having preferably from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, and more preferably from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, and examples thereof include cyclopropyl groups, cyclobutyl groups, cyclopentyl groups, a cyclohexyl groups, cycloheptyl groups, cyclooctyl groups, cyclononyl groups, cyclodecyl groups, and adamantyl groups.

The alkoxy groups according to R<NUM> and R<NUM> described above are linear or branched alkoxy groups having preferably from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, more preferably from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, and even more preferably from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, and examples thereof include methoxy groups, ethoxy groups, n-propoxy groups, isopropoxy groups, n-butoxy groups, isobutoxy groups, sec-butoxy groups, tert-butoxy groups, n-pentyloxy groups, isopentyloxy groups, neopentyloxy groups, tert-pentyloxy groups, n-hexyloxy groups, isohexyloxy groups, heptyloxy groups, octyloxy groups, nonyloxy groups, and decyloxy groups.

Examples of the monovalent heterocyclic groups according to R<NUM> and R<NUM> described above include from <NUM>- to <NUM>-membered (preferably <NUM>- or <NUM>-membered) aromatic heterocyclic groups and aliphatic heterocyclic groups having in the ring a carbon atom and from <NUM> to <NUM> heteroatoms selected from an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom and a nitrogen atom.

Examples of the aromatic heterocyclic group include monocyclic aromatic heterocyclic groups (such as a furanyl group, a <NUM>-hexylfuranyl group, a thienyl group, a pyridyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyrrolyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, a benzthiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, and a selenophenyl group), and fused aromatic heterocyclic groups (such as a quinolyl group and an isoquinolyl group).

Examples of the aliphatic heterocyclic group include monocyclic non-aromatic heterocyclic groups (such as a piperidyl group, a morpholinyl group, a piperazinyl group, and a tetrahydrofuryl group) and fused non-aromatic heterocyclic groups (such as a chromenyl group, a tetrahydroquinolinyl group, and a tetrahydroisoquinolinyl group).

Examples of the substituent that R<NUM> and R<NUM> may have include halogen atoms (such as a fluorine atom), cyano groups, hydroxyl groups, nitro groups, acyl groups (such as a hexanoyl group and a benzoyl group), alkoxy groups (such as a butoxy group), aryloxy groups (such as a phenoxy group), silyloxy groups, heterocyclic oxy groups, acyloxy groups, carbamoyloxy groups, amino groups, anilino groups, acylamino groups, aminocarbonylamino groups (such as an ureido group), alkoxy and aryloxycarbonylamino groups, alkyl and arylsulfonylamino groups, mercapto groups, alkyl and arylthio groups (such as a methylthio group and an octylthio group), heterocyclic thio groups, sulfamoyl groups, sulfo groups, alkyl and arylsulfinyl groups, alkyl and arylsulfonyl groups, alkyl and aryloxycarbonyl groups, carbamoyl groups, aryl and heterocyclic azo groups, imide groups, phosphino groups, phosphinyl groups, phosphinyloxy groups, phosphinylamino groups, phosphono groups, silyl groups (such as a ditrimethylsiloxymethylbutoxy group), hydrazino groups, ureido groups, boronic acid groups (-B(OH)<NUM>), phosphato groups (-OPO(OH)<NUM>), sulphato groups (-OSO<NUM>H), and other known substituents.

Examples of the halogen atom in Formula (<NUM>) above include a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, and an iodine atom, and, among others, a fluorine atom is preferred because it exhibits a higher carrier mobility.

The organic groups according to the above R<NUM> to R<NUM> in Formula (<NUM>) are the same as those according to the above R<NUM> and R<NUM>. Among others, alkyl groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, aryl groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, or alkoxy groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms are preferred.

Also, substituents which these groups may have are the same as those according to the above R<NUM> and R<NUM>.

R<NUM> and R<NUM>, R<NUM> and R<NUM>, R<NUM> and R<NUM>, R<NUM> and R<NUM> , and R<NUM> and R<NUM>, which are combinations of adjacent groups, in the above R<NUM> to R<NUM>, may bond to each other to further form a ring. The ring described above may be an aromatic ring, or may be a non-aromatic ring.

In Formula (<NUM>), for X<NUM>, X<NUM>, and a five-membered ring with the double lines including a dash line, those are non-aromatic rings if both of the double lines including a dashed line are single bonds, and are aromatic rings if one of them is a double bond.

The compound according to an embodiment of the present invention has a high solubility in a solvent due to the introduction of a flexible dinaphthochalcogenophene type structure and substituents, and thus can be used to prepare an organic semiconductor solution composition described below at a desired concentration. Therefore, it can be suitably used to manufacture an organic semiconductor film by simple solution processes such as application methods and printing methods.

Since the compound according to an embodiment of the present invention has an excellent chemical stability, it can also be used in the manufacture of an organic semiconductor film by gas phase processes such as vacuum vapor deposition, molecular beam epitaxy(MBE), sputtering, laser deposition, and gas phase transport growth.

Also, the compound according to an embodiment of the present invention stably exhibits an excellent carrier mobility. The reason for this has not been completely elucidated yet, but it is assumed that the energy levels of HOMO and NHOMO are very close due to the structure having five-membered heterocyclic rings at both ends, and that NHOMO as well as HOMO contributes to overlap of π-electron orbitals.

Among the compounds according to an embodiment of the present invention, the compound represented by Formula (<NUM>') is preferred from the perspective of achieving both compatibility with a solvent and overlap of orbitals at an appropriate level. <CHM>
<CHM>
where in Formula (<NUM>'), X<NUM>, X<NUM> and X<NUM> are the same as those in Formula (<NUM>); R<NUM>' and R<NUM>' are the same or different organic groups; and a double line including a dashed line represents a single bond or a double bond.

The organic groups according to R<NUM> and R<NUM> in Formula (<NUM>') are alkyl groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, alkenyl groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, alkynyl groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, aryl groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, cycloalkyl groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, alkoxy groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, or monovalent heterocyclic groups.

The alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, alkynyl groups, aryl groups, monovalent heterocyclic groups, cycloalkyl groups, alkoxy groups, and substituent which these groups may have are the same as those according to R<NUM> and R<NUM> in Formula (<NUM>') above.

The contents of the X<NUM>, X<NUM>, X<NUM>, and double line including a dashed line in Formula (<NUM>') above are the same as in Formula (<NUM>) above.

Among the compounds represented by Formula (<NUM>') above, a compound in which X<NUM> is a sulfur atom, one of X<NUM> and X<NUM> is a carbon atom and the other is a sulfur atom, and R<NUM>' and R<NUM>' are the same or different organic groups is more preferred.

Among the compounds represented by Formula (<NUM>') above, a compound in which X<NUM> is a sulfur atom, X<NUM> is a sulfur atom, and X<NUM> is a carbon atom, and R<NUM>' and R<NUM>' are the same or different organic groups, which is the compound represented by Formula (<NUM>"), is even more preferred.

The organic groups according to R<NUM>' and R<NUM>' in Formula (<NUM>") above are alkyl groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, aryl groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, or monovalent heterocyclic alkyl groups, aryl groups, or monovalent heterocyclic groups, and are the same as those in Formula (<NUM>') above.

The compound represented by Formula (<NUM>) according to an embodiment of the present invention can be manufactured, for example, by cross-coupling a compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) below and a compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) below to obtain a compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) below, and then epoxidizing a formyl group of the compound represented by the formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) to obtain a compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) below; obtaining a compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) below from the compound represented by the formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) through fused ring formation; and further introducing a substituent into the compound represented by the formula (<NUM>-<NUM>).

The compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) can be manufactured by cross-coupling a compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) and a compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) to obtain a compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>), and then converting a formyl group of the compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) into an epoxy group.

In Formulas (<NUM>-<NUM>) to (<NUM> to <NUM>), X<NUM>, X<NUM>, X<NUM>, and the double line including a dashed line indicate the same contents as those in Formula (<NUM>), A represents an organic sulfonyloxy group, and B represents a boronic acid group (-B(OH)<NUM>).

Examples of the organic sulfonyl oxy group include methanesulfonylyloxy groups, p-toluenesulfonyloxy groups, trifluoromethylsulfonylyloxy groups, and camphorsulfonyloxy groups. Among others, trifluoromethylsulfonylyloxy groups are preferred.

The above B may be a boronic acid ester group (boronic acid pinacol ester group, boronic acid diisopropyl ester group, or boronic acid propylene glycol ester group).

In the obtainment of the compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>), the compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) and the compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) are cross-coupled under general Suzuki-Miyaura coupling conditions.

The compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) can be synthesized using a known means such as methoxy substituent of the halogen atom, formylation of the group at position <NUM>, deprotection of the methoxy group, or organic sulfonyloxylation, using <NUM>-halogenated benzofuran, or <NUM>-halogenated benzothiophene as a starting raw material.

The compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) can be synthesized by a known means of reacting furan or thiophene with diborane, introducing a boronic acid group (-B(OH)<NUM>), and, if necessary, esterifying the boronic acid group. Also, the compound can also be a commercially available product.

The compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) can be obtained by a reaction of epoxidizing the formyl group of the compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) in the presence of a sulfur ylide obtained by reacting a metal hydroxide with a sulfonium compound or a sulfoxonium compound in the system.

Examples of the sulfonium compound can include trimethylbromosulfur (Me<NUM>SBr), trimethylchlorosulfur (Me<NUM>SCl), and trimethyliodosulfur (Me<NUM>SI), and examples of the sulfoxonium compound can include trimethyloxobromosulfur (Me<NUM>OSBr), trimethyloxochlorosulfur (Me<NUM>OSCl), and trimethyloxoiodosulfur (Me<NUM>OSI). These may be used alone, or two or more thereof may be used in combination.

The reaction temperature (solution temperature) of the reaction to convert the formyl group into an epoxy group is preferably from <NUM> to <NUM>, and more preferably from <NUM> to <NUM>. The reaction time is usually from <NUM> to <NUM> hours, and preferably from <NUM> to <NUM> hours.

Examples of a base catalyst include KOH and NaOH. These may be used alone, or two or more thereof may be used in combination.

An amount of the base catalyst to be used is preferably from <NUM> to <NUM> mol, based on <NUM> mol of the compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>).

The use amount of Me<NUM>SI is preferably from <NUM> to <NUM> mol, based on <NUM> mol of the compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>).

In the step of obtaining the compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>), a fused ring containing an aromatic six-membered ring with carbon constituting the epoxy group in the compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) is formed in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst.

In Formulas (<NUM>-<NUM>) and (<NUM>-<NUM>), X<NUM>, X<NUM>, X<NUM>, and the double line including a dashed line indicate the same contents as those in Formula (<NUM>).

The reaction temperature (solution temperature) is preferably from <NUM> to <NUM>, and more preferably from <NUM> to <NUM>. The reaction time is usually from <NUM> to <NUM> hours, and preferably from <NUM> to <NUM> hours.

Examples of the Lewis acid catalyst include indium (III) chloride, aluminum chloride (III), and thallium chloride (III). These may be used alone, or two or more thereof may be used in combination.

An amount of the Lewis catalyst to be used is preferably from <NUM> to <NUM> mol, based on <NUM> mol of the compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>).

The compound represented by Formula (<NUM>) above can be obtained by introducing the halogen atoms or organic groups in R<NUM> to R<NUM> of the above formula into the compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) using a known aromatic substitution reaction or a known cross-coupling reaction.

The compound represented by Formula (<NUM>') according to an embodiment of the present invention can likewise be obtained by introducing, into the compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) above, the organic groups according to the above R<NUM>' and R<NUM>'.

The compound represented by Formula (<NUM>") according to an embodiment of the present invention can likewise be obtained, for example, by introducing the organic groups in R<NUM>' and R<NUM>' into the compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) above obtained using, for example, <NUM>-formyl-<NUM>-trifluoromethylsulfonyloxybenzothiophene as the compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) above and <NUM>,<NUM>-thiopheniboronic acid as the compound represented by Formula (<NUM>-<NUM>) above.

The reactions to obtain the compounds represented by Formulas (<NUM>), (<NUM>'), and (<NUM>") above and Formulas (<NUM>-<NUM>) to (<NUM>-<NUM>) above are preferably performed in the presence of a solvent.

Examples of the solvent include water, alcohol solvents (methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, butyl cellosolve), nitrogen-containing solvents (acetonitrile, N-methyl-<NUM>-pyrrolidone, and N,N-dimethylformamide), halogenated hydrocarbon solvents (dichloromethane, chloroform, <NUM>,<NUM>-dichloroethane, chlorobenzene, dichlorobenzene), ether solvents (diethyl ether, t-butyl methyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, <NUM>,<NUM>-dioxane, dimethoxyethane, dichloromethylmethyl ether,), glycol solvents (ethylene glycol, propylene glycol monomethyl ether-<NUM>-acetate), aromatic hydrocarbon solvents (benzene, toluene, xylene, anisole), ketone solvents (methyl isobutyl ketone, acetone), ester solvents (ethyl acetate, ethyl lactate, γ-butyrolactone) These may be used alone, or two or more thereof may be used in combination.

Furthermore, the compounds represented by Formulas (<NUM>-<NUM>) to (<NUM>-<NUM>) obtained in the respective reactions may be purified by a known purification method such as column chromatography or recrystallization and then used in the following reactions, or may be used as crude products in the following reactions.

The organic semiconductor solution composition according to an embodiment of the present invention contains the above compound (organic semiconductor material) and a solvent. The organic semiconductor materials may be used alone, or two or more thereof may be used in combination.

Examples of the solvent include organic solvents such as aliphatic hydrocarbon solvents (pentane, hexane, heptane), halogenated hydrocarbon solvents (dichloromethane, chloroform, <NUM>,<NUM>-dichloroethane), ether solvents (diethyl ether, t-butyl methyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane), alcohol solvents (methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, butyl cellosolve), ester solvents (ethyl acetate, ethyl lactate, γ-butyrolactone), ketone solvents (methyl isobutyl ketone, acetone), nitrogen-containing solvents (acetonitrile, N-methyl-<NUM>-pyrrolidone, or N,N-dimethylformamide), sulfur-containing solvents (e.g., dimethyl sulfoxide), halogenated aromatic hydrocarbon solvents (chlorobenzene, <NUM>,<NUM>-dichlorobenzene, <NUM>,<NUM>-dichlorobenzene, <NUM>,<NUM>-dichlorobenzene, <NUM>-chloronaphthalene, <NUM>-chloronaphthalene, <NUM>-chlorobiphenyl), aromatic hydrocarbon solvents (benzene, toluene, xylene), and alicyclic hydrocarbon solvents (cyclohexane, cyclopentanone, cyclohexanone).

A boiling point of the solvent is preferably from <NUM> to <NUM>, and more preferably from <NUM> to <NUM>.

A water content of the solvent used in the composition according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is preferably <NUM> wt. When the water content in the composition according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is high, the carrier mobility tends to decrease due to inhibition of crystallization or trapping of moisture by the carrier. The water content is preferably <NUM> wt. % or less, more preferably <NUM> wt. Note that the water content can be measured by the Karl Fischer method.

In addition to the organic semiconductor material and the solvent, the organic semiconductor solution composition according to an embodiment of the present invention may contain a macromolecular compound as a binder, if necessary.

When the organic semiconductor solution composition contains a macromolecular compound, film formability of the organic semiconductor solution composition is improved. For example, film formation can be performed using the edge casting method or the continuous edge casting method described below, even when an organic semiconductor material having a low solubility is used.

The macromolecular compound that may be contained in the organic semiconductor according to an embodiment of the present invention preferably does not affect electrical properties of the organic semiconductor material, and examples thereof include an epoxy resin, a melamine resin, a phenol resin, a polyurethane resin, acrylic resins (polymethyl methacrylate, poly(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-trifluoroethyl methacrylate)), polystyrene resins (polystyrene, poly α-methylstyrene, polyvinylphenol, polypentafluorostyrene), a cellulose resin, butyral resins (e.g., polyvinylbutyral), polyvinyl resins (polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate, poly(<NUM>-vinylpyridine), polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, polytetrafluoroethylene), a benzocyclobutene resin, silicone resins (e.g., cage-shaped oligosilsesquioxane), polyolefin resins (polyethylene, polypropylene, polycycloolefin), a polyamide resin, a polyester resin, and a polycarbonate resin.

When the organic semiconductor solution composition according to an embodiment of the present invention contains the macromolecular compound described above, a content of the macromolecular compound is preferably from <NUM> to <NUM> wt. %, and more preferably from <NUM> to <NUM> wt. %, per <NUM> wt. % of the organic semiconductor solution composition. When the content of the macromolecular compound is within this range, the film formability of the organic semiconductor solution composition according to an embodiment of the present disclosure tends to be improved.

A content of the solvent (in the case where two or more solvents are contained, a total amount thereof) in a total amount of the organic semiconductor solution composition according to an embodiment of the present invention is, for example, preferably <NUM> wt. % or less, more preferably <NUM> wt. % or less, and even more preferably <NUM> wt. A lower limit is, for example, preferably <NUM> wt. % or greater, more preferably <NUM> wt. % or greater, and even more preferably <NUM> wt. % or greater.

A content of a solute (in particular, organic semiconductor material) (in the case where two or more solutes are contained, a total amount thereof) in the organic semiconductor solution composition according to an embodiment of the present invention is, for example, <NUM> parts by weight or greater, preferably <NUM> parts by weight or greater, and particularly preferably <NUM> parts by weight or greater, per <NUM> parts by weight of the solvent. An upper limit is preferably <NUM> parts by weight or less, more preferably <NUM> parts by weight or less, and even more preferably <NUM> parts by weight or less.

The organic semiconductor solution composition according to an embodiment of the present invention can be prepared, for example, by mixing the solvent, the solute, and the macromolecular compound to be blended as necessary, and heating the mixture at a temperature of from <NUM> to <NUM> in an air atmosphere, nitrogen atmosphere, or argon atmosphere for from <NUM> to <NUM> hours.

The organic semiconductor solution composition according to an embodiment of the present invention can be prepared at various concentrations for the organic semiconductor material having an excellent solubility in the solvent, and a crystallization state of an organic semiconductor film formed therefrom can be broadly and arbitrarily changed from crystalline to amorphous. When the crystallization state of the organic semiconductor film changes, the carrier mobility also changes. Therefore, by using the organic semiconductor solution composition according to an embodiment of the present invention, the crystallization state of the organic semiconductor film can be arbitrarily adjusted, and thus the carrier mobility of the organic semiconductor film can be stably reproduced.

The organic semiconductor film according to an embodiment of the present invention can be formed by applying or printing the above-described organic semiconductor solution composition according to an embodiment of the present invention to a substrate.

Examples of the method of applying or printing the organic semiconductor solution composition onto the substrate include application methods (a drop-casting method, a spin-coating method, a dip-coating method, a blade method, an edge casting method, and a continuous edge-casting method), and printing methods (a screen printing method, an ink-jet printing method, a mask-printing method, an offset printing method, a flexographic printing method, a micro-contact printing method, a lithographic printing method, an intaglio printing method, and a letterpress printing). Among others, an edge casting method, a continuous edge casting method is preferable in that an organic monocrystalline semiconductor film having a large surface area is easily obtained at low cost.

Examples of a material for the substrate capable of applying or printing the organic semiconductor solution composition include glass, metals (gold, copper, and silver), inorganic materials (a crystalline silicon substrate and an amorphous silicon substrate), and resins (a triacetyl cellulose resin, a norbornene resin, a polyester resin, a polyvinyl resin, and a polyolefin resin).

Of these, a resin substrate is preferable in that an organic semiconductor film having a large area can be obtained at low cost.

Drying can be performed, for example, by heating at from <NUM> to <NUM> for from <NUM> to <NUM> hours under atmospheric pressure or reduced pressure. Heating may be performed on the organic semiconductor solution composition, or may be performed on the substrate.

The organic semiconductor film according to an embodiment of the present invention may also be heat treated after formation for the purpose of controlling the crystal structure and volatilizing the solvent.

A thickness of the organic semiconductor film is preferably from <NUM> to <NUM>, more preferably from <NUM> to <NUM>, and even more preferably from <NUM> to <NUM>.

The organic semiconductor film according to an embodiment of the present invention may be released from the substrate after formation, or may be used in a state of being formed on the substrate.

The organic semiconductor film according to an embodiment of the present invention may be applied uniformly by the application method and then patterned into a predetermined shape by photolithography, or may be printed so as to have a predetermined pattern by the printing method.

The organic thin film transistor according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the organic semiconductor film according to an embodiment of the present invention as a semiconductor layer.

The organic thin film transistor according to an embodiment of the present invention includes, on the substrate, a gate electrode, an organic semiconductor film (semiconductor layer), a gate insulating film provided between the gate electrode and the organic semiconductor film (semiconductor layer), and a source electrode and a drain electrode that are provided in contact with the organic semiconductor film (semiconductor layer) and coupled via the organic semiconductor film (semiconductor layer). In the organic thin film transistor, the organic semiconductor film and the gate insulating film are provided adjacent to each other.

The organic thin film transistor according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the layers described above. For example, it may have any structure such as a bottom contact type (a bottom contact/bottom gate type, a bottom contact/top gate type), or a top contact type (top contact/bottom gate type, top contact/top gate type), and preferably has a top contact/bottom gate type structure.

A cross-sectional schematic view of a top contact/bottom gate type, which is a preferred example, is shown in <FIG>.

A top contact/bottom gate type organic thin film transistor <NUM> includes a substrate <NUM>, a conductive film (gate electrode) <NUM>, a gate insulating film <NUM>, an organic semiconductor film <NUM>, a source electrode 104A, a drain electrode 104B, and a protective layer <NUM>.

Examples of applications of the organic thin film transistor according to an embodiment of the present invention include electronic paper, display devices, sensors, electronic tags, and sensors.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to examples.

The compounds according to the examples and comparative examples were synthesized and the carrier mobility was evaluated.

An organic thin film transistor was manufactured by the method, described below, and the carrier mobility under atmospheric pressure of <NUM> atm (temperature: room temperature) was evaluated using a semiconductor parameter analyzer (<NUM> C available from Agilent) connected to a semi-auto prober (AX-<NUM> available from Vector Semiconductor).

The carrier mobility µ (cm<NUM>/Vs) was calculated by applying a voltage of -<NUM> V between the source electrode and the drain electrode of the organic thin film transistor and changing the gate voltage in a range of -<NUM> V to -<NUM> V to derive Id, and using the following formula regarding the drain current Id: <MAT>.

In the above equation, L is the gate length, W is the gate width, µ is the carrier mobility, Ci is the capacitance per unit area of the gate insulating film, Vg is the gate voltage, and Vth is the threshold voltage.

The compounds according to the examples and each intermediate compound were identified by <NUM>H-NMR (<NUM>) with tetramethylsilane as an internal standard. A deuterated chloroform (CDCl<NUM>) or <NUM>, <NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-tetrachloroethane-d2 (CDCl<NUM>CDCl<NUM>) was used as the solvent.

The following compound C10-TBNT was synthesized and the carrier mobility was evaluated.

Compound C10-TBNT was synthesized through the following steps.

In the above scheme, MeONa represents sodium methoxide, and DMF represents N,N-dimethylformamide.

Sodium methoxide (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) was added to a solution of <NUM>-bromobenzothiophene <NUM> a (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) in a mixed solvent of N,N-dimethylformamide and methanol (<NUM>, DMF/MeOH = <NUM>/<NUM>) at room temperature (<NUM>) under an argon atmosphere, and the temperature was raised to <NUM> with stirring. Copper bromide (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) was further added at <NUM>, and the suspension was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. After cooling the suspension to room temperature, the reaction was ceased by pouring <NUM> of an aqueous ammonium chloride solution. It was then extracted with ethyl acetate, dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain a red oil. This was purified by column chromatography (developing solvent = petroleum ether:ethyl acetate = <NUM>:<NUM> (volume ratio)) to give compound 1b (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol, yield: <NUM>%) as a white solid. <NUM>H-NMR (CDCl<NUM>, RT) δ: <NUM> (d, <NUM>, J = <NUM>), <NUM> (d, <NUM>, J = <NUM>), <NUM> (d, <NUM>, J = <NUM>), <NUM> (d, <NUM>, J = <NUM>), <NUM> (dd, <NUM>, J<NUM> = <NUM>, J<NUM> = <NUM>), <NUM> (s, <NUM>).

In the above scheme, DCM represents dichloromethane.

Under an argon atmosphere, tin tetrachloride (<NUM> mol/L dichloromethane solution, <NUM>, <NUM> mmol) was added to a dichloromethane (<NUM>) solution of compound 1b (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) at -<NUM>, dichloromethyl methyl ether (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) was further added thereto, and the mixed liquid was stirred at from -<NUM> to -<NUM> for <NUM> hours. Thereafter, the mixed liquid was left to stand with stirring until the temperature reached room temperature. The mixed liquid was cooled to <NUM>, then <NUM> of an aqueous calcium carbonate solution was poured, and the resultant mixed liquid was stirred for <NUM> hours until no gas was generated. This was extracted with dichloromethane, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a red solid. This was purified by column chromatography (developing solvent = petroleum ether:ethyl acetate = <NUM>:<NUM> (volume ratio)) to give compound 1c (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol, yield: <NUM>%) as a red solid. <NUM>H-NMR (CDCl<NUM>, RT) δ: <NUM> (s, <NUM>), <NUM> (d, <NUM>, J = <NUM>), <NUM> (d, <NUM>, J = <NUM>), <NUM> (d, <NUM>, J = <NUM>), <NUM> (d, <NUM>, J = <NUM>), <NUM> (s, <NUM>).

In the above scheme, BBr<NUM> represents boron tribromide.

Boron tribromide (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) was added to a dichloromethane (<NUM>) solution of compound 1c (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) at room temperature (<NUM>) under an argon atmosphere, and the mixed liquid was stirred at room temperature (<NUM>) for <NUM> hours. The mixed liquid was cooled to <NUM>, then <NUM> of water was poured, and the resultant mixed liquid was stirred for <NUM> hours. This was extracted with dichloromethane and ethyl acetate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a red solid. This was purified by column chromatography (developing solvent = dichloromethane) to give compound 1d (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol, yield: <NUM>%) as a red solid. <NUM>H-NMR (CDCl<NUM>, RT) δ: <NUM> (s, <NUM>), <NUM> (d, <NUM>, J = <NUM>), <NUM>-<NUM> (m, <NUM>), <NUM> (d, <NUM>, J = <NUM>).

In the above scheme, Tf<NUM>O represents trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride, Tf represents trifluoromethylsulfonyl, and DMAP represents dimethylpropionamide.

Trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) was added to a dichloromethane (<NUM>) solution of compound 1d (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and dimethylpropionamide (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) under an argon atmosphere at -<NUM>, and the mixed liquid was stirred at room temperature (<NUM>) for <NUM> minutes. The reaction was ceased by pouring <NUM> of water at <NUM>. This was washed twice with <NUM> of <NUM> mol/L hydrochloric acid and twice with <NUM> of saturated brine, dried over sodium sulfate, and then concentrated under reduced pressure to give compound 1e as a fluorescent solid. <NUM>H-NMR (CDCl<NUM>, RT) δ: <NUM> (s, <NUM>), <NUM> (d, <NUM>, J = <NUM>), <NUM> (d, <NUM>, J = <NUM>), <NUM> (d, <NUM>, J = <NUM>), <NUM> (d, <NUM>, J = <NUM>).

Compound 1e (<NUM> mmol), compound 1f (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), and a mixed solvent of tripotassium phosphate (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), <NUM> of <NUM>,<NUM>-dioxane, and <NUM> of water were added to a <NUM> three-necked flask, and the mixture was purged with argon three times, then tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) was added thereto, and the mixed liquid was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. The mixed liquid was cooled to room temperature (<NUM>), and then <NUM> of an aqueous ammonium chloride solution was poured. This was extracted with ethyl acetate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a yellow solid. This was washed with a mixed solvent (petroleum ether:ethyl acetate = <NUM>:<NUM> (volume ratio)) and filtered to give compound <NUM> (<NUM>) as a yellow solid. <NUM>H-NMR (CDCl<NUM>, RT) δ: <NUM> (s, <NUM>), <NUM> (d, <NUM>, J = <NUM>), <NUM> (d, <NUM>, J = <NUM>), <NUM> (d, <NUM>, J = <NUM>), <NUM> (d, <NUM>, J = <NUM>), <NUM> (s, <NUM>).

In the above scheme, MeCN represents acetonitrile.

A <NUM> three-necked flask was charged with compound <NUM> (<NUM> mmol), potassium hydroxide (powder, <NUM>, <NUM> mmol), and trimethyliodosulfur(<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), and the mixture was purged with argon for <NUM> minutes, and then <NUM> of acrylonitrile was added. The suspension was stirred at from <NUM> to <NUM> for <NUM> hours. After cooling to room temperature (<NUM>), unreacted potassium hydroxide was removed from the suspension by filtration, and <NUM> of water was poured. This was extracted four times with <NUM> of dimethyl methane, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a brown solid. This was purified by column chromatography (developing solvent = petroleum ether:ethyl acetate = <NUM>:<NUM> (volume ratio)) to give compound <NUM> (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol, yield: <NUM>%) as a brown solid. <NUM>H-NMR (CDCl<NUM>, RT) δ: <NUM>-<NUM> (m, <NUM>), <NUM> (d, <NUM>, J = <NUM>), <NUM> (d, <NUM>, J = <NUM>), <NUM> (s, <NUM>), <NUM>-<NUM> (m, <NUM>), <NUM>-<NUM> (m, <NUM>), <NUM>-<NUM> (m, <NUM>).

A <NUM> three-necked flask was charged with indium trichloride (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), and heated under reduced pressure for <NUM> minutes using a hot gun. Compound <NUM> (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) was added to this, and the mixture was purged with argon three times, and then <NUM> of dichloromethane was added. The suspension was stirred for <NUM> hours while refluxing. After cooling to room temperature (<NUM>), and <NUM> of water was poured. This was extracted four times with <NUM> of dichloromethane, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a brown solid. This was washed three times with <NUM> of methanol, twice with <NUM> of water, and three times with <NUM> of methanol, and dried under reduced pressure to give grey solid 1i (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol, yield: <NUM>%). <NUM>H-NMR(CDCl<NUM>CDCl<NUM>, <NUM>) δ:<NUM>-<NUM>(m, <NUM>), <NUM>-<NUM>(m, <NUM>), <NUM>-<NUM>(m, <NUM>).

<NUM>H-NMR(CDCl<NUM>CDCl<NUM>, <NUM>) δ:<NUM>-<NUM>(m, <NUM>).

In the above scheme, PdCl<NUM>(dppf)•CH<NUM>Cl<NUM> represents [<NUM>,<NUM>'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium • dichloromethane acetate.

<NUM>H-NMR(CDCl<NUM>CDCl<NUM>, <NUM>) δ:<NUM>(d, <NUM>, J=<NUM>, ArH), <NUM>(d, <NUM>, J=<NUM>, Hz, ArH), <NUM>(d, <NUM>, J=<NUM>, Hz, ArH), <NUM>(d, <NUM>, J=<NUM>, Hz, ArH), <NUM>(s,<NUM>, ArH), <NUM>(t, <NUM>, J=<NUM>, Hz, Ar-CH<NUM>), <NUM>-<NUM>(m, <NUM>, Ar-CH<NUM>-CH<NUM>), <NUM>-<NUM>(m, <NUM>, Ar-CH<NUM>-CH<NUM>-C<NUM>H<NUM>), <NUM>(t, <NUM>, J=<NUM>, CH<NUM>).

An organic semiconductor solution composition was prepared by mixing the compound C10-TBNT in the orthodichlorobenzene to attain <NUM> wt. % and heating the mixture at <NUM> for <NUM> hours.

A surface of a thermal oxide film of an n-type silicon substrate (<NUM> × <NUM>, thickness: <NUM>) having a thermal oxide film (silicon oxide film) having a thickness of <NUM> on a surface thereof was subjected to ultraviolet-ozone cleaning, and treated with β-phenethyltrimethoxysilane.

A glass member (<NUM> × <NUM>, thickness: <NUM>) was placed at the center of the β-phenethyltrimethoxysilane-treated surface of the substrate in close contact therewith, and the substrate was heated to <NUM>. Then, using a pipette, one drop (about <NUM>) of the organic semiconductor solution composition was dropped from the side of the glass member to form a liquid film surrounding the glass member and having a concave meniscus.

The liquid film was heated and dried under atmospheric pressure at a substrate of <NUM> for <NUM> hours and further under reduced pressure (<NUM>-<NUM> Pa) at <NUM> for <NUM> hours, and crystals of compound C10-TBNT was precipitated. Then, the glass member was removed, and thus a ring-shaped organic semiconductor film (film thickness: <NUM>) having a uniform thickness was formed on the substrate.

The organic semiconductor film was masked, and tetracyanoquinodimethane was vapor-deposited (thickness: <NUM>), and then gold was vapor-deposited (thickness: <NUM>) to obtain an organic thin film transistor for measuring field effect transistor properties (a gate width (W): <NUM>, a gate length (L): <NUM>, and a ratio (W/L): <NUM>) for the source electrode and the drain electrode).

The obtained organic thin film transistor was evaluated for the carrier mobility of compound C10-TBNT according to the method described above. As a result, the carrier mobility was <NUM><NUM>/Vs.

The following compound C9-TBNT was synthesized from compound 1j obtained in the same manner as in Example <NUM>, and the carrier mobility was evaluated in the same manner as in Example <NUM>.

For compound C9-TBNT, the carrier mobility was <NUM><NUM>/Vs.

The following comparative compound <NUM> was synthesized according to the synthesis method described in Patent Document <NUM> (<CIT>), and the carrier mobility was evaluated in the same manner as in Example <NUM>. The carrier mobility was <NUM><NUM>/Vs.

From the above, it was found that the organic semiconductor materials of Examples <NUM> and <NUM> exhibited superior carrier mobility to that of the organic semiconductor material of Comparative Example <NUM>.

Claim 1:
A compound represented by Formula (<NUM>):
<CHM>
wherein in Formula (<NUM>), X<NUM> is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a selenium atom, or a tellurium atom; X<NUM> and X<NUM>, which may be the same or different, are each a carbon atom, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a selenium atom or a tellurium atom, with the proviso that a case of X<NUM> and X<NUM> being simultaneously carbon atoms is excluded; R<NUM> and R<NUM>, which may be the same or different, are each a hydrogen atom or an organic group selected from an alkyl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, an alkynyl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, an aryl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, an alkoxy groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, or a monovalent heterocyclic group, and R<NUM> to R<NUM>, may be the same or different, are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or an organic group selected from an alkyl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, an alkynyl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, an aryl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, an alkoxy groups having from <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, or a monovalent heterocyclic group; R<NUM> and R<NUM>, R<NUM> and R<NUM>, R<NUM> and R<NUM>, R<NUM> and R<NUM>, and R<NUM> and R<NUM> may each bond to each other to form a ring; and a double line including a dashed line represents a single bond or a double bond.