Patent ID: 8212055

Claim:
A compound of Formula WH: wherein: X 1 is selected from the group consisting of N, O, S, Se, Te, and CH; S 1 , S 2 , S 7 , S 8 , S 9 , S 12 , S 13 , and S 14 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, aryl, phenyl, cycloalkyl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, alkoxy, alkylthio, perfluoroalkyl, perfluoroaryl, pyridyl, cyano, thiocyanato, nitro, amino, alkylamino, acyl, sulfoxyl, sulfonyl, imido, amido, and carbamoyl; at least one of S 1 and S 2 is selected from the group consisting of Q, aryl, phenyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, alkoxy, alkylthio, perfluoroalkyl, perfluoroaryl, pyridyl, cyano, thiocyanato, nitro, amino, alkylamino, acyl, sulfoxyl, sulfonyl, imido, amido, and carbamoyl; and wherein from one to two of S 1 , S 2 , S 7 , S 8 , S 9 , S 12 , S 13 , and S 14 may optionally be independently selected linking groups Q, wherein said linking groups Q are of the formula: wherein: n is from 0 to 10; R 3 may be present or absent; R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of ethene, ethyne, aryl, and heteroaryl groups, which aryl and heteroaryl groups may be unsubstituted or substituted one or more times with H, aryl, phenyl, cycloalkyl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, alkoxy, alkylthio, perfluoroalkyl, perfluoroaryl, pyridyl, cyano, thiocyanato, nitro, amino, alkylamino, acyl, sulfoxyl, sulfonyl, imido, amido, and carbamoyl; and Y is a protected or unprotected reactive substituent selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, thio, seleno, telluro, ester, carboxylic acid, boronic acid, phenol, silane, sulfonic acid, phosphonic acid, alkylthiol, formyl, halo, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, alkyl phosphonate, alkyl sulfonate, alkyl carboxylate, and alkyl boronate groups; subject to the proviso that S 1 and S 2 are not simultaneously alkyl.