Patent ID: 8298444

Claim:
A compound selected from the group consisting of an oligoaniline compound of formula 1 and an oxidized form of an oligoaniline compound of formula 1, wherein formula (1) is as follows: wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently denote a hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, cycloalkyl group, bicycloalkyl group or alkenyl group, t-butoxycarbonyl group, or benzyloxycarbonyl group; R 3 -R 34 each independently denote a hydrogen atom, hydroxyl group, silanol group, thiol group, carboxyl group, phosphoric acid group, phosphoric ester group, ester group, thioester group, amido group, nitro group, substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group, organooxy group, organoamino group, organosilyl group, organothio group, acyl group, sulfonic group, or halogen atom; and m and n each denote an integer no smaller than 1 such that m+n≦20.