Four conjugated copolymers with a donor/acceptor architecture comprising 4,4-dihexadecyl-4H-cyclopenta[1,2-b:5,4-b]dithiophene as the donor structural unit and benzo[2,1,3]thiodiazole fragments with varying degrees of fluorination have been synthesized and characterized. It has been shown that the HOMO levels were decreased after the fluorine substitution. The field-effect charge carrier mobility was similar for all polymers with less than an order of magnitude difference between different acceptor units.

Described herein are compositions including heterocyclic organic compounds. More specifically, described herein are bicyclic thiadiazole-based compounds that are combined with fused thiophenes structures, along with methods for making such compounds, and uses thereof.

A method for preparing a phenolic oligomer antioxidant with a very small residual content of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is provided. Specifically, the method for preparing the phenolic oligomer antioxidant relates to a method which is capable of a BHT-free phenolic oligomer antioxidant or a phenolic oligomer antioxidant containing a trace amount of residual BHT by removing the precursor of BHT as much as possible by performing the concentration under the reduced pressure while injecting an inert gas to an intermediate product and/or removing BHT by performing the concentration under the reduced pressure while injecting an inert gas to the final product.

Compositions of arylene oligomers and certain curing agents are useful to provide arylene polymer coatings having improved mechanical properties when cured in an oxygen-containing atmosphere. Methods of curing such compositions are also provided.

A method for preparing a phenolic oligomer antioxidant with a very small residual content of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is provided.

Specifically, the method for preparing the phenolic oligomer antioxidant relates to a method which is capable of a BHT-free phenolic oligomer antioxidant or a phenolic oligomer antioxidant containing a trace amount of residual BHT by removing the precursor of BHT as much as possible by performing the concentration under the reduced pressure while injecting an inert gas to an intermediate product and/or removing BHT by performing the concentration under the reduced pressure while injecting an inert gas to the final product.

The present invention is directed to addressing one or more of the aforementioned concerns and relates to thermal insulation materials and thermal insulation material compositions and methods for thermally insulating pipelines and associated equipment, structures, and objects used in offshore drilling. The present invention is directed to articles of manufacture comprising the thermal insulation materials and/or thermal insulation material compositions of the invention. More particularly the present invention relates to the use of ring opening metathesis polymerization polymers (ROMP polymers) and/or ROMP polymer composites for thermally insulating pipelines and associated equipment, structures, and objects used in offshore oil drilling.

The present invention provides semiconducting compounds, oligomers and polymers of formula ##STR00001##
wherein A.sup.1 and A.sup.2 can be the same or different and are S or Se, E is selected from the group consisting of ##STR00002## The compounds, oligomers and polymers of formula of formula (1) are suitable for use in electronic devices such as organic field effect transistors.

An organic semiconductor device selected from organic diodes, organic field effect transistors, and devices comprising an organic diode and/or organic field effect transistor and a method of producing such a device are provided. The organic semiconductor device comprises at least one semiconducting layer based on a diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) polymer. The semiconducting layer may effectively be protected against degradation by radiation and/or oxidation by adding at least one stabilizing agent selected from hydroxybenzophenones, hydroxyphenyl benzotriazoles, oxalic acid anilides, hydroxyphenyl triazines, hindered phenols and/or merocyanines to the DPP polymer layer. The stabilization is effective both during production and during usage of the device, while the device's electronic properties are retained. The stabilizing agent is preferably a UV absorbing agent or an antioxidant or anti-radical agent known from the field of organic polymer technology.

A copolymer and its use as coating whereby the copolymer comprises a first monomer of the general formula (I)

##STR00001##

and a second monomer of the general formula (II)

##STR00002##

wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of CH.sub.2Z.sub.3, NHCOR.sub.5, CONHR.sub.6, OCOR.sub.7, COOR.sub.8 and OR.sub.9, and where Z.sub.1, Z.sub.2, and Z.sub.3 are selected from the group consisting of fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, hydroxyl, toluene-4-sulfonyloxy and methylsulfonyloxy. R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are independently from each other selected from the group consisting of linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkyl, a linear or branched C.sub.2-C.sub.30 alkenyl, a linear or branched C.sub.2-C.sub.30 alkynyl, sulfo, nitro, amino, hydroxy, oligo(C.sub.2 to C.sub.4-alkylene glycol), NHCOR.sub.5, CONHR.sub.6, OCOR.sub.7, COOR.sub.8 and OR. R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7, R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 are selected from the group consisting of a linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkyl, a linear or branched C.sub.2-C.sub.30 alkenyl and a linear or branched C.sub.2-C.sub.30 alkynyl.