The present disclosure relates to -substituted perylene diimide (PDI) derivatives as small molecular and polymerized electron acceptors in organic photovoltaic cells.

The present disclosure relates to -substituted perylene diimide (PDI) derivatives as small molecular and polymerized electron acceptors in organic photovoltaic cells.

The present invention relates to a cyanoaryl substituted compound of formula (I), (I) wherein m is 0-4; R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are selected from hydrogen, chlorine, bromine and C.sub.6-C.sub.24-aryl, which carries one to three cyano; each R.sup.1 independently from each other is selected from bromine, chlorine, cyano, NRaRb, C.sub.1-C.sub.24-alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.24-haloalkyl, C1-C24-alkoxy, C.sub.1-C.sub.24-haloalkoxy, C.sub.3-C.sub.24-cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heteroaryl, C.sub.6-C.sub.24-aryl, C.sub.6-C.sub.24-aryloxy, C.sub.6-C.sub.24-aryl-C.sub.1-C.sub.10-alkylene, etc., with the proviso that at least one of the radicals R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 is C.sub.6-C.sub.24-aryl, which carries one to three cyano; X is O, S, SO or SO.sub.2; A is a diradical of the formulae (A.1), (A.2), (A.3), or (A.4) wherein *, R.sup.6, (R.sup.7)n, (R.sup.8)o and (R.sup.9)p are as defined in the claims and in the description. The invention also relates to the use of said compound(s) in color converters, to said color converters and their use, to lighting devices, to a backlight unit for liquid crystal displays; a liquid crystal display device and a self-emissive display device comprising at least one compound (I).

##STR00001##

Provided is a black pigment that enables pattern formation of pixel division layer while suppressing generation of development residue. The black pigment comprises (a) a core containing at least one organic black pigment selected from the group consisting of benzodifuranone-based black pigments, perylene-based black pigments, azo-based black pigments, and isomers thereof and (b) a coating layer containing silica and/or a metal oxide and/or a metal hydroxide.

Provided is a black pigment that enables pattern formation of pixel division layer while suppressing generation of development residue. The black pigment comprises (a) a core containing at least one organic black pigment selected from the group consisting of benzodifuranone-based black pigments, perylene-based black pigments, azo-based black pigments, and isomers thereof and (b) a coating layer containing silica and/or a metal oxide and/or a metal hydroxide.

An electro-polarizable compound has the following general formula: ##STR00001## where Core1 is an aromatic polycyclic conjugated molecule having two-dimensional flat form and self-assembling by pi-pi stacking in a column-like supramolecule, which is tetrapirolic macro-cyclic fragment, R1 is an dopant group connected to Core1, m is number of R1 which is equal to 1, 2, 3 or 4, R2 is a substituent comprising one or more ionic groups, p is number of R2 which is equal to 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4. The fragment marked NLE containing the Core1 with at least one R1 has a nonlinear effect of polarization. Core2 is an electro-conductive oligomer self-assembling by pi-pi stacking in a column-like supramolecule, n is number of Core2 which is equal to 2, or 4, R3 is a substituent comprising one or more ionic groups, s is number of R3 which is equal to 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4. R4 is a non-polar resistive substituent, k is a number of R4 which is equal to 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8.

An electro-polarizable compound has the following general formula: ##STR00001## where Core1 is an aromatic polycyclic conjugated molecule having two-dimensional flat form and self-assembling by pi-pi stacking in a column-like supramolecule, which is tetrapirolic macro-cyclic fragment, R1 is an dopant group connected to Core1, m is number of R1 which is equal to 1, 2, 3 or 4, R2 is a substituent comprising one or more ionic groups, p is number of R2 which is equal to 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4. The fragment marked NLE containing the Core1 with at least one R1 has a nonlinear effect of polarization. Core2 is an electro-conductive oligomer self-assembling by pi-pi stacking in a column-like supramolecule, n is number of Core2 which is equal to 2, or 4, R3 is a substituent comprising one or more ionic groups, s is number of R3 which is equal to 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4. R4 is a non-polar resistive substituent, k is a number of R4 which is equal to 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8.

Disclosed herein are a series of compounds based on Formula (I). These compounds comprise perylene core which has been extended with optionally functionalised imidazoles at the 3,4;9,10 positions. The compounds of Formula (I) can be functionalised at two positions on the perylene core, such as the 1,6 or 1,7 positions. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising said compounds, methods of forming said compounds and potential applications of said compounds, such as applying the compounds as a dye whose absorbance and fluorescence spectrum are red-shifted.

Disclosed herein are a series of compounds based on Formula (I). These compounds comprise perylene core which has been extended with optionally functionalised imidazoles at the 3,4;9,10 positions. The compounds of Formula (I) can be functionalised at two positions on the perylene core, such as the 1,6 or 1,7 positions. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising said compounds, methods of forming said compounds and potential applications of said compounds, such as applying the compounds as a dye whose absorbance and fluorescence spectrum are red-shifted.

A pigment composition including at least one pigment selected from the group consisting of a perinone-based pigment and a perylene-based pigment, water, a resin having a constitutional unit represented by Formula 1, and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a phthalimide compound having a carboxyalkyl group and a naphthalimide compound having a carboxyalkyl group; a method for producing thereof; and an aqueous ink composition using the pigment composition. In Formula 1, R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, L.sup.2 represents C(O)O, OC(O), or C(O)NR.sup.2 and R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and R.sup.3 represents an alkyl group having 6 or more carbon atoms.

##STR00001##