Polyarylene oligomer compositions having improved adhesion to surfaces as compared to conventional polyarylene oligomers are useful in forming dielectric material layers in electronics applications.

Certain cyclopentadienone monomers having polar moieties are useful in forming polyarylene resins having improved solubility in certain organic solvents and are useful in forming polyarylene resin layers in electronics applications.

An object is to provide an organic semiconductor element having excellent carrier mobility and heat resistance of a semiconductor active layer, an organic semiconductor composition for obtaining this element, an organic semiconductor film, and a method of manufacturing an organic semiconductor element in which the composition is used, and another object is to provide a compound and an oligomer or a polymer that are suitably used in the organic semiconductor element, the organic semiconductor composition, the organic semiconductor film, and the method of manufacturing an organic semiconductor element. The organic semiconductor element of the present invention includes a compound represented by Formula 1 below in a semiconductor active layer. In Formula 1, X represents a chalcogen atom, p and q each independently represent an integer of 0 to 2, and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent a halogen atom or a group represented by Formula W below. ##STR00001##

A cross-conjugated polymer having a hole transporting property and a solubility suitable for forming a film by coating, a material including the polymer for electronic device and organic electroluminescence device, a solution including the polymer, and an organic electroluminescence device are described. The organic electroluminescence device contains a cathode, an anode, and at least one organic thin film layer disposed between the cathode and the anode and contains a light emitting layer. At least one of the at least one organic thin film layer is a hole injecting layer or a hole transporting layer, and at least one of the hole injecting layer and the hole transporting layer contains the cross-conjugated polymer having a structural unit (A) for forming a cross-conjugation system as a repeating unit and a substituent X containing at least one of an arylamine portion, a carbazole portion, and an indole portion as a side chain.

A novel soluble green polythiophene electrochromic material, poly[2,3-bis(3,4-dialkoxyphenyl)-5,8-bis(3,4-ethylenedioxythienyl)quinoxaline], as shown by formula (I), ##STR00001## wherein, n is an integer from 40 to 200, R=C.sub.mH.sub.2m+1, wherein m is an integer from 8 to 14.

A polymer comprising a repeat unit of formula (I): wherein R.sup.1 in each occurrence is independently H or a substituent; R.sup.2 in each occurrence is independently a substituent; and x is 0, 1, 2 or 3. The polymer may be used as a light-emitting polymer in an organic light-emitting device.

Certain polyarylene oligomers having improved solubility are useful in forming dielectric material layers in electronics applications.

An oligomer, composition, and composite material employing the same are provided. The oligomer has a structure represented by Formula (I)

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wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently hydrogen, C.sub.1-20 alkyl group, C.sub.2-20 alkenyl group, C.sub.6-12 aryl group, C.sub.6-12 alkylaryl group, C.sub.5-12 cycloalkyl group, C.sub.6-20 cycloalkylalkyl group, alkoxycarbonyl group, or alkylcarbonyloxy group; R.sup.1 is not hydrogen when R.sup.2 is hydrogen; a is 0 or 1; n0; m1; n:m is from 0:100 to 99:1; the oligomer has a number average molecular weight of less than or equal to 12,000; and the repeat unit

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and the repeat unit

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are arranged in a random or block fashion.

A substituent-eliminable diketopyrrolopyrrole derivative represented by the following formula (I) is provided. ##STR00001##
In the formula (I), R represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; X represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaromatic group; and n represents an integer of from 1 to 4.

Polyarylene oligomers formed from an aromatic dialkyne monomer having a solubility enhancing moiety show improved solubility in certain organic solvents and are useful in forming dielectric material layers in electronics applications.