Functionalized oligoarylenes as building blocks for new organic materials

Some of the current directions in research on new organic materials based on functionalized oligoarylenes are reviewed. Particular emphasis is placed upon the use of chemical synthesis for the incorporation of suitable functionalized oligoarylenes into more complex molecular and polymeric systems. Selected examples of applications of these materials in different fields such as light-emitting diodes, photovoltaic devices, nonlinear optics, two-photon dyes, molecular switches or ligands will be presented.