1. A substrate connector that conductively connects a terminal fitting connected to a cable from an external device with contact point patterns arrayed at a predetermined array pitch on one side of a circuit board, the connector comprising:
a connector main body that houses and retains pieces of the terminal fitting at an array pitch corresponding to the array pitch of the contact point patterns and having a leading end face butted against a surface of the circuit board on which the contact point patterns are arrayed, so as to bring leading end faces of the pieces of the terminal fitting with the contact point patterns; and
a connector receiving member that is attached to the circuit board and that holds the leading end face of the connector main body butted against the surface of the circuit board;
wherein the terminal fitting is provided with a spring piece that imparts a predetermined contact pressure to the contact point patterns by a predetermined elastic deformation upon contact with the corresponding contact point patterns and served as contact points to be contacted with the contact point patterns, and
the spring piece is formed integrally on the terminal main body by folding a strip-shaped plate piece continued from the one sidewall of the terminal main body such that a portion of the plate piece projects from the leading end of the terminal main body.
2. The substrate connector according to claim 1, wherein, when elastically deformed upon contact with the contact point patterns, the contact points of the terminal fitting are elastically displaced along a planar direction of the contact point patterns so as to slide over surfaces of the contact point patterns.
3. The substrate connector according to claim 1, wherein the spring piece is placed between a pair of sidewalls of the terminal fitting such that a portion of the spring piece projects from the leading end of the terminal main body;
a leading end of the portion of the spring piece that projects from the leading end of the terminal main body is served as the contact point; and
a portion of the spring piece situated in the terminal main body is served as a spring for elastically displacing the corresponding contact point in a direction opposite to a projecting direction.
4. The substrate connector according to claim 1, wherein the connector receiving member has a tubular section to which the connector main body fits and a boss provided projectingly on an exterior surface of the tubular section, and
wherein the connector main body includes a fitting control lever attached so as to be turnable and a cam groove that is formed in the fitting control lever and that draws the boss in a fitting direction of the connector main body by turning action of the fitting control lever, so as to connect the connector main body to the connector receiving member.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. Method for preparing a compound having the general formula
R1-M1-AdzLiX\u2003\u2003(I)
by reacting a compound R1-A (III) with an element M1 in presence of LiX, wherein
R1 is a substituted or un-substituted C3-C24 aryl or C3-C24 heteroaryl containing one or more heteroatoms like B, O, N, S, Se, P or Si, a linear or branched substituted or un-substituted C1-C20 alkyl, C2-C20 alkenyl or C2-C20 alkynyl or a substituted or un-substituted C3-C20 cycloalkyl or a derivative thereof;
M1 is an element selected from Mn, Cu, Zn, Sn, In, La, Ce, Nd, Y, Li, Sm, Na, K and Bi;
A is a halogen selected from F, Cl, Br, I; or a sulphonate (RSO3\u2014) or a phosphonate (\u2014OP(O)(OR)2) wherein R is defined as R1,
d is 0 or 1;
z is >0; and
X is selected from the group consisting of F; Cl; Br; CN; SCN; NCO; Hal1Ok,
wherein k=3 or 4 and Hal1 is selected from Cl, Br and I; NO3; BF4; PF6; H; a carboxylate having the general formula RxCO2; a disilazide having the general formula (Rx3Si)2; a thiolate having the general formula SRx; an alcoholate having the general formula ORx; RxP(O)O2; or SCORx; an amine having the general formula RxNH; a dialkyl- or diarylamine having the general formula Rx2N, wherein Rx is defined as below or Rx2N represents a cyclic alkylamine; a phosphine having the general formula PRx2, wherein Rx is defined as below or PRx2 represents a cyclic phosphine; OjSRx, wherein j=2 or 3; or NOr, wherein r=2 or 3; and derivatives thereof; wherein Rx is a substituted or un-substituted C4-C24 aryl or a C3-C24 heteroaryl containing one or more heteroatoms like B, O, N, S, Se, P or Si; a linear or branched substituted or un-substituted C1-C20 alkyl; C2-C20 alkenyl or C2-C20 alkynyl; or a substituted or un-substituted C3-C20 cycloalkyl; or derivatives thereof; or H.
2. Method for preparing a compound having the general formula
R1m-M3-TnzLiX\u2003\u2003(II)
by reacting a compound R1-A (III) with a M3-containing compound in the presence of LiX and in the presence of an elementary metal M2 wherein
R1, z, A and X are defined as in claim 1;
T is defined as A or X in claim 1 and wherein X and T can be identical or different;
M3 is defined as M1 in claim 1 and additionally comprises Ti, Al, Mg, B, Si and S;
n is 0, 1, 2 or 3;
m is 1, 2 or 3;
M2 is a metal being selected from Li, Na, K, Cs, Mg, Ca, Mn and Zn and the moieties R1 can be identical or different, when m=2 or m=3.
3. Method according to claim 2, wherein the M3-containing compound is selected from metal-halogen compounds, metal-alkyl compounds, metal-aryl compounds, metal-alkoxy compounds or metal-aryloxy compounds.
4. Method according to claim 2 or 3 wherein the M3-containing compound is selected from MgBr2, MgCl2, B(OMe)3, B(iPrO)3, BF3, Et2AlCl, Si(OMe)4, SiCl4, MnCl2, SnCl2, ZnCl2, ZnBr2, TiCl(OiPr)3, Ti(OiPr)4, InCl3, LaCl3, CeCl3, SmCl3 and NdCl3.
5. Method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the method is carried out in a solvent selected from cyclic, linear or branched mono- or polyethers, thioethers, amines, phosphines and derivatives thereof that contain one or more additional heteroatoms selected from O, N, S and P, preferably tetrahydrofurane (THF), 2-methyltetrahydrofurane, dibutylether, diethylether, tert-butylmethylether, dimethoxyethane, dioxanes, preferably 1,4-dioxane, triethylamine, ethyldiisopropylamine, dimethylsulfide, dibutylsulphide; cyclic and linear amides, preferably N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidone (NEP), N-butyl-2-pyrrolidone (NBP), N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC); cyclic, linear or branched alkanes andor alkenes wherein one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by halogens, preferably dichlormethane, 1,2-dichlorethane, CCl4; derivatives of urea, preferably N,N\u2032-dimethylpropylene urea (DMPU), N,N,N\u2032N\u2032-tetramethyl urea; aromatic, heteroaromatic or aliphatic hydrocarbons, preferably benzene, toluene, xylene, pyridine, pentane, cyclohexane, hexane, heptane; hexamethylphosphorotriamide (HMPA), CS2; or combinations thereof.
6. Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the elementary metal M1 or M2 is activated with a compound selected from the group consisting of copper salts, nickel salts, iron compounds, cobalt compounds, I2, C2H4Br2, Cl(CH2)2Br, t-BuOLi, BCl3, BF3, LiBH4, LiAlH4, NaAlH4, Et3Al, DIBAL-H, NaH2Al(OCH2CH2OCH3)Me3SiCl, Et2Zn, ICl and SnCl2.
7. Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that M1 or M2 is Zn.
8. Method according to claim 2, characterised in that, when n 2, T2 is a bivalent anion selected from the group consisting of diamines, dialkoxides or dithiols.
9. Method according to claim 8 characterised in that the diamine has the general formula R\u2032NH\u2014R\u2014NHR\u2032, the dialkoxide has the general formula HO\u2014R\u2014OH and the dithiol has the general formula HS\u2014R\u2014SH, wherein R\u2032 and R are independently from each other selected from the same group as Rx, wherein R is a bivalent moiety and preferably CH3NHCH2CH2NHCH3, HOCH2CH2OH, binole, 1,2-diaminocyclohexane are used.
10. Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that an amine, preferably an oligo- or polyamine, is added additionally.
11. Method according to claim 10 characterised in that the amine is added in an amount of from 0.05 to 3 equivalents, preferably from 0.15 to 1.5 equivalents, more preferably from 0.2 to 1 equivalents, in relation to the element M1 andor the metal M2.
12. Compound having the general formula
R1m-M3-TnzLiX\u2003\u2003(II)
wherein R1, z and X are defined as in claim 1 and n, m, T and M3 are defined as in claim 2, but M3 does not comprise Mg.
13. Solution of a compound having the general formula
R1m-M3-TnzLiX\u2003\u2003(II)
wherein R1, z and X are defined as in claim 1 and n, m, T and M3 are defined as in claim 2, but M3 does not comprise Mg in a solvent.
14. Solution according to claim 13 wherein the method is carried out in a solvent selected from cyclic, linear or branched mono- or polyethers, thioethers, amines, phosphines and derivatives thereof that contain one or more additional heteroatoms selected from O, N, S and P, preferably tetrahydrofurane (THF), 2-methyltetrahydrofurane, dibutylether, diethylether, tert-butylmethylether, dimethoxyethane, dioxanes, preferably 1,4-dioxane, triethylamine, ethyldiisopropylamine, dimethylsulfide, dibutylsulphide; cyclic and linear amides, preferably N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidone (NEP), N-butyl-2-pyrrolidone (NBP), N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC); cyclic, linear and branched alkanes andor alkenes wherein one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by halogens, preferably dichlormethane, 1,2-dichlorethane, CCl4; derivatives of urea, preferably N,N\u2032-dimethylpropylene urea (DMPU), N,N,N\u2032N\u2032-tetramethyl urea; aromatic, heteroaromatic or aliphatic hydrocarbons, preferably benzene, toluene, xylene, pyridine, pentane, cyclohexane, hexane, heptane; hexamethylphosphorotriamide (HMPA), CS2; or combinations thereof.
15. Use of a compound having the general formula
R1m-M3-TnzLiX\u2003\u2003(II)
wherein R1, z and X are defined as in claim 1 and n, m, T and M3 are defined as in claim 2, but M3 does not comprise Mg in a reaction with an electrophile.
16. Product of a reaction of an electrophile with a compound having the general formula
R1m-M3-TnzLiX\u2003\u2003(II)
wherein R1, z and X are defined as in claim 1 and n, m, T and M3 are defined as in claim 2, but M3 does not comprise Mg.