NOVELTY - Conjugated side-strapped phthalocyanine compounds (I) are new.    USE - (I) are useful as: a thin film in electronic device, where the electronic device is optoelectronic device, photovoltaic, semi-conductor, solar cell, field-effect transistor, and/or organic light emitting diode (all claimed); semiconductors; and monolithic organically modified sol-gel gasses or modified silicate surfaces.    ADVANTAGE - (I) exhibit hole mobility within the thin film of at least 0.10 cm2V-1S-1, or 0.9 cm2V-1S-1 (all claimed) and high solubility in organic solvents to provide ease of fabrication.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Conjugated side-strapped phthalocyanine compounds of formula (I) are new.    M = phthalocyanine coordinating moiety; either    RW1, RW2, RN1, RE1, RE2, RS1, or RS2 = H, 1-25C alkyl, (CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)bORa1, -(CH2CH2O)a, (CH2)bNRa2Ra3, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)bCN, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)bCl, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)bBr, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)bI, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)b-phenyl, or (CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)b-ethynyl, substituted aryl moiety of formula (II), or heteroaryl of formula (III); or    at least one pair of RW1, RW2, RN1, RE1, RE2, RS1, or RS2 = conjugated side strapped substituent;    E1 = S, O, or NH;    RF1, RF2, RF3, RF4, RF5, RF6, RF7, RF8 = H, 1-25C alkyl, (CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)bORa1, -(CH2CH2O)a, -(CH2)bNRa2Ra3, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)bCONRa2Ra3, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)bCN, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)bCl, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)bBr, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)bI, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)b-phenyl, or -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)b-ethynyl, -NRe1Re2, -ORe3, -SRe4, aryl, heteroaryl, polymerizable group, fused aryl moieties of naphth-2-yl, anthracen-2-yl, naphth-1-yl, anthracen-1-yl, pyrene-1-yl, anthracen-9-yl, or pyrene-1-yl, polymerizable group of vinyl, allyl, 4-styryl, acryloyl, methacroyl, epoxide, acrylonitrile, isocyanate, isothiocyanate, strained ring olefins, -(CH2)dSiCl3, -(CH2)dSi(OCH2CH3)3, or -(CH2)dSi(OCH3)3, halo, -NRe1Re2, -ORe3, or -SRe4; either    RA1, RA2, RB1, RB2, Rc, RC2, RD1, or RD2 = H, 1-25C alkyl, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)bORa1, -(CH2CH2O)a(CH2)bNR)a2Ra3, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)bCONRa2Ra3, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)bCN, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)bCl, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)bBr, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)bI, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)b-phenyl, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)b-ethynyl, substituted aryl moiety of formula (II), or heteroaryl of formula (III); or    each pair of RA1, RA2, RB1, RB2, Rc, RC2, RD1, or RD2 = optionally substituted phenyl;    a = 0-10;    b = 1-25;    d = 0-25;    Re1, Re2, Re3, Re4 = H, 1-25C alkyl, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)bORa1, -(CH2CH2O)a(CH2)bNR)a2Ra3, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)bCONRa2Ra3, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)bCN, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)bCl, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)bBr, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)bI, -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)b-phenyl, or -(CH2CH2O)a-(CH2)b-ethynyl, aryl, or heteroaryl, or polymerizable group; and    Ra1, Ra2, Ra3 = H, 1-25C alkyl, or aryl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a composition comprising (I) having a 2-fold symmetry and a solubility in tetrahydrofuran of at least 0.5 mole/l.