NOVELTY - A new bis-sulfonylthiophene compound is claimed.    USE - For sulfonyl thiophene oligomer compound and sulfonyl thiophene polymer compound used for organic electroluminescent material, battery active material, electrode material, p-type semiconductor, n-type semiconductor, semiconductor element, organic electroluminescent element, organic solar cell, dye sensitizing solar cell, capacitor electrode, actuator, solid electrolyte, antenna material, sensor, and fuel cell separator (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The novel thiophene compound has excellent heat resistance, unsusceptibility to oxidation, and improved solubility and dispersibility with respect to solvents.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A bis sulfonyl thiophene compound of formula (1) is new.    R1, R2 = H, halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, amino, formyl, carboxyl, dihydroxy boryl, 1-20C alkyl, 1-20C haloalkyl, 1-10C monoalkylamino, 1-10C dialkylamino, 1-10C trialkyl stannyl group, 1-10C trialkylsilyl, 1-10C dialkoxyboryl group, (phenyl, naphthyl or anthranil group) optionally substituted by W;    R3, R3' = 1-20C alkyl, 1-20C haloalkyl, phenyl optionally substituted by W or thienyl optionally substituted by W, and optionally couple to form 1-3C alkylene optionally substituted by W, phenylene optionally substituted by W or -(CH2)q-SO2-(CH2)q-SO2-(CH2)q;    q = 1-3;    W = halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, mercapto, amino, formyl, carboxyl, 1-20C alkyl, 1-20C haloalkyl, 1-10C alkenyl, 1-10C alkynyl, 1-10C alkoxy, 1-20C alkylthio, 1-10C monoalkyl amino, 1-10C dialkylamino, 1-10C trialkyl silyl, 1-10C alkylcarbonyl, 1-10C alkoxycarbonyl, (diphenylamino, dinaphthylamino, dianthranylamino, N-phenyl-N-naphthylamino, N-phenyl-N-anthranilamino, N-naphthyl-N-anthranilamino or phenyl) optionally substituted by W'; and    W' = 1-10C alkyl, 1-10C haloalkyl or 1-10C alkoxy group.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (i) monosulfonyl thiophene compound of formula (24);    (ii) sulfonylthiophene oligomer compound of formula (2);    (iii) sulfonylthiophene polymer compound of formula (25);    (iv) manufacture of sulfonylthiophene polymer compound, which involves carrying out electrolytic oxidizing polymerization or chemical oxidizing polymerization of sulfonylthiophene oligomer compound;    (v) manufacture of sulfonyl thiophene compound;    (vi) sulfonyl bisthiophene compound of formula (20);    (vii) manufacture of bis-sulfanilbutadiene compound by reacting a butynediol compound of formula (27) and sulfenyl compound of formula (28) in the presence of base to manufacture bis sulfanilbutadiene compound of formula (29);    (viii) manufacture of bis-sulfonylbutadiene compound of formula (30), which involves oxidizing bis-sulfanilbutadiene compound of formula (29) with an organic oxidant;    (ix) manufacture of 3,4-bis-sulfonylthiolane compound of formula (31), which involves reacting bis-sulfonylbutadiene compound of formula (30) with metal sulfide;    (x) manufacture of 3,4-bis-sulfonylsulfolane compound of formula (32), which involves reacting 3,4-bis-sulfonylthiolane compound of formula (31) with organic oxidant;    (xi) manufacture of 3,4-bis-sulfonyldihydrothiophene of formula (33) compound, which involves reacting 3,4-bis-sulfonylsulfolane of formula (32) compound with organic acid anhydride in presence of organic acid catalyst;    (xii) manufacture of 3-sulfonylthiophene compound of formula (34), which involves reacting 3,4-bis-sulfonylsulfolane compound of formula (32) with organic acid anhydride in presence of organic acid catalyst, and detaching by a base;    (xiii) manufacture of 3,4-bissulfonylthiophene compound of formula (35), which involves oxidizing 3,4-bis sulfonyldihydrothiophene compound of formula (33) by inorganic oxidant;    (xiv) battery active material, which contains sulfonyl thiophene oligomer compound and sulfonyl thiophene polymer compound;    (xv) electrode material, which contains sulfonylthiophene oligomer compound and sulfonylthiophene polymer compound;    (xvi) organic electroluminescent material, which contains oligomer and polymer compounds;    (xvii) p-type semiconductor, which contains oligomer and polymer compounds;    (xviii) n-type semiconductor, which contains oligomer and polymer compounds;    (xix) semiconductor element, which contains oligomer and polymer compounds;    (xx) organic electroluminescent element, which contains oligomer and polymer compounds;    (xxi) organic solar cell, which contains oligomer and polymer compounds;    (xxii) dye sensitizing solar cell, which contains oligomer and polymer compounds;    (xxiii) capacitor electrode, which contains oligomer and polymer compounds;    (xxiv) actuator, which contains oligomer and polymer compounds;    (xxv) solid electrolyte, which contains oligomer and polymer compounds;    (xxvi) antenna material, which contains oligomer and polymer compounds;    (xxvii) sensor, which contains oligomer and polymer compounds; and    (xxviii) fuel cell separator, which contains oligomer and polymer compounds.    R1, R2 = same as defined above;    R48, R5, R6 = 1-20C alkyl, 1-20C haloalkyl, phenyl optionally substituted by W or thienyl optionally substituted by W;    R49, R4, R7 = H, halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, mercapto, amino, formyl, carboxyl, 1-20C alkyl, 1-20C haloalkyl, 1-10C alkenyl, 1-10C alkynyl, 1-10C alkoxy, 1-10C alkylthio, 1-10C monoalkyl amino, 1-10C dialkylamino or phenyl optionally substituted by W;    R3, R3' = same as defined above;    m, n, o = integer more than 0 or 1;    m+n+o = 1 or more;    m+n+o+p = 1-50;    Z = divalent organic group chosen from 9 groups, such as groups of formulae (3) or (4);    R8-R13 = H, 1-20C alkyl, 1-20C haloalkyl, 1-10C alkoxy, 1-20C alkylthio, 1-10C dialkyl amino or phenyl optionally substituted by W;    Y1, Y2 = monovalent organic groups of formulae (12-14) and -Z'-Q;    Z' = formula 13;    R3-R5 = same as defined above;    Q = same as R1 excluding anthranil group;    m", n", o" = same as m;    m"+n"+o" = one or more;    m"+n"+o"+p" = 50-5000;    X = -S- or -SO2-;    R42, R43 = 1-20C alkyl, 1-20C haloalkyl or phenyl optionally substituted by W;    R50, R51 = H, halogen atom, cyano, phenyl optionally substituted by W", 1-10C alkyl or 1-10C haloalkyl;    W" = halogen atom, cyano, nitro, 1-10C alkyl, 1-10C haloalkyl, 1-10C alkenyl, 1-10C alkynyl, 1-10C alkoxy or phenyl;    X of formula (28) = halogen; and    R52 = H, 1-10C alkyl or phenyl optionally substituted by W".