TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preparation (claimed): Tetrahalogenated compound of formula (II) reacts with cyclic compounds of formulae (III) and/or (IV) to obtain naphthacene tetracarboxylic acid diimide compound (I). The cyclic compounds (II) and/or (III) are obtained by reacting halogenated metallocene reagent of formula: Cp2LX2 with alkyne compound of formula: RR', R-CC-(CH2)n-CC-R" or R-CC-(CH2)8-CC-(CH2)n-CC-R"'.L=zirconium or titanium;Cp=cyclopentadienyl;X=fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo;R,R',R",R"'=trialkyl silyl, trimethyl silyl, triisopropyl silyl, triphenyl silyl or phenyl;andn=3-9 or 10.Preferred Composition: A solvent and a catalyst are added during manufacture of cyclic compounds (III) and/or (IV). The ratio of halogenated metallocene reagent with respect to solvent is 0.01-1 mmol/ml. The molar ratio of tetrahalogenated compound with respect to halogenated metallocene reagent is 1:1-10. The molar ratio of catalyst with respect to tetrahalogenated compound is 10:1-1. The catalyst is cuprous chloride. SPECIFIC COMPOUNDS - 5 Naphthacene tetracarboxylic acid diimide compounds (I) i.e. 3,4,5,6,14,15,16,17-octaethyl-10,21-dioctyl-10,21-diazahexacyclo(10.10.2.02,7.08,24.013,18.019,23)tetracosa-1,3,5,7,12(24),13(18),14,16,19(23)-nonaene-9,11,20,22-tetrone of formula (IA), 3,4,5,6,14,15,16,17-octabutyl-10,21-dioctyl-10,21-diazahexacyclo(10.10.2.02,7.08,24.013,18.019,23)tetracosa-1,3,5,7,12(24),13(18),14,16,19(23)-nonaene-9,11,20,22-tetrone, 3,10,18,25-tetraethyl-14,29-dioctyl-14,29-diazaoctacyclo(14.14.2.02,11.04,9.012,32.017,26.019,24.027,31)dotriaconta-1,3,9,11,16(32),17(26),18,24,27(31)-nonaene-13,15,28,30-tetrone, 3,10,18,25-tetraethyl-14,29-bis(2,2,3,3,4,4,4-heptafluorobutyl)-14,29-diazaoctacyclo(14.14.2.02,11.04,9.012,32.017,26.019,24.027,31)dotriaconta-1,3,9,11,16(32),17(26),18,24,27(31)-nonaene-13,15,28,30-tetrone, 3,4,5,6,14,15,16,17-octaethyl-10,21-bis(2,2,3,3,4,4,4-heptafluorobutyl)-10,21-diazahexacyclo(10.10.2.02,7.08,24.013,18.019,23)tetracosa-1,3,5,7,12(24),13(18),14,16,19(23)-nonaene-9,11,20,22-tetrone, and 3,4,5,6,14,15,16,17-octabutyl-10,21-dioctyl-10,21-diazahexacyclo(10.10.2.02,7.08,24.013,18.019,23)tetracosa-1,3,5,7,12(24),13(18),14,16,19(23)-nonaene-9,11,20,22-tetrone are specifically claimed.