CONDENSED CYCLIC COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2015-0186775, filed on Dec. 24, 2015, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, and all the benefits accruing therefrom under 35 U.S.C. §119, the content of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

BACKGROUND

1. Field

The present disclosure relates to a condensed cyclic compound and an organic light-emitting device including the same.

2. Description of the Related Art

Organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) are self-emitting devices that have wide viewing angles, high contrast ratios, and short response times. In addition, the OLEDs display excellent brightness, driving voltage, and response speed characteristics, and can produce full-color images.

In an example, an organic light-emitting device may include an anode, a cathode, and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The organic layer may include an emission layer. A hole transport region may be disposed between the anode and the emission layer, and an electron transport region may be disposed between the emission layer and the cathode. Holes provided from the anode may move toward the emission layer through the hole transport region, and electrons provided from the cathode may move toward the emission layer through the electron transport region. Carriers, such as holes and electrons, recombine in the emission layer to produce excitons. These excitons transit from an excited state to a ground state, thereby generating light.

Various types of organic light emitting devices are known. However, there still remains a need in OLEDs having low driving voltage, high efficiency, high brightness, and long lifespan.

SUMMARY

Provided are a novel condensed cyclic compound and an organic light-emitting device including the same.

Additional aspects will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the presented embodiments.

According to an aspect of an embodiment, provided is a condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1:

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wherein, in Formulae 1 to 6,

Ar₁may be a group represented by Formula 2,

Ar₂may be a group represented by Formula 3,

CY₁may be selected from a fluorene group, a carbazole group, a dibenzofuran group, and a dibenzothiophene group,

CY₂may be selected from a benzene group, a fluorene group, a carbazole group, a dibenzofuran group, and a dibenzothiophene group,

L₁and L₂may each independently be selected from a group represented by Formula 4, a group represented by Formula 5, or a group represented by Formula 6,

CY₄to CY₆may each independently a C₅-C₃₀carbocyclic group,

R₁to R₄, R₁₀, R₂₀, R₃₁to R₃₄, and R₄₄to R₄₆may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycydic group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₄)(Q₅), and —B(Q₈)(Q₇),

provided that a group represented by *-L₁-L₂-*′ in Formula 1 includes at least one cyano group, wherein the number of the cyano groups included in the group represented by *-L₁-L₂-*′ in Formula 1 is 1, 2, 3, or 4,

a1, a2, and a4 to a6 may each independently be an integer selected from 0 to 10,

*and *′ may each indicate a binding site to a neighboring atom, at least one substituent of the substituted C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, the substituted C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, the substituted C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group may be selected from:

deuterium, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, and a C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group;

a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, and a C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂)(Q₁₃), —N(Q₁₄)(Q₁₅), and —B(Q₁₆)(Q₁₇);

a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂)(Q₂₃), —N(Q₂₄)(Q₂₅), and —B(Q₂₆)(Q₂₇); and

—Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₄)(Q₃₅), and —B(Q₃₆)(Q₃₇),

wherein Q₁to Q₇, Q₁₁to Q₁₇, Q₂₁to Q₂₇, and Q₃₁to Q₃₇may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.

According to an aspect of another embodiment, provided is an organic light-emitting device including:

a first electrode;

a second electrode; and

an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode,

wherein the organic layer includes an emission layer, and

wherein the organic layer includes at least one of the condensed cyclic compounds represented by Formula 1.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

These and/or other aspects will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with FIG. 1 which is a schematic cross-sectional view of an organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. In this regard, the present embodiments may have different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the descriptions set forth herein. Accordingly, the embodiments are merely described below, by referring to the figures, to explain aspects of the present disclosure. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. Expressions such as “at least one of,” when preceding a list of elements, modify the entire list of elements and do not modify the individual elements of the list.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being “on” another element, it can be directly in contact with the other element or intervening elements may be present therebetween. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly on” another element, there are no intervening elements present.

It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, third etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers, and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers, and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer, or section from another element, component, region, layer, or section. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer, or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer, or section without departing from the teachings of the present embodiments.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

The term “or” means “and/or.” It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” or “includes” and/or “including” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this general inventive concept belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and the present disclosure, and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

Exemplary embodiments are described herein with reference to cross section illustrations that are schematic illustrations of idealized embodiments. As such, variations from the shapes of the illustrations as a result, for example, of manufacturing techniques and/or tolerances, are to be expected. Thus, embodiments described herein should not be construed as limited to the particular shapes of regions as illustrated herein but are to include deviations in shapes that result, for example, from manufacturing. For example, a region illustrated or described as flat may, typically, have rough and/or nonlinear features. Moreover, sharp angles that are illustrated may be rounded. Thus, the regions illustrated in the figures are schematic in nature and their shapes are not intended to illustrate the precise shape of a region and are not intended to limit the scope of the present claims.

“About” or “approximately” as used herein is inclusive of the stated value and means within an acceptable range of deviation for the particular value as determined by one of ordinary skill in the art, considering the measurement in question and the error associated with measurement of the particular quantity (i.e., the limitations of the measurement system). For example, “about” can mean within one or more standard deviations, or within ±30%, 20%, 10%, 5% of the stated value.

An aspect of the present disclosure includes a condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1:

Ar₁-L₁-L₂-Ar₂. Formula 1

In Formula 1,

Ar₁may be a group represented by Formula 2,

Ar₂may be a group represented by Formula 3, and

L₁and L₂may each independently be a group represented by Formula 4, a group represented by Formula 5, or a group represented by Formula 6:

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In Formula 2, CY₁may be selected from a fluorene group, a carbazole group, a dibenzofuran group, and a dibenzothiophene group.

In Formula 3, CY₂may be selected from a benzene group, a fluorene group, a carbazole group, a dibenzofuran group, and a dibenzothiophene group.

In Formulae 4 to 6, CY₄to CY₆may each independently be a C₅-C₃₀carbocyclic group.

In an embodiment, CY₄to CY₆in Formulae 4 to 6 may each independently be selected from a benzene group, a naphthalene group, a fluorene group, a carbazole group, a dibenzofuran group, and a dibenzothiophene group.

In various embodiments, CY₄to CY₆in Formulae 4 to 6 may each independently be a benzene group, but are not limited thereto.

In the formulae above, R₁to R₄, R₁₀, R₂₀, R₃₁to R₃₄, and R₄₄to R₄₆may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₄)(Q₅), and —B(Q₆)(Q₇),

wherein Q₁to Q₇may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.

In an embodiment, R₁to R₄, R₁₀, R₂₀, R₃₁to R₃₄, and R₄₄to R₄₆in the formulae above may each independently be selected from:

a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group and a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, and a naphthyl group;

a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a pentalenyl group, an indenyl group, a naphthyl group, an azulenyl group, a heptalenyl group, an indacenyl group, an acenaphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-fluorenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a naphthacenyl group, a picenyl group, a perylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a phthalazinyl group, a naphthyridinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a phenanthridinyl group, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a phenazinyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, a benzoimidazolyl group, a furanyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a thiophenyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, a benzothiazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyrimidinyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, a pyridoindolyl group, a benzofuropyridinyl group, a benzothienopyridinyl group, a pyrimidoindolyl group, a benzopyrimidinyl group, a benzothienopyrimidinyl group, a phenoxazinyl group, a pyridobenzoxazinyl group, and a pyridobenzothiazinyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₂₀alkenyl group, a C₂-C₂₀alkynyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, a fluorenyl group, a carbazolyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a phthalazinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₄)(Q₃₅), and —B(Q₃₆)(Q₃₇); and

—Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₄)(Q₅), and —B(Q₆)(Q₇),

wherein Q₁to Q₇and Q₃₁to Q₃₇may each independently be selected from hydrogen, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a carbazolyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, and a dibenzothiophenyl group, but embodiments are not limited thereto.

In various embodiments, R₁to R₄, R₁₀, R₂₀, R₃₁to R₃₄, and R₄₄to R₄₆in the formulae above may each independently be selected from:

hydrogen, deuterium, a cyano group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, and a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group;

a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group and a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, a cyano group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, and a naphthyl group;

a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a carbazolyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, and a dibenzothiophenyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, a cyano group, C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, and —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃); and

—Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃),

wherein Q₁to Q₃and Q₃₁to Q₃₃may each independently be selected from hydrogen, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, and a naphthyl group, but they are not limited thereto.

In Formula 2, a1 indicates the number of groups R₁₀, and may be an integer selected from 0 to 10, wherein when a1 is 2 or more, two or more groups R₁₀may be identical to or different from each other. Descriptions of a2 and a4 to a6 may each be understood by referring to the description provided herein in connection with a1 and the structures of Formulae 2 to 6.

For example, a1, a2, and a4 to a6 in the formulae above may each independently be 0, 1, or 2, but are not limited thereto.

For example, Ar₁in Formula 1 may be selected from groups represented by Formulae 2-1 to 2-6, and Ar₂in Formula 1 may be selected from groups represented by Formulae 3-1 to 3-7:

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In Formulae 2-1 to 2-6 and 3-1 to 3-7,

X₁may be C(R₁₇)(R₁₈), N(R₁₉), O, or S,

X₂may be C(R₂₇)(R₂₈), N(R₂₉), O, or S,

descriptions of R₁to R₄may each be understood by the descriptions provided in the present specification,

descriptions of R₁₁to R₁₉may each be understood by the description provided herein in connection with R₁₀,

descriptions of R₂₁to R₂₉may each be understood by the description provided herein in connection with R₂₀, and

descriptions of R₃₁to R₃₄may each be understood by the descriptions provided in the present specification.

For example, in Formulae 2-1 to 2-6 and 3-1 to 3-7, R₁to R₄, R₁₁to R₁₉, R₂₁to R₂₉, and R₃₁to R₃₄may each independently be selected from:

hydrogen, deuterium, a cyano group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, and a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group;

a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a fluorenyl group, a carbazolyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, and a dibenzothiophenyl group; and

a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a fluorenyl group, a carbazolyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, and a dibenzothiophenyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, a cyano group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, and a terphenyl group, but embodiments are not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, Ar₁in Formula 1 may be selected from groups represented by Formulae 2-1 to 2-6, and Ar₂in Formula 1 may be selected from groups represented by Formulae 3-1 to 3-7, wherein at least one selected from R₃, R₁₃, R₂₃, and R₃₃in Formula 1 may be a cyano group.

In an embodiment, at least one selected from L₁and L₂in Formula 1 may be the group represented by Formula 4 or the group represented by Formula 5.

In various embodiments, L₁and L₂in Formula 1 may each independently be the group represented by Formula 4 or the group represented by Formula 5, but L₁and L₂are not limited thereto.

In various embodiments, at least one selected from L₁, and L₂in Formula 1 may be the group represented by Formula 4, but is not limited thereto. In this regard, the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 may cause steric hindrance, and may accordingly have high triplet energy values and exhibit excellent charge delivering characteristics.

In Formula 1, a group represented by *-L₁-L₂-*′ may include at least one cyano group, wherein the number of the cyano groups included in the group represented by *-L₁-L-*′ in Formula 1 may be 1, 2, 3, or 4.

In an embodiment, 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents of the group represented by *-L₁-L₂-*′ in Formula 1 may each independently be selected from:

a cyano group; and

a C₁-C₁₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, and a terphenyl group, each substituted with at least one cyano group, but embodiments are not limited thereto.

In various embodiments, 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents of the group represented by *-L₁-L₂-*′ in Formula 1 may each independently be a cyano group.

In an embodiment, the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 may be represented by one of Formulae 1-1 to 1-9:

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In Formulae 1-1 to 1-9,

descriptions of Ar₁and Ar₂may each be understood by referring to the descriptions

descriptions of R₅₁to R₅₈may each be understood by referring to the descriptions provided herein in connection with R₄₄, and

the total number of cyano groups included in R₅₁to R₅₈may be 1, 2, 3, or 4.

For example, in Formulae 1-1 to 1-9, R₅₁to R₅₈may each independently be selected from:

hydrogen, deuterium, a cyano group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, and a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group;

a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a fluorenyl group, a carbazolyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, and a dibenzothiophenyl group; and

In Formulae 1-1 to 1-9, one, two, three or four of R₅₁to R₅₈may each independently be selected from:

a cyano group; and

a C₁-C₁₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, and a terphenyl group, each substituted with at least one cyano group.

In an embodiment, in Formulae 1-1 to 1-9,

one, two, three or four of R₅₁to R₅₈may each independently be a cyano group; or one or two of R₅₁to R₅₈may each independently be a cyano group.

In various embodiments, the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 may be represented by Formula 1-1, 1-2, 1-4, or 1-5.

In various embodiments, the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 may be represented by Formula 1 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, or 1-7.

The condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 may be selected from Compounds 1 to 852, but is not limited thereto:

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Ar₁in Formula 1 may be the group represented by Formula 2, and Ar₂in Formula 1 may be the group represented by Formula 3. That is, Ar₁and Ar₂in Formula 1 may each independently and simultaneously not be “a substituted or unsubstituted carbazole”. In this regard, the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 may have a high glass transition temperature (Tg) and a high thermal decomposition temperature (Td), thereby exhibiting excellent thermal stability. Based on excellent hole mobility characteristics and a relatively high level of the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy (that is, an absolute value of the relatively low HOMO energy) that the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 may have, an organic light-emitting device including the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 may have high efficiency and long lifespan. In addition, at least one of two rings that are each condensed with sides of the pyrrole ring of Formula 2 and with sides of the pyrrole ring of Formula 3 may be “a benzene” (refer to the structures of Formulae 2 and 3). Accordingly, the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 and including Ar₁and Ar₂, which are each the group represented by Formula 2 and the group represented by Formula 3, may have a suitable triplet energy T₁(which is relatively high) for a material of an organic light-emitting device, for example, a host included in an emission layer of an organic light-emitting device.

In addition, the group represented by *-L₁-L₂-*′ in Formula 1 may include 1, 2, 3, or 4 cyano groups. In this regard, the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 may have a relatively low level of the lowest occupied molecular orbital (LUMO) (that is, an absolute value of the relatively high LUMO energy) and excellent electron mobility characteristics. Thus, the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 may have suitable electric characteristics for a material of an organic light-emitting device, for example, a host included in an emission layer of an organic light-emitting device. Accordingly, an organic light-emitting device including the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 may have high efficiency and long lifespan.

For example, HOMO, LUMO, S₁, and T₁energy levels of Compounds 1, 36, 102, 108, 122, 126, 132, 146, 150, 218, 330, 366, 378, 474, 523, 524, 525, 666, 684, 704, and 786, and Compounds A and B were each measured and evaluated according to the Density Functional Theory (EFT) calculations using Gaussian software (structurally optimized at levels of B3LYP and 6-31G(d,p)), and the results are shown in Table 1.

TABLE 1

Compound No.
HOMO (eV)
LUMO (eV)
T₁(eV)
S₁(eV)

1
−5.486
−1.784
2.818
3.131

36
−5.513
−2.196
2.635
2.813

102
−5.398
−1.843
2.874
3.170

108
−5.513
−1.849
2.895
3.122

122
−5.512
−1.875
2.985
3.200

126
−5.391
−1.836
2.993
3.146

132
−5.496
−1.848
2.938
3.102

146
−5.732
−2.190
2.907
3.001

150
−5.620
−2.181
2.832
2.941

218
−5.414
−1.804
2.981
3.167

330
−5.269
−1.751
3.006
3.120

366
−5.399
−1.664
3.001
3.208

378
−5.543
−1.982
2.949
3.077

474
−5.564
−1.907
2.996
3.096

523
−5.661
−2.044
2.978
3.172

524
−5.475
−2.083
2.924
2.993

525
−5.559
−2.317
2.801
2.850

666
−5.401
−1.875
2.928
3.086

684
−5.624
−2.208
2.813
2.919

704
−5.634
−2.220
2.813
2.920

786
−5.555
−1.933
2.988
3.069

A
−5.799
−2.144
2.936
3.098

B
−5.299
−1.288
3.005
3.516

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Referring to Table 1, it was determined that the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 may have excellent electric characteristics, for example, high T₁energy levels.

A method of synthesizing the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 may be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art based on Synthesis Examples described below.

Therefore, the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 may be suitable as a material for the organic layer of an organic light-emitting device, and for example, may be suitable as a material for an emission layer and/or an electron transport region included in an organic layer.

Another aspect of the present disclosure includes an organic light-emitting device including:

a first electrode;

a second electrode; and

an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode,

wherein the organic layer includes an emission layer and at least one of the condensed cyclic compounds represented by Formula 1.

The organic light-emitting device includes the organic layer including the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1, thereby exhibiting low driving voltage, high efficiency, high brightness, high quantum efficiency, and long lifespan.

For example, the emission layer may include the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1.

In various embodiments, the emission layer may include the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1, wherein the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 is suitable as a delayed fluorescent material.

In various embodiments, the emission layer may include a host and a dopant (wherein an amount of the host is greater than an amount of the dopant), and the host may include the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1. The condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 having a role of the host may deliver energy to the dopant according to the emission mechanisms for the delayed fluorescence. The dopant used may include at least one of a fluorescent dopant and a phosphorescent dopant. The dopant may be selected from dopants known in the art. The host may further include at least one material selected from known materials in the art which can be used as a host.

In various embodiments, the emission layer may include a host and a dopant (wherein an amount of the host is greater than an amount of the dopant), and the dopant may include the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1. The condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 having a role of the dopant may emit delayed fluorescence according to the emission mechanisms for the delayed fluorescence. The host may be selected from the materials known in the art.

The emission layer may emit green light or blue light.

In an embodiment, the emission layer may include a blue emission layer including a phosphorescent dopant, but is not limited thereto.

In various embodiments, an electron transport region may include the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1.

For example, an electron transport region included in the organic light-emitting device may include at least one selected from a hole blocking layer and an electron transport layer, and at least one selected from a hole blocking layer, and an electron transport layer may include the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1.

In an embodiment, an electron transport region included in the organic light-emitting device may include a hole blocking layer, and the hole blocking layer may include the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1. The hole blocking layer may directly contact the emission layer.

As used herein, the expression “(an organic layer) may include at least one of the condensed cyclic compounds” may refer to “(an organic layer) may include one condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 or at least two different condensed cyclic compounds represented by Formula 1”.

For example, the organic layer may include, as the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1, only Compound 1. Here, Compound 1 may be included in the emission layer of the organic light-emitting device. In various embodiments, the organic layer may include, as the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1, Compound 1 and Compound 2. Here, Compound 1 and Compound 2 may both be in the same layer (for example, both Compound 1 and Compound 2 may be in the emission layer), or Compound 1 and Compound 2 may be in different layers (for example, Compound 1 may be in the emission layer and Compound 2 may be in the hole blocking layer).

The first electrode may be an anode that is a hole injection electrode, and the second electrode may be a cathode that is an electron injection electrode. Alternatively, the first electrode may be a cathode that is an electron injection electrode and the second electrode may be an anode that is a hole injection electrode.

For example, in the organic light-emitting device,

the first electrode may be an anode,

the second electrode may be a cathode, and

the organic layer may include a hole transport region disposed between the first electrode and the emission layer and an electron transport region disposed between the emission layer and the second electrode,

wherein the hole transport region may include at least one selected from a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, and an electron blocking layer, and

the electron transport region may include at least one selected from a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, and an electron injection layer.

As used herein, the term “organic layer” may refer to a single layer and/or a plurality of layers disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode of the organic light-emitting device. A material included in the “organic layer” is not limited to just an organic material.

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a structure of an organic light-emitting device 10 according to an exemplary embodiment. Hereinafter, a structure of an organic light-emitting device according to an exemplary embodiment and a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting device, according to an exemplary embodiment, will be described in connection with FIG. 1. The organic light-emitting device 10 may have a structure in which a first electrode 11, an organic layer 15, and a second electrode 19 are sequentially stacked in this stated order.

A substrate may be additionally disposed under the first electrode 11 or above the second electrode 19. The substrate may be any substrate generally used for organic light-emitting device in the art, but in an embodiment, may be a glass substrate or a transparent plastic substrate, each with excellent mechanical strength, thermal stability, transparency, surface smoothness, ease of handling, and/or water-resistance.

The first electrode 11 may be formed by, for example, depositing and/or sputtering a material for forming the first electrode 11 on the substrate. When the first electrode 11 is an anode, the material for forming the first electrode 11 may be selected from materials having a high work function so as to facilitate hole injection. The first electrode 11 may be a reflective electrode, a semi-transmissive electrode, or a transmissive electrode. The material for forming the first electrode 11 may be indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), tin oxide, (SnO₂), and zinc oxide (ZnO). In various embodiment, a metal, such as magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), aluminum-lithium (Al—Li), calcium (Ca), magnesium-indium (Mg—In), and/or magnesium-silver (Mg—Ag), may be used as the material for forming the first electrode 11.

The first electrode 11 may have a single-layer structure, or a multi-layer structure including two or more layers. For example, the first electrode 11 may have a triple-layered structure of ITO/Ag/ITO, but the structure of the first electrode 11 is not limited thereto.

The organic layer 15 may be disposed on the first electrode 11.

The organic layer 15 may include a hole transport region, an emission layer, and an electron transport region.

The hole transport region may be disposed between the first electrode 11 and the emission layer.

The hole transport region may include at least one selected from a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an electron blocking layer, and a buffer layer.

The hole transport region may include only a hole injection layer, or only a hole transport layer. In various embodiments, the hole transport region may include a structure of hole injection layer/hole transport layer or a structure of hole injection layer/hole transport layer/electron blocking layer, wherein for each structure, constituting layers are sequentially stacked on the first electrode 11.

When the hole transport region includes a hole injection layer, the hole injection layer may be formed on the first electrode 11 by using various suitable methods, such as vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, and/or Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) deposition.

When a hole injection layer is formed by vacuum deposition, the vacuum deposition may be, for example, performed at a deposition temperature of about 100° C. to about 500° C., at a vacuum degree of about 10⁻⁸to about 10⁻³torr, and at a deposition rate of about 0.01 to about 100 Angstroms per second (Å/sec) by taking into account a compound for a hole injection layer to be deposited, a structure of a hole injection layer to be formed, and thermal properties of a hole injection to be formed, but the vacuum deposition conditions are not limited thereto.

When a hole injection layer is formed by spin coating, the spin coating may be performed at a coating rate of about 2,000 revolutions per minute (rpm) to about 5,000 rpm, and at a temperature of about 80° C. to 200° C. for the removal of a solvent after being coated by taking into account a compound for a hole injection layer to be deposited, a structure of a hole injection to be formed, and thermal properties of a hole injection to be formed, but the spin coating conditions are not limited thereto.

The hole transport layer and the electron blocking layer may each be formed by referring to the method used to form the hole injection layer.

The hole transport region may include at least one selected from m-MTDATA, TDATA, 2-TNATA, NPB, β-NPB, TPD, Spiro-TPD, Spiro-NPB, methylated-NPB, TAPC, HMTPD, 4,4′,4″-tris(N-carbazolyl)tnphenylamine) (TCTA), polyaniline/dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (Pani/DBSA), poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT/PSS), polyaniline/camphorsulfonic acid (Pani/CSA), polyaniline/poly(4-styrene sulfonate):polyaniline (Pani/PSS), a compound represented by Formula 201, and a compound represented by Formula 202:

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In Formula 201, Ar₁₀₁and Ar₁₀₂may each independently be selected from:

a phenylene group, a pentalenylene group, an indenylene group, a naphthylene group, an azulenylene group, a heptalenylene group, an acenaphthylene group, a fluorenylene group, a phenalenylene group, a phenanthrenylene group, an anthracenylene group, a fluoranthenylene group, a triphenylenylene group, a pyrenylene group, a chrysenylenylene group, a naphthacenylene group, a picenylene group, a perylenylene group, and a pentacenylene group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.

In Formula 201, xa and xb may each independently be an integer selected from 0 to 5, or may each independently be 0, 1, or 2. For example, xa may be 1 and xb may be 0, but xa and xb are not limited thereto.

In Formulae 201 and 202, R₁₀₁to R₁₀₈, R₁₁₁to R₁₁₉, and R₁₂₁to R₁₂₄may each independently be selected from:

hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₁₀alkyl group (for example, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, a butyl group, a pentyl group, and a hexyl group), and a C₁-C₁₀alkoxy group (for example, a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, a propoxy group, a butoxy group, and a pentoxy group);

a C₁-C₁₀alkyl group and a C₁-C₁₀alkoxy group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof and a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof;

a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluorenyl group, and a pyrenyl group; and

a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluorenyl group, and a pyrenyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₁₀alkyl group, and a C₁-C₁₀alkoxy group, but embodiments are not limited thereto.

In Formula 201, R₁₀₉may be selected from:

a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, and a pyridinyl group; and a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, and a pyridinyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, and a pyridinyl group.

In an embodiment, the compound represented by Formula 201 may be represented by Formula 201A, but is not limited thereto:

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In Formula 201A, descriptions of R₁₀₁, R₁₁₁, R₁₁₂, and R₁₀₉may each be understood by referring to the descriptions thereof provided above.

For example, the compound represented by Formula 201 and the compound represented by Formula 202 may each include Compounds HT1 to HT20, but embodiments are not limited thereto:

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The thickness of the hole transport region may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 10,000 Å, for example, about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å. When the hole transport region includes at least one selected from a hole injection layer and a hole transport layer, a thickness of the hole injection layer may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 10,000 Å, for example, about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å, and a thickness of the hole transport layer may be in a range of about 50 Å to about 2,000 Å, for example, about 100 Å to about 1,500 Å. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is understood that when the thicknesses of the hole transport region, the hole injection layer, and the hole transport layer are within any of these ranges, satisfactory hole transporting characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

The hole transport region may further include, in addition to the materials described above, a charge-generation material for the improvement of conductive properties. The charge-generation material may be homogeneously or non-homogeneously dispersed in the hole transport region.

The charge-generation material may be, for example, a p-dopant. The p-dopant may be one selected from a quinone derivative, a metal oxide, and a cyano group-containing compound, but embodiments are not limited thereto. Examples of the p-dopant include quinone derivatives, such as tetracyanoquinonedimethane (TCNQ) and/or 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-tetracyano-1,4-benzoquinonedimethane (F4-TCNQ); metal oxides, such as tungsten oxide and/or molybdenum oxide; and Compounds HT-D1 and HP-1, but embodiments are not limited thereto:

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The hole transport region may further include a buffer layer.

The buffer layer may compensate for an optical resonance distance according to a wavelength of light emitted from the emission layer.

The emission layer may be disposed on the hole transport region by using various suitable methods, such as vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting and/or an LB deposition. When the emission layer is formed by vacuum deposition and spin coating, the deposition and coating conditions for forming the emission layer may be determined by referring to the deposition and coating conditions for forming the hole injection layer.

The hole transport region may further include an electron blocking layer. The electron blocking layer may include a material known in the art, and for example, may include mCP, but embodiments are not limited thereto:

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A thickness of the electron blocking layer may be in a range of about 50 Å to about 1,000 Å, for example, about 70 Å to about 500 Å. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is understood that when the thickness of the electron blocking layer is within any of these ranges, satisfactory electron blocking characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

When the organic light-emitting device 10 is a full-color organic light-emitting device, the emission layer may be patterned into a red emission layer, a green emission layer, and a blue emission layer. In various embodiments, the emission layer may have a multi-layer structure in which a red emission layer, a green emission layer, and/or a blue emission layer are stacked on each other, to thereby emit white light.

The emission layer may include the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1. For example, the emission layer may include only the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1. In various embodiments, the emission layer may include a host and a dopant, wherein the host includes the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1. In various embodiments, the emission layer may include a host and a dopant, wherein the dopant includes the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1.

In an embodiment, the dopant included in the emission layer may be a phosphorescent dopant, wherein the phosphorescent dopant includes an organometallic compound represented by Formula 81:

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In Formula 81

M may be selected from iridium (Ir), platinum (Pt), osmium (Os), titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), europium (Eu), terbium (Tb), and thulium (Tm),

Y₁to Y₄may each independently be carbon (C) or nitrogen (N),

Y₁and Y₂may be linked with each other via a single bond or a double bond, and

Y₃and Y₄may be linked with each other via a single bond or a double bond,

CY₁and CY₂may each independently be a benzene group, a naphthalene group, a fluorene group, a spiro-fluorene group, an indene group, a pyrrole group, a thiophene group, a furan group, an imidazole group, a pyrazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, a pyridine group, a pyrazine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyridazine group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a benzoquinoline group, a quinoxaline group, a quinazoline group, a carbazole group, a benzoimidazole group, a benzofuran group, a benzothiophene group, an isobenzothiophene group, a benzoxazole group, an isobenzoxazole group, a triazole group, a tetrazole group, an oxadiazole group, a triazine group, a dibenzofuran group, or a dibenzothiophene group, wherein CY₁and CY₂may optionally be linked with each other via a single bond or an organic linking group,

R₈₁and R₈₂may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, —SF₅, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycydic group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —Si(Q₃)(Q₄)(Q₅), and —B(Q₆)(Q₇),

a81 and a82 may each independently be an integer selected from 1 to 5,

n81 may be an integer selected from 0 to 4,

n82 may be 1, 2, or 3, and

L₈₁may be a monovalent organic ligand, a divalent organic ligand, or a trivalent organic ligand.

Descriptions of R₈₁and R₈₂may each be understood by referring to the description provided herein in connection with R₁₁.

The phosphorescent dopant may include at least one selected from Compounds PD1 to PD78 and Fire, but is not limited thereto:

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In various embodiments, the phosphorescent dopant may include PtOEP:

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When the emission layer includes a host and a dopant, an amount of the dopant may be in a range of about 0.01 parts by weight to about 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the host, but the amount of the dopant is not limited thereto.

A thickness of the emission layer may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å, for example, about 200 Å to about 600 Å. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is understood that when the thickness of the emission layer is within any of these ranges, the emission layer may have excellent light-emitting characteristics without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

Next, the electron transport region may be disposed on the emission layer.

The electron transport region may include at least one selected from a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, and an electron injection layer.

For example, the electron transport region may have a structure of hole blocking layer/electron transport layer/electron injection layer or a structure of electron transport layer/electron injection layer, but the structure of the electron transport region is not limited thereto. The electron transport layer may have a single-layer structure, or a multi-layer structure including two or more layers.

The hole blocking layer, the electron transport layer, and the electron injection layer included in the electron transport region may each be formed by referring to the method used to form the hole injection layer.

When the electron transport region includes a hole blocking layer, the hole blocking layer may include, for example, at least one selected from BCP and Bphen, but embodiments are not limited thereto:

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In various embodiments, the hole blocking layer may include the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1.

A thickness of the hole blocking layer may be in a range of about 20 Å to about 1,000 Å, for example, about 30 Å to about 300 Å. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is understood that when the thickness of the hole blocking layer is within any of these ranges, satisfactory hole blocking characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

The electron transport layer may further include at least one selected from BCP, Bphen, Alq₃, BAlq, TAZ, and NTAZ:

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In various embodiments, the electron transport layer may include at least one selected from Compounds ET1, ET2, and ET3, but embodiments are not limited thereto:

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A thickness of the electron transport layer may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å, for example, about 150 Å to about 500 Å. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is understood that when the thickness of the electron transport layer is within any of these ranges, satisfactory electron transporting characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

The electron transport layer may further include, in addition to the materials described above, a metal-containing compound.

The metal-containing compound may include a Li complex. The Li complex may include, for example, Compounds ET-D1 (lithium quinolate (LiQ)) or ET-D2:

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In addition, the electron transport region may include an electron injection layer that facilitates electron injection from the second electrode 19.

The electron injection layer may include at least one selected from LiQ, LiF, NaCl, CsF, Li₂O, and BaO.

A thickness of the electron injection layer may be in a range of about 1 Å to about 100 Å, for example, about 3 Å to about 90 Å. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is understood that when the thickness of the electron injection layer is within any of these ranges, satisfactory electron injecting characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

The second electrode 19 may be disposed on the organic layer 15. When the second electrode 19 is a cathode, a material for forming the second electrode 19 may be a material having a low work function, and non-limiting examples thereof include a metal, an alloy, an electrically conductive compound, and a combination (for example, mixture) thereof, each with a low work function. For example, Li, Mg, Al, Al—Li, Ca, Mg—In, and/or Mg—Ag may be used as the material for forming the second electrode 19. In various embodiments, to form a top-emission device, ITO or IZO may be used to form a transmissive second electrode 19.

Hereinbefore, the organic light-emitting device 10 has been described with reference to FIG. 1, but is not limited thereto.

A C₁-C₆₀alkyl group as used herein may refer to a linear or branched aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon monovalent group having 1 to 60 carbon atoms, and non-limiting examples thereof include a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an iso-butyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, a pentyl group, an iso-amyl group, and a hexyl group. A C₁-C₆₀alkylene group as used herein may refer to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₁-C₆₀alkyl group.

A C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group as used herein may refer to a monovalent group represented by —OA₁₀₁(wherein A₁₀₁is the C₁-C₆₀alkyl group), and non-limiting examples thereof include a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, and an iso-propoxy group.

A C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group as used herein may refer to a hydrocarbon group having at least one carbon-carbon double bond in the middle or at either terminal end of the C₂-C₆₀alkyl group, and non-limiting examples thereof include an ethenyl group, a propenyl group, and a butenyl group. A C₂-C₆₀alkenylene group as used herein may refer to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group.

A C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group as used herein may refer to a hydrocarbon group having at least one carton-carbon triple bond in the middle or at either terminal end of the C₂-C₆₀alkyl group, and non-limiting examples thereof include an ethynyl group and a propynyl group. A C₂-C₆₀alkynylene group as used herein may refer to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group.

A C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group as used herein may refer to a monovalent saturated hydrocarbon monocyclic saturated group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and non-limiting examples thereof include a cyclopropyl group, a cyclobutyl group, a cydopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, and a cycloheptyl group. A C₃-C₁₀cycloalkylene group as used herein may refer to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group.

A C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group as used herein may refer to a monovalent saturated monocyclic group having at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, P, Si and S as a ring-forming atom and 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and non-limiting examples thereof include a tetrahydrofuranyl group and a tetrahydrothiophenyl group. A C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkylene group as used herein may refer to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group.

A C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group carbon as used herein may refer to a monovalent monocyclic group that has 3 to 10 carbon atoms and at least one carbon-carbon double bond in the ring thereof and does not have aromaticity, and non-limiting examples thereof include a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, and a cycloheptenyl group. A C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenylene group as used herein may refer to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group.

A C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group as used herein may refer to a monovalent monocyclic group that has at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, P, Si, and S as a ring-forming atom, 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and at least one double bond in the ring. Non-limiting examples of the C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group include 2,3-dihydrofuranyl group and a 2,3-dihydrothiophenyl group. A C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenylene group as used herein may refer to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group.

A C₆-C₆₀aryl group as used herein may refer to a monovalent group having an aromatic system having 6 to 60 carbon atoms, and a C₆-C₆₀arylene group as used herein may refer to a divalent group having an aromatic system having 6 to 60 carbon atoms. Non-limiting examples of the C₆-C₆₀aryl group include a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, a pyrenyl group, and a chrysenyl group. When the C₆-C₆₀aryl group and the C₆-C₆₀arylene group each independently include two or more rings, the respective rings may be fused to each other or may be linked with each other.

A C₆-C₆₀heteroaryl group as used herein may refer to a monovalent group having a heterocyclic aromatic system that has at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, P, and S as a ring-forming atom, and 1 to 60 carbon atoms. A C₁-C₆₀heteroarylene group as used herein may refer to a divalent group having a heterocyclic aromatic system that has at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, P, and S as a ring-forming atom, and 1 to 60 carbon atoms. Non-limiting examples of the C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group include a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, and an isoquinolinyl group. When the C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group and the C₁-C₆₀heteroarylene group each independently include two or more rings, the respective rings may be fused to each other or may be linked with each other.

A C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group as used herein may refer to a monovalent group represented by —OA₁₀₂(wherein A₁₀₂is the C₆-C₆₀aryl group), and a C₆-C₆₀arylthio group as used herein may refer to a monovalent group represented by —SA₁₀₃(wherein A₁₀₃is the C₆-C₆₀aryl group).

A monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group (as used herein may refer to a monovalent group that has two or more rings condensed to each other, has only carbon atoms as ring-forming atoms (for example, 8 to 60 carbon atoms), and is non-aromatic in the entire molecular structure. A non-limiting example of the monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group includes a fluorenyl group. A divalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group as used herein may refer to a divalent group having the same structure as the monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group.

A monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group as used herein may refer to a monovalent group that has two or more rings condensed to each other, has at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, Si, P, and S as a ring-forming atom, in addition to carbon atoms (for example, 1 to 60 carbon atoms), and which is non-aromatic in the entire molecular structure. An example of the monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group includes a carbazolyl group. A divalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group as used herein may refer to a divalent group having the same structure as the monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.

In the present specification, in Formula 1, at least one substituent of the substituted C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, the substituted C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, the substituted C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group may be selected from:

—Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₄)(Q₃₅), and —B(Q₃₆)(Q₃₇),

wherein Q₁₁to Q₁₇, Q₂₁to Q₂₇, and Q₃₁to Q₃₇may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.

When a group containing a specified number of carbon atoms is substituted with any of the groups listed in the preceding paragraph, the number of carbon atoms in the resulting “substituted” group is defined as the sum of the carbon atoms contained in the original (unsubstituted) group and the carbon atoms (if any) contained in the substituent. For example, when the term “substituted C₁-C₃₀alkyl” refers to a C₁-C₃alkyl group substituted with C₆-C₃₀aryl group, the total number of carbon atoms in the resulting aryl substituted alkyl group is C₇-C₆₀.

The term “biphenyl group” as used herein may refer to a monovalent group in which two benzene rings are linked together via a single bond.

The term “terphenyl group” as used herein may refer to a monovalent group in which three benzene rings are linked together via a single bond.

Symbols * and *′ used herein, unless defined otherwise, refer to a binding site to a neighboring atom in a corresponding formula.

Hereinafter, an organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment will be described in detail with reference to Synthesis Examples and Examples. The wording “B was used instead of A” used in describing Synthesis Examples means that an identical number of molar equivalents of A was used in place of molar equivalents of B.

EXAMPLES
Synthesis Example 1: Synthesis of Compound 1

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Synthesis of Intermediate (A)

15.0 grams (g) (89.7 millimoles, mmol) of carbazole was dissolved in 200 milliliters (mL) of dimethylformamide (DMF), and the mixed solution was cooled to 0° C. 3.77 g (94.19 mmol) of sodium hydride (NaH, 60% dispersion in mineral oil) was slowly added thereto, and the mixed solution was stirred for 30 minutes at a temperature of 0° C. A solution, in which 23.3 g (117 mmol) of 5-bromo-2-fluorobenzonitrile was diluted with 50 mL of DMF, was added slowly over 10 minutes to the mixed solution. When a temperature for the reaction was raised up to about 150° C., the reaction solution was stirred for an additional 18 hours. After the completion of the reaction, the reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, and a saturated ammonium chloride (NH₄Cl) aqueous solution was added thereto to extract an organic layer therefrom by using dichloromethane (DCM). A solvent, that is water, was removed from the organic layer by using anhydrous magnesium sulfate (MgSO₄). The filtrate obtained by filtering the reaction solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the resulting product obtained therefrom was separated by silica gel column chromatography, thereby obtaining 21.2 g (yield: 68%) of the desired compound, Intermediate (A).

LC-Mass (calculated: 346.01 g/mol, found: M+1=347 g/mol).

Synthesis of Intermediate (B)

10.0 g (38.9 mmol) of 12H-benzofuro[2,3-a]carbazole, 13.2 g (46.6 mmol) of 1-bromo-4-iodobenzene, 1.48 g (7.77 mmol) of copper iodide (CuI), 16.1 g (117 mmol) of potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃), and 2.80 g (15.6 mmol) of 1,10-phenanthroline were dissolved in 130 mL of DMF, and the mixed solution was stirred under reflux for 24 hours. After the completion of the reaction, the reaction solution was cooled to room temperature and filtered by passing through a silica gel column under reduced pressure, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting product obtained therefrom was separated by silica gel column chromatography, thereby obtaining 8.81 g (yield: 55%) of the desired compound, Intermediate (B).

LC-Mass (calculated: 411.03 g/mol, found: M+1=412 g/mol).

Synthesis of Intermediate (C)

8.81 g (21.4 mmol) of Intermediate (B), 6.51 g (25.6 mmol) of bis(pinacolato)diboron, 6.51 g (25.6 mmol) of PdCl₂(dppf).CH₂Cl₂, and 6.29 g (64.1 mmol) of potassium acetate were dissolved in 70 mL of DMF, and the mixed solution was stirred for 24 hours at a temperature of 100° C. After the completion of the reaction, the reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, and filtered by passing through a silica gel column under reduced pressure. The resulting product obtained therefrom was separated by silica gel column chromatography, and recrystallized under a DCM/n-hexane condition, thereby obtaining 8.05 g (yield: 82%) of the desired compound, Intermediate (C).

LC-Mass (calculated: 459.20 g/mol, found: M+1=460 g/mol).

Synthesis of Compound 1

5.50 g (15.8 mmol) of Intermediate (A), 7.64 g (16.6 mmol) of Intermediate (C), 3.66 g (3.17 mmol) of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (Pd(PPh₃)₄), and 8.76 g (63.4 mmol) of potassium carbonate were dissolved in a mixture including 35 mL of THF and 18 mL of water, and the mixed solution was stirred under reflux. After the completion of the reaction, the reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, and an extraction process was performed thereon to separate an organic layer and remove an aqueous layer. The filtrate obtained by passing through a silica gel column under reduced pressure was concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting product obtained therefrom was separated by silica gel column chromatography, and recrystallized under a DCM/n-hexane condition, thereby obtaining 4.27 g (yield: 45%) of the desired compound, Compound 1.

LC-Mass (calculated: 599.20 g/mol, found: M+1=600 g/mol).

Synthesis Example 2: Synthesis of Compound 36

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Synthesis of Intermediate (D)

8.84 g (yield: 52%) of the desired compound, Intermediate (D), was obtained in the same manner as Intermediate (A) of Synthesis Example 1, except that 10.0 g (38.9 mmol) of 5H-benzofuro[3,2-c]carbazole was used instead of carbazole.

LC-Mass (calculated: 436.02 g/mol, found: M+1=437 g/mol).

Synthesis of Intermediate (E)

7.25 g (yield: 74%) of the desired compound, Intermediate (E), was obtained in the same manner as Intermediate (C) of Synthesis of Example 1, except that 8.84 g (20.2 mmol) of Intermediate (D) was used instead of Intermediate (B).

LC-Mass (calculated: 484.20 g/mol, found: M+1=485 g/mol).

Synthesis of Compound 36

5.24 g (yield: 53%) of the desired compound, Compound 36, was obtained in the same manner as Compound 1 of Intermediate Synthesis Example 1, except that 8.06 g (16.6 mmol) of Intermediate (E) was used instead of Intermediate (C).

LC-Mass (calculated: 624.20 g/mol, found: M+1=625 g/mol).

Synthesis Example 3: Synthesis of Compound 102

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Synthesis of Intermediate (F)

16.0 g (yield: 77%) of the desired compound, Intermediate (F), was obtained in the same manner as Intermediate (A) of Synthesis Example 1, except that 15.6 g (77.8 mmol) of 3-bromo-5-fluorobenzonitrile was used instead of 5-bromo-2-fluorobenzonitrile.

LC-Mass (calculated: 346.01 g/mol, found: M+1=347 g/mol).

Synthesis of Intermediate (G)

9.42 g (yield: 83%) of the desired compound, Intermediate (G), was obtained in the same manner as Intermediate (C) of Synthesis Example 1, except that 10.0 g (28.8 mmol) of Intermediate (F) was used instead of Intermediate (B).

LC-Mass (calculated: 394.19 g/mol, found: M+1=395 g/mol).

Synthesis of Intermediate (H)

7.37 g (yield: 46%) of the desired compound, Intermediate (H), was obtained in the same manner as Intermediate (B), except that 5H-benzofuro[3,2-c]carbazole was used instead of 12H-benzofuro[2,3-a]carbazole.

LC-Mass (calculated: 411.03 g/mol, found: M+1=412 g/mol).

Synthesis of Compound 102

5.32 g (yield: 61%) of the desired compound, Compound 102, was obtained in the same manner as Compound 1 of Synthesis Example 1, except that 6.00 g (14.6 mmol) of Intermediate (H) and 6.03 g (15.3 mmol) of Intermediate (G) were used instead of Intermediate (A) and Intermediate (C), respectively.

LC-Mass (calculated: 599.20 g/mol, found: M+1=600 g/mol).

Synthesis Example 4: Synthesis of Compound 108

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Synthesis of Intermediate (I)

11.2 g (yield: 66%) of the desired compound, Intermediate (I), was obtained in the same manner as Intermediate (F) of Synthesis Example 1, except that 5H-benzofuro[3,2-c]carbazole was used instead of carbazole.

LC-Mass (calculated: 436.02 g/mol, found: M+1=437 g/mol).

Synthesis of Intermediate (J)

9.55 g (yield: 77%) of the desired compound, Intermediate (K), was obtained in the same manner as Intermediate (C) of Synthesis Example 1, except that 11.2 g (25.6 mmol) of Intermediate (I) was used instead of Intermediate (B).

LC-Mass (calculated: 484.20 g/mol, found: M+1=485 g/mol).

Synthesis of Compound 108

5.12 g (yield: 55%) of the desired compound, Compound 108, was obtained in the same manner as Compound 1 of Synthesis Example 1, except that 5.00 g (15.5 mmol) of 9-(4-bromophenyl)-9H-carbazole was used instead of Intermediate (A) and 7.89 g of Intermediate (J) (16.3 mmol) was used instead of Intermediate (C).

LC-Mass (calculated: 599.20 g/mol, found: M+1=600 g/mol).

Synthesis Example 5: Synthesis of Compound 122

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Synthesis of Intermediate (K)

6.57 g (yield: 41%) of the desired compound, Intermediate (K), was obtained in the same manner as Intermediate (B) of Synthesis Example 1, except that 10.0 g (38.9 mmol) of 12H-benzofuro[3,2-a]carbazole was used instead of 12H-benzofuro[2,3-a]carbazole and 13.2 g (46.6 mmol) of 1-bromo-3-iodobenzene was used instead of 1-bromo-4-iodobenzene.

LC-Mass (calculated: 411.03 g/mol, found: M+1=412 g/mol).

Synthesis of Compound 122

4.28 g (yield: 49%) of the desired compound, Compound 108, was obtained in the same manner as Compound 102 of Synthesis Example 3, except that 6.00 g (14.6 mmol) of Intermediate (K) was used instead of Intermediate (H).

LC-Mass (calculated: 599.20 g/mol, measured: M+1=600 g/mol).

Synthesis Example 6: Synthesis of Compound 126

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Synthesis of Intermediate (L)

9.13 g (yield: 57%) of the desired compound, Intermediate (L), was obtained in the same manner as Intermediate (K) of Synthesis Example 5, except that 10.0 g (38.9 mmol) of 5H-benzofuro[3,2-c]carbazole was used instead of 12H-benzofuro[3,2-a]carbazole.

LC-Mass (calculated: 411.03 g/mol, found: M+1=412 g/mol).

Synthesis of Compound 126

10.6 g (yield: 81%) of the desired compound, Compound 126, was obtained in the same manner as Compound 102 of Synthesis Example 3, except that 9.00 g (21.8 mmol) of Intermediate (L) was used instead of Intermediate (H).

LC-Mass (calculated: 599.20 g/mol, found: M+1=600 g/mol).

Synthesis Example 7: Synthesis of Compound 132

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11.0 g (yield: 74%) of the desired compound, Compound 132, was obtained in the same manner as Compound 108 of Synthesis Example 4, except that 8.00 g (24.8 mmol) of 9-(3-bromophenyl)-9H-carbazole was used instead of 9-(4-bromophenyl)-9H-carbazole.

LC-Mass (calculated: 599.20 g/mol, found: M+1=600 g/mol).

Synthesis Example 8: Synthesis of Compound 146

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Synthesis of Intermediate (M)

9.69 g (yield: 38%) of the desired compound, Intermediate (M), was obtained in the same manner as Intermediate (F) of Synthesis Example 3, except that 15.0 g (58.3 mmol) of 12H-benzofuro[3,2-a]carbazole was used instead of carbazole.

LC-Mass (calculated: 436.02 g/mol, found: M+1=437 g/mol).

Synthesis of Compound 146

5.37 g (yield: 47%) of the desired compound, Compound 146, was obtained in the same manner as Compound 102 of Synthesis Example 3, except that 8.00 g (18.3 mmol) of Intermediate (M) was used instead of Intermediate (H).

LC-Mass (calculated: 624.20 g/mol, found: M+1=625 g/mol).

Synthesis Example 9: Synthesis of Compound 150

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6.36 g (yield: 61%) of the desired compound, Compound 150, was obtained in the same manner as Compound 102 of Synthesis Example 3, except that 7.30 g (16.7 mmol) of Intermediate (I) 7 was used instead of Intermediate (H).

LC-Mass (calculated: 624.20 g/mol, found: M+1=625 g/mol).

Synthesis Example 10: Synthesis of Compound 218

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Synthesis of Intermediate (N)

15.0 g (yield: 72%) of the desired compound, Intermediate (N), was obtained in the same manner as Intermediate (A) of Synthesis Example 1, except that 15.6 g (77.8 mmol) of 3-bromo-2-fluorobenzonitrile was used instead of 5-bromo-2-fluorobenzonitrile.

LC-Mass (calculated: 346.01 g/mol, found: M+1=347 g/mol).

Synthesis of Intermediate (O)

6.73 g (yield: 42%) of the desired compound, Intermediate (0), was obtained in the same manner as Intermediate (B) of Synthesis Example 1, except that 10.0 g (28.8 mmol) of 12H-benzofuro[3,2-a]carbazole was used instead of 12H-benzofuro[2,3-a]carbazole.

LC-Mass (calculated: 411.03 g/mol, found: M+1=412 g/mol).

Synthesis of Intermediate (P)

4.97 g (yield: 70%) of the desired compound, Intermediate (P), was obtained in the same manner as Intermediate (C) of Synthesis Example 1, except that 6.73 g (15.5 mmol) of Intermediate (0) was used instead of Intermediate (B).

LC-Mass (calculated: 459.20 g/mol, found: M+1=460 g/mol).

Synthesis of Compound 218

4.79 g (yield: 66%) of the desired compound, Compound 218, was obtained in the same manner as Compound 1 of Synthesis Example 1, except that 4.50 g (13.0 mmol) of Intermediate (N) was used instead of Intermediate (A) and 6.25 g (13.6 mmol) of Intermediate (P) was used instead of Intermediate (C).

LC-Mass (calculated: 599.20 g/mol, found: M+1=600 g/mol).

Synthesis Example 11: Synthesis of Compound 330

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Synthesis of Intermediate (Q)

6.68 g (yield: 75%) of the desired compound, Intermediate (Q), was obtained in the same manner as Intermediate (C) of Synthesis Example 1, except that 8.00 g (19.4 mmol) of Intermediate (L) was used instead of Intermediate (B).

LC-Mass (calculated: 459.20 g/mol, found: M+1=460 g/mol).

Synthesis of Compound 330

4.07 g (yield: 54%) of the desired compound, Compound 330, was obtained in the same manner as Compound 218 of Synthesis Example 10, except that 6.50 g (13.5 mmol) of Intermediate (Q) was used instead of Intermediate (P).

LC-Mass (calculated: 599.20 g/mol, found: M+1=600 g/mol).

Synthesis Example 12: Synthesis of Compound 366

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Synthesis of Intermediate (R)

7.85 g (yield: 49%) of the desired compound, Intermediate (R), was obtained in the same manner as Intermediate (L) of Synthesis Example 6, except that 13.2 g (46.6 mmol) of 1-bromo-2-iodobenzene was used instead of 1-bromo-3-iodobenzene.

LC-Mass (calculated: 411.03 g/mol, found: M+1=412 g/mol).

Synthesis of Compound 366

4.75 g (yield: 50%) of the desired compound, Compound 366, was obtained in the same manner as Compound 102 of Synthesis Example 3, except that 7.00 g (17.0 mmol) of Intermediate (R) was used instead of Intermediate (H).

LC-Mass (calculated: 599.20 g/mol, found: M+1=600 g/mol).

Synthesis Example 13: Synthesis of Compound 378

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7.56 g (yield: 60%) of the desired compound, Compound 378, was obtained in the same manner as Compound 108 of Synthesis Example 4, except that 7.00 g (20.2 mmol) of Intermediate (N) was used instead of 9-(4-bromophenyl)-9H-carbazole.

LC-Mass (calculated: 624.20 g/mol, found: M+1=625 g/mol).

Synthesis Example 14: Synthesis of Compound 474

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Synthesis of Intermediate (S)

11.5 g (yield: 45%) of the desired compound, Intermediate (S), was obtained in the same manner as Intermediate (N) of Synthesis Example 10, except that 15.0 g (75.8 mmol) of 5H-benzofuro[3,2-c]carbazole was used instead of carbazole.

LC-Mass (calculated: 346.02 g/mol, found: M+1=347 g/mol).

Synthesis of Intermediate (T)

7.75 g (yield: 71%) of the desired compound, Intermediate (T), was obtained in the same manner as Compound 1 of Synthesis Example 1, except that 10.0 g (22.9 mmol) of Intermediate (S) was used instead of Intermediate (A), and 3.96 g (24.0 mmol) of (3-cyano-2-fluorophenyl)boronic acid was used instead of Intermediate (C).

LC-Mass (calculated: 477.13 g/mol, found: M+1=478 g/mol).

Synthesis of Compound 474

3.51 g (yield: 47%) of the desired compound, Compound 474, was obtained in the same manner as Intermediate (A) of Synthesis Example 1, except that 7.43 g (15.6 mmol) of Intermediate (T) was used instead of 5-bromo-2-fluorobenzonitrile.

LC-Mass (calculated: 624.20 g/mol, found: M+1=625 g/mol).

Synthesis Example 15: Synthesis of Compound 523

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Synthesis of Intermediate (U)

16.0 g (yield: 55%) of the desired compound, Intermediate (U), was obtained in the same manner as Intermediate (F) of Synthesis Example 3, except that 15.0 g (78.0 mmol) of 9H-carbazole-3-carbonitrile was used instead of carbazole.

LC-Mass (calculated: 371.01 g/mol, found: M+1=372 g/mol).

Synthesis of Intermediate (V)

7.64 g (yield: 72%) of the desired compound, Intermediate (V), was obtained in the same manner as Intermediate (C) of Synthesis Example 1, except that 7.48 g (17.8 mmol) of Intermediate (U) was used instead of Intermediate (B).

LC-Mass (calculated: 419.18 g/mol, found: M+1=420 g/mol).

Synthesis of Compound 523

9.56 g (yield: 71%) of the desired compound, Compound 523, was obtained in the same manner as Compound 122 of Synthesis Example 5, except that 8.00 g (21.5 mmol) of Intermediate (V) was used instead of Intermediate (J).

LC-Mass (calculated: 624.20 g/mol, found: M+1=625 g/mol).

Synthesis Example 16: Synthesis of Compound 524

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10.1 g (yield: 75%) of the desired compound, Compound 524, was obtained in the same manner as Compound 330 of Synthesis Example 11, except that 8.00 g (21.5 mmol) of Intermediate (U) was used instead of Intermediate (N).

LC-Mass (calculated: 624.20 g/mol, found: M+1=625 g/mol).

Synthesis Example 17: Synthesis of Compound 525

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Synthesis of Intermediate (W)

8.50 g (yield: 31%) of the desired compound, Intermediate (W), was obtained in the same manner as Intermediate (F) of Synthesis Example 3, except that 15.0 g (69.1 mmol) of 9H-carbazole-3,6-dicarbonitrile was used instead of carbazole.

LC-Mass (calculated: 396.00 g/mol, found: M+1=397 g/mol).

Synthesis of Compound 525

8.76 g (yield: 63%) of the desired compound, Compound 525, was obtained in the same manner as Compound 330 of Synthesis Example 11, except that 8.50 g (21.4 mmol) of Intermediate (W) was used instead of Intermediate (N).

LC-Mass (calculated: 649.19 g/mol, found: M+1=650 g/mol).

Synthesis Example 18: Synthesis of Compound 666

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7.59 g (yield: 74%) of the desired compound, Compound 666, was obtained in the same manner as Compound 330 of Synthesis Example 11, except that 6.50 g (14.9 mmol) of Intermediate (I) was used instead of Intermediate (N).

LC-Mass (calculated: 689.21 g/mol, found: M+1=690 g/mol).

Synthesis Example 19: Synthesis of Compound 684

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7.33 g (yield: 69%) of the desired compound, Compound 684, was obtained in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 18, except that 7.56 g (15.6 mmol) of Intermediate (J) was used instead of Intermediate (Q).

LC-Mass (calculated: 714.21 g/mol, found: M+1=715 g/mol).

Synthesis Example 20: Synthesis of Compound 704

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8.44 g (yield: 63%) of the desired compound, Compound 704, was obtained in the same manner as Compound 330 of Synthesis Example 11, except that 8.20 g (18.8 mmol) of Intermediate (M) was used instead of Intermediate (N).

LC-Mass (calculated: 714.21 g/mol, found: M+1=715 g/mol).

Synthesis Example 21: Synthesis of Compound 786

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5.48 g (yield: 47%) of the desired compound, Compound 786, was obtained in the same manner as Compound 474 of Synthesis Example 14, except that 4.20 g (16.3 mmol) of 5H-benzofuro[3,2-c]carbazole was used instead of carbazole.

LC-Mass (calculated: 714.21 g/mol, found: M+1=715 g/mol).

Comparative Synthesis Example A: Synthesis of Compound A

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9.27 g (yield: 86%) of the desired compound, Compound A, was obtained in the same manner as Compound 102 of Synthesis Example 3, except that 7.00 g (20.2 mmol) of Intermediate (F) was used instead of Intermediate (H).

LC-Mass (calculated: 534.18 g/mol, found: M+1=535 g/mol).

Comparative Synthesis Example B: Synthesis of Compound B

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8.46 g (yield: 75%) of the desired compound, Compound B, was obtained in the same manner as Compound 330 of Synthesis Example 11, except that 7.00 g (17.0 mmol) of Intermediate (L) was used instead of Intermediate (N).

LC-Mass (calculated: 664.22 g/mol, found: M+1=665 g/mol).

Example 1

A 1,500 Å glass substrate, on which an indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode (first electrode, anode) was ultrasonically washed with distilled water. After the completion of the washing process, the glass substrate was ultrasonically washed with a solvent, such as iso-propyl alcohol, acetone, and/or methanol, dried, and mounted on a plasma cleaner. The glass substrate was cleaned by using oxygen plasma for 5 minutes, and mounted on a vacuum depositor.

Compound HT3 and Compound HP-1 were co-deposited on the ITO electrode of the glass substrate to form a hole injection layer having a thickness of 100 Angstroms (Å). Compound HT3 was deposited on the hole injection layer to form a hole transport layer having a thickness of 1,300 Å, and mCP was deposited on the hole transport layer to form an electron blocking layer having a thickness of 100 Å, thereby forming a hole transport region.

Compound 1 (as a host) and Flr6 (as a dopant, 10 percent by weight, wt %) were co-deposited on the hole transport region to form an emission layer having a thickness of 400 Å.

BCP was vacuum deposited on the emission layer to form a hole blocking layer having a thickness of 100 Å, and Compound ET3 and Liq were co-deposited on the hole blocking layer to form an electron transport layer having a thickness of 300 Å. LiQ was deposited on the electron transport layer to form an electron injection layer having a thickness of 10 Å, and an Al second electrode (as a cathode) was formed on the electron injection layer, thereby manufacturing an organic light-emitting device.

Examples 2 to 21 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2

Organic light-emitting devices were manufactured in the same manner as in Example 1, except in forming the emission layer, compounds listed in Table 2 were respectively used as a host instead of Compound 1.

Evaluation Example 1: Evaluation of Characteristics of Organic Light-Emitting Devices

The organic light-emitting devices of Examples 1 to 21 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 were analyzed to measure changes in voltage-dependent current density, changes in brightness, and light-emission efficiency. Detailed methods for measuring such changes above are as follows, and the results are shown in Table 2.

(1) Measurement of Changes in Voltage-Dependent Current Density

The organic light-emitting devices manufactured above were each analyzed for current value flowing in unit devices in accordance with voltage increasing from 0 Volts (V) to 10 V using a current-voltage meter (Keithley 2400), and the measured current value was divided by an area to provide the result.

(2) Measurement of Changes in Voltage-Dependent Brightness

The organic light-emitting devices manufactured above were each analyzed for brightness in accordance with voltage increasing from 0 V to 10 V using a brightness meter (Minolta Cs-1000A) to provide the result.

(3) Measurement of Light-Emission Efficiency

On the basis of the brightness current density results provided according to Evaluation Examples 1(1) and to Evaluation Examples 1(2) and the use of voltage, the current efficiency (cd/A) of the organic light-emitting devices manufactured above were each measured in accordance with the same current density (10 milliAmperes per square centimeter, mA/cm²).

(4) Measurement of Durability

The time at which the brightness of the organic light-emitting devices manufactured above was 95% of the initial brightness (100%) was measured for evaluation.

The driving voltage, the current efficiency, and the durability of the organic light-emitting devices shown in Table 2 were relative values based on 100% of the driving voltage, 100% of the current efficiency, and 100% of the durability of the organic light-emitting device of Comparative Example 1.

TABLE 2

Driving
Current

voltage
efficiency
Durability

(relative
(relative
(relative

Host
value)
value)
value)
Color

Example 1
Compound 1
97%
101%
121%
Blue

Example 2
Compound 36
102%
98%
115%
Blue

Example 3
Compound 102
92%
116%
120%
Blue

Example 4
Compound 108
94%
113%
118%
Blue

Example 5
Compound 122
97%
108%
107%
Blue

Example 6
Compound 126
92%
121%
119%
Blue

Example 7
Compound 132
91%
128%
122%
Blue

Example 8
Compound 146
100%
96%
107%
Blue

Example 9
Compound 150
93%
124%
119%
Blue

Example 10
Compound 218
93%
103%
105%
Blue

Example 11
Compound 330
94%
102%
104%
Blue

Example 12
Compound 366
95%
115%
114%
Blue

Example 13
Compound 378
95%
104%
116%
Blue

Example 14
Compound 474
90%
131%
126%
Blue

Example 15
Compound 523
89%
126%
131%
Blue

Example 18
Compound 524
92%
131%
145%
Blue

Example 17
Compound 525
97%
114%
109%
Blue

Example 18
Compound 666
90%
107%
105%
Blue

Example 19
Compound 684
101%
102%
113%
Blue

Example 20
Compound 704
94%
110%
121%
Blue

Example 21
Compound 786
89%
125%
118%
Blue

Comparative
Compound A
100%
100%
100%
Blue

Example 1

Comparative
Compound B
140%
77%
22%
Blue

Example 2

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Referring to Table 2, it was determined that the organic light-emitting devices of Examples 1 to 21 had lower driving voltage, higher efficiency, and higher durability than those values of the organic light-emitting devices of Comparative Examples 1 and 2.

A condensed cyclic compound according to the one or more embodiments may have excellent electrical characteristics and thermal stability, and thus an organic light-emitting device including the condensed cyclic compound may have low driving voltage, high efficiency, and high durability characteristics.

It should be understood that embodiments described herein should be considered in a descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation. Descriptions of features or aspects within each embodiment should typically be considered as available for other similar features or aspects in other embodiments.

While one or more embodiments have been described with reference to the figures, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the following claims.

CONDENSED CYCLIC COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

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