Patent Application
20090295281
The present invention relates to organic electroluminescent compounds and organic electroluminescent devices employing the compounds as an electroluminescent dopant. More specifically, the invention relates to novel iridium compounds which have red phosphorescent properties with high efficiency and can be employed as a material for forming an electroluminescent layer of an electroluminescent device, and organic electroluminescent devices using the same as an electroluminescent dopant.
The most important factor to determine luminous efficiency in an OLED (organic light-emitting diode) is the type of electroluminescent material. Though fluorescent materials has been widely used as an electroluminescent material up to the present, development of phosphorescent materials is one of the best methods to improve the luminous efficiency theoretically up to four(4) times, in view of electroluminescent mechanism.
Up to now, iridium (III) complexes are widely known as phosphorescent material, including (acac)Ir(btp)2, Ir(ppy)3 and Firpic, as the red, green and blue one, respectively. In particular, a lot of phosphorescent materials have been recently investigated in Japan, Europe and America.
Among conventional red phosphorescent materials, several materials have been reported to have good EL (electroluminescence) properties. However, very rare materials among them have reached the level of commercialization. As the most preferable material, an iridium complex of 1-phenyl isoquinoline may be mentioned, which is known to have excellent EL property and to exhibit color purity of dark red with high luminous efficiency [See A. Tsuboyama et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125(42), 12971-12979.]
Moreover, the red materials, having no significant problem of life time, have tendency of easy commercialization if they have good color purity or luminous efficiency. Thus, the above-mentioned iridium complex is a material having noticeable viability of commercialization due to its excellent color purity and luminous efficiency.
However, the iridium complex is still construed as a material which is merely applicable to small displays because they cannot provide pure red color and high luminous efficiency at the same time, while higher levels of EL properties than those of known materials are practically required for an OLED panel of medium to large size.
With intensive efforts to overcome the problems of conventional techniques as described above, the present inventors have researched for developing novel organic electroluminescent compounds to realize an organic EL device having excellent luminous efficiency and surprisingly improved lifetime. Eventually, the inventors found that excellent luminous efficiency and life property with deep red color could be obtained when an iridium complex, which was synthesized by introducing benzo[g]quinoline as a primary ligand instead of pyridine (as was for conventional iridium complex), and completed the present invention.
Thus, the object of the invention is to provide novel organic electroluminescent compounds having the backbone to give more excellent properties as compared to those of conventional red phosphorescent materials, with overcoming the disadvantages of them.
Another object of the invention is to provide novel organic electroluminescent compounds which are applicable to OLED panels of medium to large size, and organic electroluminescent devices employing the same as an electroluminescent dopant.
Thus, the present invention relates to organic electroluminescent compounds and organic electroluminescent devices employing the same in an electroluminescent layer.
Specifically, the novel organic electroluminescent compounds according to the invention are represented by Chemical Formula (1):
wherein, L is an organic ligand;
R1 through R8 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl with or without halogen substituent(s), (C1-C60)alkoxy, (C3-C60)cycloalkyl, 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, (C6-C60)aryl, (C3-C60)heteroaryl, halogen, cyano, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl or tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, or each of them may be linked to an adjacent substituent via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene with or without a fused ring to form an alicyclic ring, or a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring;
R9 and R10 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl with or without halogen substituent(s), (C1-C60)alkoxy, (C3-C60)cycloalkyl, (C6-C60)aryl, (C3-C60)heteroaryl, halogen, cyano, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, (C1-C60)alkylcarbonyl, (C6-C60)arylcarbonyl, di(C1-C60)alkylamino or di(C6-C60)arylamino, or R9 and R10 may be linked via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene with or without a fused ring to form an alicyclic ring, or a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring;
the alkyl or aryl of R9 and R10, or the alicyclic ring, or the monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring formed therefrom by linkage via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene with or without a fused ring may be further substituted by one or more substituent(s) selected from deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl with or without halogen substituent(s), halogen, cyano, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, (C1-C60)alkoxy, (C1-C60)alkylcarbonyl, (C6-C60)arylcarbonyl, di(C1-C60)alkylamino, di(C6-C60)arylamino, phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, fluorenyl, spirobifluorenyl and
or may be substituted by phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl or fluorenyl which is further substituted by one or more substituent(s) selected from a group consisting of (C1-C60)alkyl with or without halogen substituent(s), halogen, deuterium, cyano, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, (C1-C60)alkoxy, (C1-C60)alkylcarbonyl, (C6-C60)arylcarbonyl, di(C1-C60)alkylamino, di(C6-C60)arylamino, phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, fluorenyl, spirobifluorenyl and
n is an integer from 1 to 3.
Referring now to the Drawings,
The term “alkyl” and “alkoxy” described herein and any substituents comprising “alkyl” moiety include both linear and branched species.
The term “aryl” described herein means an organic radical derived from aromatic hydrocarbon via elimination of one hydrogen atom. Each ring suitably comprises a monocyclic or fused ring system containing from 4 to 7, preferably from 5 to 6 cyclic atoms. Specific examples include phenyl, naphthyl, biphenyl, anthryl, tetrahydronaphthyl, indenyl, fluorenyl, phenanthryl, triphenylenyl, pyrenyl, perylenyl, chrysenyl, naphthacenyl and fluoranthenyl, but they are not restricted thereto.
The term “heteroaryl” described herein means an aryl group containing from 1 to 4 heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S for the aromatic cyclic backbone atoms, and carbon atom(s) for remaining aromatic cyclic backbone atoms. The heteroaryl may be a 5- or 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl or a polycyclic heteroaryl which is fused with one or more benzene ring(s), and may be partially saturated. The heteroaryl groups may include divalent aryl groups of which the heteroatoms are oxidized or quarternized to form N-oxides, quaternary salts, or the like. Specific examples include monocyclic heteroaryl groups such as furyl, thiophenyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, isothiazolyl, isoxazolyl, oxazolyl, oxadiazolyl, triazinyl, tetrazinyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, furazanyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl; polycyclic heteroaryl groups such as benzofuranyl, benzothiophenyl, isobenzofuranyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzisothiazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, benzoxazolyl, isoindolyl, indolyl, indazolyl, benzothiadiazolyl, quinolyl, isoquinolyl, cinnolinyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, carbazolyl, phenanthridinyl and benzodioxolyl; and corresponding N-oxides (for example, pyridyl N-oxide, quinolyl N-oxide) and quaternary salts thereof; but they are not restricted thereto.
The naphthyl of the compounds according to the invention may be 1-naphthyl or 2-naphthyl; the anthryl may be 1-anthryl, 2-anthryl or 9-anthryl; and the fluorenyl may be 1-fluorenyl, 2-fluorenyl, 3-fluorenyl, 4-fluorenyl or 9-fluorenyl.
The substituents comprising “(C1-C60)alkyl” moiety described herein may contain 1 to 60 carbon atoms, 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or 1 to 10 carbon atoms. The substituents comprising “(C6-C60)aryl” moiety may contain 6 to 60 carbon atoms, 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or 6 to 12 carbon atoms. The substituents comprising “(C3-C60)heteroaryl” moiety may contain 3 to 60 carbon atoms, 4 to 20 carbon atoms, or 4 to 12 carbon atoms. The substituents comprising “(C3-C60)cycloalkyl” moiety may contain 3 to 60 carbon atoms, 3 to 20 carbon atoms, or 3 to 7 carbon atoms. The substituents comprising “(C2-C60)alkenyl or alkynyl” moiety may contain 2 to 60 carbon atoms, 2 to 20 carbon atoms, or 2 to 10 carbon atoms.
The alicyclic ring, or the monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring formed from R9 and R10 of Chemical Formula (1) by linkage via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene with or without a fused ring is benzene, naphthalene, anthracene, fluorene, indene or phenanthrene. The compound within the square bracket ([ ]) serves as a primary ligand of iridium, and L serves as a subsidiary ligand. The organic phosphorescent compounds according to the present invention also include the complex with the ratio of primary ligand:subsidiary ligand=2:1 (n=2) and the complex with the ratio of primary ligand:subsidiary ligand=1:2 (n=1), as well as tris-chelated complexes without subsidiary ligand (L) (n=3).
The organic electroluminescent compound according to the invention may be exemplified by the compounds represented by one of Chemical Formulas (2) to (7):
wherein, L, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and n are defined as in Chemical Formula (1);
R11 through R15 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl, (C1-C60)alkoxy, (C3-C60)cycloalkyl, (C6-C60)aryl, (C3-C60)heteroaryl, halogen, cyano, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, (C1-C60)alkylcarbonyl, (C6-C60)arylcarbonyl, di(C1-C60)alkylamino, di(C6-C60)arylamino, phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, fluorenyl, spirobifluorenyl or
or each of them may be linked to an adjacent substituent via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene with or without a fused ring to form an alicyclic ring, or a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring;
R21 through R28 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl, (C1-C60)alkoxy, (C3-C60)cycloalkyl, (C6-C60)aryl, (C3-C60)heteroaryl, halogen, cyano, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, (C1-C60)alkylcarbonyl, (C6-C60)arylcarbonyl, di(C1-C60)alkylamino, di(C6-C60)arylamino, phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, fluorenyl, spirobifluorenyl or
or each of them may be linked to an adjacent substituent via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene with or without a fused ring to form an alicyclic ring, or a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring;
the alkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl or fluorenyl of R11 through R15 and R21 through R28 may be further substituted by one or more substituent(s) selected from deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl with or without halogen substituent(s), halogen, cyano, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, (C1-C60)alkoxy, (C1-C60)alkylcarbonyl, (C6-C60)arylcarbonyl, di(C1-C60)alkylamino, di(C6-C60)arylamino, phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, fluorenyl, spirobifluorenyl and
R29 and R30 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, (C1-C60) alkyl or (C6-C60)aryl;
R31 independently represents hydrogen, deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl with or without halogen substituent(s), halogen, cyano, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, (C1-C60)alkoxy, (C1-C60)alkylcarbonyl, (C6-C60)arylcarbonyl, di(C1-C60)alkylamino, di(C6-C60)arylamino, phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, fluorenyl, 9,9-di(C1-C60)alkylfluorenyl, 9,9-di(C6-C60)arylfluorenyl, spirobifluorenyl or
or may be linked to an adjacent substituent via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene to form an alicyclic ring, or a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring; and
m is an integer from 1 to 5.
In the Chemical Formula (1), R1 through R8 are independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, n-pentyl, i-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, ethylhexyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, butoxy, cyclopropyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, fluoro, cyano, phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, trimethylsilyl, tripropylsilyl, tri(t-butyl)silyl, t-butyldimethylsilyl, dimethylphenylsilyl or triphenylsilyl;
R11 through R15 are independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, n-pentyl, i-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, ethylhexyl, trifluoromethyl, fluoro, cyano, trimethylsilyl, tripropylsilyl, tri(t-butyl)silyl, t-butyldimethylsilyl, dimethylphenylsilyl, triphenylsilyl, phenyl and naphthyl;
R21 through R24 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, n-pentyl, i-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, 2 ethylhexyl, n-nonyl, trifluoromethyl, fluoro, cyano, trimethylsilyl, tripropylsilyl, tri(t-butyl)silyl, t-butyldimethylsilyl, dimethylphenylsilyl, triphenylsilyl, methoxy, ethoxy, butoxy, methylcarbonyl, ethylcarbonyl, t-butylcarbonyl, phenylcarbonyl, dimethylamino, diphenylamino, phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, fluorenyl, spirobifluorenyl or
and the fluorenyl may be further substituted by methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, n-pentyl, i-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, 2-ethylhexyl, n-nonyl, phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, trimethylsilyl, tripropylsilyl, tri(t-butyl)silyl, t-butyldimethylsilyl, dimethylphenylsilyl or triphenylsilyl.
The organic electroluminescent compounds according to the present invention can be specifically exemplified by the following compounds, but they are not restricted thereto:
wherein, L and n are defined as in Chemical Formula (1);
R1 through R8 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, n-pentyl, i-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, ethylhexyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, butoxy, fluoro, cyano, trimethylsilyl, tripropylsilyl, tri(t-butyl)silyl, t-butyldimethylsilyl, dimethylphenylsilyl or triphenylsilyl;
R41 and R42 independently represent methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, n-pentyl, i-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, ethylhexyl, phenyl or naphthyl, or R41 and R42 may be linked each other via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene with or without a fused ring to form an alicyclic ring, or a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring;
R43 represents hydrogen, deuterium, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, n-pentyl, i-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, 2-ethylhexyl, trimethylsilyl, tripropylsilyl, tri(t-butyl)silyl, t-butyldimethylsilyl, triphenylsilyl, phenyl or naphthyl; and
m is an integer from 1 to 5.
The subsidiary ligands (L) of the organic electroluminescent compounds according to the present invention include the following structures:
wherein, R51 and R52 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl with or without halogen substituent(s), phenyl with or without (C1-C60)alkyl substituent(s), or halogen;
R53 through R59 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl, phenyl with or without (C1-C60)alkyl substituent(s), tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl or halogen;
R60 through R63 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl, phenyl with or without (C1-C20)alkyl substituent(s); or each of them may be linked to an adjacent substituent via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene with or without a fused ring to form an alicyclic ring, or a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring; and
R64 represents (C1-C60)alkyl, phenyl with or without (C1-C60)alkyl substituent(s), or halogen.
The subsidiary ligands (L) of the organic electroluminescent compounds according to the present invention can be exemplified by the following structures, but they are not restricted thereto:
The processes for preparing the organic electroluminescent compounds according to the present invention are described by referring to Reaction Schemes (1) to (3) shown below:
wherein, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and L are defined as in Chemical Formula (1).
Reaction Scheme (1) provides a compound of Chemical Formula (1) with n=1, in which iridium trichloride (IrCl3) and subsidiary ligand compound (L-H) are mixed in a solvent at a molar ratio of 1:2˜3, and the mixture is heated under reflux before isolating diiridium dimer. In the reaction stage, preferable solvent is alcohol or a mixed solvent of alcohol/water, such as 2-ethoxyethanol, and 2-ethoxyethanol/water mixtures. The isolated diiridium dimer is then heated with a primary ligand compound in organic solvent to provide an organic phosphorescent iridium compound having the ratio of primary ligand:subsidiary ligand of 1:2 as the final product. The reaction is carried out with AgCF3SO3, Na2CO3 or NaOH being admixed with organic solvent such as 2-ethoxyethanol and 2-methoxyethylether.
Reaction Scheme (2) provides a compound of Chemical Formula (1) with n=2, in which iridium trichloride (IrCl3) and a primary ligand compound are mixed in a solvent at a molar ratio of 1:2˜3, and the mixture is heated under reflux before isolating diiridium dimer. In the reaction stage, preferable solvent is alcohol or a mixed solvent of alcohol/water, such as 2-ethoxyethanol, and 2-ethoxyethanol/water mixtures. The isolated diiridium dimer is then heated with the subsidiary ligand compound (L-H) in organic solvent to provide an organic phosphorescent iridium compound having the ratio of primary ligand:subsidiary ligand of 2:1 as the final product.
The molar ratio of the primary ligand compound and the subsidiary ligand (L) in the final product is determined by appropriate molar ratio of the reactant depending on the composition. The reaction may be carried out with AgCF3SO3, Na2CO3 or NaOH being admixed with organic solvent such as 2-ethoxyethanol, 2-methoxyethylether and 1,2-dichloroethane.
Reaction Scheme (3) provides a compound of Chemical Formula (1) with n=3, in which iridium complex prepared according to Reaction Scheme (2) and the primary ligand compound are mixed in glycerol at a molar ratio of 1:2˜3, and the mixture is heated under reflux to obtain organic phosphorescent iridium complex coordinated with three primary ligands.
The compounds employed as a primary ligand in the present invention can be prepared, without limitation, according to the process illustrated by Reaction Scheme (4), on the basis of conventional processes.
wherein, R1 through R10 are defined as in Chemical Formula (1).
The present invention also provides organic solar cells, which comprises one or more organic electroluminescent compound(s) represented by Chemical Formula (1).
The present invention also provides an organic electroluminescent device which is comprised of a first electrode; a second electrode; and at least one organic layer(s) interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; wherein the organic layer comprises one or more compound(s) represented by Chemical Formula (1).
The organic electroluminescent device according to the present invention is characterized in that the organic layer comprises an electroluminescent region, which comprises one or more organic electroluminescent compound(s) represented by Chemical Formula (1) as electroluminescent dopant in an amount of 0.01 to 10% by weight, and one or more host(s). The host applied to the organic electroluminescent device according to the invention is not particularly restricted, but may be exemplified by 1,3,5-tricarbazolylbenzene, polyvinylcarbazole, m-biscarbazolylphenyl, 4,4′4″-tri(N-carbazolyl)triphenylamine, 1,3,5-tri(2-carbazolylphenyl)benzene, 1,3,5-tris(2-carbazolyl-5-methoxyphenyl)benzene, bis(4-carbazolylphenyl)silane or the compounds represented by one of Chemical Formulas (8) to (11):
In Chemical Formula (8), R91 through R94 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, (C1-C60)alkyl, (C6-C60)aryl, (C4-C60)heteroaryl, a 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, (C3-C60)cycloalkyl, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, adamantyl, (C7-C60)bicycloalkyl, (C2-C60)alkenyl, (C2-C60)alkynyl, cyano, (C1-C60)alkylamino, (C6-C60)arylamino, (C6-C60)ar(C1-C60)alkyl, (C1-C60)alkyloxy, (C1-C60)alkylthio, (C6-C60)aryloxy, (C6-C60)arylthio, (C1-C60)alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C60)alkylcarbonyl, (C6-C60)arylcarbonyl, carboxyl, nitro or hydroxyl, or each of R91 through R94 may be linked to an adjacent substituent via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene with or without a fused ring to form an alicyclic ring, or a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring;
the alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylsilyl, alkylsilyl, alkylamino, or arylamino of R91 through R94, or the alicyclic ring, or the monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring formed therefrom by linkage to an adjacent substituent via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene with or without a fused ring may be further substituted by one or more substituent(s) selected from deuterium, halogen, (C1-C60)alkyl, (C6-C60)aryl, (C4-C60)heteroaryl, a 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, (C3-C60)cycloalkyl, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, adamantyl, (C7-C60)bicycloalkyl, (C2-C60)alkenyl, (C2-C60)alkynyl, cyano, (C1-C60)alkylamino, (C6-C60)arylamino, (C6-C60)ar(C1-C60)alkyl, (C1-C60)alkyloxy, (C1-C60)alkylthio, (C6-C60)aryloxy, (C6-C60)arylthio, (C1-C60)alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C60)alkylcarbonyl, (C6-C60)arylcarbonyl, carboxyl, nitro and hydroxyl.
In Chemical Formula (11), the ligands, L1 and L2 are independently selected from the following structures:
M1 is a bivalent or trivalent metal;
y is 0 when M1 is a bivalent metal, while y is 1 when M1 is a trivalent metal;
Q represents (C6-C60)aryloxy or tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, and the aryloxy and triarylsilyl of Q may be further substituted by (C1-C60)alkyl or (C6-C60)aryl;
X represents O, S or Se;
ring A represents oxazole, thiazole, imidazole, oxadiazole, thiadiazole, benzoxazole, benzothiazole, benzimidazole, pyridine or quinoline;
ring B represents pyridine or quinoline, and ring B may be further substituted by deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl, or phenyl or naphthyl with or without (C1-C60)alkyl substituent(s);
R10l through R104 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl, halogen, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl or (C6-C60)aryl; or each of them may be linked to an adjacent substituent via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene to form a fused ring, and the pyridine or quinoline may be linked to R101 via a chemical bond to form a fused ring;
the aryl group of ring A and R10l through R104 may be further substituted by deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl, halogen, (C1-C60)alkyl with or without halogen substituent(s), phenyl, naphthyl, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl or amino group.
The ligands, L1 and L2 are independently selected from the following structures:
wherein, X represents O, S or Se;
R101 through R104 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl with or without halogen substituent(s), halogen, (C6-C60)aryl, (C4-C60)heteroaryl, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkylamino, di(C6-C60)arylamino, thiophenyl or furanyl, or each of them may be linked to an adjacent substituent via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene with or without a fused ring to form an alicyclic ring, or a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring;
R111 through R116, R121 and R122 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl, halogen, (C1-C60)alkyl with halogen substituent(s), phenyl, naphthyl, biphenyl, fluorenyl, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6 C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkylamino, di(C6-C60)arylamino, thiophenyl or furanyl;
R123 represents (C1-C60)alkyl, phenyl or naphthyl;
R124 through R139 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl, halogen, (C1-C60)alkyl with halogen substituent(s), phenyl, naphthyl, biphenyl, fluorenyl, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkylamino, di(C6-C60)arylamino, thiophenyl or furanyl; and
the phenyl, naphthyl, biphenyl, fluorenyl, thiophenyl or furanyl of R111 through R116 and R121 through R139 may be further substituted by one or more substituent(s) selected from deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl, halogen, naphthyl, fluorenyl, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkylamino and di(C6-C60)arylamino.
In Chemical Formula (11), M1 is a bivalent metal selected from Be, Zn, Mg, Cu and Ni, or a trivalent metal selected from Al, Ga, In and B, and Q is selected from the following structures.
The compounds of Chemical Formula (8) may be specifically exemplified by the compounds represented by the following structures, but they are not restricted thereto.
The compounds represented by one of Chemical Formula (11) may be specifically exemplified by the compounds with one of the following structures, but they are not restricted thereto.
The organic electroluminescent device according to the invention may further comprise one or more compound(s) selected from a group consisting of arylamine compounds and styrylarylamine compounds, as well as the organic electroluminescent compound represented by Chemical Formula (1). Examples of arylamine or styrylarylamine compounds include the compounds represented by Chemical Formula (12), but they are not restricted thereto:
wherein, Ar11 and Ar12 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, (C1-C60)alkyl, (C6-C60)aryl, (C4-C60)heteroaryl, mono or di-(C6-C60)arylamino, mono or di-(C1-C60)alkylamino, a 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, or (C3-C60)cycloalkyl, or Ar11 and Ar12 may be linked via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene with or without a fused ring to form an alicyclic ring, or a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring;
when b is 1, Ar13 represents (C6-C60)aryl, (C4-C60)heteroaryl, or an aryl represented by one of the following structural formulas:
when b is 2, Ar13 represents (C6-C60)arylene, (C4-C60)heteroarylene, or an arylene represented by one of the following structural formulas:
wherein Ar14 and Ar15 independently represent (C6-C60)arylene or (C4-C60)heteroarylene;
R201 through R203 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl or (C6-C60)aryl;
c is an integer from 1 to 4, d is an integer of 0 or 1; and
the alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylamino, alkylamino, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl of Ar11 and Ar12; or the alicyclic ring, or the monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring formed from Ar11 and Ar12 by linkage via alkylene or alkenylene; aryl, heteroaryl, arylene or heteroarylene of Ar13, or the arylene or heteroarylene of Ar14 and Ar15, or the alkyl or aryl of R201 through R203 may be further substituted by one or more substituent(s) selected from a group consisting of halogen, deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl, (C6-C60)aryl, (C4-C60)heteroaryl, a 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, (C3-C60)cycloalkyl, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, adamantyl, (C7-C60)bicycloalkyl, (C2-C60)alkenyl, (C2-C60)alkynyl, cyano, mono or di-(C1-C60)alkylamino, mono or di-(C6-C60)arylamino, (C6-C60)ar(C1-C60)alkyl, (C6-C60)aryloxy, (C1-C60)alkyloxy, (C6-C60)arylthio, (C1-C60)alkylthio, (C1-C60)alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C60)alkylcarbonyl, (C6-C60)arylcarbonyl, (C1-C60)alkoxycarbonyloxy, (C1-C60)alkylcarbonyloxy, (C6 C60)arylcarbonyloxy, (C6-C60)aryloxycarbonyloxy, carboxyl, nitro and hydroxyl.
The arylamine compounds and styrylarylamine compounds may be more specifically exemplified by the following compounds, but are not restricted thereto.
In an organic electroluminescent device according to the present invention, the organic layer may further comprise one or more metal(s) selected from a group consisting of organic metals of Group 1, Group 2, 4th period and 5th period transition metals, lanthanide metals and d-transition elements, as well as the organic electroluminescent compound represented by Chemical Formula (1). The organic layer may comprise a charge generating layer in addition to the electroluminescent layer.
The present invention can realize an organic electroluminescent device having a pixel structure of independent light-emitting mode, which comprises an organic electroluminescent device containing the compound of Chemical Formula (1) as a sub-pixel and one or more sub-pixel(s) comprising one or more compound(s) selected from a group consisting of arylamine compounds and styrylarylamine compounds, patterned in parallel at the same time.
Further, the organic electroluminescent device is an organic display which comprises one or more compound(s) selected from compounds having electroluminescent peak of wavelength of blue or green, at the same time. The compounds having electroluminescent peak of wavelength of blue or green may be exemplified by the compounds represented by one of Chemical Formulas (13) to (17), but they are not restricted thereto.
In Chemical Formula (14), Ar21 and Ar22 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, (C1-C60)alkyl, (C6-C60)aryl, (C4-C60)heteroaryl, mono or di-(C6-C60)arylamino, mono or di-(C1-C60)alkylamino, a 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, or Ar21 and Ar22 may be linked via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene with or without a fused ring to form an alicyclic ring, or a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring;
when e is 1, Ar23 represents (C6-C60)aryl, (C4-C60)heteroaryl, or a substituent represented by one of the following structural formulas:
when e is 2, Ar23 represents (C6-C60)arylene, (C4-C60)heteroarylene, or a substituent represented by one of the following structural formulas:
wherein Ar24 and Ar25 independently represent (C6-C60)arylene or (C4-C60)heteroarylene;
R211 through R213 independently represent hydrogen, halogen, deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl or (C6-C60)aryl;
f is an integer from 1 to 4, g is an integer of 0 or 1; and
the alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylamino, alkylamino, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl of Ar21 and Ar22, or the aryl, heteroaryl, arylene or heteroarylene of Ar23, or the arylene or heteroarylene of Ar24 and Ar25, or the alkyl or aryl of R211 through R213 may be further substituted by one or more substituent(s) selected from a group consisting of deuterium, halogen, (C1-C60)alkyl, (C6-C60)aryl, (C4-C60)heteroaryl, a 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, (C3-C60)cycloalkyl, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, adamantyl, (C7-C60)bicycloalkyl, (C2-C60)alkenyl, (C2-C60)alkynyl, cyano, mono or di-(C1-C60)alkylamino, mono or di-(C6-C60)arylamino, (C6-C60)ar(C1-C60)alkyl, (C6-C60)aryloxy, (C1-C60)alkyloxy, (C6-C60)arylthio, (C1-C60)alkylthio, (C1-C60)alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C60)alkylcarbonyl, (C6-C60)arylcarbonyl, carboxyl, nitro and hydroxyl.
In Chemical Formula (15), R221 through R224 independently represents hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, (C1-C60)alkyl, (C6-C60)aryl, (C4-C60)heteroaryl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, a 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, (C3-C60)cycloalkyl, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, adamantyl, (C7-C60)bicycloalkyl, (C2-C60)alkenyl, (C2-C60)alkynyl, (C1-C60)alkoxy, cyano, mono or di-(C1-C60)alkylamino, mono or di-(C6-C60)arylamino, (C6-C60)ar(C1-C60)alkyl, (C6-C60)aryloxy, (C6-C60)arylthio, (C1-C60)alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, nitro or hydroxyl, or each of R221 through R224 may be linked to an adjacent substituent via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene with or without a fused ring to form an alicyclic ring, or a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring;
the alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylsilyl, alkylsilyl, alkylamino or arylamino of R221 through R224, or the alicyclic ring, or the monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring formed therefrom by linkage to an adjacent substituent via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene with or without a fused ring may be further substituted by one or more substituent(s) selected from deuterium, halogen, (C1-C60)alkyl, (C6-C60)aryl, (C4-C60)heteroaryl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, a 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, (C3-C60)cycloalkyl, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, adamantyl, (C7-C60)bicycloalkyl, (C2-C60)alkenyl, (C2-C60)alkynyl, (C1-C60)alkoxy, cyano, mono or di-(C1-C60)alkylamino, mono or di-(C6-C60)arylamino, (C6-C60)ar(C1-C60)alkyl, (C6-C60)aryloxy, (C6-C60)arylthio, (C1-C60)alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, nitro and hydroxyl.
(Ar301)p-L11-(Ar302)q Chemical Formula 16
(Ar303)r-L12-(Ar304)s Chemical Formula 17
In Chemical Formulas (16) and (17),
L11 represents (C6-C60)arylene or (C4-C60)heteroarylene;
L12 represents anthracenylene;
Ar301 through Ar304 are independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl, (C1-C60)alkoxy, halogen, (C4-C60)heteroaryl, (C5-C60)cycloalkyl and (C6-C60)aryl, and the cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl of Ar301 through Ar304 may be further substituted by one or more substituent(s) selected from a group consisting of (C6-C60)aryl or (C4-C60)heteroaryl with or without at least one substituent(s) selected from a group consisting of (C1-C60)alkyl with or without halogen substituent(s), (C1-C60)alkoxy, (C3-C60)cycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl and tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl; (C1-C60)alkyl with or without halogen substituent(s), (C1-C60)alkoxy, (C3-C60)cycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6 C60)arylsilyl and tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl; and
p, q, r and s independently represent an integer from 0 to 4.
The compounds represented by Chemical Formula (16) or (17) may be exemplified by the derivatives represented by one of Chemical Formulas (18) through (21).
In Chemical Formulas (18) to (20), R401 and R402 independently represent (C6-C60)aryl, (C4-C60)heteroaryl or a 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, or (C3-C60)cycloalkyl, and the aryl or heteroaryl of R401 and R402 may be further substituted by one or more substituent(s) selected from a group consisting of deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl, halo(C1-C60)alkyl, (C1-C60)alkoxy, (C3-C60)cycloalkyl, (C6-C60)aryl, (C4-C60)heteroaryl, halogen, cyano, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl and tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl;
R403 through R406 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl, (C1-C60)alkoxy, halogen, (C4-C60)heteroaryl, (C5-C60)cycloalkyl or (C6-C60)aryl, and the heteroaryl, cycloalkyl or aryl of R403 through R406 may be further substituted by one or more substituent(s) selected from a group consisting of deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl with or without halogen substituent(s), (C1-C60)alkoxy, (C3-C60)cycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl and tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl;
G1 and G2 independently represent a chemical bond or (C6-C60)arylene with or without one or more substituent(s) selected from (C1-C60)alkyl, (C1-C60)alkoxy, (C6-C60)aryl, (C4-C60)heteroaryl and halogen;
Ar41 and Ar42 represent (C4-C60)heteroaryl or aryl selected from the following structures:
the aryl or heteroaryl of Ar41 and Ar42 may be substituted by one or more substituent(s) selected from deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl, (C1-C60)alkoxy, (C6-C60)aryl and (C4-C60)heteroaryl;
L31 represents (C6-C60)arylene, (C4-C60)heteroarylene or a compound represented by the following structure:
the arylene or heteroarylene of L31 may be substituted by one or more substituent(s) selected from deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl, (C1-C60)alkoxy, (C6-C60)aryl, (C4-C60)heteroaryl and halogen;
R411 through R414 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, (C1-C60)alkyl or (C6-C60)aryl, or each of them may be linked to an adjacent substituent via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene with or without a fused ring to form an alicyclic ring, or a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring;
R421 through R424 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, (C1-C60)alkyl, (C1-C60)alkoxy, (C6-C60)aryl, (C4-C60)heteroaryl or halogen, or each of them may be linked to an adjacent substituent via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene with or without a fused ring to form an alicyclic ring, or a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring.
In Chemical Formula (21),
L41 represents (C6-C60)arylene or (C3-C60)heteroarylene containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, or a bivalent group selected from the following structures:
L42 and L43 independently represent a chemical bond, (C1-C60)alkyleneoxy, (C1-C60)alkylenethio, (C6-C60)aryleneoxy, (C6-C60)arylenethio, (C6-C60) arylene or (C3-C60)heteroarylene containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S;
Ar51 represents NR523R524, (C6-C60)aryl, (C3-C60)heteroaryl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, (C3-C60)cycloalkyl, adamantyl, (C7-C60)bicycloalkyl, or a substituent selected from the following structures;
R501 through R511 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, (C1-C60)alkyl, (C6-C60)aryl, (C3-C60)heteroaryl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, morpholino, thiomorpholino, 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, (C3-C60)cycloalkyl, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, adamantyl, (C7-C60)bicycloalkyl, (C2-C60)alkenyl, (C2-C60)alkynyl, cyano, (C1-C60)alkylamino, (C6-C60)arylamino, (C6-C60)ar(C1-C60)alkyl, (C1-C60)alkyloxy, (C1-C60)alkylthio, (C6-C60)aryloxy, (C6-C60)arylthio, (C1-C60)alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C60)alkylcarbonyl, (C6-C60)arylcarbonyl, carboxyl, nitro or hydroxyl, or each of R501 through R511 may be linked to an adjacent substituent via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene with or without a fused ring to form an alicyclic ring, or a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring;
R512 through R522 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, (C1-C60)alkyl, (C6-C60)aryl, (C3-C60)heteroaryl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, morpholino, thiomorpholino, 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, (C3-C60)cycloalkyl, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, adamantyl, (C7-C60)bicycloalkyl, (C2-C60)alkenyl, (C2-C60)alkynyl, cyano, (C1-C60)alkylamino, (C6-C60)arylamino, (C6-C60)ar(C1-C60)alkyl, (C1-C60)alkyloxy, (C1-C60)alkylthio, (C6-C60)aryloxy, (C6-C60)arylthio, (C1-C60)alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C60)alkylcarbonyl, (C6-C60)arylcarbonyl, carboxyl, nitro or hydroxyl, or each of R512 through R522 may be linked to an adjacent substituent via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene with or without a fused ring to form an alicyclic ring, or a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring;
R523 and R524 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, (C1-C60)alkyl, (C6-C60)aryl, (C3-C60)heteroaryl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, morpholino, thiomorpholino, 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, (C3-C60)cycloalkyl, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, adamantyl, (C7-C60)bicycloalkyl, (C2-C60)alkenyl, (C2-C60)alkynyl, cyano, (C1-C60)alkylamino, (C6-C60)arylamino, (C6-C60)ar(C1-C60)alkyl, (C1-C60)alkyloxy, (C1-C60)alkylthio, (C6-C60)aryloxy, (C6-C60)arylthio, (C1-C60)alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C60)alkylcarbonyl, (C6-C60)arylcarbonyl, carboxyl, nitro or hydroxyl, or R523 and R524 may be linked to an adjacent substituent via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene with or without a fused ring to form an alicyclic ring, or a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring;
R525 through R536 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, (C1-C60)alkyl, (C6-C60)aryl, (C3-C60)heteroaryl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, morpholino, thiomorpholino, 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, (C3-C60)cycloalkyl, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, adamantyl, (C7-C60)bicycloalkyl, (C2-C60)alkenyl, (C2-C60)alkynyl, cyano, (C1-C60)alkylamino, (C6-C60)arylamino, (C6-C60)ar(C1-C60)alkyl, (C1-C60)alkyloxy, (C1-C60)alkylthio, (C6-C60)aryloxy, (C6-C60)arylthio, (C1-C60)alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C60)alkylcarbonyl, (C6-C60)arylcarbonyl, carboxyl, nitro or hydroxyl, or each of R525 through R536 may be linked to an adjacent substituent via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene with or without a fused ring to form an alicyclic ring, or a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring;
E and F independently represent a chemical bond, —(CR537R538)1—, —N(R539)—, —S—, —O—, —Si (R540)(R541)—, —P(R542)—, —C(═O)—, —B (R543)—, —In (R544)—, —Se—, —Ge(R545)(R546)—, Sn(R547)(R548)—, —Ga (R549)— or —(R550)C═C(R551)—;
R537 through R551 independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, (C1-C60)alkyl, (C6-C60)aryl, (C3-C60)heteroaryl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, morpholino, thiomorpholino, a 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, (C3-C60)cycloalkyl, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, adamantyl, (C7-C60)bicycloalkyl, (C2-C60)alkenyl, (C2-C60)alkynyl, cyano, (C1-C60)alkylamino, (C6-C60)arylamino, (C6-C60)ar(C1-C60)alkyl, (C1-C60)alkyloxy, (C1-C60)alkylthio, (C6-C60)aryloxy, (C6-C60)arylthio, (C1-C60)alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C60)alkylcarbonyl, (C6-C60)arylcarbonyl, carboxyl, nitro or hydroxyl; or R537 and R538, R540 and R541, R545 and R546, R547 and R548, or R550 and R551 may be linked via (C3-C60)alkylene or (C3-C60)alkenylene with or without a fused ring to form an alicyclic ring, or a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring;
the arylene or heteroarylene of L41 through L43, the aryl or heteroaryl of Ar51, the alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, cycloalkyl, trialkylsilyl, dialkylarylsilyl, triarylsilyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkylamino or arylamino of R50, through R551 may be independently substituted by one or more substituent(s) selected from deuterium, halogen, (C1-C60)alkyl, halo(C1-C60)alkyl, (C6-C60)aryl, (C3-C60)heteroaryl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S with or without (C6-C60)aryl substituent, morpholino, thiomorpholino, 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl containing one or more heteroatom(s) selected from N, O and S, (C3-C60)cycloalkyl, tri(C1-C60)alkylsilyl, di(C1-C60)alkyl(C6-C60)arylsilyl, tri(C6-C60)arylsilyl, adamantyl, (C7-C60)bicycloalkyl, (C2-C60)alkenyl, (C2-C60)alkynyl, cyano, (C1-C60)alkylamino, (C6-C60)arylamino, (C6-C60)ar(C1-C60)alkyl, (C1-C60)alkyloxy, (C1-C60)alkylthio, (C6-C60)aryloxy, (C6-C60)arylthio, (C1-C60)alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C60)alkylcarbonyl, (C6-C60)arylcarbonyl, carboxyl, nitro, hydroxyl,
l is an integer from 1 to 4; and
k is an integer from 1 to 4.
The organic compounds and organometallic compounds with green or blue electroluminescence can be more specifically exemplified by the following compounds, but they are not restricted thereto.
In an organic electroluminescent device according to the present invention, it is preferable to place one or more layer(s) (here-in-below, referred to as the “surface layer”) selected from chalcogenide layers, metal halide layers and metal oxide layers, on the inner surface of at least one side of the pair of electrodes. Specifically, it is preferable to arrange a chalcogenide layer of silicon and aluminum metal (including oxides) on the anode surface of the EL medium layer, and a metal halide layer or a metal oxide layer on the cathode surface of the EL medium layer. As the result, stability in operation can be obtained.
Examples of chalcogenides preferably include SiOx (1≦X≦2), AlOx (1≦X≦1.5), SiON, SiAlON, or the like. Examples of metal halides preferably include LiF, MgF2, CaF2, fluorides of rare earth metal, or the like. Examples of metal oxides preferably include Cs2O, Li2O, MgO, SrO, BaO, CaO, or the like.
In an organic electroluminescent device according to the present invention, it is also preferable to arrange, on at least one surface of the pair of electrodes thus manufactured, a mixed region of electron transport compound and a reductive dopant, or a mixed region of a hole transport compound with an oxidative dopant. Accordingly, the electron transport compound is reduced to an anion, so that injection and transportation of electrons from the mixed region to an EL medium are facilitated. In addition, since the hole transport compound is oxidized to form a cation, injection and transportation of holes from the mixed region to an EL medium are facilitated. Preferable oxidative dopants include various Lewis acids and acceptor compounds. Preferable reductive dopants include alkali metals, alkali metal compounds, alkaline earth metals, rare-earth metals, and mixtures thereof.
The organic compounds according to the invention can be advantageously employed for manufacturing OLED's with high luminous efficiency, good color purity and decreased operation voltage.
The present invention is further described with respect to the representative compounds of the invention, by describing the compounds, the processes for preparing the same, and luminescent properties of the device manufactured therefrom in the Examples below, which are provided for illustration of the embodiments only but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention by any means.
Preparation of Compound (A)
To ethanol (100 mL), added were 2-aminonaphthalene-3-aldehyde (5.0 g, 29.2 mmol), acetophenone (4.1 mL, 35.1 mmol), potassium hydroxide (3.3 g, 58.4 mmol), and the mixture was stirred under reflux under argon atmosphere. When the reaction was completed, the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature. After adding aqueous ammonium hydroxide solution thereto, the resultant mixture was extracted with chloromethane. The extract was filtered under reduced pressure. Purification via column chromatography gave Compound (A) (4.8 g, 64%).
Preparation of Compound (B)
Compound (A) (4.0 g, 15.7 mmol) and iridium chloride (2.1 g, 7.1 mmol) were dissolved in 2-ethoxyethanol (38 mL) and distilled water (13 mL), and the solution was stirred under reflux under argon atmosphere for 24 hours. When the reaction was completed, the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature. The solid produced was filtered and dried to obtain Compound (B) (8.9 g, 85%).
Preparation of Compound (1)
Compound (B) (8.0 g, 5.4 mmol), 2,4-pentanedione (1.7 mL, 16.3 mmol) and sodium carbonate (3.5 g, 32.6 mmol) were dissolved in 2-ethoxyethanol (100 mL), and the solution was heated for 4 hours. When the reaction was completed, the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, and the solid precipitate produced then was filtered. The organic material was purified via silica gel column chromatography (CH2Cl2:hexane=1:1), and recrystallized from (CH2Cl2:hexane) to obtain the title compound (I) (1.5 g, 35%) as red crystal.
According to the procedure of Preparation Example 1, Compounds I to 1009 listed in Table 1 were prepared, and the 1H NMR and MS/FAB data are shown in Table 2.
1H NMR (CDCl3, 200 MHz)
An OLED device was manufactured by using a red phosphorescent compound according to the invention.
First, a transparent electrode ITO thin film (15Ω/□) (2) prepared from glass for OLED (produced by Samsung Corning) (1) was subjected to ultrasonic washing with trichloroethylene, acetone, ethanol and distilled water, sequentially, and stored in isopropanol before use.
Then, an ITO substrate was equipped in a substrate folder of a vacuum vapor-deposit device, and 4,4′,4″-tris(N,N-(2-naphthyl)-phenylamino)triphenylamine (2-TNATA) was placed in a cell of the vacuum vapor-deposit device, which was then ventilated up to 10−6 torr of vacuum in the chamber. Electric current was applied to the cell to evaporate 2-TNATA, thereby providing vapor-deposit of a hole injection layer (3) having 60 nm of thickness on the ITO substrate.
Then, to another cell of the vacuum vapor-deposit device, charged was N,N′-bis(α-naphthyl)-N,N′-diphenyl-4,4′-diamine (NPB), and electric current was applied to the cell to evaporate NPB, thereby providing vapor-deposit of a hole transport layer (4) of 20 nm of thickness on the hole injection layer.
In another cell of said vacuum vapor-deposit device, charged was 4,4′-N,N′-dicarbazole-biphenyl (CBP) as an electroluminescent host material, and an organic electroluminescent compound (Compound 54) according to the present invention was charged to still another cell. The two materials were evaporated at different rates to carry out doping to vapor-deposit an electroluminescent layer (5) having 30 nm of thickness on the hole transport layer. The suitable doping concentration is 4 to 10 wt % on the basis of CBP.
Then, on the electroluminescent layer, bis(2-methyl-8-quinolinato)(p-phenylphenolato)aluminum (III) (BAlq) was vapor-deposited as a hole blocking layer in a thickness of 10 nm in the same manner for NPB, tris(8-hydroxyquinoline)aluminum (III) (Alq) was vapor-deposited as an electron transport layer (6) in a thickness of 20 nm, and then lithium quinolate (Liq) was vapor-deposited as an electron injection layer (7) in a thickness of 1 to 2 nm. Thereafter, an Al cathode (8) was vapor-deposited in a thickness of 150 nm by using another vacuum vapor-deposit device to manufacture an OLED.
An hole injection layer and a hole transport layer were formed according to the procedure of Example 1, and an electroluminescent layer was vapor-deposited as follows. In another cell of said vacuum vapor-deposit device, charged was H-5 as an electroluminescent host material, and an red phosphorescent compound (Compound 597) according to the present invention was charged to still another cell. The two materials were evaporated at different rates to carry out doping to vapor-deposit an electroluminescent layer (5) having 30 nm of thickness on the hole transport layer. The suitable doping concentration is 4 to 10 wt % on the basis of the host. Then, a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer and an electron injection layer were vapor-deposited according to the same procedure as in Example 1, and then Al cathode was vapor-deposited in a thickness of 150 nm by using another vacuum vapor-deposit device to manufacture an OLED.
A hole injection layer, a hole transport layer and an electroluminescent layer were formed according to the same procedure as in Example 2, and then an electron transport layer and an electron injection layer were vapor-deposited. Thereafter, Al cathode was vapor-deposited in a thickness of 150 nm by using another vacuum vapor-deposit device to manufacture an OLED.
The complexes having high synthetic yield were purified by vacuum sublimation at 10−6 torr and used as a dopant for an electroluminescent layer of an OLED. In order to examine the performances of OLED's manufactured from Examples 1 to 3, luminous efficiency of OLED's was measured at 10 mA/cm2. Properties of various electroluminescent compounds according to the invention are shown in Table 3.
The compounds according to the present invention exhibit improved red color coordinates as compared to the conventional compounds employing quinoline, iso-quinoline or pyridine, since benzo-quinoline is incorporated to lower the HOMO level, thereby having advantageous color reproductivity. Compounds (such as Compounds 177 and 997) to which ppy or (6-(4-tert-butylphenyl)pyridin-3-yl)(phenyl)methanone is incorporated as a subsidiary ligand, are good dopants with excellent color coordinate and high efficiency.
With identical device structure, using the host according to the present invention instead of CBP in an EL device did not provide significant change in efficiency, color coordinate and operation voltage. Thus it is anticipated that those hosts can be employed as a phosphorescent host, when being used with dopants according to the invention, instead of CBP as a conventional electroluminescent host. When the host according to the invention is employed without using a hole blocking layer, the device exhibits comparable or higher luminous efficiency as compared to that using conventional host, and provides decreased power consumption of the OLED due to lowered operation voltage by at least 0.8˜1.8 V. If the invention is applied to mass production of OLEDs, the time for mass production can be also reduced to give great benefit on the commercialization.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-2008-0019364 | Feb 2008 | KR | national |
