Plurality of host materials and organic electroluminescent device comprising the same

1 . A plurality of host materials, comprising a first host material comprising a compound represented by following formula 1 and a second host material including a compound represented by following formula 2:

wherein,

X 1 and Y 1 each independently represent, —N═, —NR 10 —, —O— or —S—, provided that any one of X 1 and Y 1 is —N═, and the other of X 1 and Y 1 is —NR 10 —, —O— or —S—;

L 1 , L 2 and L 3 each independently represent, a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroarylene;

R 1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl;

R 5 and R 6 each independently represent, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl; with a proviso that at least one of R 5 and R 6 is selected from carbazole derivatives represented by following formula 1-A or formula 1-B;

wherein,

L 5 represents a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroarylene;

R 2 to R 4 and R 7 to R 10 each independently represent, hydrogen, halogen, cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring of (C3-C30)aliphatic ring and (C6-C30)aromatic ring, or -L 3 -N(Ar 3 )(Ar 4 ); or may be linked to the adjacent substituents to form a ring;

L 3 represents a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroarylene;

Ar 3 and Ar 4 each independently represent, hydrogen, deuterium, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring of a (C3-C30)aliphatic ring and a (C6-C30)aromatic ring, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl;

a represents 1, b and c each independently represent 1 or 2, d to f each independently represent an integer of 1 to 4, e represents an integer of 1 to 3, when b to f and e are an integer of 2 or more, each of R 2 to R 4 , R 7 , and R 8 may be the same or different;

* indicates a binding site with L 2 or L 3 ,

wherein,

T is O or S;

K 1 to K 3 each independently represent, N or CH, provided that at least one of K 1 to K 3 is N;

L 7 to L 9 each independently represent, a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroarylene;

R 11 , R 12 , Ar 6 and Ar 7 each independently represent, hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring of a (C3-C30)aliphatic ring and a (C6-C30)aromatic ring, or —N—(R )(R ); or may be linked to the adjacent substituents to form a ring;

R and R each independently, represent, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl;

g represents an integer of 1 to 4, h represents an integer of 1 to 3, when g and h are an integer of 2 or more, each of R 11 and R 12 may be the same or different.

2 . The plurality of host materials according to claim 1 , wherein the substituted alkyl, the substituted alkenyl, the substituted aryl, the substituted arylene, the substituted heteroaryl, the substituted heteroarylene, the substituted cycloalkyl, the substituted alkoxy, the substituted trialkylsilyl, the substituted dialkylarylsilyl, the substituted alkyldiarylsilyl, the substituted triarylsilyl, the substituted mono- or di-alkylamino, the substituted alkylarylamino, the substituted mono- or di-arylamino, the substituted mono- or di-heteroarylamino, the substituted arylheteroarylamino, and the fused ring of the substituted aliphatic ring and aromatic ring are each independently substituted with one or more selected from the group consisting of deuterium; halogen; cyano; carboxyl; nitro; hydroxy; phosphine oxide group; (C1-C30)alkyl unsubstituted or substituted with at least one (C6-C30)aryl; halo(C1-C30)alkyl; (C2-C30)alkenyl; (C2-C30)alkynyl; (C1-C30)alkoxy; (C1-C30)alkylthio; (C3-C30)cycloalkyl; (C3-C30)cycloalkenyl; (3- to 7-membered)heterocycloalkyl; (C6-C30)aryloxy; (C6-C30)arylthio; (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl unsubstituted or substituted with at least one (C6-C30)aryl; (3- to 30-membered)aryl unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, halogen, cyano, (C1-C30)alkyl, (C6-C30)aryl, (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, and tri(C6-C30)aryl; (C1-C30)alkylsilyl; tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl; di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl; (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl; (C6-C30)aryldi(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylsilyl; di(C6-C30)aryl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylsilyl; tri(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylsilyl; amino; mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino; mono- or di-(C2-C30)alkenylamino; mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino unsubstituted or substituted with (C1-C30)alkyl; mono- or di-(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino; (C1-C30)alkyl(C2-C30)alkenylamino; (C1-C30)alkyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino; (C2-C30)alkenyl(C6-C30)arylamino; (C2-C30)alkenyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino; (C6-C30)aryl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino; (C1-C30)alkylcarbonyl; (C1-C30)alkoxycarbonyl; (C6-C30)arylcarbonyl; di(C6-C30)arylboronyl; (C6-C30)arylphosphine group; di(C1-C30)alkylboronyl; (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylboronyl; (C6-C30)ar(C1-C30)alkyl; and (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)aryl.

3 . The plurality of host materials according to claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by formula 1 is represented by any one of the following formulas 1-1 to 1-5:

wherein,

X 1 , Y 1 , L 1 to L 3 , L 5 , R 1 to R 5 , R 7 to R 9 , a to f and e are the same as defined in claim 1 .

4 . The plurality of host materials according to claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by formula 2 is represented by any one of the following formulas 2-1 to 2-4:

wherein,

T, K 1 to K 3 , L 7 to L 9 , R 11 , R 12 , Ar 6 , Ar 7 , g, and h are the same as defined in claim 1 .

5 . The plurality of host materials according to claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by formula 1 is selected from the following compounds:

wherein D n : 1-23 and D n : 1-33 in compounds C-93 to C-97 mean that 1 to 29 and 1 to 33 hydrogens may be replaced by deuterium, respectively.

6 . The plurality of host materials according to claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by formula 2 is selected from the following compounds:

wherein D n : 1-23, D n :1-25, and D n : 1-27 in compounds H2-131 to H2-136 mean that 1 to 23, 1 to 25, and 1 to 27 hydrogens are replaced with deuterium, respectively.

7 . An organic electroluminescence device comprising: an anode; a cathode; and at least one light-emitting layer between the anode and the cathode, wherein at least one layer of the light-emitting layer comprises the plurality of host materials of claim 1 .

8 . An organic electroluminescent compound represented by the following formula 1 :

wherein,

X 1 and Y 1 each independently represent, —N═, —NR 10 —, —O— or —S—, provided that any one of X 1 and Y 1 is —N═, and the other of X 1 and Y 1 is —NR 10 —, —O— or —S—;

L 1 , L 2 and L 3 each independently represent, a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroarylene;

R 5 and R 6 each independently represent, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl; with a proviso that at least one of R 5 and R 6 is selected from carbazole derivatives represented by following formula 1-A or formula 1-B;

L 5 represents a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroarylene;

R 1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl;

R 2 to R 4 and R 7 to R 10 each independently represent, hydrogen, halogen, cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring of (C3-C30)aliphatic ring and (C6-C30)aromatic ring, or -L 3 -N(Ar 3 )(Ar 4 ); or may be linked to the adjacent substituents to form a ring;

L 3 represents a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroarylene;

Ar 3 and Ar 4 each independently represent, hydrogen, deuterium, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring of a (C3-C30)aliphatic ring and a (C6-C30)aromatic ring, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl;

a represents 1, b and c each independently represent 1 or 2, d to f each independently represent an integer of 1 to 4, e represents an integer of 1 to 3, when b to f and e are an integer of 2 or more, each of R 2 to R 4 , R 7 , and R 8 may be the same or different;

* indicates a binding site with L 2 or L 3 ,

provided that the following compounds are excluded in formula 1

9 . The organic electroluminescent compound according to claim 8 , wherein the compound represented by formula 1 is represented by any one of the following formulas 1-1 to 1-5:

wherein,

X 1 , Y 1 , L 1 to L 3 , L 5 , R 1 to R 5 , R 7 to R 9 , a to f and e are the same as defined in claim 8 .

10 . The organic electroluminescent compound according to claim 8 , wherein the compound represented by formula 1 is selected from the following compounds:

wherein D n : 1-23 and D n : 1-33 in compounds C-93 to C-97 mean that 1 to 29 and 1 to 33 hydrogens may be replaced by deuterium, respectively.