IP Library Granted Patent US 12703711
Granted Patent B2
US 12703711 · App. 17/996,926 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Organic molecules for optoelectronic devices

Inventors: Daniel Zink (Graben-Neudorf, DE); Damien Thirion (Karlsdorf-Neuthard, DE); Stefan Seifermann (Bühl, DE); Sebastian Dück (Heidelberg, DE)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
C07F5/027C09K11/06H10K50/11H10K85/615H10K85/636H10K85/657H10K85/658C09K2211/1018
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Patent No.
US 12703711
App. No.
17/996,926
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to an organic molecule, in particular for the application in optoelectronic devices. According to the invention, the organic molecule is represented by a plurality of units, wherein each unit includes or consists of a structure represented by Formula IIIe-0 wherein Q 1 is selected from the group consisting of C and CR III ; Q 2 is selected from the group consisting of C and CR II ; Q 3 is selected from the group consisting of C and CR I ; Q 4 is selected from the group consisting of C and CR 1 ; wherein at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of Q 2 and Q 3 is C; and exactly one substituent selected from the group consisting of Q 1 and Q 4 is C, if only one substituent selected from the group consisting of Q 2 and Q 3 is C.

Claims (194)

1 . An organic molecule, comprising a structure represented by Formula IIIe-0:

Formula IIIe-0, and

wherein in Formula IIIe-0,

Q 1 is selected from the group consisting of C and CR III ;

Q 2 is selected from the group consisting of C and CR II ;

Q 3 is selected from the group consisting of C and CR I ;

Q 4 is selected from the group consisting of C and CR 1 ;

wherein

at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of Q 2 and Q 3 is C; and

when only one substituent selected from the group consisting of Q 2 and Q 3 is C, exactly one substituent selected from the group consisting of Q 1 and Q 4 is C;

R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R I , R II , R III , R IV and R V are each independently selected from the group consisting of:

hydrogen, deuterium, N(R 5 ) 2 , OR 5 , SR 5 , Si(R 5 ) 3 , B(OR 5 ) 2 , B(R 5 ) 2 , OSO 2 R 5 , CF 3 , CN, F, Br, I;

C 1 -C 40 -alkyl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 5 C═CR 5 , C≡C, Si(R 5 ) 2 , Ge(R 5 ) 2 , Sn(R 5 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 5 , P(═O)(R 5 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 5 , O, S or CONR 5 ;

C 1 -C 40 -alkoxy,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 5 C═CR 5 , C≡C, Si(R 5 ) 2 , Ge(R 5 ) 2 , Sn(R 5 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 5 , P(═O)(R 5 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 5 , O, S or CONR 5 ;

C 1 -C 40 -thioalkoxy,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 5 C═CR 5 , C≡C, Si(R 5 ) 2 , Ge(R 5 ) 2 , Sn(R 5 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 5 , P(═O)(R 5 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 5 , O, S or CONR 5 ;

C 2 -C 40 -alkenyl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 5 C═CR 5 , C≡C, Si(R 5 ) 2 , Ge(R 5 ) 2 , Sn(R 5 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 5 , P(═O)(R 5 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 5 , O, S or CONR 5 ;

C 2 -C 40 -alkynyl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 5 C═CR 5 , C≡C, Si(R 5 ) 2 , Ge(R 5 ) 2 , Sn(R 5 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 5 , P(═O)(R 5 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 5 , O, S or CONR 5 ;

C 6 -C 60 -aryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 ; and

C 2 -C 57 -heteroaryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 ;

R a is at each occurrence independently selected from the group consisting of:

hydrogen, deuterium, N(R 5 ) 2 , OR 5 , SR 5 , Si(R 5 ) 3 , B(OR 5 ) 2 , B (R 5 ) 2 , OSO 2 R 5 , CF 3 , CN, F, Br, I;

C 1 -C 40 -alkyl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 5 C═CR 5 , C≡C, Si(R 5 ) 2 , Ge(R 5 ) 2 , Sn(R 5 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 5 , P(═O)(R 5 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 5 , O, S or CONR 5 ;

C 1 -C 40 -alkoxy,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 5 C═CR 5 , C≡C, Si(R 5 ) 2 , Ge(R 5 ) 2 , Sn(R 5 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 5 , P(═O)(R 5 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 5 , O, S or CONR 5 ;

C 1 -C 40 -thioalkoxy,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by

R 5 C═CR 5 , C≡C, Si(R 5 ) 2 , Ge(R 5 ) 2 , Sn(R 5 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 5 , P(═O)(R 5 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 5 , O, S or CONR 5 ;

C 2 -C 40 -alkenyl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 5 C═CR 5 , C≡C, Si(R 5 ) 2 , Ge(R 5 ) 2 , Sn(R 5 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 5 , P(═O)(R 5 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 5 , O, S or CONR 5 ;

C 2 -C 40 -alkynyl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 5 C═CR 5 , C≡C, Si(R 5 ) 2 , Ge(R 5 ) 2 , Sn(R 5 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 5 , P(═O)(R 5 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 5 , O, S or CONR 5 ;

C 6 -C 60 -aryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 ; and

C 2 -C 57 -heteroaryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 ;

R 5 is at each occurrence independently from one another selected from the group consisting of:

hydrogen, deuterium, N(R 6 ) 2 , OR 6 , Si(R 6 ) 3 , B(OR 6 ) 2 , B(R 6 ) 2 , OSO 2 R 6 , CF 3 , CN, F, Br, I;

C 1 -C 40 -alkyl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 6 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 6 C═CR 6 , C≡C, Si(R 6 ) 2 , Ge(R 6 ) 2 , Sn(R 6 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 6 , P(═O)(R 6 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 6 , O, S or CONR 6 ;

C 1 -C 40 -alkoxy,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 6 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 6 C═CR 6 , C≡C, Si(R 6 ) 2 , Ge(R 6 ) 2 , Sn(R 6 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 6 , P(═O)(R 6 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 6 , O, S or CONR 6 ;

C 1 -C 40 -thioalkoxy,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 6 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 6 C═CR 6 , C≡C, Si(R 6 ) 2 , Ge(R 6 ) 2 , Sn(R 6 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 6 , P(═O)(R 6 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 6 , O, S or CONR 6 ;

C 2 -C 40 -alkenyl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 6 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 6 C═CR 6 , C≡C, Si(R 6 ) 2 , Ge(R 6 ) 2 , Sn(R 6 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 6 , P(═O)(R 6 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 6 , O, S or CONR 6 ;

C 2 -C 40 -alkynyl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 6 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 6 C═CR 6 , C≡C, Si(R 6 ) 2 , Ge(R 6 ) 2 , Sn(R 6 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 6 , P(═O)(R 6 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 6 , O, S or CONR 6 ;

C 6 -C 60 -aryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 6 ; and

C 2 -C 57 -heteroaryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 6 ;

R 6 is at each occurrence independently from one another selected from the group consisting of:

hydrogen, deuterium, OPh, CF 3 , CN, F;

C 1 -C 5 -alkyl,

wherein one or more hydrogen atoms are optionally, independently from each other substituted by deuterium, CN, CF 3 , or F;

C 1 -C 5 -alkoxy,

wherein one or more hydrogen atoms are optionally, independently from each other substituted by deuterium, CN, CF 3 , or F;

C 1 -C 5 -thioalkoxy,

wherein one or more hydrogen atoms are optionally, independently from each other substituted by deuterium, CN, CF 3 , or F;

C 2 -C 5 -alkenyl,

wherein one or more hydrogen atoms are optionally, independently from each other substituted by deuterium, CN, CF 3 , or F;

C 2 -C 5 -alkynyl,

wherein one or more hydrogen atoms are optionally, independently from each other substituted by deuterium, CN, CF 3 , or F;

C 6 -C 18 -aryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more C 1 -C 5 -alkyl substituents;

C 2 -C 17 -heteroaryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more C 1 -C 5 -alkyl substituents;

N(C 6 -C 18 -aryl) 2 ;

N(C 2 -C 17 -heteroaryl) 2 ; and

N(C 2 -C 17 -heteroaryl)(C 6 -C 18 -aryl);

wherein any of the substituents R a and R 5 optionally form a mono- or polycyclic, aliphatic, aromatic, heteroaromatic and/or benzo-fused ring system with one or more adjacent substituents selected from among R a and R 5 ; and

wherein any of the substituents R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 5 , R I , R II , R III , R IV , and R V optionally form a mono- or polycyclic, aliphatic, aromatic, heteroaromatic and/or benzo-fused ring system with one or more adjacent substituents R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 5 , R I , R II , R III , R IV and/or R V .

2 . The organic molecule according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 5 , R I , R II , R III , R IV , and R V are each independently selected from the group consisting of:

hydrogen;

deuterium;

N(R 5 ) 2 ;

OR 5 ;

Si(R 5 ) 3 ;

B(R 5 ) 2 ;

CF 3 ;

CN;

halogen;

C 1 -C 18 -alkyl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 5 C═CR 5 , C≡C, Si(R 5 ) 2 , Ge(R 5 ) 2 , Sn(R 5 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 5 , P(═O)(R 5 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 5 , O, S or CONR 5 ;

C 6 -C 18 -aryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 ; and

C 2 -C 17 -heteroaryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 ; and

R 5 is independently selected from the group consisting of:

hydrogen, deuterium, N(R 6 ) 2 , OR 6 , Si(R 6 ) 3 , B(R 6 ) 2 , CF 3 , CN, F, Br, I;

C 1 -C 18 -alkyl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 6 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 6 C═CR 6 , C≡C, Si(R 6 ) 2 , Ge(R 6 ) 2 , Sn(R 6 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 6 , P(═O)(R 6 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 6 , O, S or CONR 6 ;

C 6 -C 18 -aryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 6 ; and

C 2 -C 17 -heteroaryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 6 ; and

wherein any of the substituents R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R I , R II , R III , R IV , R 5 , and R V are optionally bonded to each other and form an aryl or heteroaryl ring, which is optionally substituted with one or more C 1 -C 5 -alkyl substituents, deuterium, halogen, CN or CF 3 .

3 . Organic molecule according to claim 1 , comprising a structure of Formula IIIe:

and

wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 5 , R a , R III , R IV and R V are the same as respective defined in connection with Formula IIIe-0.

4 . The organic molecule according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 is not hydrogen and R 1 is not deuterium.

5 . The organic molecule according to claim 1 , wherein R a is at each occurrence independently selected from the group consisting of:

hydrogen, deuterium, N(R 5 ) 2 , OR 5 , SR 5 , Si(R 5 ) 3 , B(OR 5 ) 2 , B (R 5 ) 2 , OSO 2 R 5 , CF 3 , CN, halogen;

C 1 -C 18 -alkyl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 5 C═CR 5 , C≡C, Si(R 5 ) 2 , Ge(R 5 ) 2 , Sn(R 5 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 5 , P(═O)(R 5 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 5 , O, S or CONR 5 ;

C 1 -C 18 -alkoxy,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 5 C═CR 5 , C≡C, Si(R 5 ) 2 , Ge(R 5 ) 2 , Sn(R 5 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 5 , P(═O)(R 5 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 5 , O, S or CONR 5 ;

C 1 -C 18 -thioalkoxy,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 5 C═CR 5 , C≡C, Si(R 5 ) 2 , Ge(R 5 ) 2 , Sn(R 5 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 5 , P(═O)(R 5 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 5 , O, S or CONR 5 ;

C 2 -C 18 -alkenyl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 5 C═CR 5 , C≡C, Si(R 5 ) 2 , Ge(R 5 ) 2 , Sn(R 5 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 5 , P(═O)(R 5 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 5 , O, S or CONR 5 ;

C 2 -C 18 -alkynyl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 5 C═CR 5 , C≡C, Si(R 5 ) 2 , Ge(R 5 ) 2 , Sn(R 5 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 5 , P(═O)(R 5 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 5 , O, S or CONR 5 ;

C 6 -C 18 -aryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 ; and

C 2 -C 17 -heteroaryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 .

6 . The organic molecule according to claim 1 , wherein R V is N(R 5 ) 2 and/or forms a mono- or polycyclic, aliphatic, aromatic, heteroaromatic and/or benzo-fused ring system with R 2 , R 3 , R 5 , and/or R IV .

7 . The organic molecule according to claim 1 , wherein at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of R 1 , R 2 , R III , R IV , and R V forms a mono- or polycyclic, aliphatic, aromatic, heteroaromatic and/or benzo-fused ring system with one or more adjacent substituents selected from among R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 5 , R I , R II , R III , R IV , and R V .

8 . The organic molecule according to claim 1 , wherein R 3 is at each occurrence independently selected from the group consisting of:

C 6 -C 18 -aryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 ; and

C 2 -C 17 -heteroaryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 .

9 . The organic molecule according to claim 1 , wherein R a is at each occurrence independently selected from the group consisting of:

hydrogen;

deuterium;

C 1 -C 18 -alkyl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 ;

C 6 -C 18 -aryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 ; and

C 2 -C 17 -heteroaryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 .

10 . An optoelectronic device comprising the organic molecule according to claim 1 as a luminescent emitter.

11 . The optoelectronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the optoelectronic device is selected from the group consisting of:

organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs),

light-emitting electrochemical cells,

OLED-sensors,

organic diodes,

organic solar cells,

organic transistors,

organic field-effect transistors,

organic lasers, and

down-conversion elements.

12 . A composition, comprising:

(a) the organic molecule according to claim 1 , as an emitter and/or a host, and

(b) an emitter and/or a host material, which differs from the organic molecule, and

(c) optionally, a dye and/or a solvent.

13 . An optoelectronic device, comprising the organic molecule according to claim 1 ,

wherein the device is selected from the group consisting of organic light-emitting diode (OLED), light-emitting electrochemical cell, OLED-sensor, organic diode, organic solar cell, organic transistor, organic field-effect transistor, organic laser and down-conversion element.

14 . The optoelectronic device according to claim 13 , comprising:

a substrate,

an anode, and

a cathode, wherein the anode or the cathode is on the substrate, and

a light-emitting layer between the anode and the cathode, and comprising the organic molecule.

15 . A method for producing an optoelectronic device, the method comprising depositing the organic molecule according to claim 1 by a vacuum evaporation method or from a solution.

16 . An optoelectronic device, comprising the composition according to claim 12 ,

wherein the device is selected from the group consisting of organic light-emitting diode (OLED), light-emitting electrochemical cell, OLED-sensor, organic diode, organic solar cell, organic transistor, organic field-effect transistor, organic laser and down-conversion element.

17 . The optoelectronic device according to claim 16 , comprising:

a substrate,

an anode, and

a cathode, wherein the anode or the cathode is disposed on the substrate, and

a light-emitting layer between the anode and the cathode, and comprising the composition.

18 . A method for producing an optoelectronic device, the method comprising depositing the composition according to claim 17 by a vacuum evaporation method or from a solution.