IP Library Granted Patent US 7,223,484
Granted Patent B2
US 7,223,484 · App. 10/519,967 · Granted May 29, 2007

2,1,3-benzothiadiazoles for use as electronic active components

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Patent No.
US 7,223,484
App. No.
10/519,967
Granted
May 29, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention describes novel 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole-containing compounds. Such compounds can be used as active components (=functional materials) in a variety of different applications which can in the widest sense be considered part of the electronics industry.

Claims (46)

1. A compound which belong to the idealized point group S n , C n , C nv , C nh , D n , D nh or D nd with n=2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, the molar masses are in the range from 450 g/mol to 5000 g/mol and the melting points are above a temperature of 190° C., having the Formula (II) or (III),

where the symbols and indices have the following meanings:

the radicals R are identical on each occurrence and are each H, F, CN, a straight-chain or branched or cyclic alkyl or alkoxy group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, where one or more nonadjacent CH 2 groups may be replaced by —O—, —S—, —NR 1 or —CONR 2 — and one or more H atoms may be replaced by F;

the radicals Ar are identical or different on each occurrence and are each an aryl or heteroaryl group which has from 3 to 30 carbon atoms and may be substituted by one or more nonaromatic radicals R; where a plurality of substituents R, both on the same ring and on the two different rings, may in turn together form a further monocyclic or polycyclic ring system;

R 1 , and R 2 are identical or different and are each H or an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms;

n2 is from 3 to 10,

n1 is from 1 to 10, and

with the proviso that they do not contain a macrocycle.

2. A compound which belong to the idealized point group S n , C n , C nv , D n , D nh or D nd with n=2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, the molar masses are in the range from 450 g/mol to 5000 g/mol and the melting points are above a temperature of 190° C., described by the formula (IV)

where the symbols and indices have the following meanings:

the radicals R are identical on each occurrence and are each H, F, CN, a straight-chain or branched or cyclic alkyl or alkoxy group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, where one or more nonadjacent CH 2 groups may be replaced by —O—, —S—, —NR 1 or —CONR 2 — and one or more H atoms may be replaced by F;

the radicals Ar 1 are identical or different on each occurrence and are each an aryl or heteroaryl group which are benzene, toluene, xylene, fluorobenzene, difluorobenzene, biphenyl, 1,2- or 1,3- or 1,4-terphenyl, tetraphenyl, naphthyl, fluorene, 9,9′-spirobifluorene, phenanthrene, anthracene, 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene, pyrene, perylene, chrysene, triptycene, [2.2]paracyclophane, pyridine, pyridazine, 4,5-benzopyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, 1,3,5-triazine, pyrrole, indole, 1,2,5- or 1,3,4-oxadiazole, 2,2′- or 4,4′-bipyridyl, quinoline, carbazole, 5,10H-dihydrophenazine, 10H-phenoxazine, phenothiazine, xanthene, 9-acridine, furan, benzofuran, or benzothiophene which may be substituted by one or more nonaromatic radicals R; where a plurality of substituents R, both on the same ring and on the two different rings, may in turn together form a further monocyclic or polycyclic ring system;

R 1 , and R 2 are identical or different and are each H or an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms;

m is from 0 to 4;

n1 is from 1 to 10.

3. A compound which belong to the idealized point group S n , C n , C nv , D n , D nh or D nd with n=2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, the molar masses are in the range from 450 g/mol to 5000 g/mol and the melting points are above a temperature of 190° C., described by the formula (V), (VI), (VII), (VIII), (IX) (X) or (XI)

where the symbols and indices have the following meanings:

the radicals R are identical on each occurrence and are each H, F, CN, a straight-chain or branched or cyclic alkyl or alkoxy group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, where one or more nonadjacent CH 2 groups may be replaced by —O—, —S—, —NR 1 or —CONR 2 — and one or more H atoms may be replaced by F;

the radicals Ar are identical or different on each occurrence and are each an aryl or heteroaryl group which has from 3 to 30 carbon atoms and may be substituted by one or more nonaromatic radicals R; where a plurality of substituents R, both on the same ring and on the two different rings, may in turn together form a further monocyclic or polycyclic ring system;

the radicals Ar 3 are identical or different on each occurrence and are each an aryl or heteroaryl group which are toluene, xylene, fluorobenzene, difluorobenzene, biphenyl, 1,2- or 1,3- or 1,4-terphenyl, tetraphenyl, naphthyl, fluorene, 9,9′-spirobifluorene, phenanthrene, anthracene, 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene, pyrene, perylene, chrysene, triptycene, [2.2]paracyclophane, pyridine, pyridazine, 4,5-benzopyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, 1,3,5-triazine, pyrrole, indole, 1,2,5- or 1,3,4-oxadiazole, 2,2′- or 4,4′-bipyridyl, quinoline, carbazole, 5,10H-dihydrophenazine, 10H-phenoxazine, phenothiazine, xanthene, 9-acridine, furan, benzofuran, thiophene or benzothiophene which may be substituted by one or more nonaromatic radicals R; where a plurality of substituents R, both on the same ring and on the two different rings, may in turn together form a further monocyclic or polycyclic ring system;

the radicals Ar 2 are identical or different on each occurrence and are each an aryl or heteroaryl group which has from 3 to 30 carbon atoms and may be substituted by one or more nonaromatic radicals R 3 ; where a plurality of substituents R 3 , both on the same ring and on the two different rings, may in turn together form a further monocyclic or polycyclic ring system;

R 1 , and R 2 are identical or different and are each H or an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms;

the radicals X are identical or different on each occurrence and are each C(Ar), CR or N;

the radicals R 3 are identical on each occurrence and are each H, F, CN, a straight-chain or branched or cyclic alkyl having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, where one or more nonadjacent CH 2 groups may be replaced by —O—, —S—, —NR 1 or —CONR 2 — and one or more H atoms may be replaced by F;

n1 is from 1 to 10;

o is from 1 to 3; and

p is from 1 to 3.

4. The compound as claimed in claim 3 , which is described by the formula (VII) or (VIII).

5. The compound as claimed in claim 3 , where the compound is described by the formula (IX), (X), or (XI),

and the molar masses are in the range from 450 g/mol to 5000 g/mol and the melting points are above a temperature of 190° C., with the proviso that they do not contain a macrocycle.

6. The compound as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the radical Ar is benzene, toluene, xylene, fluorobenzene, difluorobenzene, biphenyl, 1,2- or 1,3- or 1,4-terphenyl, tetraphenyl, naphthyl, fluorene, 9,9′-spirobifluorene, phenanthrene, anthracene, 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene, pyrene, perylene, chrysene, triptycene, [2.2]paracyclophane, pyridine, pyridazine, 4,5-benzopyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, 1,3,5-triazine, pyrrole, indole, 1,2,5- or 1,3,4-oxadiazole, 2,2′- or 4,4′-bipyridyl, quinoline, carbazole, 5,10H-dihydrophenazine, 10H-phenoxazine, phenothiazine, xanthene, 9-acridine, furan, benzofuran, thiophene or benzothiophene.

7. An electronic component comprising at least one compound as claimed in claim 1 .

8. An electronic component comprising at least one compound as claimed in claim 2 .

9. An electronic component comprising at least one compound as claimed in claim 3 .

10. The compound as claimed in claim 1 , wherein n1 is from 1 to 6.

11. The compound as claimed in claim 1 , wherein n1 is from 1,2 or 3.

12. The compound as claimed in claim 2 , wherein m is from 1 or 2 and n1 is from 1, 2, or3.

13. The compound as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the compound is of the formula (V) or (VI) and n1 is from 1, 2 or 3; o is 1; and p is 1.

14. The compound as claimed in claim 5 , wherein m is from 1 or 2; n1 is from 1, 2 or 3.

15. The compound as claimed in claim 14 , characterized in that the radical Ar is benzene, toluene, xylene, fluorobenzene, difluorobenzene, biphenyl, 1,2- or 1,3- or 1,4-terphenyl, tetraphenyl, naphthyl, fluorene, 9,9′-spirobifluorene, phenanthrene, anthracene, 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene, pyrene, perylene, chrysene, triptycene, [2.2]paracyclophane, pyridine, pyridazine, 4,5-benzopyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, 1,3,5-triazine, pyrrole, indole, 1,2,5- or 1,3,4-oxadiazole, 2,2′- or 4,4′-bipyridyl, quinoline, carbazole, 5,10H-dihydrophenazine, 10H-phenoxazine, phenothiazine, xanthene, 9-acridine, furan, benzofuran, thiophene or benzothiophene.

16. An organic electroluminescence and/or electrophosphorescence devices which comprises the compound as claimed in claim 1 .

17. An emission layer (EML), a host material in electroluminescence and/or electrophosphorescence devices, as electron transport layers (ETLs) and/or hole-blocking layers (HBLs) which comprises the compound as claimed in claim 1 .

18. An electron transport material in electrophotography, electron acceptor material or electron transport material in photovoltaic devices which comprises the compound as claimed in claim 1 .

19. An organic photodetector, organic solar cells, a transport material in organic ICs (organic integrated circuits), a transport material and/or dopant in organic field effect transistors (OTFTs), a transport material and/or dopant in organic thin-film transistors or an organic solid-state lasers which comprises the compound as claimed in claim 1 .

20. An electronic component comprising at least one compound as claimed in claim 2 .

21. An electronic component comprising at least one compound as claimed in claim 3 .

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2007
From: MERCK OLED MATERIALS GMBH
To: MERCK PATENT GMBH
Reel/Frame 018821/0477 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 1, 2006
From: COVION ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
To: MERCK OLED MATERIALS GMBH
Reel/Frame 018097/0118 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2005
From: STOSSEL, PHILIPP; PARHAM, AMIR; VESTWEBER, HORST; SPREITZER, HUBERT
To: COVION ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
Reel/Frame 016071/0825 →