Phenylcarbazole-based compound and organic electroluminescent device employing the same
View Patent ↗A phenylcarbazole-based compound is represented by Formula 1, and has superior electric properties and charge transport abilities, and thus is useful as a hole injection material, a hole transport material, and/or an emitting material which is suitable for fluorescent and phosphorescent devices of all colors, including red, green, blue, and white colors. The phenylcarbazole-based compound is synthesized by reacting carbazole with diamine. The organic electroluminescent device manufactured using the phenylcarbazole-based compound has high efficiency, low voltage, high luminance, and a long lifespan.
1. A compound represented by Formula (1):
where X is selected from the group consisting of a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 alkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 arylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 heteroarylene group, and a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 heterocycle;
each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 1 ′, R 2 ′ and R 3 ′ is independently a mono or multi substituent selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 heterocycle, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 condensed polycyclic group, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, and a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, and two or more adjacent groups among R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 1 ′, R 2 ′ and R 3 ′ can be connected to each other to form a saturated or unsaturated carbocycle; and
each Ar is independently selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group, an ethylphenyl group, an ethylbiphenyl group, an o-, m-, or p-fluorophenyl group, a dichlorophenyl group, a dicyanophenyl group, a trifluoromethoxyphenyl group, an o-, m-, or p-tolyl group, an o-, m-, and p-cumenyl group, a mesityl group, a phenoxyphenyl group, a (α,α-dimethylbenzene) phenyl group, a (N,N′-dimethyl)aminophenyl group, a (N,N′-diphenyl) aminophenyl group, a pentarenyl group, an indenyl group, a naphthyl group, a methylnaphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, an azurenyl group, a heptarenyl group, an acenaphthylrenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, a fluorenyl group, an anthraquinolyl group, a triphenylene group, a pyrenyl group, a pherylenyl group, a chloropherylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a pentacenyl group, a tetraphenylenyl group, a hexaphenyl group, a coroneryl group, a trinaphthylenyl group, a heptaphenyl group, and a carbazolyl group.
2. A compound represented by one selected from the group consisting of formulae (3) through (26):
3. The compound of claim 2 , wherein the compound is represented by formulae (3):
4. The compound of claim 2 , wherein the compound is represented by formulae (4):
5. An organic electroluminescent display device comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the organic layer comprising the compound of claim 1 .
6. A method of preparing a compound represented by Formula (1), comprising:
where X is selected from the group consisting of a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 alkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 arylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 heteroarylene group, and a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 heterocycle;
each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 1 ′, R 2 ′ and R 3 ′ is independently a mono or multi substituent selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 heterocycle, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 condensed polycyclic group, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, and a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, and two or more adjacent groups among R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 1 ′, R 2 ′ and R 3 ′can be connected to each other to form a saturated or unsaturated carbocycle;
each Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 heteroaryl group; and
Y is a halogen atom.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the reaction is carried out in the presence of Pd 2 (dba) 3 where dba is dibenzylideneacetone, sodium tert-butoxide, and tri(tert-butyl) phosphine at a temperature of 50 to 150° C.
8. An organic electroluminescent display device, comprising:
a first electrode;
a second electrode; and
an organic layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the organic layer comprising a compound represented by formula 1:
where X is selected from the group consisting of a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 alkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 arylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 heteroarylene group, and a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 heterocycle;
each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 1 ′, R 2 ′ and R 3 ′ is independently a mono or multi substituent selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 heterocycle, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 condensed polycyclic group, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, and a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, and two or more adjacent groups among R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 1 ′, R 2 ′ and R 3 ′ can be connected to each other to form a saturated or unsaturated carbocycle; and
each Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 heteroaryl group, wherein the substituent of the substituted C6-C30 aryl group and the substituted C2-C30 heteroaryl group are each independently selected from the group consisting of a C1-C10 alkyl group, a C1-C10 alkoxy group, a nitro group, a halogen atom, an amino group, a C6-C10 aryl group, a C2-C10 heteroaryl group, a cyano group, and a hydroxy group.
9. The organic electroluminescent device of claim 8 , wherein the organic layer is a hole injection layer or a hole transport layer.
10. The organic electroluminescent device of claim 8 , wherein the organic layer is a single layer serving as both a hole injection layer and a hole transport layer.
11. The organic electroluminescent device of claim 8 , wherein the organic layer is an emitting layer.
12. The organic electroluminescent device of claim 11 , wherein the emitting layer is composed of a phosphorescent or fluorescent material.
13. The organic electroluminescent device of claim 11 , wherein the compound represented by Formula (1) is used as a fluorescent or phosphorescent host in the emitting layer.
14. An organic electroluminescent device, comprising:
a first electrode;
a second electrode; and
an organic layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the organic layer comprising a compound represented by one selected from the group consisting of the following formulae:
15. The organic electroluminescent device of claim 14 , wherein the compound is represented by Formula (3) or Formula (4):