Carbazolyl monomers and polymers
View Patent ↗The invention provides compounds of formula I wherein R is H or alkyl; R 1 , R 2 , and R 4 are independently at each occurrence a C 1 -C 20 aliphatic radical, a C 3 -C 20 aromatic radical, or a C 3 -C 20 cycloaliphatic radical; R 3 and R 5 are independently at each occurrence hydrogen, a C 1 -C 20 aliphatic radical, a C 3 -C 20 aromatic radical, or a C 3 -C 20 cycloaliphatic radical; and a, b and d are independently 0 or an integer ranging from 1 to 3. The invention further provides polymers derived from compounds of formula I, said polymers may be polyesters, polyethers, polycarbonates, polyestercarbonates, polyetherketones, polyethersulfones, and the like. Compounds and polymers of the invention find use in light emitting devices.
1. A light emitting device comprising:
at least one electrode,
at least one hole injection layer,
at least one light emissive layer;
wherein the emissive layer comprises a polymer having structural units II
the polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyesters, polycarbonates, polyethers, polyetherimides, polyaryletherketones, polyarylethersulfones and polyestercarbonates;
R 1 , R 2 , and R 4 are independently at each occurrence a C 1 -C 20 aliphatic radical, a C 3 -C 20 aromatic radical, or a C 3 -C 20 cycloaliphatic radical; R 3 and R 5 are independently at each occurrence hydrogen,
a C 1 -C 20 aliphatic radical, a C 3 -C 20 aromatic radical, or a C 3 -C 20 cycloaliphatic radical; and
a, b and d are independently 0 or an integer ranging from 1 to 3.
2. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the R 3 and R 5 are independently selected from the group consisting of triphenylsilyl, t-butyl, diphenyl phosphine oxide, and diphenyl phosphine sulfide.
3. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a, b and d are 0.
4. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the polymer comprises structural units of formula
wherein R 3 and R 5 independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, triphenylsilyl, t-butyl, diphenyl phosphine oxide, and diphenyl phosphine sulfide.
5. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the polymer comprises structural units of formula
wherein R 3 and R 5 independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, triphenylsilyl, t-butyl, diphenyl phosphine oxide, and diphenyl phosphine sulfide.
6. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the polymer is a polyester.
7. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the polymer is a polyether.
8. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the polymer is a polycarbonate.
9. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the polymer is a polyestercarbonate.
10. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the polymer is a polyetherimide.
11. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the polymer is a polyaryletherketone.
12. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the polymer is a polyarylethersulfone.
13. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein R 3 and R 5 are hydrogen.
14. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the polymer comprises structural units of formula
wherein R 3 and R 5 independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, triphenylsilyl, t-butyl, diphenyl phosphine oxide, and diphenyl phosphine sulfide.
15. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the polymer comprises structural units of formula
wherein R 3 and R 5 independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, triphenylsilyl, t-butyl, diphenyl phosphine oxide, and diphenyl phosphine sulfide.
16. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the polymer additionally comprises structural units of formula
17. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the polymer additionally comprises structural units of formula
18. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the polymer additionally comprises structural units of formula