IP Library Granted Patent US 8,247,089
Granted Patent B2
US 8,247,089 · App. 12/297,318 · Granted Aug 21, 2012

Organic electroluminescence element material, organic electroluminescence element, display device and lighting apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,247,089
App. No.
12/297,318
Granted
Aug 21, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an organic EL element, which has a controlled emission wavelength, a high emission efficiency and a long emission life. An organic EL element material for such organic EL element, a lighting device, and a display device using such organic EL element are also provided.

Claims (65)

1. An organic electroluminescence element material represented by Formula (1),

wherein

R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group, or a heterocyclic group;

L 1 represents a phenylene group or a simple bond;

X represents O or S; and

the compound represented by Formula (1) may have a substituent at another position, the substituent selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aromatic hydrocarbon ring group, an aromatic heterocyclic group, a heterocyclic group, an alkoxy group, a cycloalkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkylthio group, a cycloalkylthio group, an arylthio group, an alkylthio group, a cycloalkylthio group, an arylthio group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an acyl group, an acyloxy group, an amido group, a carbamoyl group, an ureido group, a sulfinyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an amino group, a halogen atom, a fluorinated hydrocarbon group, a cyano group, and a silyl group.

2. An organic electroluminescence element material of claim 1 , wherein L 1 in Formula (1) represents a simple bond.

3. An organic electroluminescence element material of claim 1 , wherein X in Formula (1) represents O.

4. An organic electroluminescence element incorporating at least a light-emitting layer which is sandwiched between an anode and a cathode, wherein the organic electroluminescence element incorporates the organic electroluminescence element material of claim 1 .

5. An organic electroluminescence element of claim 4 , wherein the light-emitting layer contains a phosphorescent emission dopant.

6. An organic electroluminescence element of claim 5 , wherein the 0-0 band of the above phosphorescent emission dopant is 485 nm or less.

7. An organic electroluminescence element of claim 4 incorporating the organic electroluminescence element material in the light-emitting layer.

8. An organic electroluminescence element of claim 4 , wherein the organic electroluminescence element has a hole block layer as a constituting layer, and the hole block layer incorporates the organic electroluminescence element material.

9. An organic electroluminescence element of claim 4 , wherein the organic electroluminescence element emits white light.

10. A display device, wherein the display device is provided with an organic electroluminescence element of claim 4 .

11. A lighting apparatus, wherein the lighting apparatus is provided with an organic electroluminescence element of claim 4 .

12. A display device, wherein the display device has the lighting apparatus of claim 11 , and a liquid crystal element as a display means.

13. An organic electroluminescence element material represented by Formula (2),

wherein,

L 1 and L 2 represent a linking group or a simple bond; L 3 represents a linking group;

X represents O or S;

X 1 represents O, S, or NRa;

n1 represents an integer of 1 to 5;

Ra represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group, or a heterocyclic group; and

the compound represented by Formula (2) may have a substituent at another position.

14. An organic electroluminescence element material of claim 13 , wherein L 3 of Formula (2) represents a bivalent linking group derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group, or a heterocyclic group.

15. An organic electroluminescence element material represented by Formula (3),

wherein,

L 1 , L 2 , and L 4 represent a linking group or a simple bond;

X represents O or S;

X 1 represents O, S, or NRa;

Ra represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group, or a heterocyclic group; and

the compound represented by Formula (3) may have a substituent at another position.

16. An organic electroluminescence element material represented by Formula (4),

wherein

R 1 and R 2 represent a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group, or a heterocyclic group;

L 1 and L 2 represent a linking group or a simple bond;

L 5 represents a linking group;

X represents O or S;

X 1 represents O, S, or NRa;

n2 represents an integer of 1 to 5;

Ra represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group, or a heterocyclic group; and

the compound represented by Formula (3) may have a substituent at another position.

17. An organic electroluminescence element material of claim 16 , wherein L 5 of Formula (4) represents a bivalent linking group derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group, or a heterocyclic group.

18. An organic electroluminescence element material represented by Formula (5),

wherein

R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group, or a heterocyclic group;

L 1 and L 2 represent a linking group or a simple bond;

L 6 represents a linking group;

X represents O or S;

X 1 represents O, S, or NRa;

n3 represents an integer of 1 to 5;

Ra represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group, or a heterocyclic group; and

the compound represented by Formula (3) may have a substituent at another position.

19. An organic electroluminescence element material of claim 18 , wherein L 6 of the above Formula (5) represents a bivalent linking group derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group, or a heterocyclic group.

20. An organic electroluminescence element comprising:

an anode and a cathode;

a light-emitting layer sandwiched between the anode and the cathode;

an electron inhibition layer between the anode and the cathode; and

an organic electroluminescence element material incorporated in the electron inhibition layer, the organic electroluminescence element material represented by Formula (1),

wherein

R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group, or a heterocyclic group;

L 1 represents a linking group or a simple bond;

X represents O or S; and

the compound represented by Formula (1) may have a substituent at another position, the substituent selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aromatic hydrocarbon ring group, an aromatic heterocyclic group, a heterocyclic group, an alkoxy group, a cycloalkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkylthio group, a cycloalkylthio group, an arylthio group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an acyl group, an acyloxy group, an amido group, a carbamoyl group, an ureido group, a sulfinyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an amino group, a halogen atom, a fluorinated hydrocarbon group, a cyano group, and a silyl group.

Assignments (4)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Oct 7, 2021
From: KONICA MINOLTA INC
To: MERCK PERFORMANCE MATERIALS GERMANY GMBH
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From: MERCK PERFORMANCE MATERIALS GERMANY GMBH
To: MERCK PATENT GMBH
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 23, 2020
From: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
To: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 16, 2008
From: OTSU, SHINYA; KATOH, EISAKU
To: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
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