Anthracene-based compound and organic light emitting device employing the same

1. An anthracene-based compound represented by any one of Formulae 3 to 6:

wherein R 1 to R 17 are identical to or different from each other and are each independently one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a hydroxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C20 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C30 heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aralkyl group and a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 heteroaryl group;

Ar 1 , Ar 2 and Ar 3 are identical to or different from each other, and Ar 1 , Ar 2 and Ar 3 are each independently represented by one of the formulae below;

L is a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 arylene group or a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 heteroarylene group;

m 1 , m 2 , m 3 and m 4 are an integer of 1 to 3; and

each R′ is identical to or different from each other R′ within the formulas and across formulas and is one selected from the group consisting of a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C30 heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aralkyl group.

2. An anthracene-based compound of claim 1 , wherein L is independently selected from the groups represented by formulae A-1 through A-21:

wherein each R′ is identical to or different from each other R′ within the formulas and across formulas and is one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a hydroxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C20 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C30 heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aralkyl group and a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 heteroaryl group.

3. An anthracene-based compound represented by Formula 37 or 73:

4. An organic light emitting device comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and at least one organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the organic layer comprising an anthracene-based compound of claim 1 .

5. An organic light emitting device comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode; and

at least one organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, said at least one organic layer comprising an anthracene-based compound represented by one of Formulae 3 to 6:

wherein R 1 to R 17 are identical to or different from each other and are each independently one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a hydroxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C20 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C30 heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aralkyl group and a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 heteroaryl group;

Ar 1 , Ar 2 and Ar 3 are identical to or are different from each other, and Ar 1 , Ar 2 and Ar 3 are each independently represented by one of the formulae below;

L is a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 arylene group or a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 heteroarylene group;

m 1 , m 2 , m 3 and m 4 are an integer of 1 to 3; and

each R′ is identical to or different from each other R′ within the formulas and across formulas and is one selected from the group consisting of a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C30 heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted. C6-C30 aralkyl group.

6. The organic light emitting device of claim 5 , wherein the at least one layer comprising a compound represented by one of formulae 3 to 6 is one selected from the group consisting of an emitting layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer and an electron injection layer.

7. The organic light emitting device of claim 5 , wherein said at least one organic layer further comprises at least one layer selected from the group consisting of an emitting layer, a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an electron blocking layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer and an electron injection layer between the first electrode and the second electrode.

8. The organic light emitting device of claim 5 , wherein the layer comprising a compound represented by one of Formulae 3 to 6 further comprises an organic metal complex.

9. The organic light emitting device of claim 5 , wherein the layer comprising a compound represented by one of Formulae 3 to 6 further comprises an ionic salt.

10. The organic light emitting device of claim 5 , wherein L is one of the groups represented by the formulae below:

wherein each R′ is identical to or different from each other R′ within the formulas and across formulas and is one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a hydroxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C20 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C30 heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aralkyl group and a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 heteroaryl group.

11. An organic light emitting device comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode; and

at least one organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, said at least one organic layer comprising a compound represented by Formula 37 or 73: