Electroactive materials
View Patent ↗There is provided an electroactive material having Formula I wherein: Q is the same or different at each occurrence and can be O, S, Se, Te, NR, SO, SO 2 , or SiR 3 ; R is the same or different at each occurrence and can be hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, or alkynyl; and R 1 through R 6 are the same or different and can be hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, halogen, hydroxyl, aryloxy, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, amino, alkylthio, phosphino, silyl, —COR, —COOK, —PO 3 R 2 , —OPO 3 R 2 , or CN.
1. An electroactive material having Formula I:
wherein:
Q is the same or different at each occurrence and is independently selected from the group consisting of O, S, SO, SO 2 , Se, Te, NR, BR, PR, PO, PO 2 , and SiR 2 ;
R is the same or different at each occurrence and is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, and alkynyl;
R 1 through R 6 are the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, halogen, hydroxyl, aryloxy, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, amino, alkylthio, phosphino, silyl, —COR, —COOK, —PO 3 R 2 , —OPO 3 R 2 , and CN,
and wherein at least one of R 1 through R 6 is diarylamino and at least one of R 2 and R 4 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, and diarylamino.
2. The electroactive material of claim 1 , wherein Q is O.
3. The electroactive material of claim 1 , wherein at least one of R 1 and R 3 are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, and diarylamino.
4. The electroactive material of claim 1 , wherein at least one of R 5 and R 6 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, and diarylamino.
5. The electroactive material of claim 1 , wherein Q is S.
6. An organic electronic device comprising a first electrical contact, a second electrical contact and an electroactive layer therebetween, the electroactive layer comprising an electroactive material selected from the group consisting of a compound having Formula I:
wherein:
Q is the same or different at each occurrence and is independently selected from the group consisting of O, S, SO, SO 2 , Se, Te, NR, BR, PR, PO, PO 2 , and SiR 2 ;
R is the same or different at each occurrence and is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, and alkynyl;
R 1 through R 6 are the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, halogen, hydroxyl, aryloxy, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, amino, alkylthio, phosphino, silyl, —COR, —COOR, —PO 3 R 2 , —OPO 3 R 2 , and CN, wherein the electroactive layer is a photoactive layer, and wherein at least one of R 1 through R 6 is diarylamino and at least one of R 2 and R 4 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, and diarylamino.
7. The device of claim 6 , further comprising a host.
8. The device of claim 6 , wherein Q is S.
9. An electroactive material of selected from the group consisting of Compound 5, Compound 6, Compound 11, Compound 12, Compound 16 through Compound 23, and Compound 25: