Metal complex, polymer compound and device containing those

1. A metal complex represented by the following formula (1):

wherein M is a metal atom of iridium; R 1 to R 8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an arylthio group, an arylalkyl group, an arylalkoxy group, an arylalkylthio group, an acyl group, an acyloxy group, an amide group, an acid imide group, an imine residue, a substituted amino group, a substituted silyl group, a substituted silyloxy group, a substituted silylthio group, a substituted silylamino group, a monovalent heterocyclic group, a heteroaryloxy group, a heteroarylthio group, an arylalkenyl group, an arylalkynyl group, a substituted carboxyl group or a cyano group, or R 3 and R 4 or R 5 and R 6 may bond to form a ring, provided that at least one of R 2 and R 7 is a group represented by the following formula (4-7):

wherein each R′ independently represents a C 1 -C 12 alkoxyphenyl group or a C 1 -C 12 alkylphenyl group, and each R′ may be the same or different, and wherein m is an integer of 1 to 3, and n is an integer of 0 to 2; the moiety represented by the following formula (3):

represents a monoanionic bidentate ligand; and R x and R y are an atom bonded to the metal atom M and each independently represent a carbon atom, an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom.

2. The metal complex according to claim 1 , wherein the formula (1) is represented by the following formula (1a):

wherein M, R 1 to R 8 and m are as defined above.

3. The metal complex according to claim 1 , wherein the R 7 is a group represented by the formula (4-7).

4. The metal complex according to claim 1 , wherein the R 2 and the R 7 are each independently a group represented by the formula (4-7).

5. The metal complex according to claim 1 , wherein the R 7 is a group represented by the formula (4-7), and the R 2 is a hydrogen atom.

6. The metal complex according to claim 1 , wherein the metal complex exhibits phosphorescence emission with a peak wavelength of 550 nm to 800 nm in a PL emission spectrum.

7. A method for producing a metal complex according to claim 1 , comprising performing a coupling reaction between a heterocyclic aromatic compound having a halogen atom or an alkyl sulfonate group and a compound represented by any of the following formulas (A-1) to (A-3):

wherein M represents a metal atom of iridium; R 1 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 8 , L 1 and L 2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an arylthio group, an arylalkyl group, an arylalkoxy group, an arylalkylthio group, an acyl group, an acyloxy group, an amide group, an acid imide group, an imine residue, a substituted amino group, a substituted silyl group, a substituted silyloxy group, a substituted silylthio group, a substituted silylamino group, a monovalent heterocyclic group, a heteroaryloxy group, a heteroarylthio group, an arylalkenyl group, an arylalkynyl group, a substituted carboxyl group or a cyano group, or R 3 and R 4 or R 5 and R 6 may bond to form a ring; m is an integer of 1 to 3, and n is an integer of 0 to 2; the moiety represented by the following formula (3):

represents a monoanionic bidentate ligand; R x and R y are an atom bonded to the metal atom M and each independently represent a carbon atom, an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom; and J 1 and J 2 are each independently a group represented by the following formulas (B-1) to (B-6):

wherein the method provides for the substitution of a group of formula (4-7) for at least one of J 1 and J 2 .

8. A polymer compound containing a residue of a metal complex according to claim 1 .

9. The polymer compound according to claim 8 , wherein the polymer compound is a conjugated polymer.

10. The polymer compound according to claim 8 , wherein the polymer compound contains a group represented by the following formula (I):

—Ar—  (I)

wherein Ar represents an arylene group, a divalent heterocyclic group or a divalent aromatic amine group, and these groups may have a substituent.

11. The polymer compound according to claim 10 , wherein the arylene group is a phenylene group which may have a substituent, a naphthylene group which may have a substituent, or a group represented by the following formula (3a):

wherein the P ring which may be absent and the Q ring each independently represent an aromatic ring, wherein two bonds are respectively present on the P ring or the Q ring in the presence of the P ring and are respectively present on a Y 1 -containing five-membered or six-membered ring or the Q ring in the absence of the P ring; the P ring, the Q ring and the Y 1 -containing five-membered or six-membered ring may each independently have at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an arylthio group, an arylalkyl group, an arylalkoxy group, an arylalkylthio group, an arylalkenyl group, an arylalkynyl group, an amino group, a substituted amino group, a silyl group, a substituted silyl group, a halogen atom, an acyl group, an acyloxy group, an imine residue, an amide group, an acid imide group, a monovalent heterocyclic group, a carboxyl group, a substituted carboxyl group and a cyano group; Y 1 represents —C(R 11 )(R 12 ), —C(R 14 )(R 15 )—C(R 16 )(R 17 )— or

—C(R 32 )=C(R 33 )—; and R 11 , R 12 , R 14 to R 17 , R 32 and R 33 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an arylthio group, an arylalkyl group, an arylalkoxy group, an arylalkylthio group, an arylalkenyl group, an arylalkynyl group, an amino group, a substituted amino group, a silyl group, a substituted silyl group, a silyloxy group, a substituted silyloxy group, a monovalent heterocyclic group or a halogen atom.

12. The polymer compound according to claim 10 , wherein the divalent heterocyclic group is a group represented by the following formula (3b):

wherein the P′ ring which may be absent and the Q′ ring each independently represent an aromatic ring, wherein two bonds are respectively present on the P′ ring or the Q′ ring in the presence of the P′ ring and are respectively present on a Y 2 -containing five-membered or six-membered ring or the Q′ ring in the absence of the P′ ring; the P′ ring, the Q′ ring and the Y 2 -containing five-membered or six-membered ring may each independently have at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an arylthio group, an arylalkyl group, an arylalkoxy group, an arylalkylthio group, an arylalkenyl group, an arylalkynyl group, an amino group, a substituted amino group, a silyl group, a substituted silyl group, a halogen atom, an acyl group, an acyloxy group, an imine residue, an amide group, an acid imide group, a monovalent heterocyclic group, a carboxyl group, a substituted carboxyl group and a cyano group; Y 2 represents —O—, —S—, —Se—, —B(R 6 )—,

—Si(R 7 )(R 8 )—, —P(R 9 )—, —PR 10 (═O)—, —N(R 13 )—, —O—C(R 18 )(R 19 )—, —S—C(R 20 )(R 21 )—, —N—C(R 22 )(R 23 )—,

—Si(R 24 )(R 25 )—C(R 26 )(R 27 )—, —Si(R 28 )(R 29 )—Si(R 30 )(R 31 )—,

—N═C(R 34 )— or —Si(R 35 )═C(R 36 )—; and R 6 to R 10 , R 13 , R 18 to R 31 and R 34 to R 36 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an arylthio group, an arylalkyl group, an arylalkoxy group, an arylalkylthio group, an arylalkenyl group, an arylalkynyl group, an amino group, a substituted amino group, a silyl group, a substituted silyl group, a silyloxy group, a substituted silyloxy group, a monovalent heterocyclic group or a halogen atom.

13. A composition comprising a metal complex according to claim 1 .

14. A liquid composition comprising a metal complex according to claim 1 and a solvent or a dispersion medium.

15. A film comprising a metal complex according to claim 1 .

16. A device comprising a metal complex according to claim 1 .

17. The device according to claim 16 , wherein the device has electrodes comprising an anode and a cathode, and a layer disposed between the electrodes, the layer comprising the metal complex.

18. The device according to claim 16 , wherein the device is a light-emitting device.

19. A planar light source which is obtained using a device according to claim 18 .

20. Illumination which is obtained using a device according to claim 18 .

21. A composition comprising a polymer compound according to claim 8 .

22. A liquid composition comprising a polymer compound according to claim 8 .

23. A film comprising a polymer compound according to claim 8 .

24. A device comprising a polymer compound according to claim 8 .

25. The composition according to claim 13 , wherein the composition further contains a charge transport material and/or light-emitting material and wherein the charge transport material is an organic polymer compound comprising a repeating unit represented by the formula (3a) or (3b):

wherein the P ring which may be absent and the Q ring each independently represent an aromatic ring, wherein two bonds are respectively present on the P ring or the Q ring in the presence of the P ring and are respectively present on a Y 1 -containing five-membered or six-membered ring or the Q ring in the absence of the P ring; the P ring, the Q ring and the Y 1 -containing five-membered or six-membered ring may each independently have at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an arylthio group, an arylalkyl group, an arylalkoxy group, an arylalkylthio group, an arylalkenyl group, an arylalkynyl group, an amino group, a substituted amino group, a silyl group, a substituted silyl group, a halogen atom, an acyl group, an acyloxy group, an imine residue, an amide group, an acid imide group, a monovalent heterocyclic group, a carboxyl group, a substituted carboxyl group and a cyano group; Y 1 represents —C(R 11 )(R 12 )—, —C(R 14 )(R 15 )—C(R 16 )(R 17 )— or —C(R 32 )═C(R 33 )—; and R 11 , R 12 , R 14 to R 17 , R 32 and R 33 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an arylthio group, an arylalkyl group, an arylalkoxy group, an arylalkylthio group, an arylalkenyl group, an arylalkynyl group, an amino group, a substituted amino group, a silyl group, a substituted silyl group, a silyloxy group, a substituted silyloxy group, a monovalent heterocyclic group or a halogen atom;

wherein the P′ ring which may be absent and the Q′ ring each independently represent an aromatic ring, wherein two bonds are respectively present on the P′ ring or the Q′ ring in the presence of the P′ ring and are respectively present on a Y 2 -containing five-membered or six-membered ring or the Q′ ring in the absence of the P′ ring; the P′ ring, the Q′ ring and the Y 2 -containing five-membered or six-membered ring may each independently have at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an arylthio group, an arylalkyl group, an arylalkoxy group, an arylalkylthio group, an arylalkenyl group, an arylalkynyl group, an amino group, a substituted amino group, a silyl group, a substituted silyl group, a halogen atom, an acyl group, an acyloxy group, an imine residue, an amide group, an acid imide group, a monovalent heterocyclic group, a carboxyl group, a substituted carboxyl group and a cyano group; Y 2 represents —O—, —S—, —Se—, —B(R 6 )—, —Si(R 7 )(R 8 )—, —P(R 9 ), —PR 10 (═O)—, —N(R 13 )—, —O—C(R 18 )(R 19 )—, —S—C(R 20 )(R 21 )—, —N—C(R 22 )(R 23 )—, —Si(R 24 )(R 25 )—C(R 26 )(R 27 )—, —Si(R 28 )(R 29 )—Si(R 30 )(R 31 )—, —N═C(R 34 )— or —Si(R 35 )═C(R 36 )—; and R 6 to R 10 , R 13 , R 18 to R 31 and R 34 to R 36 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an arylthio group, an arylalkyl group, an arylalkoxy group, an arylalkylthio group, an arylalkenyl group, an arylalkynyl group, an amino group, a substituted amino group, a silyl group, a substituted silyl group, a silyloxy group, a substituted silyloxy group, a monovalent heterocyclic group or a halogen atom.