IP Library Granted Patent US 8,512,879
Granted Patent B2
US 8,512,879 · App. 12/615,748 · Granted Aug 20, 2013

Polymer for optoelectronic device

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Patent No.
US 8,512,879
App. No.
12/615,748
Granted
Aug 20, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A polymer useful in an optoelectronic device comprises structural unit of formula I: wherein R 1 is, 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; a is, independently at each occurrence, an integer ranging from 0-4; Ar 1 is aryl or heteroaryl; Ar 2 is fluorene; R 2 is alkylene, substituted alkylene, oxaalkylene, CO, or CO 2 ; R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylaryl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted alkyl; substituted alkoxy, substituted alkylaryl, substituted aryl, substituted arylalkyl, or substituted heteroaryl; and L is derived from phenylpyridine, tolylpyridine, benzothienylpyridine, phenylisoquinoline, dibenzoquinozaline, fluorenylpyridine, ketopyrrole, 2-(1-naphthyl)benzoxazole)), 2-phenylbenzoxazole, 2 phenylbenzothiazole, coumarin, thienylpyridine, phenylpyridine, benzothienylpyridine, 3 methoxy-2-phenylpyridine, thienylpyridine, phenylimine, vinylpyridine, pyridylnaphthalene, pyridylpyrrole, pyridylimidazole, phenylindole, derivatives thereof or combinations thereof.

Claims (38)

1. A polymer comprising structural unit of formula I:

wherein

R 1 is, 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;

a is, independently at each occurrence, an integer ranging from 0-4;

Ar 1 is aryl or heteroaryl;

Ar 2 is fluorene;

R 2 is alkylene, substituted alkylene, oxaalkylene, CO, or CO 2 ;

R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylaryl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted alkyl; substituted alkoxy, substituted alkylaryl, substituted aryl, substituted arylalkyl, or substituted heteroaryl; and

L is derived from phenylpyridine, tolylpyridine, benzothienylpyridine, phenylisoquinoline, dibenzoquinozaline, fluorenylpyridine, ketopyrrole, 2-(1-naphthyl)benzoxazole)), 2-phenylbenzoxazole, 2 phenylbenzothiazole, coumarin, thienylpyridine, phenylpyridine, benzothienylpyridine, 3 methoxy-2-phenylpyridine, thienylpyridine, phenylimine, vinylpyridine, pyridylnaphthalene, pyridylpyrrole, pyridylimidazole, phenylindole, or combinations thereof.

2. The polymer of claim 1 , wherein Ar 1 is selected from

3. The polymer of claim 1 , wherein Ar 2 derives from a dibromo 9,9-dioctyl fluorene monomer.

4. The polymer of claim 1 , wherein L is derived from phenylisoquinoline.

5. The polymer of claim 1 , comprising structural unit of formula II

wherein

R 6 and R 7 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;

b, independently at each occurrence, an integer ranging from 0-3; and

c, independently at each occurrence, an integer ranging from 0-2.

6. The polymer of claim 1 , comprising structural unit of formula III

7. The polymer of claim 1 , comprising structural unit of formula IV

wherein x+y=100.

8. The polymer of claim 1 , comprising structural unit derived from

9. An optoelectronic device comprising a polymer of claim 1 .

10. The optoelectronic device of claim 9 , wherein the polymer comprises structural unit of formula II

wherein

R 6 and R 7 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;

b, independently at each occurrence, an integer ranging from 0-3; and

c, independently at each occurrence, an integer ranging from 0-2.

11. The optoelectronic device of claim 9 , wherein the polymer comprises structural unit of formula III

12. The optoelectronic device of claim 9 , wherein the polymer comprises structural unit of formula IV

wherein x+y=100.

13. The optoelectronic device of claim 9 , wherein the polymer comprises structural unit derived from

14. The optoelectronic device of claim 9 , wherein the polymer comprises structural unit derived from

15. The optoelectronic device of claim 9 , wherein the polymer comprises structural unit derived from

16. The optoelectronic device of claim 9 , wherein the polymer comprises structural unit derived from

17. The optoelectronic device of claim 9 , wherein Ar 1 is selected from

18. The optoelectronic device of claim 9 , wherein Ar 2 derives from a dibromo 9,9-dioctyl fluorene monomer.

19. The optoelectronic device of claim 9 , wherein L is derived from phenylisoquinoline.

20. The optoelectronic device of claim 9 , comprising more than one light emissive layers and wherein at least one of the more than one light emissive layers comprises the polymer.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2016
From: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 038490/0022 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2016
From: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 038439/0315 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2009
From: YE, QING; LIU, JIE; CHICHAK, KELLY SCOTT
To: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Reel/Frame 023505/0305 →