IP Library Granted Patent US 9,193,747
Granted Patent B2
US 9,193,747 · App. 12/683,178 · Granted Nov 24, 2015

Organic electroluminescent device

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Patent No.
US 9,193,747
App. No.
12/683,178
Granted
Nov 24, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic electroluminescent device is provided and includes: a pair of electrodes; and a light emitting layer between the electrodes. The organic electroluminescent device has a layer containing a compound represented by formula (I). L represents a divalent linking group, Q 1 and Q 2 each independently represents an aromatic or aliphatic heterocycle coordinated to Pt through a nitrogen atom, X 1 represents a 6-membered ring containing one or more nitrogen atoms, Q 1 , Q 2 , and X 1 each independently may have a substituent, X 2 represents a sulfur atom, a phosphorus atom, an oxygen atom, or a nitrogen atom, and X 3 represents a carbon atom, a sulfur atom, or a phosphorus atom.

Claims (39)

1. An organic electroluminescent device comprising:

a pair of electrodes; and

a light emitting layer between the electrodes,

wherein the organic electroluminescent device has a layer containing a compound represented by formula (III):

wherein L represents a divalent linking group, R 1 , R 2 and R 3 each independently represents a substituent, and m, n, l each independently represents an integer from 0 to 3,

wherein a partial structure of X 2 and X 3 is either represented by any of the following (ii), (iv) or (v):

wherein in (ii) and (v) X 2 represents a sulfur atom, a phosphorus atom, an oxygen atom, or a nitrogen atom and in (iv) X 2 represents a sulfur atom, a phosphorus atom, or a nitrogen atom, wherein R 3 represents a substituent and R 4 represents a substituent, and X 2 and R 3 in (ii) do not form a cyclic structure;

or the partial structure of X 2 and X 3 is represented by (i) or (iii), wherein in (i) X 2 is a phosphorus atom and in (iii) X 2 is selected from the group consisting of a phosphorus atom and a nitrogen atom.

2. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by formula (III) is a compound represented by formula (IV):

wherein X 2 and X 3 have the same meanings as in formula (III), R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 each independently represents a substituent, m, n, and l each independently represents an integer from 0 to 3 , and R 1 ′ and R 2 ′ each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

3. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein the layer containing the compound represented by formula (III) is the light emitting layer.

4. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting layer contains a host material.

5. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 4 , wherein the host material is a compound represented by formula (V):

wherein o stands for an integer from 1 to 3.

6. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting layer contains a compound represented by formula (VI):

wherein R 4 , R 6 , R 8 , R 10 , and X 4 to X 15 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group.

7. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein the L represents an alkylene group, an arylene group, a heteroarylene group, an imino group, an oxy group, a thio group, a phosphinidene group, or a silylene group.

8. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein L represents an arylimino group or —CR 1 ′R 2 ′—, wherein R 1 ′ and R 2 ′ each represents an alkyl group, an alkyl halide group, or an aryl group.

9. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein L represents a phenylimino group, a 3,5-di-tert-butylphenylimino group, or —CR 1 ′R 2 ′—, wherein R 1 ′ and R 2 ′ each represents an alkyl group, an alkyl halide group, or an aryl group.

10. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 and the R 2 each independently represents a halogen atom, an alkylamino group, an aryl group, or an alkyl group.

11. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 1 , wherein R 3 of (R 3 ) 1 represents a halogen atom.

12. A compound represented by formula (III):

wherein L represents a divalent linking group, R 1 , R 2 and R 3 each independently represents a substituent, and m, n, l each independently represents an integer from 0 to 3,

wherein a partial structure of X 2 and X 3 is either represented by any of the following (ii), (iv) or (v):

wherein in (ii) and (v) X 2 represents a sulfur atom, a phosphorus atom, an oxygen atom, or a nitrogen atom and in (iv) X 2 represents a sulfur atom, a phosphorus atom, or a nitrogen atom, R 3 represents a substituent and R 4 represents a substituent, and X 2 and R 3 in (ii) do not form a cyclic structure;

or the partial structure of X 2 and X 3 is represented by (i) or (iii), wherein in (i) X 2 is a phosphorus atom and in (iii) X 2 is selected from the group consisting of a phosphorus atom and a nitrogen atom.

13. The compound according to claim 12 , wherein the compound represented by formula (III) is represented by formula (IV):

wherein a partial structure of X 2 and X 3 is either represented by any of (ii), (iv) or (v), wherein in (ii) and (v) X 2 represents a sulfur atom, a phosphorus atom, an oxygen atom, or a nitrogen atom and in (iv) X 2 represents a sulfur atom, or a phosphorus atom, or a nitrogen atom;

or the partial structure of X 2 and X 3 is represented by (i) or (iii), wherein in (i) X 2 is a phosphorus atom and in (iii) X 2 is selected from the group consisting of a phosphorus atom and a nitrogen atom, R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 each independently represents a substituent, m, n, and l each independently stands for an integer from 0 to 3, and R 1 ′ and R 2 ′ each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

14. The compound according to claim 12 , wherein L represents an alkylene group, an arylene group, a heteroarylene group, an imino group, an oxy group, a thio group, a phosphinidene group, or a silylene group.

15. The compound according to claim 12 , wherein L represents an arylimino group or —CR 1 ′R 2 ′—, wherein R 1 ′ and R 2 ′ each represents an alkyl group, an alkyl halide group, or an aryl group.

16. The compound according to claim 12 , wherein L represents a phenylimino group, a 3,5-di-tert-butylphenylimino group, or —CR 1 ′R 2 ′—, wherein R 1 ′ and R 2 ′ each represents an alkyl group, an alkyl halide group, or an aryl group.

17. The compound according to claim 12 , wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represents a halogen atom, an alkylamino group, an aryl group, or an alkyl group.

18. The compound according to claim 12 , wherein R 3 of (R 3 ) 1 represents a halogen atom.

19. A light emitting material comprising a compound according to claim 12 .

20. A light emitting layer comprising a compound according to claim 12 as a light emitting material.

21. A light emitting apparatus comprising an organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 .

22. An illumination apparatus comprising an organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 .

23. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one layer between the pair of electrodes is manufactured by a coating method.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2012
From: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
To: UDC IRELAND LIMITED
Reel/Frame 028889/0636 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2010
From: TAKADA, SAKI; YAGI, KAZUNARI; MURAKAMI, TAKESHI; FUKUZAKI, EIJI
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023743/0563 →