Method of forming metal complex compound, and organic electroluminescence device

1. A method of forming a compound having a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic 5-membered ring as a partial structure of a ligand through the use of metal-metal exchange reaction, wherein the compound is represented by the following formula (2) and formed by allowing a compound represented by the following formula (2a) to react with a compound represented by the following formula (2b):

wherein Q represents an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, an alkaline earth metal halide, a trialkyltin, zinc or a zinc halide, which each may further have an arbitrary organic group as a substituent;

R 21 and B 21 to B 27 have the same meanings as R 21 and B 21 to B 27 in the formula (2), respectively;

[L 21 k M 21 (μ-Y)] 2   (2b)

wherein the formula (2b) stands for a bridged metal dimer;

Y is F, Cl, Br, I, OR 23 , R 23 COO, SR 23 or N(R 23 ) 2 , each of R 23 s is independently a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or an aromatic hydrocarbon group;

k is 2 when M 21 is Ir, while k is 1 when M 21 is Pt;

L 21 and M 21 have the same meanings as L 21 and M 21 in the formula (2), respectively;

wherein M 21 represents Ir or Pt;

L 21 is a substituted or unsubstituted phenylpyridine, phenylpyrazole, phenylimidazole, pyridylimidazole, phenyltriazole, phenyltetrazole, pyridylpyridine, imidazolylpyridine, pyrazolylpyridine, triazolylpyridine,

wherein the substituted phenylpyridine, phenylpyrazole, phenylimidazole, pyridylimidazole, phenyltriazole, phenyltetrazole, pyridylpyridine, imidazolylpyridine, pyrazolylpyridine, or triazolylpyridine is substituted with at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, an amino group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a heterocyclic oxy group, an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an acyloxy group, an acylamino group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, a sulfonylamino group, a sulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkylthio, an arylthio group, a heterocyclic thio group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfinyl group, an ureido group, a phosphoric acid amido group, a hydroxy group, a mercapto group, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a sulfo group, a carboxyl group, a nitro group, a hydroxamic acid group, a sulfino group, a hydrazino group, an imino group, a heterocyclic group, a silyl group, and a silyloxy group, wherein the substituent may be further substituted, with the proviso that the phenylimidazole is not substituted with an aryl group;

R 21 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, an amino group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a heterocyclic oxy group, an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an acyloxy group, an acylamino group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, a sulfonylamino group, a sulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkylthio, an arylthio group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfonyl group, an ureido group, a phosphoric acid amido group, a hydroxy group, a mercapto group, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a sulfo group, a carboxyl group, a nitro group, a hydroxamic acid group, a sulfino group, a hydrazino group, an imino group, a heterocyclic group which includes at least one nitrogen atom or oxygen atom, a silyl group, and a silyloxy group, wherein the substituent may be further substituted, wherein two or more of the substituents may combine with each other to form a ring, and wherein two or more of the substituents may combine with each other and complete a condensed ring; neighboring R 21 s may combine with each other and complete a condensed ring; and each R 21 may be the same as or different from every other R 21 ;

each of B 21 to B 27 independently represents a nitrogen atom or C—R 22 , R 22 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent and each R 22 may be the same as or different from every other R 22 and neighboring R 22 s may combine with each other and complete a condensed ring; and

n represents an integer of 1 and m represents an integer of 0 to 2, provided that n+m is 2 or 3.

2. An organic electroluminescence device material comprising a compound formed according to claim 1 , wherein the compound has a Li atom and ion content of 0.1 ppm to 50 ppm.

3. An organic electroluminescence device material comprising a compound formed according to claim 1 , wherein the compound has an Mg atom and ion content of 0.1 ppm to 50 ppm.

4. An organic electroluminescence device comprising:

a pair of electrodes; and

at least one organic layer provided between the pair of electrodes, which includes a light emitting layer, wherein at least one layer included in the organic layer contains a compound formed by the following formula (2) and formed by allowing a compound represented by the following formula (2a) to react with a compound represented by the following formula (2b):

wherein Q represents an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, an alkaline earth metal halide, a trialkyltin, zinc or a zinc halide, which each may further have an arbitrary organic group as a substituent;

R 21 and B 21 to B 27 have the same meanings as R 21 and B 21 to B 27 in the formula (2), respectively;

[L 21 k M 21 (μ-Y)] 2   (2b)

wherein the formula (2b) stands for a bridged metal dimer;

Y is F, Cl, Br, I, OR 23 , R 23 COO, SR 23 or N(R 23 ) 2 , each of R 23 s is independently a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or an aromatic hydrocarbon group;

k is 2 when M 21 is Ir, while k is 1 when M 21 is Pt;

L 21 and M 21 have the same meanings as L 21 and M 21 in the formula (2), respectively;

wherein M 21 represents Ir or Pt;

L 21 is a substituted or unsubstituted phenylpyridine, phenylpyrazole, phenylimidazole, pyridylimidazole, phenyltriazole, phenyltetrazole, pyridylpyridine, imidazolylpyridine, pyrazolylpyridine, or triazolylpyridine, with the proviso that the phenylimidazole is not substituted with an aryl group;

R 21 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; neighboring R 21 s may combine with each other and complete a condensed ring; and each R 21 may be the same as or different from every other R 21 ;

each of B 21 to B 27 independently represents a nitrogen atom or C—R 22 , R 22 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent and each R 22 may be the same as or different from every other R 22 and neighboring R 22 s may combine with each other and complete a condensed ring; and

n represents an integer of 1 and m represents an integer of 0 to 2, provided that n+m is 2 or 3.

5. A light emission apparatus using the organic electroluminescence devices according to claim 4 .

6. A display apparatus using the organic electroluminescence devices according to claim 4 .

7. An illumination apparatus using the organic electroluminescence devices according to claim 4 .

8. A compound formed by the method of claim 1 , wherein each R 21 is a substituent independently chosen from an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, an amino, an alkoxy, an acyloxy group, a heterocyclic oxy group, an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an acyloxy group, an acylamino group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, a sulfonylamino group, a sulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkylthio, an arylthio group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfinyl group, an ureido group, a phosphoric acid amido group, a hydroxy group, a mercapto group, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a sulfo group, a carboxyl group, a nitro group, a hydroxamic acid group, a sulfino group, a hydrazino group, an imino group, a heterocyclic group which includes at least one nitrogen atom or oxygen atom, a silyl group, and a silyloxy group, wherein the substituent may be further substituted, wherein two or more of the substituents may combine with each other to form a ring, and wherein two or more of the substituents may combine with each other and complete a condensed ring.

9. The compound according to claim 8 , wherein the alkyl group has a carbon number of 1 to 30.

10. The compound according to claim 8 , wherein the alkyl group has a carbon number of 1 to 20.

11. The compound according to claim 8 , wherein the alkyl group has a carbon number of 1 to 10.

12. A compound formed by the method of claim 1 , wherein L 21 has a structure chosen from the following structures L a -L f :

wherein each of R 14 s independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; and

wherein each of R 15 s represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, wherein the substituent is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, an amino group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a heterocyclic oxy group, an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an acyloxy group, an acylamino group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, a sulfonylamino group, a sulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkylthio, an arylthio group, a heterocyclic thio group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfonyl group, an ureido group, a phosphoric acid amido group, a hydroxy group, a mercapto group, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a sulfo group, a carboxyl group, a nitro group, a hydroxamic acid group, a sulfino group, a hydrazino group, an imino group, a heterocyclic group, a silyl group, and a silyloxy group, wherein the substituent may be further substituted, with the proviso that when L 21 is L d , then none of L 14 or L 15 are an aryl group.

13. The compound according to claim 12 having the structure (184):

14. A compound formed by the method of claim 1 , wherein L 21 is a bidentate ligand selected from the group consisting of:

wherein a covalent bond is formed between M 21 and either an oxygen atom or a phosphorus atom of L 21 , and

wherein a covalent bond is formed between M 21 and an N atom of L 21 .

15. The compound according to claim 14 having the structure (190):

16. The compound according to claim 14 having the structure (193):

17. The compound according to claim 14 having the structure (209):

18. The compound according to claim 14 having the structure (194):

19. The compound according to claim 14 having the structure (210):