Polymeric compound containing metal complex residue and element comprising same

1. A polymer compound comprising:

a residue of a metal complex represented by the following formula (1c):

wherein M represents a metal atom of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, or platinum; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , and 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 1 and R 2 , R 2 and R 3 , R 3 and R 4 , R 4 and R 5 , or R 5 and R 6 may be bonded to form a ring; m is an integer of 1 to 3 and n is 0; in the case where each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , and R 8 is plural, a plurality of R 4 may be the same or different, a plurality of R 2 may be the same or different, a plurality of R 3 may be the same or different, a plurality of R 4 may be the same or different, a plurality of R 5 may be the same or different, a plurality of R 6 may be the same or different, and a plurality of R 8 may be the same or different; R′ represents 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; a plurality of R′ may be the same or different;; and

a divalent group represented by the following formula (3-1), (3-2), (3-3), (3-4), or (3-5):

wherein # represents a bond; Y 1 represents —C(R 9 )(R 10 )—, —O—C(R 17 )(R 18 )—, —O—, —S—, —B(R 11 )—, —Si(R 12 )(R 13 )—, —P(R 14 )—, —P(R 15 )(═O)—, or —N(R 16 )—; R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 R 17 , R 18 , and R 19 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; R 20 R 21 ,R 22 , R 23 , R 24 , R 25 , R 26 , R 27 , R 28 , R 29 , R 30 , R 31 , R 32 , R 33 , R 34 , R 35 , R 36 , R 37 , R 38 , R 39 , R 40 , R 41 , R 42 , R 43 , R 44 , R 45 , and R 46 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 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, or a cyano group.

2. The polymer compound according to claim 1 , wherein the R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , and 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 be bonded to form a ring.

3. The polymer compound according to claim 1 , wherein the M is a platinum atom or an iridium atom.

4. The polymer compound according to claim 1 , wherein the residue of a metal complex represented by the formula (1c) is a monovalent to trivalent group.

5. The polymer compound according to claim 1 , comprising a residue of a metal complex represented by the formula (1c) and a group represented by the formula (3-1).

6. The polymer compound according to claim 1 , further comprising a group represented by the following formula (4):

wherein Ar 1 , Ar 2 , Ar 3 , and Ar 4 each independently represent an arylene group or a divalent heterocyclic group; Ar 5 , Ar 6 , and Ar 7 each independently represent an aryl group or a monovalent heterocyclic group; Ar 1 , Ar 2 , Ar 3 , Ar 4 , Ar 5 , Ar 6 , and Ar 7 may have a substituent; a and b each independently represent 0 or 1, and 0≦a +b ≦1; # represents a bond.

7. A composition comprising a polymer compound according to claim 1 .

8. The composition according to claim 7 , further comprising a solvent or a dispersion medium.

9. A film comprising a polymer compound according to claim 1 .

10. A device comprising a polymer compound according to claim 1 .

11. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the device is a light-emitting device.

12. A surface light source comprising the device according to claim 11 .

13. A light comprising the device according to claim 11 .

14. A method for producing a polymer compound comprising: a residue of a metal complex represented by a formula (1c):

wherein M represents a metal atom of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, or platinum; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , and 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 1 and R 2 , R 2 and R 3 , R 3 and R 4 , R 4 and R 5 , or R 5 and R 6 may be bonded to form a ring; m is an integer of 1 to 3 and n is 0; in the case where each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , and R 8 is plural, a plurality of R 1 may be the same or different, a plurality of R 2 may be the same or different, a plurality of R 3 may be the same or different, a plurality of R 4 may be the same or different, a plurality of R 5 may be the same or different, a plurality of R 6 may be the same or different, and a plurality of R 8 may be the same or different; R′ represents 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; a plurality of R′ may be the same or different; and

a divalent group represented by a formula (3-1), (3-2), (3-3), (3-4), or (3-5):

wherein # represents a bond; Y 1 represents —C(R 9 )(R 10 )—, —O—C(R 17 )(R 18 )—, —O—, —S—, —B(R 11 )—, —Si(R 12 )(R 13 )—, —P(R 14 )—, —P(R 15 )(═O)—, or —N(R 16 )—; R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , and R 19 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; ; R 20 , R 21 , R 22 , R 23 , R 24 , R 25 , R 26 , R 27 , R 28 , R 29 , R 30 , R 31 , R 32 , R 33 , R 34 , R 35 , R 36 , R 37 , R 38 , R 39 , R 40 , R 41 , R 42 , R 43 , R 44 , R 45 , and R 46 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 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, or a cyano group;

the method comprising reacting a metal complex represented by the following formula (5):

wherein W 1 represents a polymerization reactive group; m 1 is an integer of 1 to 3, and m 2 is an integer of 0 to 2; M represents a metal atom of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, or platinum; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , and 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 1 and R 2 , R 2 and R 3 , R 3 and R 4 , R 4 and R 5 , or R 5 and R 6 may be bonded to form a ring; in the case where each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , and R 8 is plural, a plurality of R 1 may be the same or different, a plurality of R 2 may be the same or different, a plurality of R 3 may be the same or different, a plurality of R 4 may be the same or different, a plurality of R 5 may be the same or different, a plurality of R 6 may be the same or different, and a plurality of R 8 may be the same or different; with a compound represented by the following formula (6-1), (6-2), (6-3), (6-4), or (6-5):

wherein W 2 represents a polymerization reactive group; a plurality of W 2 may be the same or different; Y 1 represents —C(R 9 )(R 10 )—, —O—C(R 17 )(R 18 )—, —O—, —S—, —B(R 11 )—, —Si(R 12 )(R 13 )—, —P(R 14 )—, —P(R 15 )(═O)—, or —N(R 16 )—; R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , and R 19 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; R 20 , R 21 , R 22 , R 23 , R 24 , R 25 , R 26 , R 27 , R 28 , R29, R 30 , R 31 , R 32 , R 33 , R 34 , R 35 , R 36 , R 37 , R 38 , R 39 , R 40 , R 41 , R 42 , R 43 , R 44 , R 45 , and R 46 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 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, or a cyano group.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the W 1 and W 2 are each —B(OH) 2 , a boric acid ester residue, —MgX (X represents a halogen atom), a stannyl group, or a halogen atom.