Heterocyclic compound, organic light-emitting diode including the heterocyclic compound, and flat display device including the organic light-emitting diode

1. A heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1 below:

wherein

R 1 to R 11 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 30 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30 alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30 alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 30 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 30 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 30 cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30 heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30 aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30 arylthio group, or a group represented by N(Q 1 )(Q 2 ) where Q 1 and Q 2 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted methyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted ethyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted propyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted butyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pentyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyridinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted anthryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted pyrimidinyl group, and

L 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30 arylene group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 30 heteroarylene group, and a is an integer of 1 or 2, wherein if a is 2, two L 1 are identical to or different from each other.

2. The heterocyclic compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 to R 11 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted methyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted ethyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted propyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted butyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pentyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted terphenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthrenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyridinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted diazinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted triazinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted quinolinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzimidazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoxazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pentalenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted indenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted azulenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heptalenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted indacenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acenaphthyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted spiro-fluorenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenalenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthridinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthrolinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted anthryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted fluoranthenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted triphenylenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted chricenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthacenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted picenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted perylenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pentaphenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hexacenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrrolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted imidazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted imidazopyrimidinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyridazinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrimidinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted imidazopyrimidinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyridazinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted indolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted isoindolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrido indolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted indazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted purinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoquinolinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phthalazinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyridinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted quinoxalinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted quinazolinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenazinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted furanyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzofuranyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuranyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted thiophenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzothiophenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted thiazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted isothiazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzothiazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted oxazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted isooxazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted oxadiazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted triazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted tetrazolyl group, or a group represented by N(Q 1 )(Q 2 ), where Q 1 and Q 2 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted methyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted ethyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted propyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted butyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pentyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyridinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted anthryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted pyrimidinyl group.

3. The heterocyclic compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 to R 11 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted methyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted ethyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted propyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted butyl group, or one of the groups represented by Formulae 2A to 2P below:

wherein Z 1 , Z 2 , Z 3 , and Z 4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted methyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted ethyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted propyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted butyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted methoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted ethoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted anthryl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted quinolinyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted pyridinyl group, a plurality of each of Z 1 , Z 2 , Z 3 , and Z 4 are identical to or different from each other, p and q each are an integer of 1 to 5, r is 1 or 2, and * indicates a binding site.

4. The heterocyclic compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 to R 11 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted methyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted ethyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted propyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted tert-butyl group, or a group represented by Formulae 3A to 3R below:

wherein Z 1 is a hydrogen atom or a phenyl group, Z 2′ , Z 3′ , Z 4′ , and Z 5′ are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a fluoro group, a methyl group, or a phenyl group, a plurality of each of Z 2′ , Z 3′ , Z 4′ , and Z 5′ are identical to or different from each other, and * indicates a binding site.

5. The heterocyclic compound of claim 1 , wherein L 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyridinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrimidinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted triazinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted anthrylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthrenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted chrycenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted perilenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted spiro-fluorenyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted oxadiazolylene group.

6. The heterocyclic compound of claim 1 , wherein L 1 comprises one of the groups represented by Formulae 4A to 4H below:

wherein

Z 4 and Z 5 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted methyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted ethyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted propyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted butyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a plurality of each of Z 4 and Z 5 are identical to or different from each other, and

s and t are an integer of 1 to 4, *′ indicates a binding site with the anthracene back bone, and * indicates a binding site with R 3 .

7. The heterocyclic compound of claim 1 , wherein L 1 comprises one of the groups represented by Formulae 5A to 5I:

wherein *′ indicates a binding site with the anthracene back bone, and * indicates a binding site with R 3 .

8. The heterocyclic compound of claim 1 , wherein the heterocyclic compound is represented by Formula 1a below:

wherein

R 1 , R 4 , and R 6 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted methyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted ethyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted propyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted butyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pentyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthrenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyridinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted diazinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted triazinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted quinolinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzimidazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoxazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted imidazopyrimidinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrimidinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted imidazopyrimidinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted indolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrido indolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted furanyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzofuranyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuranyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted thiophenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzothiophenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted oxazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted oxadiazolyl group, or a group represented by N(Q 1 )(Q 2 ) where Q 1 and Q 2 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted methyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted ethyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted propyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted butyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyridinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl group,

L 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyridinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrimidinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted triazinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted anthrylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthrenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted chrycenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted perilenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted spiro-fluorenyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted oxadiazolylene group, and

a is an integer of 1 or 2, and if a is 2, the two L 1 are identical to or different from each other.

9. The heterocyclic compound of claim 8 , wherein R 1 , R 4 , and R 6 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted methyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted ethyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted propyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted butyl group, or one of the groups represented by Formulae 2A to 2P below:

wherein

Z 1 , Z 2 , Z 3 , and Z 4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted methyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted ethyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted propyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted butyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted methoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted ethoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted anthryl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted quinolinyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted pyridinyl group, a plurality of each of Z 1 , Z 2 , Z 3 , and Z 4 are identical to or different from each other, p and q each are an integer of 1 to 5, r is 1 or 2, and * indicates a binding site, and

L 1 is one of the groups manufactured according to Formulae 4A to 4H below:

wherein Z 4 and Z 5 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted methyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted ethyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted propyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted butyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a plurality of each of Z 4 and Z 5 are identical to or different from each other, s and t is an integer of 1 to 4, *′ indicates a binding site with the anthracene back bone, and * indicates a binding site with R 3 .

10. The heterocyclic compound of claim 8 , wherein R 1 , R 4 , and R 6 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted methyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted ethyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted propyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted tert-butyl group, or one of the groups represented by Formulae 3A to 3R below:

wherein

Z 1′ is a hydrogen atom or a phenyl group, Z 2′ , Z 3′ , Z 4′ , and Z 5′ are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a fluoro group, a methyl group, or a phenyl group, and a plurality of each of Z 2′ , Z 3′ , Z 4′ , and Z 5′ are identical to or different from each other, and * indicates a binding site, and

L 1 comprises one of the groups represented by Formulae 5A to 5I below:

wherein *′ indicates a binding site with the anthracene back bone, and * indicates a binding site with R 3 .

11. The heterocyclic compound of claim 1 , wherein the heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1 is one of Compounds 1 to 80 below:

12. An organic light-emitting diode comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode facing the first electrode; and

a first layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first layer comprises the heterocyclic compound of claim 1 .

13. The organic light-emitting diode of claim 12 , wherein the first layer comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of an electron injection layer, an electron transport layer, a layer having an electron injection function and an electron transport function, and an emission layer.

14. The organic light-emitting diode of claim 13 , wherein the first layer comprises an emission layer, and the heterocyclic compound is a fluorescent host, a phosphorescent host, or a fluorescent dopant in the emission layer.

15. The organic light-emitting diode of claim 13 , wherein the first layer comprises an emission layer, and the emission layer further comprises an anthracene compound, an arylamine compound, or a styryl compound.

16. The organic light-emitting diode of claim 12 , further comprising, between the first electrode and the second electrode, in addition to the first layer, a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, a layer having a hole injection function and a hole transport function, an emission layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron injection layer, an electron transport layer, a layer having an electron injection function and an electron transport function, or a combination of two or more thereof.

17. The organic light-emitting diode of claim 16 , wherein the layer in addition to the first layer comprises an emission layer, and the emission layer comprises a host and a dopant, and the dopant is a fluorescent dopant or a phosphorescent dopant.

18. The organic light-emitting diode of claim 16 , wherein the layer in addition to the first layer comprises an emission layer, and the emission layer further comprises an anthracene compound, an arylamine compound, or a styryl compound.

19. The organic light-emitting diode of claim 12 , wherein the first layer comprises an electron transport layer, and the electron transport layer comprises a heterocyclic compound and a metal-containing material.

20. The organic light-emitting diode of claim 12 , wherein at least one layer selected from the group consisting of the first layer and the layer in addition to the first layer is formed by using a wet process.

21. A flat display device comprising:

a transistor comprising a source, a drain, a gate, and an active layer; and

the organic light-emitting diode of claim 12 ,

wherein one of the source and the drain is electrically connected to the first electrode of the organic light-emitting diode.

22. A heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1 below:

wherein

R 1 to R 11 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 30 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30 alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30 alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 30 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 30 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 30 cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30 heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30 aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30 arylthio group, or a group represented by N(Q 1 )(Q 2 ) where Q 1 and Q 2 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted methyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted ethyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted propyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted butyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pentyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyridinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted anthryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted pyrimidinyl group, provided that R 11 is not a phenyl, and

L 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30 arylene group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 30 heteroarylene group, and a is an integer of 1 or 2, wherein if a is 2, two L 1 are identical to or different from each other.

23. The heterocyclic compound of claim 1 , wherein R 11 is a hydrogen atom.