IP Library Granted Patent US 8,766,249
Granted Patent B2
US 8,766,249 · App. 13/877,627 · Granted Jul 1, 2014

Nitrogenated aromatic compound, organic semiconductor material, and organic electronic device

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Patent No.
US 8,766,249
App. No.
13/877,627
Granted
Jul 1, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a novel nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound and an organic electronic device using the compound. This nitrogen-containing aromatic compound is represented by the general formula (1). Further, the present invention relates to organic electronic devices such as a light-emitting device, a thin-film transistor, and a photovoltaic device each using the nitrogen-containing aromatic compound. (L represents an m+n-valent aromatic hydrocarbon group or aromatic heterocyclic group, or a group arising from a triarylamine or a diaryl sulfone; X represents N-A, O, S, or Se; A represents an alkyl group or the like; R represent hydrogen, an alkyl group, an aromatic group, or the like; and m+n is an integer of 2 to 4.)

Claims (25)

1. A nitrogen-containing aromatic compound, which is represented by formula (1):

in the formula (1), L represents an m+n-valent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms or aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms and free of a fused heterocycle having 4 or more rings, a group arising from a triarylamine having 9 to 30 carbon atoms, or a group arising from a diaryl sulfone having 6 to 24 carbon atoms, X's each represent N-A, O, S, or Se, A's each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, an ally group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a silyl group having 3 to 18 carbon atoms, an acyl group having 2 to 19 carbon atoms, an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 50 carbon atoms, or an aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 to 50 carbon atoms and free of a fused heterocycle having 4 or more rings, R's each independently represent hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, an ally group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, or an aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms and free of a fused heterocycle having 4 or more rings, m represents an integer of 1 to 4, n represents an integer of 0 to 3, and a sum of the m and the n is 2 to 4.

2. A nitrogen-containing aromatic compound according to claim 1 , wherein the n in formula (1) represents 0.

3. A nitrogen-containing aromatic compound. according to claim 1 , wherein the X's in formula (1) each represent N-A.

4. A compound according to claim 1 , wherein the m in formula (1) represents 2 or 3.

5. An organic semiconductor material, comprising the nitrogen-containing aromatic compound according to claim 1 .

6. An organic semiconductor thin film, which is formed of the organic semiconductor material according to claim 5 .

7. An organic electronic device, which is obtained, by using the organic semiconductor material according to claim 5 .

8. An organic electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the organic electronic device is selected from a light-emitting device, a thin-film transistor, and a photovoltaic device.

9. An organic electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the light-emitting device comprises an organic electroluminescence device.

10. An organic semiconductor material, comprising the nitrogen-containing aromatic compound according to claim 2 .

11. An organic semiconductor material, comprising the nitrogen-containing aromatic compound according to claim 3 .

12. An organic semiconductor material, comprising the :nitrogen-containing aromatic compound according to claim 4 .

13. An organic semiconductor thin film, which is formed of the organic semiconductor material according to claim 10 .

14. An organic semiconductor thin film, which is formed of the organic semiconductor material according to claim 11 .

15. An organic semiconductor thin film, which is formed of the organic semiconductor material according to claim 12 .

16. An organic electronic device, which is obtained by using the organic semiconductor material according to claim. 10 .

17. An organic electronic device, which is obtained by using the organic semiconductor material according to claim 11 .

18. An organic electronic device, which is obtained by using the organic semiconductor material according to claim 12 .

19. An organic electronic device according to claim 16 , wherein the organic electronic device is selected from a light-emitting device, a thin-film transistor, and a photovoltaic device.

20. An organic electronic device according to claim 17 , wherein the organic electronic device is selected from a light-emitting device, a thin-film transistor, and a photovoltaic device.

21. An organic electronic device according to claim 18 , wherein the organic electronic device is selected from a light-emitting device, a thin-film transistor, and a photovoltaic device.

22. An organic electronic device according to claim 19 , wherein the light-emitting device comprises an organic electroluminescence device.

23. An organic electronic device according to claim 20 , where the light-emitting device comprises an organic electroluminescence device.

24. An organic electronic device according to claim 21 , wherein the light-emitting device comprises an organic electroluminescence device.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Oct 21, 2020
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN MATERIALS CO., LTD.; NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
To: NIPPON STEEL CHEMICAL & MATERIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054145/0400 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2013
From: SAWADA, YUICHI; HOTTA, MASANORI; MATSUMOTO, MEGUMI
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030145/0929 →