Organic electroluminescence devices containing substituted benzo[C]phenanthrenes

1. An electronic device comprising at least one compound of formula (II):

wherein

R 2 is selected from the group consisting of Ar and N(Ar) 2 ;

Ar is on each occurrence, identically or differently, an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 40 aromatic ring atoms, which are optionally substituted by one or more radicals R 13 , where, in the case where two Ar are bonded to the same N or P atom, the two Ar may be linked to one another by a single covalent bond or a divalent group selected from the group consisting of BR 13 , C(R 13 ) 2 , Si(R 13 ) 2 , C═O, C═NR 13 , C═C(R 13 ) 2 , O, S, S═O, SO 2 , NR 13 , PR 13 and P(═O)R 13 ;

with the proviso that Ar, if it is bonded directly to the aromatic skeleton of the formula (II), is different from triarylamine;

R 1 and R 12 are H;

R 13 is identical or different on each occurrence and is selected from the group consisting of H, D, F, Cl, Br, I, CHO, N(R 14 ) 2 , CN, NO 2 , Si(R 14 ) 3 , B(OR 14 ) 2 , OSO 2 R 14 , straight-chain alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy and thioalkoxy groups having 1 to 40 C atoms and branched, monocyclic or polycyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy and thioalkoxy groups having 3 to 40 C atoms, each of which are optionally substituted by one or more radicals R 14 , where one or more non-adjacent CH 2 groups are optionally replaced by R 14 C═CR 14 , C≡C, Si(R 14 ) 2 , Ge(R 14 ) 2 , Sn(R 14 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 14 , P(═O)(R 14 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 14 , O, S or CONR 14 and where one or more H atoms are optionally replaced by D, F, Cl, Br, I, CN or NO 2 , and aromatic or heteroaromatic ring systems having 5 to 40 aromatic ring atoms, which in each case are optionally substituted by one or more radicals R 14 , and aryloxy or heteroaryloxy groups having 5 to 40 aromatic ring atoms which are optionally substituted by one or more radicals R 14 , and a combination of these systems, where two or more adjacent substituents R 13 optionally define a monocyclic or polycyclic, aliphatic or aromatic ring system with one another;

R 14 is identical or different on each occurrence and is selected from the group consisting of H and an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, where one or more H atoms of the aliphatic hydrocarbon radical are optionally replaced by F; where, in the case where two or more substituents R 14 are adjacent, these optionally define a monocyclic or polycyclic aliphatic ring system;

with the proviso that the following compounds are excluded:

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein said electronic device is selected from the group consisting of organic electroluminescent devices, organic field-effect transistors, organic thin-film transistors, organic light-emitting transistors, organic integrated circuits, organic solar cells, organic field-quench devices, light-emitting electrochemical cells, organic laser diodes, and organic photoreceptors.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one compound of formula (II) is comprised in a hole transport layer, in a hole injection layer, in an electron transport layer, or in an emitting layer.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein in formula (II), Ar is on each occurrence, identically or differently, one or more unit(s) selected from the group consisting of naphthyl, anthracene, phenanthrene, 1,3,5-triazine, benzimidazole, phenothiazine, fluorene, carbazole, spirobifluorene, and combinations thereof, which is optionally substituted by one or more radicals R 13 ; and wherein, in the case where two Ar are bonded to the same N atom, the two Ar are optionally linked to one another by a single covalent bond or a divalent group selected from the group consisting of C(R 13 ) 2 , C═O, O, S, NR 13 and PR 13 .

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein in formula (II), the group Ar is selected from the groups of the formula (VII), formula (IX), formula (XI), or formula (XII),

wherein the dashed bond denotes the link to the benzo[c]phenanthrene unit;

Ar 1 is an aryl or heteroaryl group having 5 to 16 aromatic ring atoms, optionally substituted by one or more radicals R 14 ;

Ar 2 is an aryl or heteroaryl group having 5 to 20 aromatic ring atoms which are optionally substituted by one or more radicals R 14 ; and

q is 1.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein in formula (II), R 13 , identically or differently on each occurrence, is selected from the group consisting of H, a straight-chain alkyl or alkenyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms, a C 6-10 -aryl group, and a 5- to 14-membered heteroaryl group, where one or more H atoms of the straight-chain alkyl or alkenyl group are optionally replaced by F.

7. An electronic device comprising at least one compound of formula (I)

wherein

R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 and R 12 are H; and

R 5 is 10-phenylanthracen-9-yl.