IP Library Granted Patent US 12,137,604
Granted Patent B2
US 12,137,604 · App. 17/036,088 · Granted Nov 5, 2024

Organometallic compound and organic light-emitting device including the same

Inventors: Soyeon Kim (Seoul, KR); Ohyun Kwon (Seoul, KR); Jiyoun Lee (Anyang-si, KR); Yongsuk Cho (Hwaseong-si, KR); Jongwon Choi (Yongin-si, KR); Dmitry Kravchuk (Suwon-si, KR); Seungyeon Kwak (Suwon-si, KR); Myungsun Sim (Suwon-si, KR); Sunghun Lee (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H10K85/342C07F15/0033C09K11/06C09K2211/1007C09K2211/1029C09K2211/185H10K50/11H10K2101/10
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Patent No.
US 12,137,604
App. No.
17/036,088
Granted
Nov 5, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are an organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 and an organic light-emitting device including the same: wherein, in Formula 1, Y 1 , Y 2 , X a , X b , ring CY 1 , ring CY 2 , R 1 , R 2 , A 1 to A 7 , a1, and a2 are as defined in the specification.

Claims (94)

1. An organometallic compound represented by Formula 1:

wherein, in Formula 1, Y 1 is N, Y 2 is C, and ring CY 1 is a group represented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2,

in Formulae 1, 1-1 and 1-2, ring CY 2 , ring CY 11 and ring CY 12 are each independently a C 5 -C 30 carbocyclic group or a C 1 -C 30 heterocyclic group,

in Formula 1, X a is N or C(T a ), and X b is N or C(T b ),

in Formula 1-1, X 1 is N or C(R 11 ), and X 2 is N or C(R 12 ),

in Formulae 1-1 and 1-2, * and *′ are condensation sites to the adjacent 6-membered ring of Formula 1,

a group represented by

 is a group represented by one of Formulae 3-1 to 3-36 and 3-38 to 3-48:

wherein, in Formulae 3-1 to 3-36 and 3-38 to 3-48,

X a is C(T a ), and X b is C(T b ), or X a is N and X b is N,

a19 is an integer of 0 to 12,

a18 is an integer of 0 to 8,

a17 is an integer of 0 to 7,

a16 is an integer of 0 to 6,

a15 is an integer of 0 to 5,

a14 is an integer of 0 to 4,

* is a binding site to Ir in Formula 1, and

*″ is a binding site to an adjacent atom in Formula 1,

in Formulae 1, R 1 , R 2 , T a , T b , and A 1 to A 7 are each independently hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —SF 5 , a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 60 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 60 aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 60 arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —N(Q 1 )(Q 2 ), —Si(Q 3 )(Q 4 )(Q 5 ), —Ge(Q 3 )(Q 4 )(Q 5 ), —B(Q 6 )(Q 7 ), —P(═O)(Q 8 )(Q 9 ), or —P(Q 8 )(Q 9 ),

R 11 and R 12 are the same as defined above in connection with R 1 ,

a1 is an integer of 1 to 20, and when a1 is 2 or greater, two or more of R 1 (s) are identical to or different from each other,

a2 is an integer of 0 to 20, and when a2 is 2 or greater, two or more of R 2 (s) are identical to or different from each other,

at least one of R 1 (s) in number of a1 is a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 60 aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group,

two or more of R 1 (s) in number of a1 are optionally linked to each other to form a C 5 -C 30 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 1a or a C 1 -C 30 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 1a ,

two or more of R 2 (s) in number of a2 are optionally linked to each other to form a C 5 -C 30 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 1a or a C 1 -C 30 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 1a ,

R 1 and R 2 are optionally linked to each other to form a C 5 -C 30 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 1a or a C 1 -C 30 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 1a ,

two or more of A 1 to A 7 are optionally linked to each other to form a C 5 -C 30 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 1a or a C 1 -C 30 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 1a ,

R 1a is the same as defined in connection with A 7 ,

a substituent of the substituted C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, the substituted C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group, the substituted C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group, the substituted C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group, the substituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, the substituted C 1 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl group, the substituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkenyl group, the substituted C 2 -C 10 heterocycloalkenyl group, the substituted C 6 -C 60 aryl group, the substituted C 6 -C 60 aryloxy group, the substituted C 6 -C 60 arylthio group, the substituted C 1 -C 60 heteroaryl group, the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group is:

deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD 3 , —CD 2 H, —CDH 2 , —CF 3 , —CF 2 H, —CFH 2 , a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group or a C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group;

a C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group, or a C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group, each substituted with deuterium, —F, —C 1 , —Br, —I, —CD 3 , —CD 2 H, —CDH 2 , —CF 3 , —CF 2 H, —CFH 2 , a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a C 1 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkenyl group, a C 2 -C 10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C 6 -C 60 aryl group, a C 6 -C 60 aryloxy group, a C 6 -C 60 arylthio group, a C 1 -C 60 heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —N(Q 11 )(Q 12 ), —Si(Q 13 )(Q 14 )(Q 15 ), —Ge(Q 13 )(Q 14 )(Q 15 ), —B(Q 16 )(Q 17 ), —P(═O)(Q 18 )(Q 19 ), —P(Q 18 )(Q 19 ), or any combination thereof;

a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a C 1 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkenyl group, a C 2 -C 10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C 6 -C 60 aryl group, a C 6 -C 60 aryloxy group, a C 6 -C 60 arylthio group, a C 1 -C 60 heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, or a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD 3 , —CD 2 H, —CDH 2 , —CF 3 , —CF 2 H, —CFH 2 , a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group, a C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group, a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a C 1 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkenyl group, a C 2 -C 10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C 6 -C 60 aryl group, a C 6 -C 60 aryloxy group, a C 6 -C 60 arylthio group, a C 1 -C 60 heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —N(Q 21 )(Q 22 ), —Si(Q 23 )(Q 24 )(Q 25 ), —Ge(Q 23 )(Q 24 )(Q 25 ), —B(Q 26 )(Q 27 ), —P(═O)(Q 28 )(Q 29 ), —P(Q 28 )(Q 29 ), or any combination thereof;

—N(Q 31 )(Q 32 ), —Si(Q 33 )(Q 34 )(Q 35 ), —Ge(Q 33 )(Q 34 )(Q 35 ), —B(Q 36 )(Q 37 ), —P(═O)(Q 38 )(Q 39 ), or —P(Q 38 )(Q 39 ); or

any combination thereof, and

Q 1 to Q 9 , Q 11 to Q 19 , Q 21 to Q 29 , and Q 31 to Q 39 are each independently hydrogen;

deuterium; —F; —Cl; —Br; —I; a hydroxyl group; a cyano group; a nitro group; an amidino group; a hydrazine group; a hydrazone group; a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof; a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof; a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof; a C 1 -C 60 alkyl group unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, a C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a C 6 -C 60 aryl group, or any combination thereof; a C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group; a C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group; a C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group; a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group; a C 1 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl group; a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkenyl group; a C 2 -C 10 heterocycloalkenyl group; a C 6 -C 60 aryl group unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, a C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a C 6 -C 60 aryl group, or any combination thereof; a C 6 -C 60 aryloxy group; a C 6 -C 60 arylthio group; a C 1 -C 60 heteroaryl group; a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group; or a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.

2. The organometallic compound of claim 1 , wherein, in Formula 1, ring CY 2 is a benzene group, a naphthalene group, a 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene group, a thiophene group, a furan group, a pyrrole group, a cyclopentadiene group, a silole group, a benzothiophene group, a benzofuran group, an indole group, an indene group, a benzosilole group, a dibenzothiophene group, a dibenzofuran group, a carbazole group, a fluorene group, or a dibenzosilole group, and

in Formulae 1-1 and 1-2, ring CY 11 and ring CY 12 are each independently a benzene group, a naphthalene group, a 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a quinazoline group, or a quinoxaline group.

3. The organometallic compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 , R 2 , T a , T b , and A 1 to A 7 are each independently hydrogen, deuterium, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, —Si(Q 3 )(Q 4 )(Q 5 ), or —Ge(Q 3 )(Q 4 )(Q 5 ).

4. The organometallic compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 , R 2 , T a , T b , and A 1 to A 7 are each independently:

hydrogen or deuterium;

a C 1 -C 30 alkyl group, a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, or a phenyl group, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, a C 1 -C 30 alkyl group, a deuterated C 1 -C 30 alkyl group, a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a deuterated C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a (C 1 -C 20 alkyl)C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a phenyl group, a deuterated phenyl group, a (C 1 -C 20 alkyl)phenyl group, a biphenyl group, or any combination thereof; or

—Si(Q 3 )(Q 4 )(Q 5 ), or —Ge(Q 3 )(Q 4 )(Q 5 ).

5. The organometallic compound of claim 1 , wherein, in Formula 1, at least one of R 1 (s) in number of a1 is a group having three or more carbons.

6. The organometallic compound of claim 1 , wherein, in Formula 1, at least one of R 1 (s) in number of a1 is a C 1 -C 30 alkyl group, a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, or a phenyl group, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, a C 1 -C 30 alkyl group, a deuterated C 1 -C 30 alkyl group, a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a deuterated C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a (C 1 -C 20 alkyl)C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a phenyl group, a deuterated phenyl group, a (C 1 -C 20 alkyl)phenyl group, a biphenyl group, or any combination thereof.

7. The organometallic compound of claim 1 , wherein, in Formula 1, at least one of R 1 (s) in number of a1 is a group represented by Formula 2:

wherein, in Formula 2, R 31 to R 33 are each independently hydrogen, deuterium, a C 1 -C 30 alkyl group, a deuterated C 1 -C 30 alkyl group, a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a deuterated C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a (C 1 -C 20 alkyl)C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a phenyl group, a deuterated phenyl group, a (C 1 -C 20 alkyl)phenyl group, or a biphenyl group; and * is a binding site to an adjacent atom.

8. The organometallic compound of claim 7 , wherein the group represented by Formula 2 satisfies at least one of <Condition A> and <Condition B>:

<Condition A>

in Formula 2, two or more of R 31 to R 33 are each independently a C 1 -C 30 alkyl group, a deuterated C 1 -C 30 alkyl group, a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a deuterated C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a (C 1 -C 20 alkyl)C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a phenyl group, a deuterated phenyl group, a (C 1 -C 20 alkyl)phenyl group, or a biphenyl group; and

<Condition B>

in Formula 2, one or more of R 31 to R 33 are each independently a C 2 -C 30 alkyl group, a deuterated C 2 -C 30 alkyl group, a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a deuterated C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a (C 1 -C 20 alkyl)C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a phenyl group, a deuterated phenyl group, a (C 1 -C 20 alkyl)phenyl group, or a biphenyl group.

9. The organometallic compound of claim 1 , wherein, in Formula 1, the number of carbons in a group represented by *—C(A 1 )(A 2 )(A 3 ) is 5 or greater, and the number of carbons in a group represented by *—C(A 4 )(A 5 )(A 6 ) is 5 or greater.

10. The organometallic compound of claim 1 , wherein the organometallic compound satisfies at least one of <Condition 1> to <Condition 3>:

<Condition 1>

A 1 to A 6 in Formula 1 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 60 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 60 heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group;

<Condition 2>

at least one of A 1 to A 6 in Formula 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 60 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 60 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 60 heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group; and

<Condition 3>

A 7 in Formula 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 60 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 60 heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.

11. The organometallic compound of claim 1 , wherein the organometallic compound satisfies at least one of <Condition 4> and <Condition 5>:

<Condition 4>

in Formula 1, two or more of A 1 to A 3 of the group represented by *—C(A 1 )(A 2 )(A 3 ) are linked with C in the group represented by *—C(A 1 )(A 2 )(A 3 ) to form a C 5 -C 30 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 1a , or a C 1 -C 30 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 1a ; and

<Condition 5>

In Formula 1, two or more of A 4 to A 6 of the group represented by *—C(A 4 )(A 5 )(A 6 ) are linked with C in the group represented by *—C(A 4 )(A 5 )(A 6 ) to form a C 5 -C 30 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 1a , or a C 1 -C 30 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 1a .

12. The organometallic compound of claim 1 , wherein, in Formula 1, a group represented by

is a group represented by one of Formulae 4-1 to 4-60 and 4-97 to 4-126:

wherein, in Formulae 4-1 to 4-126,

Y 1 , X a , and X b are the same as defined in claim 1 ,

R 11 to R 18 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 60 aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group,

* is a binding site to Ir in Formula 1, and

*″ is a binding site to an adjacent atom in Formula 1.

13. The organometallic compound of claim 1 , wherein, in Formula 1, a group represented by

is a group represented by one of Formulae CY 2 -1 to CY 2 -7:

wherein, in Formulae CY 1 -1 to CY 2 -7,

Y 2 is C,

X 21 is O, S, N(R 28 ), C(R 28 )(R 29 ), or Si(R 28 )(R 29 ),

R 20 to R 29 are the same as defined in connection with R 2 in claim 1 ,

*′ is a binding site to Ir in Formula 1, and

*″ is a binding site to an adjacent atom in Formula 1.

14. The organometallic compound of claim 13 , wherein, in Formula CY 2 -1, R 20 and R 22 are each independently a C 1 -C 30 alkyl group, a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, or a phenyl group, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, a C 1 -C 30 alkyl group, a deuterated C 1 -C 30 alkyl group, a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a deuterated C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a (C 1 -C 20 alkyl)C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a phenyl group, a deuterated phenyl group, a (C 1 -C 20 alkyl)phenyl group, a biphenyl group, or any combination thereof.

15. The organometallic compound of claim 1 , wherein the organometallic compound is at least one of Compounds 1 to 48:

16. An organic light-emitting device comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode; and

an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and comprising an emission layer, wherein the organic layer includes at least one organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 of claim 1 .

17. The organic light-emitting device of claim 16 , wherein

the first electrode is an anode,

the second electrode is a cathode,

the organic layer further comprises a hole transport region between the first electrode and the emission layer, and an electron transport region between the emission layer and the second electrode,

the hole transport region comprises a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an electron blocking layer, a buffer layer or any combination thereof, and

the electron transport region comprises a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer, or any combination thereof.

18. The organic light-emitting device of claim 16 , wherein the organometallic compound is in the emission layer.

19. The organic light-emitting device of claim 18 , wherein the emission layer further comprises a host, and an amount of the host in the emission layer is larger than an amount of the organometallic compound in the emission layer.

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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2025
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2020
From: KIM, SOYEON; KWON, OHYUN; LEE, JIYOUN; CHO, YONGSUK; CHOI, JONGWON; KRAVCHUK, DMITRY; KWAK, SEUNGYEON; SIM, MYUNGSUN; LEE, SUNGHUN
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Priority Claims (1)
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