IP Library Granted Patent US 12,439,819
Granted Patent B2
US 12,439,819 · App. 17/043,293 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Organic electroluminescent compound and organic electroluminescent device comprising the same

Inventors: Ga-Won Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Ji-Song Jun (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jeong-Eun Yang (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Kyoung-Jin Park (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: DuPont Specialty Materials Korea Ltd.
H10K85/6572H10K85/631H10K85/654H10K85/6574H10K85/6576H10K50/16
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Patent No.
US 12,439,819
App. No.
17/043,293
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescent compound and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. By comprising the organic electroluminescent compound, an organic electroluminescent device having low driving voltage and/or a high luminous efficiency can be provided.

Claims (35)

1. An organic electroluminescent compound represented by the following formula 1:

wherein,

at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is represented by the following formula 2;

wherein,

L represents a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroarylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkylene;

Ar represents hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino, provided that when R1 and R3 are hydrogen and at least one of R as is formula 2, Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino;

R 1 is represented by formula 2, or represent hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino;

R 2 and R 3 each independently, are represented by formula 2, or represent hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino; or may be linked to adjacent substituents to form a ring; with the proviso that when R1 and R3=hydrogen then R2 cannot be cyano, alkyl, or alkoxy;

p to r each independently represent an integer of 1 to 4;

s and t each independently represent an integer of 1 to 3; and

when p to t are 2 or more, each of R 1 , each of R 2 , each of R 3 , each of L or each of Ar may be the same or different.

2. The organic electroluminescent compound according to claim 1 , wherein the formula 1 is represented by any one of the following formulae 1-1 to 1-3:

wherein,

L, Ar, R 1 to R 3 , and p to t are as defined in claim 1 .

3. An organic electroluminescent compound represented by the following formula 1:

wherein,

at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is represented by the following formula 2;

wherein,

L represents a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroarylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkylene;

Ar represents hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino, provided that when R 1 and R 3 are hydrogen and at least one of R 2 is formula 2, Ar represents cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino;

R 1 is represented by formula 2, or represent hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino;

R 2 and R 3 each independently, are represented by formula 2, or represent hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino; or may be linked to adjacent substituents to form a ring;

when the adjacent substituents among at least one of R 2 and R 3 are linked to form a ring, which are at least one ring represented by the following formulae 3 to 7:

wherein,

R 4 to R 6 each independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl; and R 5 and R 6 may be linked to each other to form a ring-;

p to r each independently represent an integer of 1 to 4;

s and t each independently represent an integer of 1 to 3; and

when p to t are 2 or more, each of R 1 , each of R 2 , each of R 3 , each of L or each of Ar may be the same or different.

4. The organic electroluminescent compound according to claim 1 , wherein Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl, a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted terphenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthylphenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fluoranthenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted triazinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted pyridyl, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrimidinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzothienopyrimidinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted acenaphthopyrimidinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted quinazolinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoquinazolinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted quinoxalinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoquinoxalinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzoquinoxalinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted quinolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoquinolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted isoquinolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoisoquinolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzothienoquinolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzofuroquinolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted triazolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrazolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzothiophenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuranyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzofuranyl, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyridinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzothiazolinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthroidimidazolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted diphenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted phenylbiphenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenylphenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophenylphenylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuranylphenylamino.

5. The organic electroluminescent compound according to claim 1 , wherein the substituents of the substituted (C1-C30)alkyl, the substituted (C6-C30)aryl(ene), the substituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl(ene), the substituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl(ene), the substituted (C1-C30)alkoxy, the substituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, the substituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, the substituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, the substituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, the substituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, the substituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, and the substituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino in L, Ar, R 1 to R 3 each independently represent at least one selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, cyano, carboxyl, nitro, hydroxyl, (C1-C30)alkyl, halo (C1-C30)alkyl, (C2-C30)alkenyl, (C2-C30)alkynyl, (C1-C30)alkoxy, (C1-C30)alkylthio, (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, (C3-C30)cycloalkenyl, (3- to 7-membered) heterocycloalkyl, (C6-C30)aryloxy, (C6-C30)arylthio, (C6-C30)aryl-substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl-substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, amino, mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, (C1-C30)alkyl-substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino, (C1-C30)alkylcarbonyl, (C1-C30)alkoxycarbonyl, (C6-C30)arylcarbonyl, di(C6-C30)arylboronyl, di(C1-C30)alkylboronyl, (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylboronyl, (C6-C30)ar(C1-C30)alkyl, and (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)aryl.

6. An organic electroluminescent compound selected from the group consisting of:

7. An organic electroluminescent device comprising the organic electroluminescent compound according to claim 1 .

8. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 7 , wherein the organic electroluminescent compound is contained in at least one layer of a light-emitting layer and an electron transport layer.

9. The organic electroluminescent compound according to claim 3 , wherein Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl, a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted terphenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthylphenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fluoranthenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted triazinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted pyridyl, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrimidinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzothienopyrimidinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted acenaphthopyrimidinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted quinazolinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoquinazolinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted quinoxalinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoquinoxalinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzoquinoxalinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted quinolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoquinolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted isoquinolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoisoquinolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzothienoquinolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzofuroquinolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted triazolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrazolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzothiophenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuranyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzofuranyl, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyridinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzothiazolinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthroidimidazolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted diphenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted phenylbiphenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenylphenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophenylphenylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuranylphenylamino.

10. The organic electroluminescent compound according to claim 3 , wherein the substituents of the substituted (C1-C30)alkyl, the substituted (C6-C30)aryl(ene), the substituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl (ene), the substituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl(ene), the substituted (C1-C30)alkoxy, the substituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, the substituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, the substituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, the substituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, the substituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, the substituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, and the substituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino in L, Ar, and R 1 to R 6 each independently represent at least one selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, cyano, carboxyl, nitro, hydroxyl, (C1-C30)alkyl, halo (C1-C30)alkyl, (C2-C30)alkenyl, (C2-C30)alkynyl, (C1-C30)alkoxy, (C1-C30)alkylthio, (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, (C3-C30)cycloalkenyl, (3- to 7-membered) heterocycloalkyl, (C6-C30)aryloxy, (C6-C30)arylthio, (C6-C30)aryl-substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl-substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, amino, mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, (C1-C30)alkyl-substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino, (C1-C30)alkylcarbonyl, (C1-C30)alkoxycarbonyl, (C6-C30)arylcarbonyl, di(C6-C30)arylboronyl, di(C1-C30)alkylboronyl, (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylboronyl, (C6-C30)ar(C1-C30)alkyl, and (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)aryl.

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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2025
From: LEE, GA-WON; JUN, JI-SONG; YANG, JEONG-EUN; PARK, KYOUNG-JIN
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