Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
This invention discloses iridium complexes containing phenylpyridine ligand wherein there is an aryl or heterocyclic ring fused into phenyl ring. The iridium complexes showed desired device performance.
1. A compound comprising a ligand L A wherein the ligand L A is selected from the group consisting of:
wherein each Z 1 to Z 8 is nitrogen or carbon;
wherein R 1 and R 4 each independently represent mono, di, tri, or tetra substitutions, or no substitution;
wherein R 2 and R 3 each independently represent mono, or di substitutions, or no substitution;
wherein X is O or S;
wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, halide, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carbonyl, carboxylic acids, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof;
wherein any two adjacent substituents are optionally joined to form a ring, which can be further substituted;
wherein the ligand L A is coordinated to a metal M; and
wherein the ligand L A is optionally linked with other ligands to comprise a tridentate, tetradentate, pentadentate or hexadentate ligand.
2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein M is selected from the group consisting of Ir, Rh, Re, Ru, Os, Pt, Au, and Cu.
3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein each of Z 1 to Z 4 is carbon.
4. The compound of claim 1 , wherein each of Z 5 to Z 8 is carbon.
5. The compound of claim 1 , wherein each of Z 1 to Z 8 is carbon.
6. The compound of claim 1 , wherein at least one of Z 5 to Z 8 is nitrogen.
7. The compound of claim 1 , wherein X is O.
8. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 5 and R 6 are joined to form a ring.
9. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the ligand L A is selected from the group consisting of:
10. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound has the formula (L A )Ir(L B ) 2 , wherein L B has the following formula:
wherein R 7 and R 8 each independently represent mno, di, tri, or tetra substitutions, or no substitution;
wherein R 7 and R 8 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, halide, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carbonyl, carboxylic acids, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof; and
wherein any two adjacent R 7 and R 8 are optionally joined to form a ring, which can be further substituted.
11. The compound of claim 10 , wherein L B is selected from the group consisting of:
12. The compound of claim 9 , wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of Compound 1 through Compound 114,300;
where each Compound x has the formula Ir(L Ai )(L Bj ) 2 ;
wherein x=508j+i−508, i is an integer from 1 to 508, and j is an integer from 1 to 225;
wherein L Bj has the following formula:
13. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the ligand L A is selected from the group consisting of:
14. An organic light emitting device (OLED) comprising:
an anode;
a cathode; and
an organic layer, disposed between the anode and the cathode, comprising a compound comprising a ligand L A
wherein the ligand L A is selected from the group consisting of:
wherein each Z 1 to Z 8 is nitrogen or carbon;
wherein R 1 and R 4 each independently represent mono, di, tri, or tetra substitutions, or no substitution;
wherein R 2 and R 3 each independently represent mono, or di substitutions, or no substitution;
wherein X is O or S;
wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, halide, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carbonyl, carboxylic acids, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof;
wherein any two adjacent substituents are optionally joined to form a ring, which can be further substituted;
wherein the ligand L A is coordinated to a metal M; and
wherein the ligand L A is optionally linked with other ligands to comprise a tridentate, tetradentate, pentadentate or hexadentate ligand.
15. The OLED of claim 14 , wherein the OLED is incorporated into a device selected from the group consisting of a consumer product, an electronic component module, and a lighting panel.
16. The OLED of claim 14 , wherein the organic layer is an emissive layer and the compound is an emissive dopant or a non-emissive dopant.
17. The OLED of claim 14 , wherein the organic layer further comprises a host; wherein the host comprises a triphenylene containing benzo-fused thiophene or benzo-fused furan;
wherein any substituent in the host is an unfused substituent independently selected from the group consisting of C n H 2n+1 , OC n H 2n+1 , OAr 1 , N(C n H 2n+1 ) 2 , N(Ar 1 )(Ar 2 ), CH═CH—C n H 2n+1 , C≡CC n H 2n+1 , Ar 1 , Ar 1 -Ar 2 , C n H 2n —Ar 1 , or the host has no substitution;
wherein n is from 1 to 10; and
wherein Ar 1 and Ar 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of benzene, biphenyl, naphthalene, triphenylene, carbazole, and heteroaromatic analogs thereof.
18. The OLED of claim 14 , wherein the organic layer further comprises a host, wherein the host comprises at least one chemical group selected from the group consisting of triphenylene, carbazole, dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, azatriphenylene, azacarbazole, aza-dibenzothiophene, aza-dibenzofuran, and aza-dibenzoselenophene.
19. The OLED of claim 14 , wherein the organic layer further comprises a host and the host is selected from the group consisting of:
and combinations thereof.
20. A formulation comprising a compound comprising a ligand L A wherein the ligand L A is selected from the group consisting of:
wherein each Z 1 to Z 8 is nitrogen or carbon;
wherein R 1 and R 4 each independently represent mono, di, tri, or tetra substitutions, or no substitution;
wherein R 2 and R 3 each independently represent mono, or di substitutions, or no substitution;
wherein X is O or S;
wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, halide, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carbonyl, carboxylic acids, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof;
wherein any two adjacent substituents are optionally joined to form a ring, which can be further substituted;
wherein the ligand L A is coordinated to a metal M; and
wherein the ligand L A is optionally linked with other ligands to comprise a tridentate, tetradentate, pentadentate or hexadentate ligand.