IP Library Granted Patent US 12,391,651
Granted Patent B2
US 12,391,651 · App. 17/175,105 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Organic electroluminescent compound and organic electroluminescent device comprising the same

Inventors: Hyo-Jung Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Mi-Ja Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Dong-Hyung Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jin-Ri Hong (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: DuPont Specialty Materials Korea Ltd.
C07D223/32H10K85/30H10K85/615H10K85/633H10K85/654H10K85/6572H10K85/6574H10K85/6576H10K50/15H10K50/16H10K50/171
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Patent No.
US 12,391,651
App. No.
17/175,105
Granted
Aug 19, 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 of the present disclosure, it is possible to provide an organic electroluminescent device having improved driving voltage, lifetime properties, and/or power efficiency.

Claims (36)

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

wherein

L 1 and L 2 each independently represent a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted (5- to 30-membered)heteroarylene;

Ar 1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (5- to 30-membered)heteroaryl;

Ar 2 represents the following formula 1-2;

R 1 and R 2 each independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (5- to 30-membered)heteroaryl;

R 6 to R 9 each independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (5- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, or may be linked to L 2 ;

X represents O, S, or N—R 11 ;

R 11 represents a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (5- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, or may be linked to L 2 ; and

a, b, h, and i each independently represent an integer of 1 to 4, f represents an integer of 1 to 3, and g represents an integer of 1 to 2, where if a to i are an integer of 2 or more, each of R 1 to each of R 9 may be the same or different.

2. The organic electroluminescent compound according to claim 1 , wherein formula 1 is represented by any one of the following formulas 2-5 to 2-9:

wherein

Ar 1 , R 1 , R 2 , R 6 to R 9 , L 1 , L 2 , X, and a, b, f to i are as defined in claim 1 .

3. The organic electroluminescent compound according to claim 1 , wherein the substituents of the substituted alkyl, the substituted aryl, the substituted arylene, the substituted heteroaryl, and the substituted heteroarylene in L 1 , L 2 , R 1 , R 2 , R 6 to R 9 , R 11 , and Ar 1 each independently are at least one selected from the group consisting of deuterium; a halogen; a cyano; a carboxyl; a nitro; a hydroxyl; a (C1-C30)alkyl; a halo(C1-C30)alkyl; a (C2-C30)alkenyl; a (C2-C30)alkynyl; a (C1-C30)alkoxy; a (C1-C30)alkylthio; a (C3-C30)cycloalkyl; a (C3-C30)cycloalkenyl; a (3- to 7-membered)heterocycloalkyl; a (C6-C30)aryloxy; a (C6-C30)arylthio; a (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl unsubstituted or substituted with a (C6-C30)aryl(s); a (C6-C30)aryl unsubstituted or substituted with at least one of a (C1-C30)alkyl(s) and a (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl(s); a tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl; a tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl; a di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl; a (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl; an amino; a mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino; a mono- or di-(C2-C30)alkenylamino; a mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino; a mono- or di-(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino; a (C1-C30)alkyl(C2-C30)alkenylamino; a (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino; a (C1-C30)alkyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino; a (C2-C30)alkenyl(C6-C30)arylamino; a (C2-C30)alkenyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino; a (C6-C30)aryl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino; a (C1-C30)alkylcarbonyl; a (C1-C30)alkoxycarbonyl; a (C6-C30)arylcarbonyl; a di(C6-C30)arylboronyl; a di(C1-C30)alkylboronyl; a (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylboronyl; a (C6-C30)aryl(C1-C30)alkyl; and a (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)aryl.

4. The organic electroluminescent compound according to claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by formula 1 is selected from the following compounds:

5. An organic electroluminescent device comprising a first electrode; a second electrode; and a plurality of organic layers comprising a light-emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein at least two layers of the organic layers comprise one or more compounds represented by the following formula 3-2:

wherein R 6 ′ to R 9 ′ each independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C60)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 60-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a fused ring group of a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30) aliphatic ring(s) and a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30) aromatic ring(s), a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkynyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryloxy, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C2-C30)alkenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C2-C30)alkenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, or may be linked to an adjacent substituent to form a ring(s);

X′ represents O, S, or N—R 11 ′;

R 11 ′ represents -L 11 -Ar 3 ;

L 11 represents a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted (5- to 30-membered)heteroarylene;

Ar 3 represents hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (5- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C60)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(3- to 60-membered)heteroarylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C60)aryl(3- to 60-membered)heteroarylamino; and h′ and i′ each independently represent an integer of 1 to 4, f′ represents an integer of 1 to 3, and g′ represents an integer of 1 to 2, where if f′ to i′ are an integer of 2 or more, each of R 6 ′ to each of R 9 ′ may be the same or different;

wherein the compound represented by formula 3-2 comprised in at least one organic layer is represented by formula 1, and the compound represented by formula 3-2 comprised in at least another organic layer is represented by formula 4:

wherein

L 1 and L 2 each independently represent a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted (5- to 30-membered)heteroarylene;

Ar 1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (5- to 30-membered)heteroaryl;

Ar 2 represents the following formula 1-2;

wherein

at least one of Ar 21 to Ar 23 each independently represent the following formula 1-2, and the other(s) of Ar 21 to Ar 23 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (5- to 30-membered)heteroaryl;

L 21 to L 23 each independently represent a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted (5- to 30-membered)heteroarylene;

R 1 and R 2 each independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (5- to 30-membered)heteroaryl;

R 6 to R 9 each independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (5- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, or may be linked to L 2 , or also may be linked to one or more of L 21 to L 23 ;

X represents O, S, or N—R 11 ;

R 11 represents a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (5- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, or may be linked to L 2 , or also may be linked to one or more of L 21 to L 23 ; and

a, b, h, and i each independently represent an integer of 1 to 4, f represents an integer of 1 to 3, and g represents an integer of 1 to 2, where if a to i are an integer of 2 or more, each of R 6 to each of R 9 may be the same or different.

6. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 5 , wherein the compound represented by formula 4 is selected from the following compounds:

7. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 5 , wherein the compound represented by formula 1 is selected from the following compounds:

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2025
From: LEE, HYO-JUNG; LEE, MI-JA; LEE, DONG-HYUNG; HONG, JIN-RI
To: ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS KOREA LTD.
Reel/Frame 071494/0475 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 11, 2024
From: ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS KOREA LTD.
To: DUPONT SPECIALTY MATERIALS KOREA LTD.
Reel/Frame 069316/0857 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 17, 2024
From: ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS KOREA LTD
To: DUPONT SPECIALTY MATERIALS KOREA LTD
Reel/Frame 069185/0438 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0023139 · Feb 25, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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