IP Library Granted Patent US 12,610,738
Granted Patent B2
US 12,610,738 · App. 17/203,153 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

Organic electroluminescent compound and organic electroluminescent device comprising the same

Inventors: Hyo-Soon Park (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jeong-Hwan Jeon (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Sang-Hee Cho (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Eun-Joung Choi (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Dong-Gil Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: DuPont Specialty Materials Korea Ltd.
H10K85/6572C07D307/91C07D403/04C07D403/10C07D405/04C07D409/10C07D409/12C07D409/14C09K11/06H10K85/636H10K85/654H10K85/6574H10K85/6576C09K2211/1018H10K50/11H10K50/15H10K2101/10
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Patent No.
US 12,610,738
App. No.
17/203,153
Granted
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescent compound represented by formula 1, 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, luminous efficiency, lifetime properties, and/or power efficiency.

Claims (46)

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

wherein

when ring A is selected from the following formulas;

X represents NR 11 , CR 12 R 13 , O, or S;

R 1 each independently represents hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, or a cyano;

R 11 represents hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C30 cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 30-membered heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted silyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted amino;

R 12 and R 13 each independently represent a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C30 cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 30-membered heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted silyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted amino; or are linked to each other to form a ring;

R 21 represents -L 1 -Ar 1 , where if R 21 is plural, each of R 21 may be the same or different;

L 1 each independently represents a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 arylene aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 30-membered heteroarylene;

Ar 1 each independently represents deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C30 cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 30-membered heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted silyl, or a substituted amino; and

a represents an integer of 1 to 4, b represents an integer of 1 to 10, where if and b are an integer of 2 or more, each of R 1 and each of R 21 may be the same or different;

* represents a site fused with the 5-membered ring comprising X;

with the proviso that if X is NR 11 , ring A is not

2 . The organic electroluminescent compound according to claim 1 , wherein the substituents of the substituted alkyl, the substituted cycloalkyl, the substituted heterocycloalkyl, the substituted aryl, the substituted arylene, the substituted heteroaryl, the substituted heteroarylene, the substituted silyl, and the substituted amino in R 11 to R 13 , L 1 , 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 phosphine oxide; a C1-C30 alkyl; a haloC1-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 aryls; a C6-C30 aryl unsubstituted or substituted with at least one of a C1-C30 alkyls and a 3- to 30-membered heteroaryls; a triC1-C30 alkylsilyl; a triC6-C30 arylsilyl; a diC1-C30 alkylC6-C30 arylsilyl; a C1-C30 alkyldiC6-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 alkylC2-C30 alkenylamino; a C1-C30 alkylC6-C30 arylamino; a C1-C30 alkyl3- to 30-membered heteroarylamino; a C2-C30 alkenylC6-C30 arylamino; a C2-C30 alkenyl3- to 30-membered heteroarylamino; a C6-C30 aryl3- to 30-membered heteroarylamino; a C1-C30 alkylcarbonyl; a C1-C30 alkoxycarbonyl; a C6-C30 arylcarbonyl; a C6-C30 arylphosphine; a diC6-C30 arylboronyl; a diC1-C30 alkylboronyl; a C1-C30 alkylC6-C30 arylboronyl; a C6-C30 arylC1-C30 alkyl; and a C1-C30 alkylC6-C30 aryl.

3 . The organic electroluminescent compound according to claim 1 , wherein ring A is selected from the following formulas:

4 . The organic electroluminescent compound according to claim 1 , wherein ring A is selected from the following formulas:

5 . The organic electroluminescent compound according to claim 1 , wherein ring A is selected from the following formulas:

6 . The organic electroluminescent compound according to claim 1 , wherein L 1 each independently represents a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene, a substituted or unsubstituted biphenylene, a substituted or unsubstituted terphenylene, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthylene, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthrenylene, a substituted or unsubstituted triphenylenylene, a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted pyridylene.

7 . The organic electroluminescent compound according to claim 1 , wherein the substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 30-membered heteroaryl of R 11 to R 13 and Ar 1 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted pyridyl, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrimidinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted triazinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrazinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted quinolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted quinazolinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted quinoxalinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoquinolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoquinazolinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoquinoxalinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzoquinolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzoquinazolinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzoquinoxalinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted indenopyridyl, a substituted or unsubstituted indenopyrimidinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted indenopyrazinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzofuropyridyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzofuropyrimidinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzofuropyrazinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzothiopyridyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzothiopyrimidinyl, a substituted or unsubstituted benzothiopyranyl, a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuranyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophenyl.

8 . An organic electroluminescent compound selected from the following compounds:

9 . An organic electroluminescent material comprising the organic electroluminescent compound of claim 1 .

10 . An organic electroluminescent device comprising the organic electroluminescent compound of claim 1 .

11 . The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 10 , wherein the organic electroluminescent compound is comprised in a light-emitting layer or a hole transport zone.

12 . The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 11 , wherein when the organic electroluminescent compound is comprised in a light-emitting layer, the light-emitting layer further comprises a compound represented by the following formula 2:

wherein

X 1 and Y 1 each independently represent —N═, —NR 7 —, —O—, or —S—, with the proviso that any one of X 1 and Y 1 represents —N═, and the other of X 1 and Y 1 represents-NR 7 —, —O—, or —S—;

R′ represents a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 30-membered heteroaryl;

R 2 to R 7 each independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a 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 triC1-C30 alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted diC1-C30 alkylC6-C30 arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkyldiC6-C30 arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted triC6-C30 arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring group of a C3-C30 aliphatic rings and a C6-C30 aromatic rings, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-C1-C30 alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-C2-C30 alkenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkylC2-C30 alkenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-C6-C30 arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkylC6-C30 arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-3- to 30-membered heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkyl3- to 30-membered heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 alkenylC6-C30 arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 alkenyl3- to 30-membered heteroarylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl3- to 30-membered heteroarylamino; or may be linked to an adjacent substituent to form a rings;

L′ represents a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 arylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 30-membered heteroarylene; and

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

13 . The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 12 , wherein the compound represented by formula 2 is selected from the following compounds:

14 . The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 11 , wherein when the organic electroluminescent compound is comprised in a light-emitting layer, the light-emitting layer further comprises a compound represented by the following formula 3:

HAr—((L 2 ) e —Ar 2 ) d   3

wherein

HAr represents a substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 20-membered heteroaryl containing a nitrogen atoms;

L 2 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 arylene;

Ar 2 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl, or the following formula 4, with the proviso that at least one of Ar 2 represents formula 4;

Y represents O, S, CR 41 R 42 , N—*, or NR 43 ;

R 41 to R 43 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl, or R 41 and R 42 may be linked to each other to form a ring;

R 31 to R 38 each independently represent a site linked to L 2 ; or represent hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a 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 triC1-C30 alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted diC1-C30 alkylC6-C30 arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkyldiC6-C30 arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted triC6-C30 arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring group of a C3-C30 aliphatic rings and a C6-C30 aromatic rings, or -L 4 -NAr 3 Ar 4 ; or may be linked to an adjacent substituent to form a rings;

L 4 each independently represents a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 arylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 30-membered heteroarylene;

Ar 3 and Ar 4 each independently represent hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 alkenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring group of a C3-C30 aliphatic rings and a C6-C30 aromatic rings, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 30-membered heteroaryl;

d represents an integer of 1 to 3, where if d is an integer of 2 or more, each of L 2 e-Ar 2 may be the same or different;

e represents an integer of 0 to 2, where if e is 2, each of L 2 may be the same or different; and

* represents a site linked to L 2 .

15 . The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 14 , wherein the compound represented by formula 3 is selected from the following compounds:

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2026
From: PARK, HYO-SOON; JEON, JEONG-HWAN; CHO, SANG-HEE; CHOI, EUN-JOUNG; KIM, DONG-GIL
To: ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS KOREA LTD.
Reel/Frame 073918/0943 →
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
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2020-0032756 · Mar 17, 2020 · national
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