Plurality of host materials and organic electroluminescent device comprising the same

1 . A plurality of host materials comprising at least one first host compound and at least one second host compound, wherein the first host compound is represented by any one of the following formulae 1-1, 1-2, and 1-4 to 1-6 and the second host compound is represented by the following formula 2:

wherein,

L 1 in formula 1-2 represents a single band;

L 2 and L 3 in formula 1-2 and L 1 to L 3 in formula 1-1 and 1-4 to 1-6 each independently represent a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkylene, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroarylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkylene; and

Ar 2 and Ar 3 in formula 1-1 each independently represent 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, 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; wherein the (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl is selected from the group consisting of furyl, thiophenyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, isothiazolyl, isoxazolyl, oxazolyl, oxadiazolyl, triazinyl, tetrazinyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, furazanyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, benzofuranyl, benzothiophenyl, isobenzofuranyl, dibenzofuranyl, dibenzothiophenyl, benzoimidazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzoisothiazolyl, benzoisoxazolyl, benzoxazolyl, imidazopyridinyl, isoindolyl, indolyl, benzoindolyl, indazolyl, benzothiadiazolyl, quinolyl, isoquinolyl, cinnolinyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, azacarbazolyl, benzocarbazolyl, dibenzocarbazolyl, phenoxazinyl, phenanthridinyl, benzodioxolyl, indolizidinyl, acrylidinyl, silafluorenyl, and germafluorenyl;

wherein the substituents of the substituted (C6-C30)aryl are selected from the group consisting of deuterium and a (C1-C30)alkyl;

Ar 2 and Ar 3 in formula 1-2 and 1-4 to 1-6 each independently 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, 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;

Y in formulas 1-1, 1-2, 1-4, 1-5 and 1-6 represents CR 6 R 7 , NR 8 , O, or S;

R 1 and R 2 in formula 1-1 each independently 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, 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 benzene ring;

R 1 , R 2 and R 6 to R 8 in formula 1-2 and R 3 to R 8 in formula 1-4, 1-5, and 1-6 each independently 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, 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;

L 4 represents a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkylene, 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 4 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, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl;

a, b, c, and e each independently represent an integer of 1 to 4, b″, c″, and e″ each independently represent an integer of 1 to 3, d represents an integer of 1 or 2, d″ represents 1, when a to e, b″, c″, and e″ are 2 or more, each of R 1 to R 5 may be the same or different;

wherein,

HAr represents a substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen-containing (3- to 10-membered)heteroaryl, wherein the substituents of the substituted nitrogen-containing (3- to 10-membered)heteroaryl are selected from the group consisting of deuterium, cyano, (C1-C30)alkyl, (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, 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, (C6-C30)ar(C1-C30)alkyl, and (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)aryl;

L represents a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, wherein the substituents of the substituted (C6-30)arylene are selected from the group consisting of deuterium, cyano, (C1-C30)alkyl, (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, 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, (C6-C30)ar(C1-C30)alkyl, and (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)aryl;

Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl selected from the group consisting of phenyl, biphenyl, terphenyl, quaterphenyl, naphthyl, binaphthyl, phenylnaphthyl, naphthylphenyl, benzofluorenyl, diphenylbenzofluorenyl, dibenzofluorenyl, phenanthrenyl, benzophenanthrenyl, phenylphenanthrenyl, anthracenyl, benzanthracenyl, indenyl, pyrenyl, tetracenyl, perylenyl, chrysenyl, benzochrysenyl, naphthacenyl, fluoranthenyl, benzofluoranthenyl, tolyl, xylyl, mesityl, cumenyl, spiro[fluorene-benzofluorene]yl, and azulenyl; wherein the substituents of the substituted (C6-C30)aryl are selected from the group consisting of deuterium, cyano, (C1-C30)alkyl, (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, 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, (C6-C30)ar(C1-C30)alkyl, and (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)aryl; and

a′ represents an integer of 1 to 3, when a′ is 2 or more, each of (L-Ar) may be the same or different.

2 . The host materials according to claim 1 , wherein the formula 2 is represented by the following formula 2-1 or 2-2:

wherein,

X 1 to X 6 and Z 1 to Z 4 each independently represent CR a or N, wherein at least one of X 1 to X 6 is N, and at least one of Z 1 to Z 4 is N;

R a each independently represents hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or Ar-L-; and

L, Ar, and a′ are as defined in claim 1 .

3 . The host materials according to claim 1 , wherein the substituents of the substituted (C1-C30)alkyl(ene), 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, or the substituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino, in L 1 to L 3 , Ar 2 and Ar 3 in formulae 1-2 and 1-4 to 1-6, and L 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 (5- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, (5- 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.

4 . The host materials according to claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by any one of the formulae 1-1, 1-2, and 1-4 to 1-6 is selected from the group consisting of:

5 . The host materials according to claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by formula 2 is selected from the group consisting of:

6 . An organic electroluminescent device comprising: an anode, a cathode, and at least one light-emitting layer between the anode and the cathode, wherein the at least one light-emitting layer comprises the plurality of host materials according to claim 1 .