Polycyclic aromatic compound

1. A polycyclic aromatic compound represented by Formula (1):

wherein:

A 11 ring, A 21 ring, A 31 ring, B 11 ring, B 21 ring, C 11 ring, and C 31 ring are each independently an aryl ring or a heteroaryl ring, and at least one hydrogen in these rings may be replaced;

Y 11 , Y 21 , Y 31 are each independently B, P, P═O, P═S, Al, Ga, As, Si—R, or Ge—R, and R in the above Si—R and Ge—R is an aryl, an alkyl, or a cycloalkyl;

X 11 , X 12 , X 21 , X 22 , X 31 , X 32 are each independently O, N—R, C(—R) 2 , S or Se, wherein R in the above N—R is an aryl which may be substituted, a heteroaryl which may be substituted, an alkyl which may be substituted, or a cycloalkyl which may be substituted, R in the above C(—R) 2 is hydrogen, an aryl which may be substituted, an alkyl which may be substituted, or a cycloalkyl which may be substituted, and R in the above N—R and/or in the above C(—R) 2 may be bonded to A 11 ring, A 21 ring, A 31 ring, B 11 ring, B 21 ring, C 11 ring, and/or C 31 ring by a linking group or a single bond; and

at least one hydrogen in the compound represented by Formula (1) may be replaced with deuterium, cyano, or a halogen.

2. The polycyclic aromatic compound according to claim 1 ,

wherein:

A 11 ring, A 21 ring, A 31 ring, B 11 ring, B 21 ring, C 11 ring, and C 31 ring are each independently an aryl ring or a heteroaryl ring, and at least one hydrogen in these rings may be replaced with a substituted or unsubstituted aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted diarylamino (the two aryls may be bonded to each other by a single bond or a linking group), a substituted or unsubstituted diheteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted arylheteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted diarylboryl, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy, a substituted silyl, or SF 5 ;

X 11 , X 12 , X 21 , X 22 , X 31 , X 32 are each independently O, N—R, C(—R) 2 , S or Se, wherein R in the above N—R is an aryl which may be substituted by an alkyl or a cycloalkyl, a heteroaryl which may be substituted by an alkyl or a cycloalkyl, an alkyl, or a cycloalkyl, R in the above C(—R) 2 is hydrogen, an alkyl, a cycloalkyl, or an aryl which may be substituted by an alkyl or a cycloalkyl, and R in the above N—R and/or above C(—R) 2 may be bonded to A 11 ring, A 21 ring, A 31 ring, B 11 ring, B 21 ring, C 11 ring, and/or C 31 ring by O, S, —C(—R) 2 —, —Si(—R) 2 — or a single bond, and R in the above —C(—R) 2 — and —Si(—R) 2 — is hydrogen, an alkyl or a cycloalkyl.

3. The polycyclic aromatic compound according to claim 1 , which is represented by Formula (2):

wherein:

R a11 , R a12 , R a13 , R a21 , R a22 , R a23 , R a31 , R a32 , R a33 , R b11 , R b12 , R b21 , R b22 , R b23 , R b24 , R c11 , R c12 , R c31 , R c32 , R c33 , R c34 are each independently hydrogen, an aryl, a heteroaryl, a diarylamino (the two aryls may be bonded to each other by a single bond or a linking group), a diheteroarylamino, an arylheteroarylamino, a diarylboryl, an alkyl, a cycloalkyl, an alkoxy, an aryloxy, or a substituted silyl, wherein at least one hydrogen in these may be replaced with an aryl, a heteroaryl, an alkyl, or a cycloalkyl, and any adjacent groups of R a11 , R a12 , R a13 may be bonded to form an aryl or heteroaryl ring with a 11 ring, any adjacent groups of R a21 , R a22 , R a23 may be bonded to form an aryl or heteroaryl ring with a 21 ring, any adjacent groups of R a31 , R a32 , R a33 may be bonded to form an aryl or heteroaryl ring with a 31 ring, any adjacent groups of R b21 , R b22 , R b23 , R b24 may be bonded to form an aryl or heteroaryl ring with b 21 ring, and/or any adjacent groups of R c31 , R c32 , R c33 , R c34 may be bonded to form an aryl or heteroaryl ring with c 31 ring, in any of the aryl rings or heteroaryl rings formed, at least one hydrogen may be replaced with an aryl, a heteroaryl, a diarylamino (the two aryls may be bonded to each other by a single bond or a linking group), a diheteroarylamino, an arylheteroarylamino, a diarylboryl, an alkyl, a cycloalkyl, an alkoxy, an aryloxy or a substituted silyl, and at least one hydrogen in these may be replaced with an aryl, a heteroaryl, an alkyl or a cycloalkyl;

Y 11 , Y 21 , Y 31 are each independently B, P, P═O, P═S, Al, Ga, As, Si—R, or Ge—R, wherein R in the above Si—R and Ge—R is an aryl having 6 to 12 carbons, an alkyl having 1 to 6 carbons, or a cycloalkyl having 3 to 14 carbons;

X 11 , X 12 , X 21 , X 22 , X 31 , X 32 are each independently O, N—R, C(—R) 2 , S or Se, wherein R in the above N—R is an aryl having 6 to 12 carbons, a heteroaryl having 2 to 15 carbons, an alkyl having 1 to 6 carbons, or a cycloalkyl having 3 to 14 carbons; and the above aryl or heteroaryl may have an alkyl having 1 to 6 carbons or a cycloalkyl having 3 to 14 carbons as a substituent, R in the above C(—R) 2 is hydrogen, an aryl having 6 to 12 carbons, an alkyl having 1 to 6 carbons, or a cycloalkyl having 3 to 14 carbons; and the above aryl may have an alkyl having 1 to 6 carbons or a cycloalkyl having 3 to 14 carbons as a substituent, R in the above N—R and/or C(—R) 2 may be bonded to a 11 ring, a 21 ring, a 31 ring, b 11 ring, b 21 ring, c 11 ring, and/or c 31 ring by —O—, —S—, —C(—R) 2 —, —Si(—R) 2 —, or a single bond, and the R in the above —C(—R) 2 — and —Si(—R) 2 — is hydrogen, an alkyl having 1 to 6 carbons, or a cycloalkyl having 3 to 14 carbons; and

at least one hydrogen in the compound represented by Formula (2) may be replaced with deuterium, cyano, or a halogen.

4. The polycyclic aromatic compound according to claim 3 ,

wherein:

R a11 , R a12 , R a13 , R a21 , R a22 , R a23 , R a31 , R a32 , R a33 , R b11 , R b12 , R b21 , R b22 , R b23 , R b24 , R c11 , R c12 , R c31 , R c32 , R c33 , R c34 are each independently hydrogen, an aryl having 6 to 30 carbons, a heteroaryl having 2 to 30 carbons, a diarylamino (provided that the aryl is an aryl having 6 to 12 carbons), an alkyl having 1 to 24 carbons or a cycloalkyl having 3 to 24 carbons, wherein the aryl or the heteroaryl may have an alkyl having 1 to 6 carbons or a cycloalkyl having 3 to 14 carbons as a substituent, wherein at least one hydrogen in these may be replaced with an aryl, a heteroaryl, an alkyl, or a cycloalkyl, and any adjacent groups of R a11 , R a12 , R a13 may be bonded to form an aryl having 9 to 16 carbons or a heteroaryl ring having 6 to 15 carbons with a 11 ring, any adjacent groups of R a21 , R a22 , R a23 may be bonded to form an aryl having 9 to 16 carbons or a heteroaryl ring having 6 to 15 carbons with a 21 ring, any adjacent groups of R a31 , R a32 , R a33 may be bonded to form an aryl having 9 to 16 carbons or a heteroaryl ring having 6 to 15 carbons with a 31 ring, any adjacent groups of R b21 , R b22 , R b23 , R b24 may be bonded to form an aryl having 9 to 16 carbons or a heteroaryl ring having 6 to 15 carbons with b 21 ring, and/or any adjacent groups of R c31 , R c32 , R c33 , may be bonded to form an aryl having 9 to 16 carbons or a heteroaryl ring having 6 to 15 carbons with c 31 ring, in any of the aryl rings or heteroaryl rings formed, at least one hydrogen may be replaced with an aryl having 6 to 30 carbons, a heteroaryl having 2 to 30 carbons, a diarylamino (provided that the aryl is an aryl having 6 to 12 carbons), an alkyl having 1 to 24 carbons or a cycloalkyl having 3 to 24 carbons, and the above aryl or heteroaryl may have an alkyl having 1 to 6 carbons or a cycloalkyl having 3 to 14 carbons as a substituent;

Y 11 , Y 21 , Y 31 are each independently B, P, P═O, P═S, or Si—R, and R in the above Si—R is an aryl having 6 to 10 carbons, an alkyl having 1 to 4 carbons, or a cycloalkyl having 5 to 10 carbons; and

X 11 , X 12 , X 21 , X 22 , X 31 , X 32 are each independently O, N—R, C(—R) 2 , or S, wherein R in the above N—R is an aryl having 6 to 10 carbons, an alkyl having 1 to 4 carbons, or a cycloalkyl having 5 to 10 carbons, and the above aryl may have an alkyl having 1 to 4 carbons or a cycloalkyl having 5 to 10 carbons as a substituent, R in the above C(—R) 2 is hydrogen, an aryl having 6 to 10 carbons, an alkyl having 1 to 4 carbons, or a cycloalkyl having 5 to 10 carbons and the above aryl may have an alkyl having 1 to 4 carbons or a cycloalkyl having 5 to 10 carbons as a substituent.

5. The polycyclic aromatic compound according to claim 3 ,

wherein:

R a11 , R a12 , R a13 , R a21 , R a22 , R a23 , R a31 , R a32 , R a33 , R b11 , R b12 , R b21 , R b22 , R b23 , R b24 , R c11 , R c12 , R c31 , R c32 , R c33 , R c34 are each independently hydrogen, an aryl having 6 to 16 carbons, a heteroaryl having 2 to 20 carbons, a diarylamino (provided that the aryl is an aryl having 6 to 10 carbons), an alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons or a cycloalkyl having 3 to 16 carbons, wherein the aryl or the heteroaryl may have an alkyl having 1 to 6 carbons or a cycloalkyl having 3 to 14 carbons as a substituent;

Y 11 , Y 21 , Y 31 are each independently B, P, P═O, or P═S; and

X 11 , X 12 , X 21 , X 22 , X 31 , X 32 are each independently O, N—R, or C(—R) 2 , wherein R in the above N—R is an aryl having 6 to 10 carbons, an alkyl having 1 to 4 carbons, or a cycloalkyl having 5 to 10 carbons, and the above aryl may have an alkyl having 1 to 4 carbons or a cycloalkyl having 5 to 10 carbons as a substituent, R in the above C(—R) 2 is hydrogen, an aryl having 6 to 10 carbons, an alkyl having 1 to 4 carbons, or a cycloalkyl having 5 to 10 carbons and the above aryl may have an alkyl having 1 to 4 carbons or a cycloalkyl having 5 to 10 carbons as a substituent.

6. The polycyclic aromatic compound according to claim 3 ,

wherein:

R a11 , R a12 , R a13 , R a21 , R a22 , R a23 , R a31 , R a32 , R a33 , R b11 , R b12 , R b21 , R b22 , R b23 , R b24 , R c12 , R c31 , R c32 , R c33 , R c34 are each independently hydrogen, an aryl having 6 to 16 carbons, a heteroaryl having 2 to 20 carbons, a diarylamino (provided that the aryl is an aryl having 6 to 10 carbons), an alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons or a cycloalkyl having 3 to 16 carbons, wherein the aryl or the heteroaryl may have an alkyl having 1 to 4 carbons or a cycloalkyl having 5 to 10 carbons as a substituent;

Y 11 , Y 21 , Y 31 are each B; and

X 11 , X 12 , X 21 , X 22 , X 31 , X 32 are each independently O or N—R, wherein R in the above N—R is an aryl having 6 to 10 carbons, an alkyl having 1 to 4 carbons, or a cycloalkyl having 5 to 10 carbons, and the above aryl may have an alkyl having 1 to 4 carbons or a cycloalkyl having 5 to 10 carbons as a substituent.

7. The polycyclic aromatic compound according to claim 1 , which is represented by Formula (1-1-1), Formula (1-1-5), Formula (1-1-10), Formula (1-1-61), or Formula (1-1-105):

wherein, Me represents methyl, tBu represents t-butyl, Mes represents mesityl.

8. A material for an organic device, comprising at least one polycyclic aromatic compound according to claim 1 .

9. The material for an organic device according to claim 8 , which is a material for an organic electroluminescent element, a material for an organic field effect transistor, or a material for an organic thin film solar cell.

10. An organic electroluminescent element comprising a pair of electrodes composed of an anode and a cathode, and a light-emitting layer disposed between the pair of electrodes, wherein the light-emitting layer comprises at least one polycyclic aromatic compound according to claim 1 .

11. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 10 , wherein the light-emitting layer comprises the polycyclic aromatic compound as a dopant, and further comprises at least one host material.

12. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 11 , wherein the host material is one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of an anthracene derivative, a boron derivative, a dibenzofuran derivative, a carbazole derivative, a triazine derivative, and a fluorene or triarylamine-based polymeric compound.

13. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 11 , wherein the host material is a compound represented by Formula (SPH-1):

wherein:

each MU is independently a divalent group obtained by removing any two hydrogens from an aromatic compound,

each EC is independently a monovalent group obtained by removing any one hydrogen from an aromatic compound, and

k is an integer of 2 to 50000.

14. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 10 , wherein the light-emitting layer comprises at least one assisting dopant,

the assisting dopant is a thermally assisting delayed fluorescent material that has an electron-donating substituent and an electron-accepting substituent, and

the assisting dopant has an energy difference (ΔE(ST)) between the singlet energy (S 1 ) and the triplet energy (T 1 ) o 0.2 eV or less.

15. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 10 , comprising an organic layer which comprises a crosslinked product of a polymer compound containing a structural unit having a crosslinking group represented by any of the following structures:

wherein:

R PG represents methylene, an oxygen atom, or a sulfur atom,

n PG represents an integer of 0 to 5,

when a plurality of R PG s are present, those may be identical to or different from one another, and when a plurality of n PG s are present, those may be identical to or different from one another; and

*G represents a bonding position, and a crosslinking group represented by each formula may have one or more substituents.

16. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 10 , comprising an electron transport layer and/or electron injection layer disposed between the cathode and the light-emitting layer,

wherein at least one electron transport layer and/or electron injection layer comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a borane derivative, a pyridine derivative, a fluoranthene derivative, a BO-based derivative, an anthracene derivative, a benzofluorene derivative, a phosphine oxide derivative, a pyrimidine derivative, an aryl nitrile derivative, a triazine derivative, a benzimidazole derivative, a phenanthroline derivative, a quinolinol metal complex, a thiazole derivative, a benzothiazole derivative, a silole derivative and an azoline derivative.

17. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 16 ,

wherein the electron transport layer and/or the electron injection layer further comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a rare earth metal, an oxide of alkali metal, a halide of alkali metal, an oxide of alkaline earth metal, a halide of alkaline earth metal, an oxide of rare earth metal, a halide of rare earth metal, an organic complex of alkali metal, an organic complex of alkaline earth metal and an organic complex of rare earth metal.

18. A display device equipped with the organic electroluminescent element according to claim 10 .

19. A light-emitting layer forming composition for forming a light-emitting layer in an organic electroluminescent element,

which comprises at least one the polycyclic aromatic compound according to claim 1 as a dopant material, at least one host material, and an organic solvent.

20. The light-emitting layer forming composition according to claim 19 , wherein the host material is one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of an anthracene derivative, a boron derivative, a dibenzofuran derivative, a carbazole derivative, a triazine derivative, and a fluorene or triarylamine-based polymeric compound.

21. The light-emitting layer forming composition according to claim 19 , wherein the host material is a compound represented by Formula (SPH-1):

wherein:

each MU is independently a divalent group obtained by removing any two hydrogens from an aromatic compound,

each EC is independently a monovalent group obtained by removing any one hydrogen from an aromatic compound, and

k is an integer of 2 to 50000.

22. The light-emitting layer forming composition according to claim 19 , comprising at least one assisting dopant, wherein the assisting dopant is a thermally assisting delayed fluorescent material that has an electron-donating substituent and an electron-accepting substituent, and the assisting dopant has an energy difference (ΔE(ST)) between the singlet energy (S 1 ) and the triplet energy (T 1 ) of 0.2 eV or less.

23. A wavelength conversion material, comprising at least one polycyclic aromatic compound according to claim 1 .