IP Library Granted Patent US 12,435,099
Granted Patent B2
US 12,435,099 · App. 17/628,432 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Organic molecules for optoelectronic devices

Inventors: Sebastian Dück (Heidelberg, DE); Alhama Arjona Esteban (Karlsruhe, DE); Federico Koch (Schonungen, DE)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
C07F5/027C07C15/28C07C211/54C07D307/91C07D401/14C07D403/14C07F7/0805H10K85/322H10K85/40H10K85/615H10K85/631H10K85/654H10K85/6572H10K85/6574H10K85/658H10K50/11H10K50/15H10K50/16H10K50/17H10K50/171H10K50/18H10K50/81H10K50/82
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Patent No.
US 12,435,099
App. No.
17/628,432
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to an organic molecule, in particular for the application in optoelectronic devices. According to the invention, the organic molecule has a structure of formula I: wherein R I , R II , R III and R IV are independently from another selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, N(R 5 ) 2 , OR 5 , SR 5 , Si(R 5 ) 3 , B(OR 5 ) 2 , OSO 2 R 5 , CF 3 , CN, halogen, C 1 -C 40 -alkyl, C 1 -C 40 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 40 -thioalkoxy, C 2 -C 40 -alkenyl, C 2 -C 40 -alkynyl, C 6 -C 60 -aryl, and C 3 -C 57 -heteroaryl, and R V is selected from the group of C 1 -C 5 alkyl, C 6 -C 18 aryl, and C 3 -C 15 heteroaryl.

Claims (101)

1. An organic molecule of Formula Ib:

wherein

each of R II , and R III is independently selected from the group consisting of:

hydrogen,

deuterium,

N(R 5 ) 2 ,

OR 5 ,

SR 5 ,

Si(R 5 ) 3 ,

B(OR 5 ) 2 ,

OSO 2 R 5 ,

CF 3 ,

CN,

halogen,

C 1 -C 40 -alkyl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 5 C═CR 5 , C≡C, Si(R 5 ) 2 , Ge(R 5 ) 2 , Sn(R 5 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 5 , P(═O)(R 5 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 5 , O, S or CONR 5 ;

C 1 -C 40 -alkoxy,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 5 C═CR 5 , C≡C, Si(R 5 ) 2 , Ge(R 5 ) 2 , Sn(R 5 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 5 , P(═O)(R 5 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 5 , O, S or CONR 5 ;

C 1 -C 40 -thioalkoxy,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 5 C═CR 5 , C≡C, Si(R 5 ) 2 , Ge(R 5 ) 2 , Sn(R 5 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 5 , P(═O)(R 5 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 5 , O, S or CONR 5 ;

C 2 -C 40 -alkenyl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 5 C═CR 5 , C≡C, Si(R 5 ) 2 , Ge(R 5 ) 2 , Sn(R 5 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 5 , P(═O)(R 5 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 5 , O, S or CONR 5 ;

C 2 -C 40 -alkynyl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 5 C═CR 5 , C≡C, Si(R 5 ) 2 , Ge(R 5 ) 2 , Sn(R 5 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 5 , P(═O)(R 5 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 5 , O, S or CONR 5 ;

C 6 -C 60 -aryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 ; and

C 3 -C 57 -heteroaryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 5 ;

R 5 is at each occurrence independently selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, OPh, SPh, CF 3 , CN, F, Si(C 1 -C 5 -alkyl) 3 , Si(Ph) 3 ,

C 1 -C 5 -alkyl,

wherein optionally one or more hydrogen atoms are independently from each other substituted by deuterium, CN, CF 3 , or F;

C 1 -C 5 -alkoxy,

wherein optionally one or more hydrogen atoms are independently from each other substituted by deuterium, CN, CF 3 , or F;

C 1 -C 5 -thioalkoxy,

wherein optionally one or more hydrogen atoms are independently from each other substituted by deuterium, CN, CF 3 , or F;

C 2 -C 5 -alkenyl,

wherein optionally one or more hydrogen atoms are independently from each other substituted by deuterium, CN, CF 3 , or F;

C 2 -C 5 -alkynyl,

wherein optionally one or more hydrogen atoms are independently from each other substituted by deuterium, CN, CF 3 , or F;

C 6 -C 18 -aryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more C 1 -C 5 -alkyl substituents;

C 3 -C 17 -heteroaryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more C 1 -C 5 -alkyl substituents;

N(C 6 -C 18 -aryl) 2 ,

N(C 3 -C 17 -heteroaryl) 2 ; and

N(C 3 -C 17 -heteroaryl)(C 6 -C 18 -aryl);

R V is at each occurrence independently selected from the group consisting of: C 1 -C 5 -alkyl,

wherein one or more hydrogen atoms are optionally substituted by deuterium;

R VI is at each occurrence independently selected from the group consisting of:

C 6 -C 18 -aryl,

wherein optionally one or more hydrogen atoms are independently from each other substituted by C 1 -C 5 -alkyl, C 6 -C 18 aryl or C 3 -C 17 -heteroaryl;

C 3 -C 15 -heteroaryl,

wherein optionally one or more hydrogen atoms are independently from each other substituted by C 1 -C 5 -alkyl, C 6 -C 18 aryl or C 3 -C 17 -heteroaryl.

2. The organic molecule according to claim 1 , wherein R II , and R III are independently from each other selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, Me, i Pr, tBu, CN, CF 3 , SiMe 3 , SiPh 3 ,

Ph, which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently from each other selected from the group consisting of Me, i Pr, t Bu, CN, CF 3 , and Ph,

pyridinyl, which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently from each other selected from the group consisting of Me, i Pr, t Bu, CN, CF 3 , and Ph,

pyrimidinyl, which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently from each other selected from the group consisting of Me, i Pr, t Bu, CN, CF 3 , and Ph,

carbazolyl, which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently from each other selected from the group consisting of Me, i Pr, t Bu, CN, CF 3 , and Ph,

triazinyl, which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently from each other selected from the group consisting of Me, i Pr, t Bu, CN, CF 3 , and Ph, and N(Ph) 2 .

3. An optoelectronic device comprising the organic molecule according to claim 2 , wherein the optoelectronic device is an organic light-emitting diode, a light-emitting electrochemical cell, an organic light-emitting sensor, an organic diode, an organic solar cell, an organic transistor, an organic field-effect transistor, an organic laser or a down-conversion element.

4. The optoelectronic device according to claim 3 , comprising:

a substrate;

an anode;

a cathode, wherein the anode or the cathode is applied to the substrate; and

at least one light-emitting layer disposed between the anode and the cathode and which comprises the organic molecule.

5. The organic molecule according to claim 1 , wherein

each of R II , and R III is independently selected from the group consisting of:

hydrogen, deuterium, Me, i Pr, tBu, SiMe 3 , SiPh 3 ,

Ph, which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently from each other selected from the group consisting of Me, i Pr, t Bu, and Ph,

and N(Ph) 2 .

6. The organic molecule according to claim 1 , wherein R II is equal to R III .

7. The organic molecule according to claim 1 , wherein R V is methyl (Me), wherein one or more hydrogen atoms are optionally substituted by deuterium.

8. The organic molecule according to claim 1 , wherein R VI is at each occurrence independently from each other selected from the group consisting of

C 1 -C 5 -alkyl, and

C 6 -C 18 -aryl,

wherein optionally one or more hydrogen atoms are independently from each other substituted by C 1 -C 5 -alkyl or C 6 -C 18 -aryl.

9. A composition, comprising:

(a) an organic molecule according to claim 1 as an emitter and/or a host;

(b) an emitter and/or a host material different from the organic molecule according to claim 1 ; and

(c) optionally, a dye and/or a solvent.

10. An optoelectronic device comprising the composition according to claim 9 .

11. The optoelectronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the optoelectronic device is an organic light-emitting diode, a light-emitting electrochemical cell, an organic light-emitting sensor, an organic diode, an organic solar cell, an organic transistor, an organic field-effect transistor, an organic laser or a down-conversion element.

12. The optoelectronic device according to claim 10 , comprising:

a substrate;

an anode;

a cathode, wherein the anode or the cathode is disposed on the substrate; and

at least one light-emitting layer disposed between the anode and the cathode and which comprises the composition.

13. An optoelectronic device comprising the organic molecule according to claim 1 .

14. The optoelectronic device according to claim 13 , wherein the optoelectronic device is an organic light-emitting diode, a light-emitting electrochemical cell, an organic light-emitting sensor, an organic diode, an organic solar cell, an organic transistor, an organic field-effect transistor, an organic laser or a down-conversion element.

15. The optoelectronic device according to claim 13 , comprising:

a substrate;

an anode;

a cathode, wherein the anode or the cathode is disposed on the substrate; and

at least one light-emitting layer disposed between the anode and the cathode and which comprises the organic molecule.

16. An optoelectronic device comprising the organic molecule according to claim 1 , wherein the organic molecule is one of a luminescent emitter, an electron transport material, a hole injection material or a hole blocking material in the optoelectronic device.

17. A method for producing an optoelectronic device, comprising processing of the organic molecule according to claim 1 by a vacuum evaporation method or from a solution.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2022
From: CYNORA GMBH
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060329/0712 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2022
From: DÜCK, SEBASTIAN; ARJONA ESTEBAN, ALHAMA; KOCH, FEDERICO
To: CYNORA GMBH
Reel/Frame 058697/0426 →
Priority Claims (5)
EP 19188356 · Jul 25, 2019 · regional
EP 19188361 · Jul 25, 2019 · regional
EP 19202645 · Oct 11, 2019 · regional
EP 19218997 · Dec 20, 2019 · regional
EP 20162459 · Mar 11, 2020 · regional
Continuity (1)
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