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US 12,747,210 · App. 17/812,980 · Granted Sep 29, 2026

Organic molecules for use in light-emitting devices

Inventor: Alhama Arjona Esteban (Stuttgart, DE)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
C07D211/82C07C15/28C07C15/30C07C15/38C07C209/82C07D307/91C07D333/76C07D401/12C07D401/14C07D403/10C07D403/14C07D405/12C07D409/12C07D409/14C07D487/04C07D491/048C07D493/04C07D495/04C07D519/00C07F3/006H10K50/11H10K50/125H10K85/30H10K85/615H10K85/622H10K85/631H10K85/652H10K85/654H10K85/657H10K85/6572H10K85/6574H10K85/6576C07B2200/05H10K2101/40H10K2102/351
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Patent No.
US 12,747,210
App. No.
17/812,980
Granted
Sep 29, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic compound is disclosed comprising: a first chemical moiety with a structure of formula I and two second chemical moieties, independently from another with a structure of formula II, wherein the first chemical moiety is linked to each of the two second chemical moieties via a single bond.

Claims (197)

1 . An organic molecule comprising:

a first chemical moiety comprising a structure of Formula I,

and

two second chemical moieties, each independently from another comprising or consisting of a structure of Formula II,

wherein the first chemical moiety is linked to each of the two second chemical moieties via a single bond;

wherein

T is the binding site of a single bond linking the first chemical moiety to one of the two second chemical moieties or is R 2 ;

V is R 2 ;

X is the binding site of a single bond linking the first chemical moiety to one of the two second chemical moieties or is R 2 ;

Y is the binding site of a single bond linking the first chemical moiety to one of the two second chemical moieties or is R 2 ;

#represents the binding site of a single bond linking the second chemical moieties to the first chemical moiety;

Z is at each occurrence independently from another selected from the group consisting of a direct bond, CR 3 R 4 , C═CR 3 R 4 , C═O, C═NR 3 , NR 3 , O, SIR 3 R 4 , S, S(O) and S(O) 2 ;

R X is selected from the group consisting of CN and R P ;

R Y is selected from the group consisting of CN and R P ;

R Z is selected from the group consisting of CN and R P ;

R 1 is at each occurrence independently from another selected from the group consisting of

hydrogen, deuterium,

C 1 -C 5 -alkyl,

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

C 2 -C 8 -alkenyl,

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

C 2 -C 8 -alkynyl,

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

C 6 -C 18 -aryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 6 ;

R 2 is at each occurrence independently from another selected from the group consisting of

hydrogen, deuterium,

C 1 -C 5 -alkyl,

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

C 2 -C 8 -alkenyl,

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

C 2 -C 8 -alkynyl,

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

C 6 -C 18 -aryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 6 ;

R P is at each occurrence independently from another selected from the group consisting of

hydrogen,

deuterium,

C 1 -C 5 -alkyl,

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

C 2 -C 8 -alkenyl,

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

C 2 -C 8 -alkynyl,

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

C 6 -C 18 -aryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 6 ;

R a , R 3 and R 4 is at each occurrence independently from another selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, N(R 5 ) 2 , OR 5 , Si(R 5 ) 3 , B(OR 5 ) 2 , OSO 2 R 5 , CF 3 , CN, F, Br, I,

C 1 -C 40 -alkyl,

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

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH2-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 from another selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, N(R 6 ) 2 , OR 6 , Si(R 6 ) 3 , B(OR 6 ) 2 R 6 , CF 3 , CN, F, Br, I,

C 1 -C 40 -alkyl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 6 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 5 C═CR 6 , C≡C, Si(R 6 ) 2 , Ge(R 6 ) 2 , Sn(R 6 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 6 , P(═O)(R 6 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 6 , O, S or CONR 6 ;

C 1 -C 40 -alkoxy,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 6 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 5 C═CR 6 , C≡C, Si(R 6 ) 2 , Ge(R 6 ) 2 , Sn(R 6 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 6 , P(═O)(R 6 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 6 , O, S or CONR 6 ;

C 1 -C 40 -thioalkoxy,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 6 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 6 C═CR 6 , C≡C, Si(R 6 ) 2 , Ge(R 6 ) 2 , Sn(R 6 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 6 , P(═O)(R 6 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 6 , O, S or CONR 6 ;

C 2 -C 40 -alkenyl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 6 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 6 C═CR 6 , C≡C, Si(R 6 ) 2 , Ge(R 6 ) 2 , Sn(R 6 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 6 , P(═O)(R 6 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 6 , O, S or CONR 6 ;

C 2 -C 40 -alkynyl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 6 and

wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 -groups are optionally substituted by R 6 C═CR 6 , C≡C, Si(R 6 ) 2 , Ge(R 6 ) 2 , Sn(R 6 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 6 , P(═O)(R 6 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 6 , O, S or CONR 6 ;

C 6 -C 60 -aryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 6 ; and

C 3 -C 57 -heteroaryl,

which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R 6 ;

R 6 is at each occurrence independently from another selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, OPh, CF 3 , CN, F,

C 1 -C 5 -alkyl,

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

C 1 -C 5 -alkoxy,

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

C 1 -C 5 -thioalkoxy,

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

C 2 -C 5 -alkenyl,

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

C 2 -C 5 -alkynyl,

wherein one or more hydrogen atoms are optionally, 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);

wherein the substituents R a , R 3 , R 4 or R 5 independently from each other optionally form a mono- or polycyclic, aliphatic, aromatic and/or benzo-fused ring system with one or more substituents R a , R 3 , R 4 or R 5 ;

wherein exactly one substituent selected from the group consisting of R X , R Y and R Z is CN, and exactly two substituents selected from the group consisting of T, X and Y represent the binding sites of a single bond linking the first chemical moiety and one of the two second chemical moieties.

2 . The organic molecule according to claim 1 , wherein the first chemical moiety comprises a structure of Formula Ia:

wherein

T D is the binding site of a single bond linking the first chemical moiety to one of the two second chemical moieties;

X D is the binding site of a single bond linking the first chemical moiety to one of the two second chemical moieties; and

Y D is R 2 .

3 . The organic molecule according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 , R 2 and R P is independently from each other at each occurrence independently from another selected from the group consisting of H, methyl and phenyl.

4 . The organic molecule according to claim 1 , wherein R X is CN.

5 . The organic molecule according to claim 1 , wherein the two second chemical moieties, each at each occurrence independently from another, comprise a structure of Formula Ila:

wherein # and R a are defined as in claim 1 .

6 . The organic molecule according to claim 1 , wherein the two second chemical moieties, each at each occurrence independently from another, comprise a structure of Formula IIb:

wherein

R b is at each occurrence independently from another selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, N(R 5 ) 2 , OR 5 , Si(R 5 ) 3 , B(OR 5 ) 2 , OSO 2 R 5 , CF 3 , CN, F, Br, I,

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 ;

and wherein apart from that the definitions in claim 1 apply.

7 . The organic molecule according to claim 1 , wherein the two second chemical moieties, each at each occurrence independently from another, comprise a structure of Formula IIc:

wherein

R b is at each occurrence independently from another selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, N(R 5 ) 2 , OR 5 , Si(R 5 ) 3 , B(OR 5 ) 2 , OSO 2 R 5 , CF 3 , CN, F, Br, I, 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 ;

and wherein apart from that the definitions in claim 1 apply.

8 . The organic molecule according to claim 6 , wherein R b is at each occurrence independently from another selected from the group consisting of

Me, iPr, t Bu, CN, CF 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 .

9 . The organic molecule according to claim 1 , wherein R a is at each occurrence independently from each other optionally form a mono- or polycyclic, aliphatic, aromatic and/or benzo-fused ring system with one or more neighboring substituents R a .

10 . The organic molecule according to claim 1 comprises a structure of Formula III:

wherein,

R X# , R Y# and R Z# is independently from each other selected from the group consisting of CN and R P , and

R a and R p are defined as in claim 1 .

11 . The organic molecule according to claim 1 comprises a structure of Formula IV:

wherein,

R X# , R Y# and R Z# is independently from each other selected from the group consisting of CN and R P , and

R a and R p are defined as in claim 1 .

12 . The organic molecule according to claim 1 comprises a structure of Formula V:

wherein,

R X# , R Y# and R Z# is independently from each other selected from the group consisting of CN and R P , and

R a and R p are defined as in claim 1 .

13 . The organic molecule according to claim 1 , wherein the organic molecule has an emission peak in a range of a wavelength of 380 nm to 800 nm.

14 . The organic molecule according to claim 1 , wherein the organic molecule emits light with a full width at half maximum of less than 0.5 eV.

15 . A light-emitting device comprising the organic molecule according to claim 1 .

16 . The light-emitting device according to claim 15 , 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.

17 . The light-emitting device according to claim 15 , wherein the organic molecule is one of a luminescent emitter, a host material, and an electron transport material, a hole injection material or a hole blocking material in the light-emitting device.

18 . The light-emitting device according to claim 17 ,

wherein the host material has higher triplet (T 1 ) energy level than triplet (T 1 ) energy level of the organic molecule, and

the host material has higher singlet (S 1 ) energy level than singlet (S 1 ) energy level of the organic molecule.

19 . The optoelectronic device according to claim 17 ,

wherein the host material (H) has a highest occupied molecular orbital HOMO(H) having an energy E HOMO (H), and the organic molecule has a highest occupied molecular orbital HOMO(E) having an energy E HOMO (E),

wherein a difference between E HOMO (E) and E HOMO (H) is in a range of −0.5 eV to 0.5 eV.

20 . The light-emitting device according to claim 15 , wherein the light-emitting device is an organic light-emitting diode, light-emitting electrochemical cell, 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.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 060526 FRAME: 0459. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT . Recorded Aug 2, 2022
From: ESTEBAN, ALHAMA ARJONA
To: CYNORA GMBH
Reel/Frame 061048/0125 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2022
From: ESTEBAN, ALHAMA ARJONA
To: GMBH, CYNORA
Reel/Frame 060526/0459 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2022
From: CYNORA GMBH
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060678/0929 →
Priority Claims (3)
DE 10 2017 108 055.4 · Apr 13, 2017 · national
DE 10 2017 112 434.9 · Jun 6, 2017 · national
DE 10 2017 121 930.7 · Sep 21, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 16603725 · Apr 13, 2018
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