COMPOUNDS COMPRISING HETEROATOMS FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES

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18 . A compound including at least one structure of the formula (I)

where the symbols and indices used are as follows:

Z 1 is the same or different at each instance and is N or B;

W 1 , W 2 are the same or different at each instance and are X 4 or the two W 1 , W 2 radicals together form an Ar a group, where the Ar a group formed by the two W 1 , W 2 radicals is joined in ortho position to the further Y, Z 1 radicals;

Y is the same or different at each instance and is O, S, Se, N(Ar b ), N(R), P(Ar b ), P(R), P(═O)Ar b , P(═O)R, Al(Ar b ), Al(R), Ga(Ar b ), Ga(R), C═O, S═O, SO 2 , C(R) 2 , Si(R) 2 , C═NR, C═NAr b , C═C(R) 2 , B(Ar b ) or B(R);

U is the same or different at each instance and is B(Ar c ), B(R), C═O, C═S, C(R) 2 , Si(R) 2 , P(R), P(═O)Ar c , O or SO 2 ;

V is the same or different at each instance and is a single bond, C(R) 2 , O or S;

Ar a is the same or different at each instance and is an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system which has 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms and may be substituted by one or more R radicals; the Ar a group here may form a ring system with Y, U or a further group;

Ar b is the same or different at each instance and is an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system which has 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms and may be substituted by one or more R radicals; the Ar b group here may form a ring system with W 1 , X 2 or a further group;

Ar c is the same or different at each instance and is an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system which has 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms and may be substituted by one or more R radicals; the Ar c group here may form a ring system with W 2 , V or a further group;

X 1 is the same or different at each instance and is N or CR a , with the proviso that not more than two of the X 1 , X 2 , X 3 groups in one cycle are N;

X 2 is the same or different at each instance and is N or CR b , with the proviso that not more than two of the X 1 , X 2 , X 3 groups in one cycle are N;

X 3 is the same or different at each instance and is N or, CR c , with the proviso that not more than two of the X 1 , X 2 , X 3 groups in one cycle are N;

X 4 is the same or different at each instance and is N or CR d , with the proviso that not more than two of the X 4 groups in one cycle are N;

R, R a , R b , R c , R d is the same or different at each instance and is H, D, OH, F, Cl, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , N(Ar′) 2 , N(R 1 ) 2 , C(═O)N(Ar′) 2 , C(═O)N(R 1 ) 2 , C(Ar′) 3 , C(R 1 ) 3 , Si(Ar′) 3 , Si(R 1 ) 3 , B(Ar′) 2 , B(R 1 ) 2 , C(═O)Ar′, C(═O)R 1 , P(═O)(Ar′) 2 , P(═O)(R′) 2 , P(Ar′) 2 , P(R′) 2 , S(═O)Ar′, S(═O)R 1 , S(═O) 2 Ar′, S(═O) 2 R 1 , OSO 2 Ar′, OSO 2 R 1 , a straight-chain alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkoxy group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms or an alkenyl or alkynyl group having 2 to 40 carbon atoms or a branched or cyclic alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkoxy group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, where the alkyl, alkoxy, thioalkoxy, alkenyl or alkynyl group may in each case be substituted by one or more R 1 radicals, where one or more nonadjacent CH 2 groups may be replaced by R 1 C═CR 1 , C≡C, Si(R 1 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 1 , —C(═O)O—, —C(═O)NR 1 —, NR 1 , P(═O)(R 1 ), —O—, —S—, SO or SO 2 , or an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system which has 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms and may be substituted in each case by one or more R 1 radicals, or an aryloxy or heteroaryloxy group which has 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms and may be substituted by one or more R 1 radicals; at the same time, two R, R a , R b , R, R d radicals may also form a ring system together or with a further group;

Ar′ is the same or different at each instance and is an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system which has 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms and may be substituted by one or more R radicals; at the same time, it is possible for two Ar′ radicals bonded to the same carbon atom, silicon atom, nitrogen atom, phosphorus atom or boron atom also to be joined together via a bridge by a single bond or a bridge selected from B(R′), C(R′) 2 , Si(R′) 2 , C═O, C═NR 1 , C═C(R′) 2 , O, S, S═O, SO 2 , N(R 1 ), P(R 1 ) and P(═O)R 1 ;

R1 is the same or different at each instance and is H, D, F, Cl, Br, I, CN, NO2, N(Ar″)2, N(R2)2, C(═O)Ar″, C(═O)R 2 , P(═O)(Ar″) 2 , P(Ar″) 2 , B(Ar″) 2 , B(R 2 ) 2 , C(Ar″) 3 , C(R 2 ) 3 , Si(Ar″) 3 , Si(R 2 ) 3 , a straight-chain alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkoxy group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms or a branched or cyclic alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkoxy group having 3 to 40 carbon atoms or an alkenyl group having 2 to 40 carbon atoms, each of which may be substituted by one or more R 2 radicals, where one or more nonadjacent CH 2 groups may be replaced by —R 2 C═CR 2 —, —C≡C—, Si(R 2 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 2 , —C(═O)O—, —C(═O)NR 2 —, NR 2 , P(═O)(R 2 ), —O—, —S—, SO or SO 2 and where one or more hydrogen atoms may be replaced by D, F, Cl, Br, I, CN or NO 2 , or an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system which has 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms, each of which may be substituted by one or more R 2 radicals, or an aryloxy or heteroaryloxy group which has 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms and may be substituted by one or more R 2 radicals, or an aralkyl or heteroaralkyl group which has 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms and may be substituted by one or more R 2 radicals, or a combination of these systems; at the same time, two or more R 1 radicals together may form a ring system; at the same time, one or more R 1 radicals may form a ring system with a further part of the compound;

Ar″ is the same or different at each instance and is an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system which has 5 to 30 aromatic ring atoms and may be substituted by one or more R 2 radicals; at the same time, it is possible for two Ar″ radicals bonded to the same carbon atom, silicon atom, nitrogen atom, phosphorus atom or boron atom also to be joined together via a bridge by a single bond or a bridge selected from B(R 2 ), C(R 2 ) 2 , Si(R 2 ) 2 , C═O, C═NR 2 , C═C(R 2 ) 2 , O, S, S═O, SO 2 , N(R 2 ), P(R 2 ) and P(═O)R 2 ;

R 2 is the same or different at each instance and is selected from the group consisting of H, D, F, CN, an aliphatic hydrocarbyl radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system which has 5 to 30 aromatic ring atoms and in which one or more hydrogen atoms may be replaced by D, F, Cl, Br, I or CN and which may be substituted by one or more alkyl groups each having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; at the same time, two or more substituents R 2 together may form a ring system.

19 . The compound as claimed in claim 18 , comprising at least one structure of the formulae (IIa) to (IId)

where Z 1 , V, W 1 , W 2 , Y, X 1 , X 2 , X 3 and R have the definitions given in claim 18 .

20 . The compound as claimed in claim 18 , comprising at least one structure of the formulae (III-1) to (III-56)

where the symbols R, Z 1 , V, Y, X 1 , X 2 , X 3 and X 4 have the definitions given in claim 18 and the further symbols are as follows:

Z 2 is the same or different at each instance and is N or B;

Y 1 is the same or different at each instance and is O, S, N(Ar′), N(R), C═O, C(R) 2 , Si(R) 2 , C═NR, C═NAr′, C═C(R) 2 , B(Ar′) or B(R), where the symbols Ar′ and R have the definitions given in claim 18 ;

X 5 is the same or different at each instance and is N or CR e ;

R is the same or different at each instance and is H, D, OH, F, Cl, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , N(Ar′) 2 , N(R 1 ) 2 , C(═O)N(Ar′) 2 , C(═O)N(R 1 ) 2 , C(Ar′) 3 , C(R 1 ) 3 , Si(Ar′) 3 , Si(R 1 ) 3 , B(Ar′) 2 , B(R 1 ) 2 , C(═O)Ar′, C(═O)R 1 , P(═O)(Ar′) 2 , P(═O)(R 1 ) 2 , P(Ar′) 2 , P(R 1 ) 2 , S(═O)Ar′, S(═O)R 1 , S(═O) 2 Ar′, S(═O) 2 R 1 , OSO 2 Ar′, OSO 2 R 1 , a straight-chain alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkoxy group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms or an alkenyl or alkynyl group having 2 to 40 carbon atoms or a branched or cyclic alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkoxy group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, where the alkyl, alkoxy, thioalkoxy, alkenyl or alkynyl group may each be substituted by one or more R 1 radicals, where one or more nonadjacent CH 2 groups may be replaced by R 1 C═CR 1 , C≡C, Si(R 1 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 1 , —C(═O)O—, —C(═O)NR 1 —, NR 1 , P(═O)(R 1 ), —O—, —S—, SO or SO 2 , or an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system which has 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms and may be substituted in each case by one or more R 1 radicals, or an aryloxy or heteroaryloxy group which has 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms and may be substituted by one or more R 1 radicals; it is also possible here for two R e radicals together to form a ring system with one another or with a further group, where the symbols Ar′ and R 1 have the definitions given in claim 18 .

21 . The compound as claimed in claim 18 , comprising at least one structure of the formulae (IV-1) to (IV-56):

where the symbols Z 1 , Y, V, R, R a , R b , R c and R d have the definitions given in claim 18 ,

Z 2 is the same or different at each instance and is N or B;

Y 1 is the same or different at each instance and is O, S, N(Ar′), N(R), C═O, C(R) 2 , Si(R) 2 , C═NR, C═NAr′, C═C(R) 2 , B(Ar′) or B(R), where the symbols Ar′ and R have the definitions given in claim 18 ;

R e is the same or different at each instance and is H, D, OH, F, Cl, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , N(Ar′) 2 , N(R 1 ) 2 , C(═O)N(Ar′) 2 , C(═O)N(R′) 2 , C(Ar′) 3 , C(R 1 ) 3 , Si(Ar′) 3 , Si(R 1 ) 3 , B(Ar′) 2 , B(R′) 2 , C(═O)Ar′, C(═O)R 1 , P(═O)(Ar′) 2 , P(═O)(R 1 ) 2 , P(Ar′) 2 , P(R 1 ) 2 , S(═O)Ar′, S(═O)R 1 , S(═O) 2 Ar′, S(═O) 2 R 1 , OSO 2 Ar′, OSO 2 R 1 , a straight-chain alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkoxy group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms or an alkenyl or alkynyl group having 2 to 40 carbon atoms or a branched or cyclic alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkoxy group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, where the alkyl, alkoxy, thioalkoxy, alkenyl or alkynyl group may each be substituted by one or more R 1 radicals, where one or more nonadjacent CH 2 groups may be replaced by R 1 C═CR 1 , C≡C, Si(R 1 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 1 , —C(═O)O—, —C(═O)NR 1 —, NR 1 , P(═O)(R′), —O—, —S—, SO or SO 2 , or an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system which has 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms and may be substituted in each case by one or more R 1 radicals, or an aryloxy or heteroaryloxy group which has 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms and may be substituted by one or more R 1 radicals; it is also possible here for two R e radicals together to form a ring system with one another or with a further group, where the symbols Ar′ and R 1 have the definitions given in claim 18 ;

the index 1 is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, the index m is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 and the index j is 0, 1 or 2.

22 . The compound as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the Z 1 group is N and the Y group is B(Ar b ), B(R), P(═O)Ar, P(═O)R, Al(Ar b ), Al(R), Ga(Ar b ), Ga(R), C═O, S═O or SO 2 .

23 . The compound as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the Z 1 group is N and the Y group is N(Ar b ), N(R), P(Ar b ), P(R), CR 2 , SiR 2 , O, S or Se.

24 . The compound as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the Z 1 group is B and the Y group is N(Ar b ), N(R), P(Ar b ), P(R), O, S or Se.

25 . The compound as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the Z 1 group is B and the Y group is B(Ar b ), B(R), P(═O)Ar b , P(═O)R, Al(Ar b ), Al(R), Ga(Ar b ), Ga(R), C═O, S═O or SO 2 .

26 . The compound as claimed in claim 18 , wherein at least two R, R a , R b , R c , R d , R e radicals together with the further groups to which the two R, R a , R b , R c , R d , R e radicals bind form a fused ring, where the two R, R a , R b , R c , R d , R e radicals form at least one structure of the formulae (RA-1) to (RA-12):

where R 1 has the definition set out above, the dotted bonds represent the sites of attachment to the atoms of the groups to which the two R, R a , R c , R d , R e radicals bind, and the further symbols are defined as follows:

Y 2 is the same or different at each instance and is C(R 1 ) 2 , (R 1 ) 2 C—C(R 1 ) 2 , (R 1 )C═C(R 1 ), NR 1 , NAr′, O or S;

R f is the same or different at each instance and is F, a straight-chain alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkoxy group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms or an alkenyl or alkynyl group having 2 to 40 carbon atoms or a branched or cyclic alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkoxy group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, where the alkyl, alkoxy, thioalkoxy, alkenyl or alkynyl group may in each case be substituted by one or more R 2 radicals, where one or more nonadjacent CH 2 groups may be replaced by R 2 C═CR 2 , C≡C, Si(R 2 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 2 , —C(═O)O—, —C(═O)NR 2 —, NR 2 , P(═O)(R 1 ), —O—, —S—, SO or SO 2 , or an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system which has 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms and may be substituted in each case by one or more R 2 radicals, or an aryloxy or heteroaryloxy group which has 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms and may be substituted by one or more R 2 radicals; at the same time, two R f radicals together or one R f radical together with an R 1 radical or with a further group may also form a ring system;

s is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6;

t is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8;

v is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9.

27 . The compound as claimed in claim 18 , that at least two R, R a , R b , R c , R d , R e radicals together with the further groups to which the two R, R a , R b , R c , R d , R e radicals bind form a fused ring, where the two R, R a , R b , R c , R d , R e radicals form structures of the formula (RB):

where R 1 has the definition set out in claim 18 , the dotted bonds represent the sites of attachment to which the two R, R a , R b , R c , R d , R e radicals bind, the index m is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 and Y 3 is C(R 1 ) 2 , NR 1 , NAr′, BR 1 , BAr′, O or S.

28 . The compound as claimed in claim 18 , comprising at least one structure of the formulae (V-1) to (V-36), where the compounds have at least one fused ring,

where the symbols Z 1 , Y, V, R a , R b , R c and R d have the definitions given in claim 18 , Z 2 is the same or different at each instance and is N or B;

Y 1 is the same or different at each instance and is O, S, N(Ar′), N(R), C═O, C(R) 2 , Si(R) 2 , C═NR, C═NAr′, C═C(R) 2 , B(Ar′) or B(R), where the symbols Ar′ and R have the definitions given in claim 18 ;

R e is the same or different at each instance and is H, D, OH, F, Cl, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , N(Ar′) 2 , N(R 1 ) 2 , C(═O)N(Ar′) 2 , C(═O)N(R 1 ) 2 , C(Ar′) 3 , C(R 1 ) 3 , Si(Ar′) 3 , Si(R 1 ) 3 , B(Ar′) 2 , B(R 1 ) 2 , C(═O)Ar′, C(═O)R 1 , P(═O)(Ar′) 2 , P(═O)(R 1 ) 2 , P(Ar′) 2 , P(R 1 ) 2 , S(═O)Ar′, S(═O)R 1 , S(═O) 2 Ar′, S(═O) 2 R 1 , OSO 2 Ar′, OSO 2 R 1 , a straight-chain alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkoxy group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms or an alkenyl or alkynyl group having 2 to 40 carbon atoms or a branched or cyclic alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkoxy group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, where the alkyl, alkoxy, thioalkoxy, alkenyl or alkynyl group may each be substituted by one or more R 1 radicals, where one or more nonadjacent CH 2 groups may be replaced by R 1 C═CR 1 , C≡C, Si(R′) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 1 , —C(═O)O—, —C(═O)NR 1 —, NR 1 , P(═O)(R 1 ), —O—, —S—, SO or SO 2 , or an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system which has 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms and may be substituted in each case by one or more R 1 radicals, or an aryloxy or heteroaryloxy group which has 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms and may be substituted by one or more R 1 radicals; it is also possible here for two R e radicals together to form a ring system with one another or with a further group, where the symbols Ar′ and R 1 have the definitions given in claim 18 ;

the symbol o represents the attachment sites, and the further symbols are defined as follows:

l is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5;

m is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;

n is 0, 1, 2 or 3;

j is 0, 1 or 2; and

k is 0 or 1.

29 . An oligomer, polymer or dendrimer containing one or more compounds as claimed in claim 18 , wherein, rather than a hydrogen atom or a substituent, there are one or more bonds of the compounds to the polymer, oligomer or dendrimer.

30 . A formulation comprising at least one compound as claimed in claim 18 and at least one further compound.

31 . A formulation comprising the oligomer, polymer or dendrimer as claimed in claim 29 and at least one further compound.

32 . The formulation as claimed in claim 30 , wherein the further compound is one or more solvents.

33 . The formulation as claimed in claim 31 , wherein the further compound is one or more solvents.

34 . A composition comprising at least one compound as claimed in claim 18 and at least one further compound selected from the group consisting of fluorescent emitters, phosphorescent emitters, emitters that exhibit TADF, host materials, electron transport materials, electron injection materials, hole conductor materials, hole injection materials, electron blocker materials and hole blocker materials.

35 . A composition comprising the oligomer, polymer or dendrimer as claimed in claim 29 and at least one further compound selected from the group consisting of fluorescent emitters, phosphorescent emitters, emitters that exhibit TADF, host materials, electron transport materials, electron injection materials, hole conductor materials, hole injection materials, electron blocker materials and hole blocker materials.

36 . A process for preparing the compound as claimed in claim 18 , comprising synthesizing a base skeleton having a Z 1 group or a precursor of the Z 1 group, and at least one of the W 1 , W 2 groups is introduced.

37 . An electronic device comprising at least one compound as claimed in claim 18 .

38 . An electronic device comprising the oligomer, polymer or dendrimer as claimed in claim 29 .