Granted Patent B2

US 12,723,056 · App. 18/063,152 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Inventors: Bumwoo Park (Yongin-si, KR); Ohyun Kwon (Seoul, KR); Jeoungin Yi (Seoul, KR); Virendra Kumar Rai (Hwaseong-si, KR); Hyungjun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Byoungki Choi (Hwaseong-si, KR)

Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

C07F15/0033

Abstract

Claims (75)

1 . An organometallic compound represented by Formula 1:

wherein, in Formula 1,

M is a transition metal,

Ln 1 is a ligand represented by Formula 1A-1 or 1A-2,

Ln 2 is a ligand represented by Formula 1B,

n1 is 1 or 2, and

n2 is 1 or 2,

wherein, in Formulae 1A-1, 1A-2, and 1B,

ring CY 3 is: a 6-membered heterocyclic group; a 6-membered heterocyclic group condensed with a C 5 -C 30 carbocyclic group, or a 6-membered heterocyclic group condensed with a C 1 -C 30 heterocyclic group,

ring CY 4 is: a 6-membered carbocyclic group; a 6-membered heterocyclic group; a 6-membered carbocyclic group condensed with a C 5 -C 30 carbocyclic group; a 6-membered carbocyclic group condensed with a C 1 -C 30 heterocyclic group; a 6-membered heterocyclic group condensed with a C 5 -C 30 carbocyclic group; or a 6-membered heterocyclic group condensed with a C 1 -C 30 heterocyclic group,

Y 1 is O, S, Se, or C(R 29A )(R 29B ),

Y 2 is O or S,

X 11 is C(R 11 ) or N, X 12 is C(R 12 ) or N, X 13 is C(R 13 ) or N, and X 14 is C(R 14 ) or N,

X 21 is C(R 21 ) or N, X 22 is C(R 22 ) or N, X 23 is C(R 23 ) or N, and X 24 is C(R 24 ) or N,

X 25 is C(R 25 ) or N, X 26 is C(R 25 ) or N, X 27 is C(R 27 ) or N, and X 28 is C(R 28 ) or N,

R 11 to R 14 , R 21 to R 28 R 20 , R 29A , R 29B , R 30 , and R 40 are each independently hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —SF 5 , a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 60 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 7 -C 60 alkyl aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 7 -C 60 aryl alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 60 aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 60 arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 60 alkyl heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 60 heteroaryl alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 heteroaryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 heteroarylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(Q 1 )(Q 2 )(Q 3 ), —Ge(Q 1 )(Q 2 )(Q 3 ), —N(Q 4 )(Q 5 ), —B(Q 6 )(Q 7 ), —P(Q 8 )(Q 9 ), or —P(═O)(Q 8 )(Q 9 ),

wherein at least one of R 11 to R 14 , R 21 to R 28 , R 30 , or R 40 is a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group,

neighboring two or more of a plurality of R 30 are optionally bonded together to form a substituted or unsubstituted C 5 -C 30 carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 30 heterocyclic group,

neighboring two or more of a plurality of R 40 are optionally bonded together to form a substituted or unsubstituted C 5 -C 30 carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 30 heterocyclic group,

b30, and b40 are each independently 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10,

* and *′ each indicate a binding site to M 1 ,

at least one substituent of the substituted C 5 -C 30 carbocyclic group, the substituted C 1 -C 30 heterocyclic group, the substituted C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, the substituted C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group, the substituted C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group, the substituted C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group, the substituted C 1 -C 60 alkylthio group, the substituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, the substituted C 1 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl group, the substituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkenyl group, the substituted C 1 -C 10 heterocycloalkenyl group, the substituted C 6 -C 60 aryl group, the substituted C 7 -C 60 alkyl aryl group, the substituted C 7 -C 60 aryl alkyl group, the substituted C 6 -C 60 aryloxy group, the substituted C 6 -C 60 arylthio group, the substituted C 1 -C 60 heteroaryl group, the substituted C 2 -C 60 alkyl heteroaryl group, the substituted C 2 -C 60 heteroaryl alkyl group, the substituted C 1 -C 60 heteroaryloxy group, the substituted C 1 -C 60 heteroarylthio group, the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group is each independently:

deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —SF 5 , —CD 3 , —CD 2 H, —CDH 2 , —CF 3 , —CF 2 H, —CFH 2 , a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group, a C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group, or a C 1 -C 60 alkylthio group;

a C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group, a C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group, or a C 1 -C 60 alkylthio group, each substituted with at least one of deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —SF 5 , —CD 3 , —CD 2 H, —CDH 2 , —CF 3 , —CF 2 H, —CFH 2 , a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a C 1 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkenyl group, a C 1 -C 10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C 6 -C 60 aryl group, a C 7 -C 60 alkyl aryl group, a C 7 -C 60 aryl alkyl group, a C 6 -C 60 aryloxy group, a C 6 -C 60 arylthio group, a C 1 -C 60 heteroaryl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkyl heteroaryl group, a C 2 -C 60 heteroaryl alkyl group, a C 1 -C 60 heteroaryloxy group, a C 1 -C 60 heteroarylthio group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(Q 11 )(Q 12 )(Q 13 ), —Ge(Q 11 )(Q 12 )(Q 13 ), —N(Q 14 )(Q 15 ), —B(Q 16 )(Q 17 ), —P(Q 18 )(Q 19 ), —P(═O)(Q 18 )(Q 19 ), or a combination thereof;

a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a C 1 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkenyl group, a C 1 -C 10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C 6 -C 60 aryl group, a C 7 -C 60 alkyl aryl group, a C 6 -C 60 aryloxy group, a C 6 -C 60 arylthio group, a C 1 -C 60 heteroaryl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkyl heteroaryl group, a C 1 -C 60 heteroaryloxy group, a C 1 -C 60 heteroarylthio group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, or a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group;

a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a C 1 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkenyl group, a C 1 -C 10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C 6 -C 60 aryl group, a C 7 -C 60 alkyl aryl group, a C 6 -C 60 aryloxy group, a C 6 -C 60 arylthio group, a C 1 -C 60 heteroaryl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkyl heteroaryl group, a C 1 -C 60 heteroaryloxy group, a C 1 -C 60 heteroarylthio group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, or a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, each substituted with at least one of deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —SF 5 , —CD 3 , —CD 2 H, —CDH 2 , —CF 3 , —CF 2 H, —CFH 2 , a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group, a C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group, a C 1 -C 60 alkylthio group, a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a C 1 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkenyl group, a C 1 -C 10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C 6 -C 60 aryl group, a C 7 -C 60 alkyl aryl group, a C 7 -C 60 aryl alkyl group, a C 6 -C 60 aryloxy group, a C 6 -C 60 arylthio group, a C 1 -C 60 heteroaryl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkyl heteroaryl group, a C 2 -C 60 heteroaryl alkyl group, a C 1 -C 60 heteroaryloxy group, a C 1 -C 60 heteroarylthio group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(Q 21 )(Q 22 )(Q 23 ), —Ge(Q 21 )(Q 22 )(Q 23 ), —N(Q 24 )(Q 25 ), —B(Q 26 )(Q 27 ), —P(Q 28 )(Q 29 ), —P(═O)(Q 28 )(Q 29 ), or a combination thereof; or

—Si(Q 31 )(Q 32 )(Q 33 ), —Ge(Q 31 )(Q 32 )(Q 33 ), —N(Q 34 )(Q 35 ), —B(Q 36 )(Q 37 ), —P(Q 38 )(Q 39 ), or —P(═O)(Q 38 )(Q 39 ), and

Q 1 to Q 9 , Q 11 to Q 19 , Q 21 to Q 29 , and Q 31 to Q 39 are each independently hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —SF 5 , a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 60 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 7 -C 60 alkyl aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 7 -C 60 aryl alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 60 aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 60 arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 60 alkyl heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 60 heteroaryl alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 heteroaryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 heteroarylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group,

wherein a maximum emission wavelength of the organometallic compound is about 490 nanometers to about 550 nanometers.

2 . The organometallic compound of claim 1 , wherein M 1 is iridium (Ir), platinum (Pt), osmium (Os), titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), europium (Eu), terbium (Tb), thulium (Tm), or rhodium (Rh).

3 . The organometallic compound of claim 1 , wherein

M 1 is Ir, and

a sum of n1 and n2 is 3.

4 . The organometallic compound of claim 1 , wherein ring CY 3 is a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a triazine group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a benzoquinoline group, a benzoisoquinoline group, a phenanthroline group, a quinoxaline group, or a quinazoline group, and

Ring CY 4 is a phenyl group, a naphthalene group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a triazine group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a benzoquinoline group, a benzoisoquinoline group, a phenanthroline group, a quinoxaline group, or a quinazoline group.

5 . The organometallic compound of claim 1 , wherein Y 1 is O or S.

6 . The organometallic compound of claim 1 , wherein Ln 2 is represented by Formula 1B-1:

wherein, in Formula 1B-1,

X 31 is C(R 31 ) or N, X 32 is C(R 32 ) or N, X 33 is C(R 33 ) or N, and X 34 is C(R 34 ) or N,

X 41 is C(R 41 ) or N, X 42 is C(R 42 ) or N, X 43 is C(R 43 ) or N, and X 44 is C(R 44 ) or N,

R 31 to R 34 are each independently defined as described for the definition of the R 30 in claim 1 ,

R 41 to R 44 are each independently defined as described for the definition of the R 40 in claim 1 , and

* and *′ each indicate a binding site to M 1 .

7 . The organometallic compound of claim 1 , wherein Y 2 is O.

8 . The organometallic compound of claim 1 , wherein R 11 to R 14 , R 21 to R 28 , R 29A , R 29B , and R 40 are each independently:

hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —SF 5 , —CD 3 , —CD 2 H, —CDH 2 , —CF 3 , —CF 2 H, —CFH 2 , a C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group, a C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group, a C 1 -C 60 alkylthio group, —Si(Q 1 )(Q 2 )(Q 3 ), or —Ge(Q 1 )(Q 2 )(Q 3 ); or

a group represented by one of Formulae 9-1 to 9-67, 9-201 to 9-244, 10-1 to 10-154, or 10-201 to 10-350:

wherein, in Formulae 9-1 to 9-67, 9-201 to 9-244, 10-1 to 10-154, and 10-201 to 10-350, * indicates a binding site to a neighboring atom, “Ph” is a phenyl group, “TMS” is a trimethylsilyl group, and “TMG” is a trimethylgermyl group.

9 . The organometallic compound of claim 1 , wherein at least one of R 11 to R 14 , R 21 to R 28 , R 30 , or R 40 is a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an isopropyl group, an n-butyl group, an isobutyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, an n-pentyl group, an isopentyl group, a 2-methylbutyl group, a sec-pentyl group, a tert-pentyl group, a neo-pentyl group, a 3-pentyl group, a 3-methyl-2-butyl group, a cyclopentyl group, or a cyclohexyl group.

10 . The organometallic compound of claim 1 , wherein the organometallic compound is a compound represented by one of Formulae 30-1 and 30-2:

wherein, in Formulae 30-1 and 30-2,

M 1 , n1, n2, and Y 2 are as described in claim 1 ,

Y 1 is O, S, Se, or C(R 29A ) (R 29B ),

R 11 to R 14 are each independently defined as described for the definition of the R 10 in claim 1 ,

R 21 to R 28 , R 29A , and R 29B are each independently defined as described for the definition of the R 20 in claim 1 ,

R 31 to R 34 are each independently defined as described for the definition of the R 30 in claim 1 , and

R 41 to R 44 are each independently defined as described for the definition of the R 40 in claim 1 .

11 . The organometallic compound of claim 1 , wherein the organometallic compound is electrically neutral.

12 . The organometallic compound of claim 1 , wherein the organometallic compound is one of Compounds 1 to 30:

13 . An organic light-emitting device comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode; and

an organic layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode,

wherein the organic layer comprises an emission layer, and

wherein the organic layer comprises at least one of the organometallic compound of claim 1 .

14 . The organic light-emitting device of claim 13 , wherein the emission layer comprises the at least one of the organometallic compound.

15 . The organic light-emitting device of claim 14 , wherein the emission layer further comprises a host, and an amount of the host in the emission layer is greater than an amount of the organometallic compound in the emission layer.

16 . The organic light-emitting device of claim 14 , wherein the emission layer emits green light having a maximum emission wavelength in a range of about 490 nanometers to about 550 nanometers.

17 . The organic light-emitting device of claim 13 , wherein

the first electrode is an anode,

the second electrode is a cathode,

the organic layer further comprises a hole transport region located between the first electrode and the emission layer, and an electron transport region located between the emission layer and the second electrode,

the hole transport region comprises a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an electron blocking layer, a buffer layer, or a combination thereof, and

the electron transport region comprises a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer, or a combination thereof.

18 . An electronic apparatus, comprising the organic light-emitting device of claim 13 .

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