POLYMER COMPOUND, AND ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE MATERIAL AND ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE INCLUDING POLYMER COMPOUND

1 . A polymer compound including a Structural Unit (A) represented by Chemical Formula (1):

wherein, in Chemical Formula (1),

R 11 to R 14 and R 21 to R 24 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a halogen atom, wherein R 11 and R 21 are optionally linked to each other to form a ring,

L 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 25 ring-member atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 5 to 25 ring-member atoms,

Ar 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 25 ring-member atoms,

Ar 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 25 ring-member atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 5 to 25 ring-member atoms, or is linked to Ar 1 to form a ring,

X 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 25 ring-member atoms,

Y 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 25 ring-member atoms, and

at least one of X 1 and Y 1 is an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 25 ring-member atoms substituted with an alkyl group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms substituted with a carboxyl group or an alkyl group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms substituted with a group having a carboxyl group.

2 . The polymer compound of claim 1 , wherein

the polymer compound further comprises Structural Unit (B) represented by Chemical Formula (2):

wherein, in Chemical Formula (2)

R 31 to R 34 and R 41 to R 44 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a halogen atom, wherein R 31 and R 41 are optionally linked to each other to form a ring,

L 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 25 ring-member atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 5 to 25 ring-member atoms,

Ar 3 is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 25 ring-member atoms,

Ar 4 is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 25 ring-member atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 5 to 25 ring-member atoms, or is linked to Ar 3 to form a ring,

X 2 is an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 25 ring-member atoms which is optionally substituted with an alkyl group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms,

Y 2 is an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 25 ring-member atoms which is optionally substituted with an alkyl group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms, and

R 31 to R 34 , R 41 to R 44 , L 2 , Ar 3 , and Ar 4 do not have an alkyl group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms substituted with a carboxyl group and an alkyl group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms substituted with a group having a carboxyl group.

3 . The polymer compound of claim 2 , wherein

a mole ratio of Structural Unit (A) is greater than or equal to about 10 mol % and less than or equal to about 70 mol % based on that a total mole ratio of Structural Unit (A) and Structural Unit (B) is 100 mol %.

4 . The polymer compound of claim 1 , wherein

In Chemical Formula (1), X 1 is an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 25 ring-member atoms substituted with an alkyl group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms substituted with a carboxyl group or an alkyl group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms substituted with a group having a carboxyl group and Y 1 is an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 25 ring-member atoms which is substituted or unsubstituted with a substituent other than an alkyl group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms substituted with a carboxyl group or an alkyl group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms substituted with a group having a carboxyl group.

5 . The polymer compound of claim 2 , wherein

R 11 to R 14 , R 21 to R 24 , L 1 , Ar 1 , Ar 2 , and Y 1 in Chemical Formula (1) are each the same as R 31 to R 34 , R 41 to R 44 , L 2 , Ar 3 , Ar 4 , and Y 2 in Chemical Formula (2).

6 . The polymer compound of claim 1 , wherein

the alkyl group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms substituted with a carboxyl group or the alkyl group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms substituted with a group having a carboxyl group has a structure represented by Chemical Formula (i):

Chemical Formula (i)

***—C t H 2t —(Z′) u —COOH  (i)

wherein, in Chemical Formula (i),

t represents an integer from 1 to 14,

u is 0 or 1,

Z 1 represents an organic group other than an alkylene group, and

*** is bonded to an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 25 ring-member atoms constituting X 1 or Y 1 .

7 . The polymer compound of claim 1 , wherein

in Chemical Formula (1), X 1 is one of the groups represented by Chemical Formulas (3-1) to (3-12):

Chemical Formulas (3-1) to (3-12)

wherein, in Chemical Formulas (3-1) to (3-12),

R 301 to R 315 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms, and

* is bonded to a nitrogen atom.

8 . The polymer compound of claim 7 , wherein

in Chemical Formula (1), X 1 is one of the groups represented by Chemical Formulas (3-10) to (3-12).

9 . The polymer compound of claim 1 , wherein

in Chemical Formula (1), Y 1 is any one of the groups represented by Chemical Formulas (5-1) to (5-9):

Chemical Formulas (5-1) to (5-9)

wherein, in Chemical Formulas (5-1) to (5-9),

R 501 to R 515 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms.

10 . The polymer compound of claim 1 , wherein

in Chemical Formula (1), L 1 is one of the groups represented by Chemical Formulas (7-1) to (7-24):

Chemical Formulas (7-1) to (7-24)

wherein, in Chemical Formulas (7-1) to (7-24),

* is bonded to a nitrogen atom, and ** is bonded to Ar 1 .

11 . The polymer compound of claim 1 , wherein

-L 1 -Ar 1 —N(Ar 2 )(X 1 ) in Chemical Formula (1) is any one of the groups represented by Chemical Formulas (9-1) to (9-3):

Chemical Formulas (9-1) to (9-3)

wherein, in Chemical Formulas (9-1) to (9-3),

R 901 to R 906 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a halogen atom,

n, p, and r are each independently 0, 1, 2, or 3,

o, q, and s are each independently 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4,

when any one of n, o, p, q, r, and s is 2 or more, each R 901 , each R 902 , each R 903 , each R 904 , each R 905 , or each R 906 is the same or different,

X 1 is the same as defined in Chemical Formula (1), and

* is bonded to the nitrogen atom.

12 . An electroluminescent device material comprising the polymer compound of claim 1 .

13 . An electroluminescent device, comprising

a first electrode and a second electrode, and

one or more organic films between the first electrode and the second electrode,

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

14 . The electroluminescent device of claim 13 , wherein the layer including the polymer compound is a hole transport layer or a hole injection layer.

15 . The electroluminescent device of claim 13 , wherein

wherein the organic film comprises a light emitting layer comprising a semiconductor nanoparticle or an organometallic complex.