COPOLYMER, AND COMPOSITION, LIQUID COMPOSITION, AND ELECTROLUMINSECNT DEVICE INCLUDING THE COPOLYMER
A copolymer including a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 1, and a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 2: wherein in Chemical Formula 1 and Chemical Formula 2, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , L 1 , A 1 , A 4 , *, and * 2 are the same as defined herein.
1 . A copolymer comprising a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 1, and a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 2:
wherein, in Chemical Formula 1,
A 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring group having 6 to 60 ring-forming atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaromatic ring group having 3 to 60 ring-forming atoms, or a group represented by Chemical Formula 3,
L 1 is a single bond, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring group having 6 to 60 ring-forming atoms,
R 1 to R 4 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring group having 6 to 30 ring-forming atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted ethylene glycol group or oligoethylene glycol group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms,
wherein, R 1 and R 2 are optionally bonded with each other to form a ring, or R 3 and R 4 are optionally bonded with each other to form a ring,
R 5 to R 8 are each independently a hydrogen atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, and
* is a bonding position with another atom,
wherein, in Chemical Formula 3,
A 2 and A 3 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring group having 6 to 30 ring-forming atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaromatic ring group having 3 to 30 ring-forming atoms, and
* 3 is a bonding position with another atom,
wherein, in Chemical Formula 2,
A 4 is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring group having 6 to 60 ring-forming atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaromatic ring group having 3 to 60 ring-forming atoms, and
* 2 is a bonding position with another atom.
2 . The copolymer of claim 1 , wherein the copolymer comprises a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 4:
wherein, in Chemical Formula 4,
A 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring group having 6 to 60 ring-forming atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaromatic ring group having 3 to 60 ring-forming atoms, or a group represented by Chemical Formula 3,
L 1 is a single bond, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring group having 6 to 60 ring-forming atoms,
R 1 to R 4 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring group having 6 to 30 ring-forming atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted ethylene glycol group or oligoethylene glycol group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms,
wherein, R 1 and R 2 are optionally bonded with each other to form a ring, or R 3 and R 4 are optionally bonded with each other to form a ring,
R 5 to R 8 are each independently a hydrogen atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms,
A 4 is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring group having 6 to 60 ring-forming atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaromatic ring group having 3 to 60 ring-forming atoms, and
* is a bonding position with another atom,
wherein, in Chemical Formula 3,
A 2 and A 3 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring group having 6 to 30 ring-forming atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaromatic ring group having 3 to 30 ring-forming atoms, and
* 3 is a bonding position with another atom.
3 . The copolymer of claim 1 , wherein L 1 is a group represented by Chemical Formula 5 or Chemical Formula 6:
wherein, in Chemical Formula 5 and Chemical Formula 6,
R 9 to R 11 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring group having 6 to 30 ring-forming atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, and
* 5 and * 6 are a bonding position with another atom.
4 . The copolymer of claim 1 , wherein L 1 is represented by one of Group 2:
wherein, in Group 2, * 5 and * 6 are each a bonding position with another atom.
5 . The copolymer of claim 1 , wherein A 1 is a group represented by Chemical Formula 7:
wherein, in Chemical Formula 7,
R 12 and R 13 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring group having 6 to 30 ring-forming atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms,
X represents *′-C(R 14 )(R 15 )—*′, *′-N(R 16 )—*′, *′-O—*′, or *′-S—*′,
wherein R 14 and R 15 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or R 14 and R 15 are optionally bonded to each other to form a ring structure,
R 16 is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring group having 6 to 30 ring-forming atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms,
*′ is a bonding position with another atom, and
* 7 is a bonding position with another atom.
6 . The copolymer of claim 1 , wherein A 1 is represented by one of Group 1:
wherein, in Group 1,
* 7 is a bonding position with L 1 in Chemical Formula 1.
7 . The copolymer of claim 1 , wherein A 1 is a group represented by Chemical Formula 3.
8 . The copolymer of claim 1 , wherein Chemical Formula 2 is represented by one of Group 4:
wherein, in Group 4, * 2 is a bonding position with another atom.
9 . The copolymer of claim 1 , wherein the structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 2 comprises a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 2′:
wherein, in Chemical Formula 2′,
A 5 is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring group having 6 to 60 ring-forming atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaromatic ring group having 3 to 60 ring-forming atoms,
L 2 is a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring group having 6 to 30 ring-forming atoms,
Q is a crosslinkable group,
p is an integer of greater than or equal to 1, and
* 2 ′ is a bonding position with another atom.
10 . The copolymer of claim 9 , wherein Chemical Formula 2′ comprises a structural unit represented by one of Group 5:
wherein, in Group 5,
Z 1 and Z 2 are each independently a group represented by * a3 -L 2 Q wherein * a3 is a bonding position with another atom, L 2 and Q are each the same as defined in Chemical Formula 2′, and * 2 ′ is a binding site that forms a main chain.
11 . The copolymer of claim 9 , wherein Q is represented by one of Group 6:
wherein, in Group 6,
R 11 to R 17 are each independently a hydrogen atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms,
L 3 and L 4 each independently represent * a5 —(CH 2 ) q —* a5 , wherein q is an integer of 1 to 10, and * a5 is a bonding position with another atom, and
* a4 is a bonding position with another atom.
12 . The copolymer of claim 1 , wherein the copolymer comprises at least one structural unit represented by Group 7:
13 . A composition comprising the copolymer of claim 1 , and at least one material that is a hole transport material, an electron transport material, or a light emitting material.
14 . A composition comprising the copolymer of claim 1 , and at least one solvent.
15 . An electroluminescent device comprising a pair of electrodes, and at least one organic layer comprising the copolymer of claim 1 , wherein the at least one organic layer is disposed between the pair of electrodes.
16 . An electroluminescent device comprising a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer comprising the composition of claim 13 disposed between the pair of electrodes.
17 . The electroluminescent device of claim 15 , wherein the at least one organic layer comprises a hole transport layer.
18 . The electroluminescent device of claim 15 , further comprising a layer comprising a plurality of quantum dots disposed between the pair of electrodes, wherein the plurality of quantum dots comprises an inorganic nanoparticle.
19 . The electroluminescent device of claim 18 , wherein the layer comprising the plurality of quantum dots is a light emitting layer, and the light emitting layer is disposed on the at least one organic layer.
20 . The electroluminescent device of claim 15 , wherein the at least one organic layer comprises at least one of Copolymer 1 to Copolymer 18: