Organic light-emitting diodes comprising at least one disilyl compound selected from disilylcarbazoles, disilyldibenzofurans, disilyldibenzothiophenes, disilyldibenzopholes, disilyldibenzothiophene S-oxides and disilyldibenzothiophene S,S-dioxides

1. An organic light-emitting diode comprising an anode and a cathode Ka and a light-emitting layer E and optionally at least one further layer, selected from the group consisting of: at least one blocking layer for electrons/excitons, at least one blocking layer for holes/excitons, at least one hole injection layer, at least one hole conductor layer, at least one electron injection layer and at least one electron conductor layer, wherein the organic light-emitting diode comprises at least one hole/exicton blocker layer, the compound of the general formula (I) is present exclusively in the light-emitting layer and in the hole/exciton blocker layer,

in which:

X is NR 1 or O

R 1 is substituted C6-C30-aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having from 5 to 30 ring atoms, wherein R 1 radical comprises N, O or F;

R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7

are each independently substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 -alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30 -aryl, or a structure of the general formula (c)

R a , R b

are each independently substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 -alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30 -aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having from 5 to 30 ring atoms or a substituent with donor or acceptor action selected from the group consisting of: C 1 -C 20 -alkoxy, C 6 -C 30 -aryloxy, C 1 -C 20 -alkylthio, C 6 -C 30 -arylthio, SiR 14 R 15 R 16 , halogen radicals, halogenated C 1 -C 20 -alkyl radicals, carbonyl (—CO(R 14 )), carbonylthio (—C═O(SR 14 )), carbonyloxy (—C═O(OR 14 )), oxycarbonyl (—OC═O(R 14 )), thiocarbonyl (—SC═O(R 14 )), amino (—NR 14 R 15 ), OH, pseudohalogen radicals, amido (—C═O(NR 14 )), —NR 14 C═O(R 15 ), phosphonate (—P(O)(OR 14 ) 2 , phosphate (—OP(O)(OR 14 ) 2 ), phosphine (—PR 14 R 15 ), phosphine oxide (—P(O)R 14 2 ), sulfate (—OS(O) 2 OR 14 ), sulfoxide (—S(O)R 14 ), sulfonate (—S(O) 2 OR 14 ), sulfonyl (—S(O) 2 R 14 ), sulfonamide (—S(O) 2 NR 14 R 15 ), NO 2 , boronic esters (—OB(OR 14 ) 2 ), imino (—C═NR 14 R 15 )), borane radicals, stannane radicals, hydrazine radicals, hydrazone radicals, oxime radicals, nitroso groups, diazo groups, vinyl groups, sulfoximines, alanes, germanes, boroximes and borazines;

R 14 , R 15 , R 16

are each independently substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20-alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30-aryl; and

q,r are each independently 0, 1, 2 or 3; where, in the case when q or r is 0, all substitutable positions of the aryl radical are substituted by hydrogen,

where the radicals and indices X′″, R 5 ′″, R 6 ′″, R 7 ′″, R a ′″, R b ′″, q′″ and r′″ in formula (c) are each independently as defined for the radicals and indices X, R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R a , R b , q and r of the compounds of formula (I).

2. The organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the R 2 , R 3 and R 4 radicals and/or at least one of the R 5 , R 6 and R 7 radicals is substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30 -aryl.

3. The organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1 , wherein the compound of the general formula (I) is a 3,6-disilyl-substituted compound of the general formula (Ia):

in which:

X is NR 1 or O;

R 1 is substituted C 6 -C 30 -aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having from 5 to 30 ring atoms, wherein R 1 comprises N, O or F;

R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R7

are each independently substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 -alkyl or substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30 -aryl or a structure of the general formula (c); and

R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13

are each independently hydrogen or are each independently substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 -alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30 -aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having from 5 to 30 ring atoms or a substituent with donor or acceptor action; or SiR 14 R 15 R 16 ; where R 14 , R 15 and R 16 are each independently substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 -alkyl or substituted or unsubstituted phenyl.

4. The organic light-emitting diode according to claim 3 , wherein:

X is NR 1 ;

R 1 is substituted C 6 -C 30 -aryl, wherein R 1 comprises N, O or F;

R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7

are each independently substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 -alkyl or substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30 -aryl, or a structure of the general formula (c) where at least one of the R 2 , R 3 and R 4 radicals and/or at least one of the R 5 , R 6 and R 7 radicals is substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30 -aryl;

R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13

are each independently hydrogen or are each independently substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 -alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30 -aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having from 5 to 30 ring atoms or a substituent with donor or acceptor action; or SiR 14 R 15 R 16 ; and

R 14 , R 15 , R 16

are each independently substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 -alkyl or substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30 -aryl.

5. The organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1 , wherein the R 1 radical is substituted C 6 -aryl of the following formula:

in which

p is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; and

R 17 is C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, CN, CF 3 or F.

6. A method of making the organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1 , comprising providing the compound of general formula (I) wherein the organic light-emitting diode comprises at least one hole/exciton blocker layer such that the compound of the general formula (I) is provided exclusively to the light-emitting layer and the hole/exciton blocker layer.

7. A device selected from the group consisting of a stationary visual display unit, a mobile visual display unit and an illumination unit comprising at least one organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1 .