Aromatic heterocyclic derivative, material for organic electroluminescent element, and organic electroluminescent element

1. An aromatic heterocyclic derivative of formula (1):

wherein:

X 1 is a nitrogen atom;

X 2 and X 3 are each a nitrogen atom or CR 1 ;

R 1 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 5 to 30 ring atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms;

A is represented by formula (2):

wherein:

HAr is represented by formula (3);

a is an integer of 1 to 5;

when a is 1, L 1 is a single bond or a divalent linking group;

when a is in a range of 2 to 5, L 1 is a trivalent to hexavalent linking group and HAr is the same or different;

the linking group is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 5 to 30 ring atoms, or a divalent or trivalent residue derived from any one of groups provided by bonding two or three of the above groups; and

the groups to be mutually bonded are mutually the same or different,

wherein:

X 11 to X 18 each independently represent a nitrogen atom, CR 13 or a carbon atom to be bonded to L 1 by a single bond;

Y 1 represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or SiR 11 R 12 , with a proviso that the atom bonded to L 1 is one of the carbon atoms at X 11 to X 18 ,

R 11 and R 12 represent the same as R 1 of formula (1);

R 11 and R 12 are the same or different;

R 13 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 5 to 30 ring atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms;

a plurality of R 13 are the same or different; adjacent ones of R 13 are optionally bonded to each other to form a ring; and

B is represented by formula (4):

wherein:

Cz is represented by a formula (5) or (6);

b is an integer of 1 to 5;

when b is 1 and Cz is represented by formula (5), L 2 is a single bond or a divalent linking group;

when b is 1 and Cz is represented by formula (6), L 2 is a divalent linking group;

when b is in a range of 2 to 5, L 2 is a trivalent to hexavalent linking group and Cz is the same or different;

the linking group is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 5 to 30 ring atoms, or a divalent or trivalent residue derived from any one of groups provided by bonding two or three of the above groups; and

the groups to be mutually bonded are mutually the same or different,

wherein:

R 2 represents the same as R 1 of formula (1);

one of X 21 to X 28 is a carbon atom to be bonded to L 2 by a single bond and each of the rest of X 21 to X 28 is a nitrogen atom or CR 21 ; and

R 21 represents the same as R 13 of the formula (3), with a proviso that, when at least one of X 21 and X 28 is CR 21 , R 2 is optionally bonded to one of R 21 to form a ring, or alternatively, N is optionally directly bonded to one of R 21 to form a ring,

wherein:

X 31 to X 38 each are a nitrogen atom or CR 31 ;

R 31 represents the same as R 13 of formula (3); and

a nitrogen atom at a position 9 is bonded to L 2 by a single bond; and

Ar 1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, wherein the substituent of Ar 1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of an aryl group, alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, alkylsilyl group, arylsilyl group, alkoxy group, halogenated alkoxy group, aralkyl group, aryloxy group, halogen atom, cyano group, hydroxyl group, nitro group, and carboxy group.

2. The aromatic heterocyclic derivative according to claim 1 , wherein, in formula (3), one of X 13 and X 16 or one of X 11 and X 18 is a carbon atom to be bonded to L 1 by a single bond.

3. The aromatic heterocyclic derivative according to claim 1 , wherein, in formula (2), a is an integer of 1 to 3.

4. The aromatic heterocyclic derivative according to claim 1 , wherein, in formula (2), a is 1 or 2.

5. The aromatic heterocyclic derivative according to claim 1 , wherein, in formula (2), a is 1 and L 1 is a linking group, and the linking group is a divalent residue of a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms or a divalent residue of a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 5 to 30 ring atoms.

6. The aromatic heterocyclic derivative according to claim 1 , wherein, in formula (2), a is 2 and L 1 is a linking group, and the linking group is a trivalent residue of a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms or a trivalent residue of a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 5 to 30 ring atoms.

7. The aromatic heterocyclic derivative according to claim 1 , wherein, in formula (4), b is an integer of 1 to 3.

8. The aromatic heterocyclic derivative according to claim 1 , wherein, in formula (4), b is 1 or 2.

9. The aromatic heterocyclic derivative according to claim 1 , wherein, in formula (4), b is 1 and L 2 is a linking group, and the linking group is a divalent residue of a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms or a divalent residue of a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 5 to 30 ring atoms.

10. The aromatic heterocyclic derivative according to claim 1 , wherein, in formula (4), b is 2 and L 2 is a trivalent residue of a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms or a trivalent residue of a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 5 to 30 ring atoms.

11. The aromatic heterocyclic derivative according to claim 1 , wherein, in formula (3), Y 1 is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom.

12. The aromatic heterocyclic derivative according to claim 1 , wherein, in formula (3), Y 1 is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, one of X 11 to X 18 is a carbon atom to be bonded to L 1 by a single bond, and the rest of X 11 to X 18 are CR 13 .

13. The aromatic heterocyclic derivative according to claim 1 , wherein, in formula (1), two or three of X 1 to X 3 are nitrogen atoms.

14. The aromatic heterocyclic derivative according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of L 1 in formula (2) and L 2 in formula (4) is a divalent or trivalent residue derived from one of benzene, biphenyl, terphenyl, naphthalene and phenanthrene.

15. A material for an organic electroluminescence device comprising: the aromatic heterocyclic derivative according to claim 1 .

16. The material for an organic electroluminescence device according to claim 15 , wherein the material is used for a blocking layer.

17. An organic electroluminescence device comprising:

an anode;

an emitting layer;

an electron transporting zone; and

a cathode in this sequential order,

wherein the electron transporting zone comprises the aromatic heterocyclic derivative according to claim 1 .

18. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 17 , wherein the electron transporting zone comprises a blocking layer, and the blocking layer comprises the aromatic heterocyclic derivative.

19. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 18 , wherein at least one of an electron injecting layer and an electron transporting layer is provided between the blocking layer and the cathode and comprises at least one of an electron-donating dopant material and an organic metal complex.

20. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 19 , wherein the electron-donating dopant material is at least one selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, rare earth metal, oxide of alkali metal, halide of alkali metal, oxide of alkaline earth metal, halide of alkaline earth metal, oxide of rare earth metal, and halide of rare earth metal, and

wherein the organic metal complex is at least one selected from an organic metal complex including an alkali metal, an organic metal complex including an alkaline earth metal, and an organic metal complex including rare earth metal.

21. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 17 , wherein the emitting layer is adjacent to the electron transporting zone.

22. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 17 , wherein the emitting layer comprises an anthracene derivative represented by formula (20D):

wherein:

Ar 11 and Ar 12 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic group having 5 to 30 ring atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring group having 10 to 30 ring atoms, or a group provided by combining the monocyclic group and the fused ring group; and

R 101 to R 108 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic group having 5 to 30 ring atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring group having 10 to 30 ring atoms, a group provided by combining the monocyclic group and the fused ring group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 3 to 30 ring carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted silyl group.

23. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 17 , wherein the emitting layer comprises a dopant material that exhibits fluorescent emission having a main peak wavelength of 500 nm or less.