Aromatic amine compound, and organic electroluminescent elements including the compound

1. A compound represented by formula (1):

wherein:

each of R 1 to R 4 is independently a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 10 ring carbon atoms, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted fluoroalkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group having 6 to 10 ring carbon atoms, or a cyano group;

a is an integer of 0 to 3 and each of b, c, and d is independently an integer of 0 to 4, wherein each of (R 1 ) 0 , (R 2 ) 0 , (R 3 ) 0 , and (R 4 ) 0 means that R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , or R 4 does not exist, and when a, b, c, or d is an integer of 2 or more, two or three R 1 's, two to four R 2 's, two to four R 3 's, and two to four R 4 's may be respectively the same or different, and adjacent two R 1 's, adjacent two R 2 's, adjacent two R 3 's, and adjacent two R 4 's may be bonded to each other to form a ring structure, respectively;

each of L 0 to L 2 is independently a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 50 ring carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group having 5 to 50 ring atoms;

Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 50 ring carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 5 to 50 ring atoms; and

an optional substituent referred to by “substituted or unsubstituted” is at least one group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 50 ring carbon atoms; an aryl group having 6 to 10 ring carbon atoms; an aralkyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms which comprises an aryl group having 6 to 10 ring carbon atoms; an alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; an aryloxy group having 6 to 10 ring carbon atoms; a mono-, di-, or tri-substituted silyl group, wherein the substituent is selected from an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and an aryl group having 6 to 10 ring carbon atoms; a haloalkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; a haloalkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; a halogen atom; a cyano group; and a nitro group.

2. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the compound is represented by formula (1-1),

wherein R 1 to R 4 , a to d, L 0 to L 2 , and Ar are as defined in formula (1).

3. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the compound is represented by formula (1-2):

wherein R 1 to R 4 , a to d, L 0 to L 2 , and Ar are as defined in formula (1).

4. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the compound is represented by formula (1-3):

wherein R 1 to R 4 , a to d, L 0 to L 2 , and Ar are as defined in formula (1).

5. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the compound is represented by formula (1-4):

wherein R 1 to R 4 , a to d, L 0 to L 2 , and Ar are as defined in formula (1).

6. The compound according to claim 2 , wherein the compound is represented by formula (1-1a) or (1-1b):

wherein R 1 to R 4 , a to d, L 0 to L 2 , and Ar are as defined in formula (1).

7. The compound according to claim 3 , wherein the compound is represented by formula (1-2a) or (1-2b):

wherein R 1 to R 4 , a to d, L 0 to L 2 , and Ar are as defined in formula (1).

8. The compound according to claim 4 , wherein the compound is represented by formula (1-3a) or (1-3b),

wherein R 1 to R 4 , a to d, L 0 to L 2 , and Ar are as defined in formula (1).

9. The compound according to claim 5 , wherein the compound is represented by formula (1-4a) or (1-4b):

wherein R 1 to R 4 , a to d, L 0 to L 2 , and Ar are as defined in formula (1).

10. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the aryl group in the substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 50 ring carbon atoms for Ar is selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group, a biphenylyl group, a terphenylyl group, a biphenylenyl group, a naphthyl group, an acenaphthylenyl group, an anthryl group, a benzanthryl group, an aceanthryl group, a benzophenanthryl group, a triphenylenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a fluorenyl group, a pentacenyl group, a picenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a benzochrysenyl group, a s-indanyl group, an as-indanyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, and a perylenyl group.

11. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the heteroaryl group in the substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 5 to 50 ring atoms for Ar is selected from the group consisting of a pyrrolyl group, a furyl group, a thienyl group, a pyridyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a triazinyl group, an imidazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, a triazolyl group, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, an isobenzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an indolizinyl group, a quinolizinyl group, a quinolyl group, an isoquinolyl group, a cinnolyl group, a phthalazinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, a benzothiazolyl group, an indazolyl group, a benzisoxazolyl group, a benzisothiazolyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a naphthobenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a naphthobenzothiophenyl group, a N-carbazolyl group, a benzo-N-carbazolyl group, a C-carbazolyl group, a benzo-C-carbazolyl group, a phenanthridinyl group, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a phenazinyl group, a phenothiazinyl group, a phenoxazinyl group, and a xanthenyl group.

12. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein Ar is represented by any of formulae (a) to (n):

in formulae (a) to (n):

each R is independently a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 3 to 50 ring carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 10 ring carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms which comprises a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 10 ring carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group having 6 to 10 ring carbon atoms, a mono-, di-, or tri-substituted silyl group, wherein the substituent is selected from a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 10 ring carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted haloalkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted haloalkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogen atom, a cyano group, and a nitro group;

in each of formulae (a) to (n), adjacent two Rs may be bonded to each other to from a benzene ring together with two ring carbon atoms to which the two Rs are bonded;

each p is independently an integer of 0 to 5, each q is independently an integer of 0 to 4, each r is independently an integer of 0 to 3, s is 0 or 1, wherein (R) 0 means that R does not exist and when p, q, or r is an integer of 2 or more, two to five Rs, two to four Rs, and two to three Rs may be the same or different, and adjacent two Rs may be bonded to each other to form a ring structure;

in formula (f), each of R a and R b is independently a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 10 ring carbon atoms, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted fluoroalkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group having 6 to 10 ring carbon atoms, or a cyano group, wherein two selected from R, R a , and R b may be bonded to each other to form a ring structure;

in formula (n), R c is a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 10 ring carbon atoms; and

* is a bond to L 2 of formula (1).

13. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the arylene group in the substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 50 ring carbon atoms for L 0 to L 2 is selected from the group consisting of divalent groups obtained by removing one hydrogen atom from an aryl group selected from a phenyl group, a biphenylyl group, a terphenylyl group, a biphenylenyl group, a naphthyl group, an acenaphthylenyl group, an anthryl group, a benzanthryl group, an aceanthryl group, a phenanthryl group, a triphenylenyl group, a benzophenanthryl group, a phenalenyl group, a fluorenyl group, a pentacenyl group, a picenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a benzochrysenyl group, a s-indanyl group, an as-indanyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, and a perylenyl group.

14. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the heteroarylene group in the substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group having 5 to 50 ring atoms for L 0 to L 2 is selected from the group consisting of divalent groups obtained by removing one hydrogen atom from a heteroaryl group selected from a pyrrolyl group, a furyl group, a thienyl group, a pyridyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a triazinyl group, an imidazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, a triazolyl group, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, an isobenzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an indolizinyl group, a quinolizinyl group, a quinolyl group, an isoquinolyl group, a cinnolyl group, a phthalazinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, a benzothiazolyl group, an indazolyl group, a benzisoxazolyl group, a benzisothiazolyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a N-carbazolyl group, a C-carbazolyl group, a phenanthridinyl group, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a phenazinyl group, a phenothiazinyl group, a phenoxazinyl group, and a xanthenyl group.

15. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein each of L 0 to L 2 is independently a single bond or an arylene group represented by formula (ii) or (iii):

wherein:

R and q are as defined above with respect to formulae (a) to (n);

when L 0 is represented by formula (ii) or (iii), one of * and ** is a bond to the spirobifluorene structure, and the other is a bond to the nitrogen atom;

when L 1 is represented by formula (ii) or (iii), one of * and ** is a bond to the triphenylene, and the other is a bond to the nitrogen atom; and

when L 2 is represented by formula (ii) or (iii), one of * and ** is a bond to Ar, and the other is a bond to the nitrogen atom.

16. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein each of L 0 to L 2 is a single bond and Ar is represented by any of formulae (a) to (h):

wherein R, R a , R b , p, q, r and * are as defined above.

17. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein Ar is represented by any of formulae (b-1), (b-2), (c-1), (c-2), and (d-1):

wherein R, p, q, r and * are as defined above.

18. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein each of L 0 and L 1 is a single bond, L 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 50 ring carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group having 5 to 50 ring atoms, and Ar is represented by any of formulae (i) to (n):

wherein R, R c , a, r, s and * are as defined above.

19. A material for organic electroluminescence devices comprising the compound according to claim 1 .

20. An organic electroluminescence device which comprises a cathode, an anode, and an organic thin film layer disposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein the organic thin film layer comprises one or more layers, the organic thin film layer comprises a light emitting layer, and at least one layer of the organic thin film layer comprises the compound according to claim 1 .

21. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 20 , wherein the organic electroluminescence device comprises an anode-side organic thin film layer which comprises at least one layer, and at least one layer of the anode-side organic thin film layer comprises the compound.

22. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 21 , wherein the anode-side organic thin film layer comprises a hole injecting layer at a side of the anode and a hole transporting layer at a side of the light emitting layer, and at least one selected from the hole injecting layer and the hole transporting layer comprises the compound.

23. An electronic device comprising the organic electroluminescence device according to claim 20 .