Multidentate dinuclear cyclometallated platinum complexes containing N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)-carbazole and its analogues
Disclosed herein are multidentate dinuclear cyclometallated platinum complexes. The complexes are suitable as emitting materials or host materials in OLED devices, the materials having one of the following structures:
1. A compound of Formula I:
wherein each of L 1 and L 2 is independently a six-membered carbocyclic, heterocyclic, heteroaryl ring;
wherein each of Y 1 , Y 2 , Y 3 independently comprises N and C;
wherein V 1 , V 2 , V 3 , V 4 , V 5 , V 6 , V 7 and V 8 are coordinated with M 1 or M 2 and each independently comprises N and C; and at least two of V 1 , V 2 , V 3 and V 4 are N, at least two of V 5 , V 6 , V 7 and V 8 are N;
wherein each of A 1 and A 2 is independently selected from the group consisting O, S, CH 2 , CD 2 , CR a R b , C═O, SiR a R b , GeH 2 , GeR a R b , NH, NR c , PH, PR c , R c P═O, AsR c , R c As═O, S═O, SO 2 , Se, Se═O, SeO 2 , BH, BR c , R c Bi═O, BiH, or BiR c ;
wherein each of X, X 1 and X 2 is independently selected from the group consisting N, B, CH, CD, CR a , SiH, SiD, SiR a , GeH, GeD, GeR d , P, P═O, As, As═O, Bi or Bi═O;
wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 and R 9 may represent mono-, di, tri, tetra-substitutions, or no substitution, and R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R a , R b , R c and R d are independently selected from the group consisting hydrogen, deuterium, aryl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, hydroxyl, thiol, nitro, cyano, amino, a mono- or di-alkylamino, a mono- or diaryl amino, alkoxy, aryloxy, haloalkyl, aralkyl, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, heteroary, alkoxycarbonyl, acylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, aryloxycarbonylamino, sulfonylamino, sulfamoyl, carbamoyl, alkylthio, sulfinyl, ureido, phosphoramide, amercapto, sulfo, carboxyl, hydrzino, substituted silyl, or any conjugate or combination thereof; Two or more adjacent R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 and R 9 are optionally joined to form a fused ring;
wherein R a , R b , R c and R d may represent mono-, di, tri, tetra-substitutions, or no substitution, and R a , R b , R c and R d are independently selected from the group consisting hydrogen, deuterium, aryl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, hydroxyl, thiol, nitro, cyano, amino, a mono- or di-alkylamino, a mono- or diaryl amino, alkoxy, aryloxy, haloalkyl, aralkyl, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, heteroary, alkoxycarbonyl, acylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, aryloxycarbonylamino, sulfonylamino, sulfamoyl, carbamoyl, alkylthio, sulfinyl, ureido, phosphorannide, annercapto, sulfo, carboxyl, hydrzino, substituted silyl, or any conjugate or combination thereof.
2. The compound as described in claim 1 , wherein
is selected from the group consisting
3. The compound as described in claim 1 , wherein the compound has the structure of Formula III, Formula IV, Formula V, or Formula VI:
4. The compound as described in claim 1 , wherein the compound has the structure of from Compound 1-Compound 246:
5. A device comprising the composition as described in claim 1 .
6. The device as described in claim 5 , wherein the device comprises a full color display.
7. The device as described in claim 5 , wherein the device is a photovoltaic device.
8. The device as described in claim 5 , wherein the device is a luminescent display device.
9. The device as described in claim 5 , wherein the device comprises an organic light emitting diode (OLED).
10. The device as described in claim 9 , wherein the device comprises a phosphorescent organic light emitting diode.
11. The device as described in claim 9 , wherein the device is a phosphorescent organic light emitting diode.
12. A light emitting device comprising the composition as described in claim 1 .
13. The device as described in claim 4 , wherein the compound is selected to have 100% internal quantum efficiency in the device settings.