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Granted Patent B2
US 10,333,078 · App. 15/512,699 · Granted Jun 25, 2019

Fluorescent organic light emitting elements having high efficiency

Inventors: Junichi Tanabe (Dublin, IE); Christian Lennartz (Dublin, IE)
Assignee: UDC IRELAND LIMITED
H01L51/0067C07D249/08C07D271/06C07D401/10C07D401/14C07D403/10C07D403/14C07D413/04C07D413/10C07D413/14C07D417/14C07D487/04C07F7/0816C09K11/025C09K11/06H01L51/0071C09K2211/104C09K2211/1011C09K2211/1018C09K2211/1029C09K2211/1033C09K2211/1037C09K2211/1044C09K2211/1051C09K2211/1059C09K2211/1096H01L51/5012H01L2251/552Y02E10/549
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Patent No.
US 10,333,078
App. No.
15/512,699
Granted
Jun 25, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light-emitting element which emits delayed fluorescence comprising specifically substituted 1,2,4-triazole derivatives, 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives or 1,2,4-thiadiazole derivatives in the light-emitting layer, a light-emitting layer comprising the specifically substituted 1,2,4-triazole derivatives, 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives or 1,2,4-thiadiazole derivatives, specific specifically substituted 1,2,4-triazole derivatives, 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives and 1,2,4-thiadiazole derivatives and an organic light emitting element comprising the specific 1,2,4-azole derivatives as well as a light emitting layer comprising the specific 1,2,4-azole derivatives; the use of the specifically substituted 1,2,4-triazole derivatives, 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives and 1,2,4-thiadiazole derivatives for electrophotographic photoreceptors, photoelectric converters, sensors, dye lasers, solar cell devices and organic light emitting elements, and the use of the specifically substituted 1,2,4-triazole derivatives, 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives and 1,2,4-thiadiazole derivatives for generating delayed fluorescence emission.

Claims (104)

1. A compound of formula

wherein

X is N—Y 4 —R 4 ,

Y 1 and Y 2 and Y 4 are independently of each other a direct bond, C 1 -C 25 -alkylene, or C 6 -C 10 -arylene, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 ;

R 1 and R 2 are independently of each other deuterium, F, Cl, a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 25 alkoxy group, a C 6 -C 14 aryloxy group, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 , a C 6 -C 14 aryl group, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 , or a group of formula (Xa) or (Xd);

R 3 is deuterium, F, Cl, a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 25 alkoxy group, a C 6 -C 14 aryloxy group, or a C 6 -C 14 aryl group;

R 4 is a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, a C 6 -C 10 aryl group, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 , or a group of formula (Xa) or (Xd);

X 1 is O, S, N(R 15 ), C(═O),—C(R 16 )(R 17 ), B(R 18 ), or Si(R 19 )(R 20 );

R 10 R 11 R 21 and R 21 ′ are independently of each other hydrogen, deuterium, F, Cl, a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 25 alkoxy group, a C 6 -C 14 aryloxy group, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 , or a C 6 -C 14 aryl group, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3;

R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , and R 20 are independently of each other a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, or a C 6 -C 14 aryl group, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 ;

wherein at least one group of formula (Xa), or (Xd) is present in the compound of formula (I).

2. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein Y 1 and Y 2 and Y 4 are independently of each other a direct bond, or a group of formula

3. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein

R 1 and R 2 are independently of each other a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 25 alkoxy group, a C 6 -C 10 aryl group, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 , or a group of formula (Xa) or (Xd);

R 3 is a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 25 alkoxy group, a C 6 -C 10 aryloxy group, or a C 6 -C 14 aryl group;

R 4 is a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, a C 6 -C 10 aryl group, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 , or a group of formula (Xa) or (Xd);

X 1 is O, S, C(O), N(R 15 ), or C(R 16 )(R 17 ); and

R 10 , R 11 , R 21 and R 21′ are independently of each other hydrogen, or a C-C 25 alkyl group;

R 15 is a group of formula

R 16 and R 17 are independently of each other hydrogen, or a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group;

R 22 and R 23 are independently of each other hydrogen, a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 25 alkoxy group, a C 6 -C 10 aryloxy group, or a C 6 -C 10 aryl group;

wherein at least one group of formula (Xa), or (Xd) is present in the compound of formula (I).

4. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the group of formula (Xa) or (Xd) is a group of formula (Xa), wherein X 1 is O, S, C(CH 3 )(CH 3 ), C(═O),

or a group of formula (Xd), wherein R 21 and R 21′ are hydrogen.

5. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the group of formula (Xa) or (Xd) is a group of formula

6. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein

R 1 and R 2 are independently of each other a C 6 -C 10 aryl group, or a group of formula (Xa) or (Xd);

R 4 is a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, a C 6 -C 10 aryl group, or a group of formula (Xa) or (Xd);

X 1 is O, S, C(CH 3 )(CH 3 ), C(═O), or

 and

R 10 , R 11 , R 21 and R 21 ′ are independently of each other hydrogen, or a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group;

wherein at least one group of formula (Xa), or (Xd) is present in the compound of formula (I).

7. A light-emitting layer comprising at least one compound of formula (I) as described in claim 1 as guest and a host material; or comprising at least one compound of formula (I) as described claim 1 as host and a fluorescent guest material.

8. A compound of formula

wherein

X is N—Y 4′ —R 4 or N—Y 4″ —R 4 ,

Y l and Y 2 are independently of each other a direct bond, C 1 -C 25 -alkylene, or C 6 -C 10 -arylene, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 ;

Y 4′ is a direct bond, C 1 -C 25 -alkylene;

Y 4″ is C 6 -C 10 -arylene, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 ;

R 1 and R 2 are independently of each other deuterium, F, Cl, a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 25 alkoxy group, a C 6 -C 14 aryloxy group, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 , a C 6 -C 14 aryl group, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 , or a group of formula (Xa) or (Xd);

R 3 is deuterium, F, Cl, a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 25 alkoxy group, a C 6 -C 14 aryloxy group, or a C 6 -C 14 aryl group;

R 4 is a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, a C 6 -C 10 aryl group, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 , or a group of formula (Xa) or (Xd);

X 1 is O, S, N(R 15 ), C(═O), C(R 16 )(R 17 ), B(R 18 ), or Si(R 19 )(R 20 ), or

when X is N—Y 4″ —R 4 ,

X 1 is N(R 15′ ), C(═O), C(R 16 )(R 17 ), B(R 18 ), or Si(R 19 )(R 20 ),

R 10 , R 11 , R 21 and R 21′ are independently of each other hydrogen, deuterium, F, Cl, a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 25 alkoxy group, a C 6 -C 14 aryloxy group, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 , or a C 6 -C 14 aryl group, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 ;

R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 are independently of each other a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, or a C 6 -C 14 aryl group, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 ;

R 15′ is a C 6 -C 14 aryl group, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 ,

wherein at least one group of formula (Xa) or (Xd) is present in the compound of formula (I′).

9. The compound according to claim 8 , wherein Y 1 and Y 2 are independently of each other a direct bond, or a group of formula

and

Y 4 is selected from a direct bond; and or

Y 4″ is a group of formula

10. The compound according to claim 8 , wherein

R 1 and R 2 are independently of each other a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, a C 1 C 25 alkoxy group, a C 6 -C 10 aryl group, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 , or a group of formula (Xa) or (Xd);

R 3 is a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 25 alkoxy group, a C 6 -C 14 aryloxy group, or a C 6 -C 14 aryl group;

R 4 is a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, a C 6 -C 10 aryl group, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 , or a group of formula (Xa) or (Xd);

X 1 is O , S, C(O), N(R 15 ), or C(R 16 )(R 17 ); or

when X is N—Y 4″ —R 4 ,

X 1 is N(R 15′ ) or C(R 16 )(R 17 ), and

R 10 , R 11 , R 21 and R 21 ′ are independently of each other hydrogen, or a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group;

R 15 and R 15′ are independently of each other a group of formula

R 16 and R 17 are independently of each other hydrogen, or a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group;

R 22 and R 23 are independently of each other hydrogen, a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 25 alkoxy group, a C 6 -C 10 aryloxy group, or a C 6 -C 10 aryl group;

wherein at least one group of formula (Xa), or (Xd) is present in the compound of formula (I′).

11. The compound according to claim 8 , wherein the group of formula (Xa) or (Xd) is a group of formula (Xa), wherein

X 1 is O, S, C(CH 3 )(CH 3 ), C(═O),

 or

when X is N—Y 4″ —R 4 ,

X 1 is C(CH 3 )(CH 3 ), C(═O),

 or a group of formula (Xd), wherein R 21 and R 21′ are hydrogen.

12. The compound according to claim 8 , wherein the group of formula (Xa) or (Xd) is a group of formula

or

when X is N—Y 4″ —R 4 , a group of formula

13. The compound according to claim 8 , wherein

R 1 and R 2 are independently of each other a C 6 -C 10 aryl group, or a group of formula (Xa) or (Xd);

R 4′ is a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, a C 6 -C 10 aryl group, or a group of formula (Xa) or (Xd);

X 1 is O, S, C(CH 3 )(CH 3 ), C(═O), or

 or

when X is N—Y 4″ —R 4 ,

X 1 is C(CH 3 )(CH 3 ), C(═O),

 and

R 10 , R 11 , R 21 and R 21′ are independently of each other hydrogen, or a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group;

wherein at least one group of formula (Xa), or (Xd) is present in the compound of formula (I′).

14. A light-emitting layer comprising the compound according to claim 8 .

15. An organic light emitting element, comprising the compound according to claim 8 .

16. The organic light-emitting element according to claim 15 , characterized in that it emits light by delayed fluorescence.

17. A device selected from the group consisting of an electrophotographic photoreceptor, a photoelectric converter, a sensor, a dye laser, a solar cell device and an organic light emitting element, wherein the device comprises the organic light-emitting element of claim 15 .

18. A compound of formula

wherein

X is O, S or N—Y 4 —R 4 ,

Y 1 and Y 2 and Y 4 are independently of each other a direct bond, C 1 -C 25 -alkylene, or C 6 -C 10 -arylene, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 ;

R 1 and R 2 are independently of each other deuterium, F, Cl, a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 25 alkoxy group, a C 6 -C 14 aryloxy group, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 , a C 6 -C 14 aryl group, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 , or a group of formula (Xa) or (Xd);

R 3 is deuterium, F, Cl, a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 25 alkoxy group, a C 6 -C 14 aryloxy group, or a C 6 -C 14 aryl group;

R 4 is a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, a C 6 -C 10 aryl group, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 , or a group of formula (Xa) or (Xd);

X 1 is O, S, N(R 15 ), C(═O), C(R 16 )(R 17 ), B(R 18 ), or Si(R 19 )(R 20 );

R 10 , R 11 , R 21 and R 21′ are independently of each other hydrogen, deuterium, F, Cl, a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 25 alkoxy group, a C 6 -C 14 aryloxy group, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 , or a C 6 -C 14 aryl group, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 ;

R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 and R 20 are independently of each other a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, or a C 6 -C 14 aryl group, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups R 3 ;

wherein at least one group of formula (Xd) is present in the compound of formula (I).

19. A light-emitting layer comprising the compound according to claim 18 .

20. An organic light emitting element, comprising the compound according to claim 18 .

21. The organic light-emitting element according to claim 20 , characterized in that it emits light by delayed fluorescence.

22. A device selected from the group consisting of an electrophotographic photoreceptor, a photoelectric converter, a sensor, a dye laser, a solar cell device and an organic light emitting element, wherein the device comprises the organic light-emitting element of claim 20 .

23. A device selected from the group consisting of an electrophotographic photoreceptor, a photoelectric converter, a sensor, a dye laser, a solar cell device and an organic light emitting element, wherein the device comprises the organic light-emitting element of claim 7 .

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