Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
The present application includes novel containing xanthene and spiro dixanthene ring structures and alkylated variants thereof. These compounds are useful as host materials with high triplet energies for phosphorescent electroluminescent devices.
1. A compound of Formula I:
wherein X is selected from the group consisting of O, S, Se and NR; Y is selected from the group consisting of CR 9 R 10 , SiR 9 R 10 , O, S, Se, and NR;
wherein R and R 1 to R 10 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, halide, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carbonyl, carboxylic acids, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof;
wherein any adjacent substitutents are optionally joined or fused into a ring, with the proviso that when R 9 and R 10 are both aryl, they are not joined by a single chemical bond; and
wherein at least one of the following conditions is true:
condition (1): R 1 is
wherein R 1 ′ and R 2 ′ are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, chlorine, bromine, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, unfused arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, unfused aryl, unfused heteroaryl, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof;
wherein A is 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring that is optionally further substituted;
wherein at least one of R 2 , R 1 ′ and R 2 ′ is not hydrogen or deuterium, and wherein if R 1 ′ is methyl then R 2 ′ is not hydrogen or deuterium;
condition (2): at least one of R 1 to R 10 comprises a tetraphenylene group;
condition (3): at least one pair of adjacent substituents of R 1 to R 4 and R 5 to R 8 is fused to form a tetraphenlyene group, which can be further substituted;
condition (4): X is NR, and R has a structure of Formula I;
condition (5): at least one of R 1 to R 4 and R 5 to R 8 is
wherein Z 1 and Z 2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, and substituted aryl, L is a direct bond or an organic linker, R 11 to R 13 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, and silyl, and at least one of R 11 to R 13 comprises a structure of Formula I;
condition (6): at least one of R 1 to R 4 and R 5 to R 8 is
wherein R 16 comprises a structure of Formula I, R 17 to R 20 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, silyl, and aryl, and at least one of R 17 , R 19 , and R 20 is not hydrogen or deuterium;
condition (7): at least one of R 1 to R 4 and R 5 to R 8 is
wherein R 20 to R 28 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, alkyl, cycloalkyl, silyl, and aryl, and at least one of R 20 to R 22 comprises a structure of Formula I; and
condition (8): at least one of R 1 to R 4 and R 5 to R 8 is
wherein Z 3 and Z 4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, and substituted aryl, and R 29 comprises a structure of Formula I, provided that (a) Z 3 and Z 4 are not both aryl or substituted aryl, or (b) neither X nor Y is NR.
2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein X is selected from the group consisting of O, S, and Se.
3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein X is NR.
4. The compound of claim 1 , wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of O, S, Se, and NR.
5. The compound of claim 1 , wherein Y is CR 9 R 10 or SiR 9 R 10 .
6. The compound of claim 1 , wherein in condition (1), R 2 is not hydrogen or deuterium, and R 1 ′ and R 2 ′ are hydrogen.
7. The compound of claim 1 , wherein in condition (1), R 2 is hydrogen, and R 1 ′ and R 2 ′ are not hydrogen or deuterium.
8. The compound of claim 1 , wherein in condition (1), A is an aromatic ring.
9. The compound of claim 1 , wherein in condition (1), A is benzene.
10. The compound of claim 1 , wherein in condition (1), at least one of R 2 , R 1 ′ and R 2 ′ is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, silyl, unfused aryl, unfused heteroaryl, and combinations thereof.
11. The compound of claim 1 , wherein in condition (1), A is further substituted by a structure of Formula I.
12. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula I is selected from the group consisting of:
13. An organic light emitting device (OLED) comprising:
an anode;
a cathode; and
an organic layer, disposed between the anode and the cathode, comprising a compound of Formula I:
wherein X is selected from the group consisting of O, S, Se and NR; Y is selected from the group consisting of CR 9 R 10 , SiR 9 R 10 , O, S, Se, and NR;
wherein R and R 1 to R 10 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, halide, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carbonyl, carboxylic acids, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof;
wherein any adjacent substitutents are optionally joined or fused into a ring, with the proviso that when R 9 and R 10 are both aryl, they are not joined by a single chemical bond; and
wherein at least one of the following conditions is true:
condition (1): R 1 is
wherein R 1 ′ and R 2 ′ are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, chlorine, bromine, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, unfused arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, unfused aryl, unfused heteroaryl, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof;
wherein A is 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring that is optionally further substituted;
wherein at least one of R 2 , R 1 ′ and R 2 ′ is not hydrogen or deuterium, and wherein if R 1 ′ is methyl then R 2 ′ is not hydrogen or deuterium;
condition (2): at least one of R 1 to R 10 comprises a tetraphenylene group;
condition (3): at least one pair of adjacent substituents of R 1 to R 4 and R 5 to R 8 is fused to form a tetraphenlyene group, which can be further substituted;
condition (4): X is NR, and R has a structure of Formula I;
condition (5): at least one of R 1 to R 4 and R 5 to R 8 is
wherein Z 1 and Z 2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, and substituted aryl, L is a direct bond or an organic linker, R 11 to R 13 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, and silyl, and at least one of R 11 to R 13 comprises a structure of Formula I;
condition (6): at least one of R 1 to R 4 and R 5 to R 8 is
wherein R 16 comprises a structure of Formula I, R 17 to R 20 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, silyl, and aryl, and at least one of R 17 , R 19 , and R 20 are not hydrogen or deuterium;
condition (7): at least one of R 1 to R 4 and R 5 to R 8 is
wherein R 20 to R 28 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, alkyl, cycloalkyl, silyl, and aryl, and at least one of R 20 to R 22 comprises a structure of Formula I; and
condition (8): at least one of R 1 to R 4 and R 5 to R 8 is
wherein Z 3 and Z 4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, and substituted aryl, and R 29 comprises a structure of Formula I, provided that (a) Z 3 and Z 4 are not both aryl or substituted aryl, or (b) neither X nor Y is NR.
14. The OLED of claim 13 , wherein the organic layer is an emissive layer and the compound of Formula I is a host.
15. The OLED of claim 13 , wherein the organic layer further comprises a phosphorescent emissive dopant; wherein the emissive dopant is a transition metal complex having at least one ligand or part of the ligand if the ligand is more than bidentate selected from the group consisting of:
wherein each X 1 to X 13 are independently selected from the group consisting of carbon and nitrogen;
wherein X is selected from the group consisting of BR′, NR′, PR′, O, S, Se, C═O, S═O, SO 2 , CR′R″, SiR′R″, and GeR′R″;
wherein R′ and R″ are optionally fused or joined to form a ring;
wherein each R a , R b , R c , and R d may represent from mono substitution to the possible maximum number of substitution, or no substitution;
wherein R′, R″, R a , R b , R c , and R d are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, halide, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carbonyl, carboxylic acids, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof; and
wherein any two adjacent substitutents of R a , R b , R c , and R d are optionally fused or joined to form a ring or a multidentate ligand.
16. The OLED of claim 13 , wherein the organic layer is a blocking layer and the compound of Formula I is a blocking material in the organic layer.
17. The OLED of claim 13 , wherein the organic layer is a transporting layer and the compound of Formula I is a transporting material in the organic layer.
18. A consumer product comprising an organic light-emitting device (OLED) comprising:
an anode;
a cathode; and
an organic layer, disposed between the anode and the cathode, comprising a compound of Formula I:
wherein X is selected from the group consisting of O, S, Se and NR; Y is selected from the group consisting of CR 9 R 10 , SiR 9 R 10 , O, S, Se, and NR;
wherein R and R 1 to R 10 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, halide, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carbonyl, carboxylic acids, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof;
wherein any adjacent substitutents are optionally joined or fused into a ring, with the proviso that when R 9 and R 10 are both aryl they are not joined by a single chemical bond; and
wherein at least one of the following condition is true:
condition (1): R 1 is
wherein R 1 ′ and R 2 ′ are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, chlorine, bromine, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, unfused arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, unfused aryl, unfused heteroaryl, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof;
wherein A is 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring that is optionally further substituted;
wherein at least one of R 2 , R 1 ′ and R 2 ′ is not hydrogen or deuterium, and wherein if R 1 ′ is methyl then R 2 ′ is not hydrogen or deuterium;
condition (2): at least one of R 1 to R 10 comprises a tetraphenylene group;
condition (3): at least one pair of adjacent substituents of R 1 to R 4 and R 5 to R 8 is fused to form a tetraphenlyene group, which can be further substituted;
condition (4): X is NR, and R has a structure of Formula I;
condition (5): at least one of R 1 to R 4 and R 5 to R 8 is
wherein Z 1 and Z 2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, and substituted aryl, L is a direct bond or an organic linker, R 11 to R 13 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or silyl, and at least one of R 11 to R 13 comprises a structure of Formula I;
condition (6): at least one of R 1 to R 4 and R 5 to R 8 is
wherein R 16 comprises a structure of Formula I, R 17 to R 20 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, silyl, and aryl, and at least one of R 17 , R 19 , and R 20 are not hydrogen or deuterium;
condition (7): at least one of R 1 to R 4 and R 5 to R 8 is
wherein R 20 to R 28 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, alkyl, cycloalkyl, silyl, and aryl, and at least one of R 20 to R 22 comprises a structure of Formula I; and
condition (8): at least one of R 1 to R 4 and R 5 to R 8 is
wherein Z 3 and Z 4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, and substituted aryl, and R 29 comprises a structure of Formula I, with the proviso that (a) Z 3 and Z 4 are not both aryl or substituted aryl, or (b) neither X nor Y is NR.
19. The consumer product of claim 18 , wherein the consumer product is selected from the group consisting of a flat panel display, a computer monitor, a medical monitor, a television, a billboard, a light for interior or exterior illumination and/or signaling, a heads-up display, a fully or partially transparent display, a flexible display, a laser printer, a telephone, a cell phone, tablet, a phablet, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wearable device, a laptop computer, a digital camera, a camcorder, a viewfinder, a micro-display that is less than 2 inches diagonal, a 3-D display, a virtual reality or augmented reality display, a vehicle, a video walls comprising multiple displays tiled together, a theater or stadium screen, and a sign.