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Granted Patent B2
US 10,903,430 · App. 15/327,790 · Granted Jan 26, 2021

Materials for electronic devices

Inventors: Anja Jatsch (Frankfurt am Main, DE); Amir Hossain Parham (Frankfurt am Main, DE); Thomas Eberle (Landau, DE); Tobias Grossmann (Darmstadt, DE); Jonas Valentin Kroeber (Frankfurt am Main, DE)
Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
H01L51/0067C07D235/18C07D401/10C07D401/14C07D403/04C07D403/10C07D403/14C07D405/10C07D405/14C09K11/025H01L51/0052H01L51/0056H01L51/0058H01L51/0072H01L51/0073H01L51/0002H01L51/0003H01L51/5012H01L51/5016H01L51/5072H01L51/5092H01L2251/5384Y02E10/549
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Patent No.
US 10,903,430
App. No.
15/327,790
Granted
Jan 26, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to compounds, compositions and formulations comprising same and to opto-electronic devices comprising the compounds and compositions according to the invention.

Claims (48)

1. A compound comprising a compound fo the formula (33)

wherein

R 1 is on each occurrence, identically or differently, H, D, F, Cl, Br, I, CHO, N(Ar 1 ) 2 , C(═O)Ar 1 , P(═O)(Ar 1 ) 2 , S(═O)Ar 1 , S(═O) 2 Ar 1 , CR 2 ═CR 2 Ar 1 , CN, NO 2 , Si(R 2 ) 3 , B(OR 2 ) 2 , B(R 2 ) 2 , B(N(R 2 ) 2 ) 2 , OSO 2 R 2 , a straight-chain alkyl, alkoxy, or thioalkoxy group having 1 to 40 C atoms or a straight-chain alkenyl, or alkynyl group having 2 to 40 C atoms or a branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, or thioalkoxy group having 3 to 40 C atoms, each of which is optionally substituted by one or more radicals R 2 , wherein one or more CH 2 groups are optionally replaced by R 2 C═CR 2 , C≡C, Si(R 2 ) 2 , Ge(R 2 ) 2 , Sn(R 2 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 2 , P(═O)(R 2 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 2 , O, S, or CONR 2 and wherein one or more H atoms is optionally replaced by D, F, Cl, Br, I, CN, or NO 2 , an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms, which in each case is optionally substituted by one or more radicals R 2 , an aryloxy or hetero-aryloxy group having 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms, which is optionally substituted by one or more radicals R 2 , or a combination of these systems; and wherein two or more adjacent substituents R 1 optionally define a mono- or polycyclic, aliphatic or aromatic ring system with one another;

R 2 is, identically or differently on each occurrence, H, D, F, Cl, Br, I, N(R 3 ) 2 , CN, NO 2 , Si(R 3 ) 3 , B(OR 3 ) 2 , C(═O)R 3 , P(═O)(R 3 ) 2 , S(═O)R 3 , S(═O) 2 R 3 , OSO 2 R 3 , a straight-chain alkyl, alkoxy, or thioalkoxy group having 1 to 40 C atoms or a straight-chain alkenyl or alkynyl group having 2 to 40 C atoms or a branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, alkylalkoxy, or thioalkoxy group having 3 to 40 C atoms, each of which is optionally substituted by one or more radicals R 3 , wherein one or more non-adjacent CH 2 groups are optionally replaced by R 3 C═CR 3 , C═C, Si(R 3 ) 2 , Ge(R 3 ) 2 , Sn(R 3 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 3 , P(═O)(R 3 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 3 , O, S, or CONR 3 and wherein one or more H atoms may be replaced by D, F, Cl, Br, I, CN, or NO 2 , or aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms, which in each case is optionally substituted by one or more radicals R 3 , an aryloxy, arylalkoxy, or heteroaryloxy group having 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms, which is optionally substituted by one or more radicals R 3 , a diarylamino group, diheteroarylamino group, or arylheteroarylamino group having 10 to 40 aromatic ring atoms, which is optionally substituted by one or more radicals R 3 , or a combination of two or more of these groups; and wherein two or more adjacent radicals R 2 optionally define a mono- or polycyclic, aliphatic or aromatic ring system with one another;

R 3 is, identically or differently on each occurrence, H, D, F or an aliphatic, aromatic, and/or heteroaromatic hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 20 C atoms, wherein one or more H atoms is optionally replaced by F; and wherein two or more substituents R 3 optionally define a mono- or polycyclic, aliphatic or aromatic ring system with one another;

R 5 is on each occurrence, identically or differently, a substituent selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, CHO, N(Ar 1 ) 2 , C(═O)Ar 1 , P(═O)(Ar 1 ) 2 , S(═O)Ar 1 , S(═O) 2 Ar 1 , CR 2 ═CR 2 Ar 1 , CN, NO 2 , Si(R 2 ) 3 , B(OR 2 ) 2 , B(R 2 ) 2 , B(N(R 2 ) 2 ) 2 , OSO 2 R 2 , a straight-chain alkyl, alkoxy, or thioalkoxy group having 1 to 40 C atoms or a straight-chain alkenyl or alkynyl group having 2 to 40 C atoms or a branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, or thioalkoxy group having 3 to 40 C atoms, each of which is optionally substituted by one or more radicals R 2 , wherein one or more CH 2 groups are optionally replaced by R 2 C═CR 2 , C≡C, Si(R 2 ) 2 , Ge(R 2 ) 2 , Sn(R 2 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 2 , P(═O)(R 2 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 2 , O, S or CONR 2 and wherein one or more H atoms is optionally replaced by D, F, Cl, Br, I, CN, or NO 2 , an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms, which in each case is optionally substituted by one or more radicals R 2 , an aryloxy or heteroaryloxy group having 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms, which is optionally substituted by one or more radicals R 2 , and a combination of these systems; and wherein two or more adjacent substituents R 5 cannot form a mono- or polycyclic, aliphatic or aromatic ring system with one another;

R 4 and R 6

are on each occurrence, identically or differently, H, D, F, Cl, Br, I, CHO, N(Ar 1 ) 2 , C(═O)Ar 1 , P(═O)(Ar 1 ) 2 , S(═O)Ar 1 , S(═O) 2 Ar 1 , CR 2 ═CR 2 Ar 1 , CN, NO 2 , Si(R 2 ) 3 , B(OR 2 ) 2 , B(R 2 ) 2 , B(N(R 2 ) 2 ) 2 , OSO 2 R 2 , a straight-chain alkyl, alkoxy, or thioalkoxy group having 1 to 40 C atoms or a straight-chain alkenyl or alkynyl group having 2 to 40 C atoms or a branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, or thioalkoxy group having 3 to 40 C atoms, each of which is optionally substituted by one or more radicals R 2 , wherein one or more CH 2 groups is optionally replaced by R 2 C═CR 2 , C≡C, Si(R 2 ) 2 , Ge(R 2 ) 2 , Sn(R 2 ) 2 , C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR 2 , P(═O)(R 2 ), SO, SO 2 , NR 2 , O, S, or CONR 2 and wherein one or more H atoms is optionally replaced by D, F, Cl, Br, I, CN, or NO 2 , an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms, which in each case is optionally substituted by one or more radicals R 2 , an aryloxy or heteroaryloxy group having 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms, which is optionally substituted by one or more radicals R 2 , or a combination of these systems; and wherein two or more adjacent substituents R 4 cannot form a mono- or polycyclic, aliphatic or aromatic ring system with one another; and wherein two or more adjacent substituents R 6 optionally define a mono- or polycyclic, aliphatic or aromatic ring system with one another;

Q is C═O, C═S, S, C(R 2 ) 2 , NR 2 , or O;

n is 0 or 1, wherein n=0 means that the two aromatic rings A and B are not linked to one another via the group Q, but instead by a single bond;

p is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;

q is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;

r is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;

X is, identically or differently on each occurrence, selected from the group consisting of N and CR 1 , wherein at least one X is equal to N;

Ar 1 is on each occurrence, identically or differently, an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 30 aromatic ring atoms, which is optionally substituted by one or more radicals R 2 ; wherein two of the radicals Ar 1 are optionally linked to one another by a single bond or a bridge selected from the group consisting of B(R 2 ), C(R 2 ) 2 , Si(R 2 ) 2 , C═O, C═NR 2 , C═C(R 2 ) 2 , O, S, S═O, SO 2 , N(R 2 ), P(R 2 ) and P(═O)R 2 ,

V is a divalent group;

U is a divalent group;

v is 0 or 1, wherein v=0 means that the ring D is connected directly to the remainder of the compound via a single covalent bond;

u is 0 or 1, wherein u=0 means that the ring C is connected directly to the remainder of the compound via a single covalent bond.

2. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the compound is a small molecule having a molecular weight of at most 3000 g/mol.

3. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the compound of the formula (33) has the formula (1):

wherein

Q′ is, identically to or differently from one another, C═O, C═S, S, C(R 2 ) 2 , NR 2 , or O;

A is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;

B is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;

a+b is always less than or equal to 7;

m is 0 or 1, wherein m=0 means that the two aromatic rings are not linked to one another via the group Q′, but instead by a single bond;

V is a divalent group;

U is a divalent group;

V is 0 or 1, where v=0 means that the ring D is connected directly to the remainder of the compound via a single covalent bond;

U is 0 or 1, where u=0 means that the ring C is connected directly to the remainder of the compound via a single covalent bond.

4. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the compound of the formula (33) has the formula (4):

5. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the compound of the formula (33) has the formula (5):

6. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the compound of the formula (33) has the formula (14):

7. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein two or more adjacent substituents R 1 do not form a mono- or polycyclic, aliphatic or aromatic ring system with one another.

8. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the compound of the formula (33) has the formula (34):

9. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the compound of the formula (33) has the formula (35):

10. A composition comprising at least one compound of claim 1 and at least one further compound selected from the group consisting of fluorescent emitters, phosphorescent emitters, matrix materials, electron-transport materials, electron-injection materials, hole-conductor materials, hole-injection materials, electron-blocking materials, hole-blocking materials, wide band gap materials, and n-dopants.

11. The composition of claim 10 , wherein the additional compound is an electron-transport material or matrix material.

12. A formulation comprising at least one compound of claim 1 and at least one solvent.

13. A formulation comprising at least one composition of claim 10 at least one solvent.

14. An electronic device comprising at least one compound of claim 1 .

15. An electronic device comprising at least one composition of claim 10 .

16. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the device is selected from the group consisting of organic integrated circuits, organic field-effect transistors, organic thin-film transistors, organic electroluminescent devices, organic solar cells, organic optical detectors, and organic photoreceptors.

17. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the device is selected from the group consisting of organic light-emitting transistors, organic field-quench devices, organic light-emitting electrochemical cells, organic laser diodes, and organic light-emitting diodes.

18. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the device is selected from the group consisting of organic light-emitting transistors, organic field-quench devices, organic light-emitting electrochemical cells, organic laser diodes, and organic light-emitting diodes.

19. A process for producing an electronic device according to claim 14 , comprising applying at least one organic layer by gas-phase deposition or from solution.

20. A process for producing an electronic device according to claim 15 , comprising applying at least one organic layer by gas-phase deposition or from solution.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 15, 2017
From: JATSCH, ANJA; PARHAM, AMIR HOSSAIN; EBERLE, THOMAS; GROSSMAN, TOBIAS; KROEBER, JONAS VALENTIN
To: MERCK PATENT GMBH
Reel/Frame 041259/0848 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 14002528 · Jul 21, 2014 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170222157A1 · Aug 3, 2017
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