Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
Provided are novel compounds having a structure of that are useful as emitters in OLEDs.
1. A compound having a structure of
wherein:
M is Pt;
X 1 to X 4 and X 9 to X 13 are each C;
up to one of X 5 to X 8 and X 14 to X 17 is N and the remaining ones of X 5 to X 8 and X 14 to X 17 are C;
each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5′ independently represents mono to the maximum allowable substitutions, or no substitution;
L is O;
each R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, boryl, and combinations thereof;
R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and combinations thereof, wherein R comprises at least three 6-membered aromatic rings, which can be fused or unfused, and at least one of the at least three 6-membered rings is substituted;
any two adjacent R, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 can be joined or fused to form a ring.
2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein each R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5′ is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, boryl, and combinations thereof.
3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R comprises at least three fused or unfused 6-membered aryl rings.
4. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R comprises an aryl or heteroaryl group comprising the at least three 6-membered aromatic rings that are not fused next to each other.
5. The compound of claim 1 , wherein at least one R 1 is an electron donating group.
6. The compound of claim 1 , wherein at least one of R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 is an electron withdrawing group.
7. The compound of claim 1 , wherein one of X 14 to X 17 is N, and the remaining ones of X 14 to X 17 is C.
8. The compound of claim 1 , wherein one of X 5 to X 8 is N, and the remaining X 5 to X 8 is C.
9. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of:
10. The compound of claim 9 , wherein R 1 para to the M-N bond is tert-butyl, R 2 para to N is not H, R 4 is para to M is not H, and each R 3 and R 5′ is H.
11. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R is selected from the group consisting of:
12. 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 having a structure of
wherein:
M is Pt;
X 1 to X 4 and X 9 to X 13 are each C;
up to one of X 5 to X 8 and X 14 to X 17 is N and the remaining ones of X 5 to X 8 and X 14 to X 17 are C;
each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5′ independently represents mono to the maximum allowable substitutions, or no substitution;
L is O;
each R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, boryl, and combinations thereof;
R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and combinations thereof, wherein R comprises at least three 6-membered aromatic rings, which can be fused or unfused, and at least one of the at least three 6-membered rings is substituted;
any two adjacent R, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 can be joined or fused to form a ring.
13. The OLED of claim 12 , wherein the organic layer further comprises a host, wherein the host comprises at least one chemical moiety selected from the group consisting of triphenylene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, dibenzothiphene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, 5,9-dioxa-13b-boranaphtho[3,2,1-de]anthracene, aza-triphenylene, aza-carbazole, aza-indolocarbazole, aza-dibenzothiophene, aza-dibenzofuran, aza-dibenzoselenophene, and aza-(5,9-dioxa-13b-boranaphtho[3,2,1-de]anthracene).
14. 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 having a structure of
wherein:
M is Pt;
X 1 to X 4 and X 9 to X 13 are each C;
up to one of X 5 to X 8 and X 14 to X 17 is N and the remaining ones of X 5 to X 8 and X 14 to X 17 are C;
each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5′ independently represents mono to the maximum allowable substitutions, or no substitution;
L is O;
each R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, boryl, and combinations thereof;
R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and combinations thereof, wherein R comprises at least three 6-membered aromatic rings, which can be fused or unfused, and at least one of the at least three 6-membered rings is substituted;
any two adjacent R, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 can be joined or fused to form a ring.
15. A formulation comprising a compound according to claim 1 .
16. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R comprises at least four fused or unfused 6-membered aromatic rings.
17. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R comprises at least one of
18. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of:
19. The compound of claim 11 , wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of compounds having the formula of Pt(L A )(Ly), wherein L A is selected from the group consisting of the structures shown below:
L A 1-L A 11
Structure
R A -R C
L A 1-(i)(j)(k)(l), wherein each j, k, and l is indenpendently an integer from 1 to 90, and i is an integer from 1, 3 to 5, 8 to 26, 31 to 38, 41 to 114, 116, 118, 120 to 123, and 128 to 135, wherein L A 1-(1)(1)(1)(1) to L A 1- (135)(90)(90)(90) have the structure
wherein R is Ri, R A is Aj, R B is Ak, and R C is Al, and
L A 2-(i)(j)(k)(l), wherein each j, k, and l is indenpendently an integer from 1 to 90, and i is an integer from 1, 3 to 5, 8 to 26, 31 to 38, 41 to 114, 116, 118, 120 to 123, and 128 to 135, wherein L A 2-(1)(1)(1)(1) to L A 2- (135)(90)(90)(90) have the structure
wherein R is Ri, RA is Aj, R B is Ak, and R C is Al, and
L A 3-(i)(j)(k)(l), wherein each j, k, and l is indenpendently an integer from 1 to 90, and i is an integer from 1, 3 to 5, 8 to 26, 31 to 38, 41 to 114, 116, 118, 120 to 123, and 128 to 135, wherein L A 3-(1)(1)(1)(1) to L A 3- (135)(90)(90)(90) have the structure
wherein R is Ri, R A is Aj, R B is Ak, and R C is Al, and
L A 4-(i)(j), wherein each j is an integer from 1 to 90, and i is an integer from 1, 3 to 5, 8 to 26, 31 to 38, 41 to 114, 116, 118, 120 to 123, and 128 to 135, wherein L A 4-(1)(1) to L A 4-(135)(90) have the structure
wherein R is Ri and R A is Aj, and
L A 5-(i)(j), wherein each j is an integer from 1 to 90, and i is an integer from [[1]] 1, 3 to 5, 8 to 26, 31 to 38, 41 to 114, 116, 118, 120 to 123, and 128 to 135, wherein L A 5-(1)(1) to L A 5- (135)(90) have the structure
wherein R is Ri and R A is Aj, and
L A 6-(i)(j), wherein each j is an integer from 1 to 90, and i is an integer from 1, 3 to 5, 8 to 26, 31 to 38, 41 to 114, 116, 118, 120 to 123, and 128 to 135, wherein L A 6-(1)(1) to L A 6-(135)(90) have the structure
wherein R is Ri and R A is Aj, and
L A 7-(i)(j), wherein j is an integer from 1 to 90, and i is an integer from 1, 3 to 5, 8 to 26, 31 to 38, 41 to 114, 116, 118, 120 to 123, and 128 to 135, wherein L A 7-(1)(1) to L A 7-(135)(90) have the structure
wherein R is Ri and R A is Aj, and
L A 8-(i)(j), wherein j is an integer from 1 to 90, and i is an integer from 1, 3 to 5, 8 to 26, 31 to 38, 41 to 114, 116, 118, 120 to 123, and 128 to 135, wherein L A 8-(1)(1) to L A 8-(135)(90) have the structure
wherein R is Ri and R A is Aj, and
L A 9-(i)(j), wherein j is an integer from 1 to 90, and i is an integer from 1, 3 to 5, 8 to 26, 31 to 38, 41 to 114, 116, 118, 120 to 123, and 128 to 135, wherein L A 9-(1)(1) to L A 9-(135)(90) have the structure
Wherein R is Ri and R A is Aj, and
L A 10-(i)(j)(k)(7), wherein each j, k, and l is indenpendently an integer from 1 to 90, and i is an integer from 1, 3 to 5, 8 to 26, 31 to 38, 41 to 114, 116, 118, 120 to 123, and 128 to 135, wherein L A 10-(1)(1)(1)(1) to L A 10- (135)(90)(90)(90) have the structure
wherein R is Ri, R A is Aj, R B is Ak, and R C is Al, and
L A 11-(i)(j), wherein j is an integer from 1 to 90, and i is an integer from 1, 3 to 5, 8 to 26, 31 to 38, 41 to 114, 116, 118, 120 to 123, and 128 to 135, wherein L A 11-(1)(1) to L A 11-(135)(90) have the structure
wherein R is Ri and R A is Aj, and
wherein A1 to A90 have the following structures:
wherein L y is selected from the group consisting of the structures shown in LIST2 below:
L y
Structure of L y
RB 1 -RB 8
L y 1-( i )( j )( k )( o ), wherein i, j, k, and o are each an integer from 1 to 90, wherein L y 1-(1)(1)(1)(1) to L y 1- (90)(90)(90)(90), have the structure
wherein R B6 = A i , R B7 = A j , R B8 = A k , and R B9 = A o ,
L y 2-( i )( j )( k ), wherein i, j, and k are each an integer from 1 to 90, wherein L y 2-(1)(1)(1) to L y 2- (90)(90)(90), have the structure
wherein R B6 = A i , R B7 = A j , and R B8 = A k ,
L y 3-( i )( j )( k ), wherein i, j, and k are each an integer from 1 to 90, wherein L y 3-(1)(1)(1) to L y 3- (90)(90)(90), have the structure
wherein R B6 = A i , R B7 = A j , and R B8 = A k ,
L y 4-( i )( j ) wherein each of i and j is independently an integer from 1 to 90, wherein L y 4-(1)(1) to L y 4- (90)(90) have the structure
wherein R 1 = A i and R 2 = A j ,
L y 5-( i )( j ) wherein each of i and j is independently an integer from 1 to 90, wherein L y 5-(1)(1) to L y 5- (90)(90) have the structure
wherein R 1 = A i and R 2 = A j ,
L y 6-( i )( j ) wherein each of i and j is independently an integer from 1 to 90, wherein L y 6-(1)(1) to L y 6- (90)(90) have the structure
wherein R 1 = A i and R 2 = A j ,
L y 7-( i )( j ) wherein each of i and j is independently an integer from 1 to 90, wherein L y 7-(1)(1) to L y 7- (90)(90) have the structure
wherein R 1 = A i and R 2 = A j ,
L y 8-( i )( j )( k )( o ), wherein i, j, k, and o are each an integer from 1 to 90, wherein L y 8-(1)(1)(1)(1) to L y 8- (90)(90)(90)(90), have the tructure
wherein R B6 = A i , R B7 = Aj, R B8 = A k , and R B9 = A o ,
L y 9-( i )( j )( k )( o ), wherein i, j, k, and o are each an integer from 1 to 90, wherein L y 9-(1)(1)(1)(1) to L y 9- (90)(90)(90)(90), have the structure
wherein R B6 = A i , R B7 = A j , R B8 = A k , and R B9 = A o , and
L y 10-( i )( j )( k )( o ), wherein i, j, k, and o are each an integer from 1 to 90, wherein L y 10-(1)(1)(1)(1) to L y 10- (90)(90)(90)(90), have the structure
wherein R B6 = A i , R B7 = A j , R B8 = A k , and R B9 = A o .
20. The compound of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least three 6-membered rings is substituted by a moiety selected from the group consisting of alkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl.