Phosphorescent polymer compound based on iridium polymer complex and organic electroluminescent device utilizing the same

1. A phosphorescent polymer compound comprising structural units that are derived from a compound represented by Formula (1):

wherein R 1 to R 8 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a C1-10 alkyl group, a C6-10 aryl group, a C1-15 heteroaryl group, an amino group optionally substituted with a C1-10 alkyl group, a C1-10 alkoxy group, a silyl group optionally substituted with a C1-10 alkyl group, or a group having a radically polymerizable functional group, and one of R 1 to R 8 is a group having a radically polymerizable functional group;

the group having a radically polymerizable functional group has a divalent group which has the longest chain composed of 1 to 5 atoms between the group having a radically polymerizable functional group and the carbon atom on the benzene or pyridine ring coordinated to iridium,

the group having a radically polymerizable functional group with the divalent group is at least one selected from the group consisting of those represented by Formulae (a1), (a2) and (a4) to (a7) below

L is a ligand represented by any of Formulae (1a) to (1i) below, and the two ligands L may be the same or different from each other; and

the five-membered ring in the ligand L may have a substituent group selected from the group consisting of C1-10 alkyl groups, amino groups optionally substituted with a C1-10 alkyl group, and C1-10 alkoxy groups;

wherein R 9 to R 12 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a C1-10 alkyl group, an amino group optionally substituted with a C1-10 alkyl group, a C1-10 alkoxy group, or a silyl group optionally substituted with a C1-10 alkyl group.

2. The phosphorescent polymer compound according to claim 1 , which further comprises structural units derived from at least one of hole-transporting polymerizable compounds and electron-transporting polymerizable compounds.

3. An organic electroluminescent device comprising a pair of electrodes, and one or more organic compound layers including at least an emitting layer between the electrodes, the emitting layer comprising the polymer compound of claim 1 .

4. A process for producing organic electroluminescent devices, comprising a step of forming one or more organic compound layers on an anode, the one or more organic compound layers including at least a layer comprising the polymer compound of claim 1 , and a step of forming a cathode on the organic compound layer.

5. A display apparatus including the organic electroluminescent device of claim 3 .