U.S. patent application number 17/591643 was filed with the patent office on 2022-05-26 for materials for organic electroluminescent devices.
The applicant listed for this patent is Merck Patent GmbH. Invention is credited to Lars Dobelmann-Mara, Thomas Eberle, Tobias Grossmann, Anja Jatsch, Jonas Valentin Kroeber, Amir Hossain PARHAM.
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PARHAM; Amir Hossain ; et
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May 26, 2022 |
MATERIALS FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES
Abstract
The present invention describes dibenzofuran and
dibenzothiophene derivatives, in particular for use as triplet
matrix materials in organic electroluminescent devices. The
invention furthermore relates to a process for the preparation of
the compounds according to the invention and to electronic devices
comprising same.
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PARHAM; Amir Hossain;
(Frankfurt am Main, DE) ; Grossmann; Tobias;
(Darmstadt, DE) ; Eberle; Thomas; (Landau, DE)
; Jatsch; Anja; (Frankfurt am Main, DE) ; Kroeber;
Jonas Valentin; (Frankfurt am Main, DE) ;
Dobelmann-Mara; Lars; (Darmstadt, DE) |
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Merck Patent GmbH |
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February 3, 2022 |
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H01L 51/00 20060101
H01L051/00; C07D 409/14 20060101 C07D409/14; C09K 11/06 20060101
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Claims
1.-14. (canceled)
15. Compound of the formula (1), ##STR00352## where the following
applies to the symbols used: A is on each occurrence, identically
or differently, CR.sup.1 or N, where a maximum of two groups A per
ring stand for N; Y.sup.1 is O or S; L is on each occurrence,
identically or differently, a single bond or an aromatic or
heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 30 aromatic ring atoms,
which may be substituted by one or more radicals R.sup.1; HetAr is
a group of the formula (2), (3) or (4), ##STR00353## where the
dashed bond represents the linking of this group; X is on each
occurrence, identically or differently, CR.sup.2 or N, with the
proviso that at least one symbol X stands for N; N.sup.1 is a group
of the formula (6), ##STR00354## where the dashed bond represents
the linking of this group; W is on each occurrence, identically or
differently, CR.sup.1 or N, where a maximum of two groups W stand
for N; R.sup.1, R.sup.2 are selected on each occurrence,
identically or differently, from the group consisting of H, D, F,
Cl, Br, I, CN, NO.sub.2, N(Ar.sup.2).sub.2, N(R.sup.5).sub.2,
C(.dbd.O)Ar.sup.2, C(.dbd.O)R.sup.5, P(.dbd.O)(Ar.sup.2).sub.2,
P(Ar.sup.2).sub.2, B(Ar.sup.2).sub.2, Si(Ar.sup.2).sub.3,
Si(R.sup.5).sub.3, a straight-chain alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkyl
group having 1 to 20 C atoms or a branched or cyclic alkyl, alkoxy
or thioalkyl group having 3 to 20 C atoms or an alkenyl group
having 2 to 20 C atoms, each of which may be substituted by one or
more radicals R.sup.5, where one or more non-adjacent CH.sub.2
groups may be replaced by R.sup.5C.dbd.CR.sup.5, Si(R.sup.5).sub.2,
C.dbd.O, C.dbd.NR.sup.5, P(.dbd.O)(R.sup.5), SO, SO.sub.2,
NR.sup.5, O, S or CONR.sup.5 and where one or more H atoms may be
replaced by D, F, Cl, Br, I, CN or NO.sub.2, an aromatic or
heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 40 aromatic ring atoms,
which may in each case be substituted by one or more radicals
R.sup.5, an aryloxy or heteroaryloxy group having 5 to 40 aromatic
ring atoms, which may be substituted by one or more radicals
R.sup.5, or an aralkyl or heteroaralkyl group having 5 to 40
aromatic ring atoms, which may be substituted by one or more
radicals R.sup.5; two adjacent substituents R.sup.1 or two adjacent
substituents R.sup.3 here may optionally form an aliphatic ring
system, which may be substituted by one or more radicals R.sup.5,
and two adjacent substituents R.sup.4 may form an aliphatic or
aromatic ring system, which may be substituted by one or more
radicals R.sup.5; Ar.sup.2 is on each occurrence, identically or
differently, an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to
30 aromatic ring atoms, which may be substituted by one or more
non-aromatic radicals R.sup.5; two radicals Ar.sup.2 which are
bonded to the same N atom, P atom or B atom here may also be
bridged to one another by a single bond or a bridge selected from
N(R.sup.5), C(R.sup.5).sub.2, O or S; R.sup.5 is selected on each
occurrence, identically or differently, from the group consisting
of H, D, F, CN, an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 20 C
atoms or an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 30
aromatic ring atoms, in which one or more H atoms may be replaced
by D, F, Cl, Br, I or CN and which may be substituted by one or
more alkyl groups, each having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; two or more
adjacent substituents R.sup.5 here may form an aliphatic ring
system with one another.
16. Compound according to claim 15 of the formula (1a),
##STR00355## where the symbols used have the meanings given in
claim 15 and n stands, identically or differently on each
occurrence, for 0, 1, 2 or 3.
17. Compound according to claim 15 of one of the formulae (1b) to
(1g), ##STR00356## where the symbols used have the meanings given
in claim 15.
18. Compound according to claim 15, characterised in that the
groups of the formulae (2), (3) and (4) are selected from the
groups of the formulae (2-1) to (2-10), (3-1) and (4-1),
##STR00357## ##STR00358## where the dashed bond represents the
linking of these groups and R.sup.2 has the meanings given in claim
15.
19. Compound according to claim 15, characterised in that the group
of the formula (6) is selected from the groups of the formulae
(6-1), ##STR00359## where R.sup.1 has the meanings given in claim
15 and furthermore m is, identically or differently on each
occurrence, 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4.
20. Process for the preparation of a compound according to claim 15
starting from 1-halodibenzofuran or 1-halodibenzothiophene,
characterised by the following steps: (1) optionally conversion of
the halogen group into a boronic acid or a boronic acid derivative;
(2) introduction of the group HetAr by a coupling reaction; (3)
halogenation, in particular bromination, of the dibenzofuran or
dibenzothiophene in the 8-position; (4) introduction of the group
N.sup.1 by a coupling reaction.
21. Formulation comprising at least one compound according to claim
15 and at least one solvent.
22. Use of a compound according to claim 15 in an electronic
device.
23. Electronic device comprising at least one compound according to
claim 15.
24. Electronic device according to claim 23, which is an organic
electroluminescent device, characterised in that the at least one
compound is employed as matrix material for fluorescent or
phosphorescent emitters and/or in an electron-transport layer
and/or in an electron-blocking or exciton-blocking layer and/or in
a hole-transport layer.
Description
[0001] The present invention describes dibenzofuran and
dibenzothiophene derivatives, in particular for use as triplet
matrix materials in organic electroluminescent devices. The
invention furthermore relates to a process for the preparation of
the compounds according to the invention and to electronic devices
comprising these compounds.
[0002] The structure of organic electroluminescent devices (OLEDs)
in which organic semiconductors are employed as functional
materials is described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,539,507,
5,151,629, EP 0676461 and WO 98/27136. The emitting materials
employed are frequently organometallic complexes which exhibit
phosphorescence instead of fluorescence. For quantum-mechanical
reasons, an up to four-fold increase in energy and power efficiency
is possible using organometallic compounds as phosphorescence
emitters. In general, there is still a need for improvement, for
example with respect to efficiency, operating voltage and lifetime,
in the case of OLEDs, in particular also in the case of OLEDs which
exhibit triplet emission (phosphorescence). The properties of
phosphorescent OLEDs are not determined only by the triplet
emitters employed. In particular, the other materials used, such
as, for example, matrix materials, are also of particular
importance here. Improvements in these materials may thus also
result in significant improvements in the OLED properties.
[0003] In accordance with the prior art, inter alia carbazole
derivatives (for example in accordance with WO 2014/015931),
indolocarbazole derivatives (for example in accordance with WO
2007/063754 or WO 2008/056746) or indenocarbazole derivatives (for
example in accordance with WO 2010/136109 or WO 2011/000455), in
particular those which are substituted by electron-deficient
heteroaromatic compounds, such as triazine, are used as matrix
materials for phosphorescent emitters. Furthermore, bisdibenzofuran
derivatives (for example in accordance with EP 2301926), for
example, are used as matrix materials for phosphorescent emitters.
WO 2013/077352 discloses triazine derivatives in which the triazine
group is bonded to a dibenzofuran group via a divalent arylene
group. These compounds are described as hole-blocking materials.
Use of these materials as host for phosphorescent emitters is not
disclosed.
[0004] In general, there is still a need for improvement in the
case of materials for use as matrix materials, in particular with
respect to the lifetime, but also with respect to the efficiency
and the operating voltage of the device.
[0005] The object of the present invention is the provision of
compounds which are suitable for use in a phosphorescent or
fluorescent OLED, in particular as matrix material. In particular,
it is an object of the present invention to provide matrix
materials which are suitable for red-, yellow- and
green-phosphorescent OLEDs and optionally also for
blue-phosphorescent OLEDs and which result in a long lifetime, good
efficiency and a low operating voltage.
[0006] Surprisingly, it has been found that electroluminescent
devices which comprise compounds of the following formula (1) have
improvements over the prior art, in particular on use as matrix
material for phosphorescent dopants.
[0007] The present invention therefore relates to a compound of the
following formula (1),
##STR00001##
[0008] where the following applies to the symbols used: [0009] A is
on each occurrence, identically or differently, CR.sup.1 or N,
where a maximum of two groups A per ring stand for N; [0010]
Y.sup.1 is O or S; [0011] L is a single bond or an aromatic or
heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 30 aromatic ring atoms,
which may be substituted by one or more radicals R.sup.1;
[0012] HetAr is a group of the following formula (2), (3) or
(4),
##STR00002## [0013] where the dashed bond represents the linking of
this group; [0014] X is on each occurrence, identically or
differently, CR.sup.2 or N, with the proviso that at least one
symbol X stands for N; [0015] N.sup.1 is a group of the following
formula (5) or (6),
[0015] ##STR00003## [0016] where the dashed bond represents the
linking of this group, and A in formula (6) has the meanings given
above; [0017] Ar.sup.1 is on each occurrence, identically or
differently, an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to
30 aromatic ring atoms, which may be substituted by one or more
radicals R.sup.3; [0018] W is on each occurrence, identically or
differently, CR.sup.1 or N, where a maximum of two groups W stand
for N, or precisely two adjacent groups W together stand for a
group of the following formula (7) or (8), and the remaining groups
W stand, identically or differently on each occurrence, for
CR.sup.1 or N,
[0018] ##STR00004## [0019] where the dashed bonds indicate the
linking of this group, and A has the meanings given above; [0020]
Y.sup.2, Y.sup.3 are, identically or differently on each
occurrence, O, NR.sup.4, S, C(R.sup.4).sub.2, Si(R.sup.4).sub.2,
BR.sup.4 or C.dbd.O, where the radical R.sup.4 which is bonded to N
is not equal to H; [0021] R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 are
selected on each occurrence, identically or differently, from the
group consisting of H, D, F, Cl, Br, I, CN, NO.sub.2,
N(Ar.sup.2).sub.2, N(R.sup.5).sub.2, C(.dbd.O)Ar.sup.2,
C(.dbd.O)R.sup.5, P(.dbd.O)(Ar.sup.2).sub.2, P(Ar.sup.2).sub.2,
B(Ar.sup.2).sub.2, Si(Ar.sup.2).sub.3, Si(R.sup.5).sub.3, a
straight-chain alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkyl group having 1 to 20 C
atoms or a branched or cyclic alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkyl group
having 3 to 20 C atoms or an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 C atoms,
each of which may be substituted by one or more radicals R.sup.5,
where one or more non-adjacent CH.sub.2 groups may be replaced by
RC.dbd.CR.sup.5, Si(R.sup.5).sub.2, C.dbd.O, C.dbd.NR.sup.5,
P(.dbd.O)(R.sup.5), SO, SO.sub.2, NR.sup.5, O, S or CONR.sup.5 and
where one or more H atoms may be replaced by D, F, C, Br, I, CN or
NO.sub.2, an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 40
aromatic ring atoms, which may in each case be substituted by one
or more radicals R.sup.5, an aryloxy or heteroaryloxy group having
5 to 40 aromatic ring atoms, which may be substituted by one or
more radicals R.sup.5, or an aralkyl or heteroaralkyl group having
5 to 40 aromatic ring atoms, which may be substituted by one or
more radicals R.sup.5; two adjacent substituents R.sup.1 or two
adjacent substituents R.sup.3 here may optionally form an aliphatic
ring system, which may be substituted by one or more radicals
R.sup.5, and two adjacent substituents R.sup.4 may form an
aliphatic or aromatic ring system, which may be substituted by one
or more radicals R.sup.5; [0022] Ar.sup.2 is on each occurrence,
identically or differently, an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring
system having 5 to 30 aromatic ring atoms, which may be substituted
by one or more non-aromatic radicals R.sup.5; two radicals Ar.sup.2
which are bonded to the same N atom, P atom or B atom here may also
be bridged to one another by a single bond or a bridge selected
from N(R.sup.5), C(R.sup.5).sub.2, O or S; [0023] R.sup.5 is
selected on each occurrence, identically or differently, from the
group consisting of H, D, F, CN, an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical
having 1 to 20 C atoms or an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system
having 5 to 30 aromatic ring atoms, in which one or more H atoms
may be replaced by D, F, Cl, Br, I or CN and which may be
substituted by one or more alkyl groups, each having 1 to 4 carbon
atoms; two or more adjacent substituents R.sup.5 here may form an
aliphatic ring system with one another.
[0024] Adjacent substituents in the sense of the present invention
are substituents which are bonded to carbon atoms which are linked
directly to one another or which are bonded to the same carbon
atom.
[0025] The formulation that two or more radicals may form a ring
with one another is, for the purposes of the present application,
intended to be taken to mean, inter alia, that the two radicals are
linked to one another by a chemical bond. This is illustrated by
the following scheme:
##STR00005##
[0026] Furthermore, however, the above-mentioned formulation is
also intended to be taken to mean that, in the case where one of
the two radicals represents hydrogen, the second radical is bonded
at the position at which the hydrogen atom was bonded, with
formation of a ring.
[0027] A condensed aryl group in the sense of the present invention
is a group in which two or more aromatic groups are condensed, i.e.
annellated, onto one another via a common edge, such as, for
example, in naphthalene. By contrast, for example, fluorene is not
a condensed aryl group in the sense of the present invention, since
the two aromatic groups in fluorene do not have a common edge.
[0028] An aromatic ring system in the sense of this invention
contains 6 to 40 C atoms in the ring system. An aromatic ring
system in the sense of this invention is intended to be taken to
mean a system which does not necessarily contain only aryl or
heteroaryl groups, but instead in which, in addition, a plurality
of aryl or heteroaryl groups may be connected by a nonaromatic unit
(preferably less than 10% of the atoms other than H), such as, for
example, a C, N or O atom. Thus, for example, systems such as
fluorene, 9,9'-spirobifluorene, 9,9-diarylfluorene, triarylamine,
etc., are also intended to be taken to be aromatic ring systems in
the sense of this invention, as are systems in which two or more
aryl groups are connected, for example, by a short alkyl group.
Furthermore, aromatic rings linked to one another by a single bond,
i.e. oligoarylenes or oligoheteroarylenes, such as, for example,
biphenyl, terphenyl or quaterphenyl, are referred to as aromatic
ring systems in the sense of this application.
[0029] For the purposes of the present invention, an aliphatic
hydrocarbon radical or an alkyl group or an alkenyl or alkynyl
group, which may contain 1 to 40 C atoms and in which, in addition,
individual H atoms or CH.sub.2 groups may be substituted by the
above-mentioned groups, is preferably taken to mean the radicals
methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, s-butyl,
t-butyl, 2-methylbutyl, n-pentyl, s-pentyl, neopentyl, cyclopentyl,
n-hexyl, neohexyl, cyclohexyl, n-heptyl, cycloheptyl, n-octyl,
cyclooctyl, 2-ethylhexyl, trifluoromethyl, pentafluoroethyl,
2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, ethenyl, propenyl, butenyl, pentenyl,
cyclopentenyl, hexenyl, cyclohexenyl, heptenyl, cycloheptenyl,
octenyl, cyclooctenyl, ethynyl, propynyl, butynyl, pentynyl,
hexynyl, heptynyl or octynyl. An alkoxy group having 1 to 40 C
atoms is preferably taken to mean methoxy, trifluoromethoxy,
ethoxy, n-propoxy, i-propoxy, n-butoxy, i-butoxy, s-butoxy,
t-butoxy, n-pentoxy, s-pentoxy, 2-methylbutoxy, n-hexoxy,
cyclohexyloxy, n-heptoxy, cycloheptyloxy, n-octyloxy,
cyclooctyloxy, 2-ethylhexyloxy, pentafluoroethoxy or
2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy. A thioalkyl group having 1 to 40 C atoms is
taken to mean, in particular, methylthio, ethylthio, n-propylthio,
i-propylthio, n-butylthio, i-butylthio, s-butylthio, t-butylthio,
n-pentylthio, s-pentylthio, n-hexylthio, cyclohexylthio,
n-heptylthio, cycloheptylthio, n-octylthio, cyclooctylthio,
2-ethylhexylthio, trifluoromethylthio, pentafluoroethylthio,
2,2,2-trifluoroethylthio, ethenylthio, propenylthio, butenylthio,
pentenylthio, cyclopentenylthio, hexenylthio, cyclohexenylthio,
heptenylthio, cycloheptenylthio, octenylthio, cyclooctenylthio,
ethynylthio, propynylthio, butynylthio, pentynylthio, hexynylthio,
heptynylthio or octynylthio. In general, alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkyl
groups in accordance with the present invention may be
straight-chain, branched or cyclic, where one or more non-adjacent
CH.sub.2 groups may be replaced by the above-mentioned groups;
furthermore, one or more H atoms may also be replaced by D, F, Cl,
Br, I, CN or NO.sub.2, preferably F, Cl or CN, further preferably F
or CN, particularly preferably CN.
[0030] An aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 5-40
aromatic ring atoms is taken to mean, in particular, groups derived
from benzene, naphthalene, anthracene, benzanthracene,
phenanthrene, pyrene, chrysene, perylene, fluoranthene,
naphthacene, pentacene, benzopyrene, biphenyl, biphenylene,
terphenyl, triphenylene, fluorene, spirobifluorene,
dihydrophenanthrene, dihydropyrene, tetrahydropyrene, cis- or
transindenofluorene, cis- or trans-indenocarbazole, cis- or
trans-indolocarbazole, truxene, isotruxene, spirotruxene,
spiroisotruxene, furan, benzofuran, isobenzofuran, dibenzofuran,
thiophene, benzothiophene, isobenzothiophene, dibenzothiophene,
pyrrole, indole, isoindole, carbazole, pyridine, quinoline,
isoquinoline, acridine, phenanthridine, benzo-5,6-quinoline,
benzo-6,7-quinoline, benzo-7,8-quinoline, phenothiazine,
phenoxazine, pyrazole, indazole, imidazole, benzimidazole,
naphthimidazole, phenanthrimidazole, pyridimidazole,
pyrazinimidazole, quinoxalinimidazole, oxazole, benzoxazole,
naphthoxazole, anthroxazole, phenanthroxazole, isoxazole,
1,2-thiazole, 1,3-thiazole, benzothiazole, pyridazine,
hexaazatriphenylene, benzopyridazine, pyrimidine, benzopyrimidine,
quinoxaline, 1,5-diazaanthracene, 2,7-diazapyrene, 2,3-diazapyrene,
1,6-diazapyrene, 1,8-diazapyrene, 4,5-diazapyrene,
4,5,9,10-tetraazaperylene, pyrazine, phenazine, phenoxazine,
phenothiazine, fluorubin, naphthyridine, azacarbazole,
benzocarboline, phenanthroline, 1,2,3-triazole, 1,2,4-triazole,
benzotriazole, 1,2,3-oxadiazole, 1,2,4-oxadiazole,
1,2,5-oxadiazole, 1,3,4-oxadiazole, 1,2,3-thiadiazole,
1,2,4-thiadiazole, 1,2,5-thiadiazole, 1,3,4-thiadiazole,
1,3,5-triazine, 1,2,4-triazine, 1,2,3-triazine, tetrazole,
1,2,4,5-tetrazine, 1,2,3,4-tetrazine, 1,2,3,5-tetrazine, purine,
pteridine, indolizine and benzothiadiazole or groups derived from a
combination of these systems.
[0031] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a maximum of one
group A per ring stands for N and the other groups A stand for
CR.sup.1. A particularly preferably stands for CR.sup.1, so that
the compound of the formula (1) is a compound of the following
formula (1a),
##STR00006##
[0032] where the symbols used have the meanings given above and n
stands, identically or differently on each occurrence, for 0, 1, 2
or 3.
[0033] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the index n in
formula (1a) is, identically or differently on each occurrence, 0,
1 or 2, particularly preferably, 0 or 1 and very particularly
preferably equal to 0.
[0034] Preferred embodiments of the formula (1a) are the compounds
of the following formulae (1b) to (1f),
##STR00007##
[0035] where the symbols used have the meanings given above.
[0036] A particularly preferred embodiment is the compound of the
following formula (1g),
##STR00008##
[0037] where the symbols used have the meanings given above.
[0038] Preferred embodiments of the group HetAr are described
below,
[0039] Preferred embodiments of the groups of the formulae (2), (3)
and (4) are the groups of the following formulae (2-1) to (2-10),
(3-1) and (4-1),
##STR00009## ##STR00010##
[0040] where the dashed bond represents the linking of these groups
and R.sup.2 has the meanings given above.
[0041] Preference is given to the groups of the formulae (2-1) to
(2-3) and particular preference is given to the group of the
formula (2-1).
[0042] Preferred embodiments of the above-mentioned groups are the
groups of the following formulae (2-1a) to (4-1a),
##STR00011## ##STR00012##
[0043] where the dashed bond represents the linking of these groups
and R.sup.2 represents a substituent in accordance with the
definition given above other than hydrogen.
[0044] The substituent R.sup.2 on the group HetAr is preferably,
identically or differently on each occurrence, H or an aromatic or
heteroaromatic ring system having 6 to 24 aromatic ring atoms,
which may be substituted by one or more radicals R.sup.5. R.sup.2
in the groups of the formulae (2-1a) to (4-1a) here is not equal to
hydrogen. The aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system preferably has
6 to 18 aromatic ring atoms. It is particularly preferably an
aromatic ring system having 6 to 12 aromatic ring atoms or a
heteroaromatic ring system having 6 to 13 aromatic ring atoms, each
of which may be substituted by one or more radicals R.sup.5, but is
preferably unsubstituted. Examples of suitable groups R.sup.2 are
selected from the group consisting of phenyl, biphenyl, in
particular ortho-, meta- or para-biphenyl, terphenyl, in particular
branched terphenyl, quaterphenyl, in particular branched
quaterphenyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or 4-fluorenyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or
4-spirobifluorenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or
4-dibenzofuranyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or 4-dibenzothienyl and 1-, 2-, 3- or
4-carbazolyl, each of which may be substituted by one or more
radicals R.sup.5, but is preferably unsubstituted.
[0045] Examples of suitable groups R.sup.2 are the structures
R.sup.2-1 to R.sup.2-18 shown below,
##STR00013## ##STR00014## ##STR00015## ##STR00016##
[0046] where Y.sup.2 and R.sup.5 have the meanings given above, and
the dashed bond represents the bond to the heteroaryl group.
[0047] Preferred embodiments of the group N.sup.1 are shown below.
As described above, the group N.sup.1 stands for a group of the
formula (5) or (6).
[0048] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the group
Ar.sup.1 in the group of the formula (5) stands, identically or
differently on each occurrence, for an aromatic or heteroaromatic
ring system having 6 to 24 aromatic ring atoms, preferably having 6
to 18 aromatic ring atoms, particularly preferably for an aromatic
ring system having 6 to 12 aromatic ring atoms or a heteroaromatic
ring system having 6 to 13 aromatic ring atoms, each of which may
be substituted by one or more radicals R.sup.3, but is preferably
unsubstituted. Examples of suitable groups Ar.sup.1 are selected
from the group consisting of phenyl, biphenyl, in particular
ortho-, meta- or para-biphenyl, terphenyl, in particular branched
terphenyl, quaterphenyl, in particular branched quaterphenyl, 1-,
2-, 3- or 4-fluorenyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or 4-spirobifluorenyl, pyridyl,
pyrimidinyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or 4-dibenzofuranyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or
4-dibenzothienyl and 1-, 2-, 3- or 4-carbazolyl, each of which may
be substituted by one or more radicals R.sup.3, but is preferably
unsubstituted.
[0049] Particularly preferred groups Ar.sup.1 are the groups of the
following formulae (Ar.sup.1-1) to (Ar.sup.1-20),
##STR00017## ##STR00018## ##STR00019## ##STR00020##
where Y.sup.2 and R.sup.3 have the meanings given above, and the
dashed bond represents the bond to the nitrogen in formula (5).
[0050] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, R.sup.3 stands,
identically or differently on each occurrence, for H, an alkyl
group having 1 to 4 C atoms or an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring
system having 5 to 14 aromatic ring atoms. R.sup.3 particularly
preferably stands, identically or differently on each occurrence,
for H or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 C atoms.
[0051] In the group of the formula (6), it is preferred if a
maximum of one group A stands for N and the other groups A stand
for CR.sup.1. Particularly preferably, all groups A in formula (6)
stand for CR.sup.1. Particularly preferred groups of the formula
(6) are thus the groups of the following formulae (6-1) and
(6-2),
##STR00021##
[0052] where R.sup.1 has the meanings given above and furthermore:
[0053] two adjacent groups W together stand for a group of the
following formula (7a) or (8a) and the other two groups W stand for
CR.sup.1 and preferably for CH,
[0053] ##STR00022## [0054] where Y.sup.2, Y.sup.3 and R.sup.1 have
the meanings given above; [0055] m is, identically or differently
on each occurrence, 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4.
[0056] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the index m
stands for 0, 1, 2 or 3, particularly preferably for 0, 1 or 2 and
very particularly preferably for 0 or 1.
[0057] Preferred embodiments of the group of the formula (6-1) are
the groups of the following formulae (6-1a) to (6-1f),
##STR00023##
[0058] where Y.sup.2 has the meanings given above and preferably
stands for NR.sup.4, O or S.
[0059] Preferred embodiments of the group of the formula (6-2) are
the groups of the following formulae (6-2a) to (6-2f),
##STR00024##
[0060] where the symbols and indices used have the meanings given
above.
[0061] In a further preferred embodiment of the invention, Y.sup.2
and Y.sup.3 stand, identically or differently on each occurrence,
for O, C(R.sup.4).sub.2 or NR.sup.4, where the radical R.sup.4
bonded to the nitrogen is not equal to H, particularly preferably
for C(R.sup.4).sub.2 or NR.sup.4, where the radical R.sup.4 bonded
to the nitrogen is not equal to H, and very particularly preferably
for C(R.sup.4).sub.2.
[0062] If Y.sup.2 or Y.sup.3 stands for NR.sup.4, it is preferred
if this radical R.sup.4 stands on each occurrence, identically or
differently, for an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 5
to 24 aromatic ring atoms, which may in each case be substituted by
one or more radicals R.sup.5, particularly preferably for an
aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 6 to 18 aromatic ring
atoms, which may be substituted by one or more radicals R.sup.5.
Examples of suitable substituents R.sup.4 are selected from the
group consisting of phenyl, biphenyl, in particular ortho-, meta-
or para-biphenyl, terphenyl, in particular branched terphenyl,
quaterphenyl, in particular branched quaterphenyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or
4-fluorenyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or 4-spirobifluorenyl, pyridyl,
pyrimidinyl, 1,3,5-triazinyl, 4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazinyl, 1-, 2-,
3- or 4-dibenzofuranyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or 4-dibenzothienyl and 1-, 2-,
3- or 4-carbazolyl, where the carbazolyl group is substituted on
the nitrogen atom by a radical R.sup.5 other than H or D. These
groups may each be substituted by one or more radicals R.sup.5, but
are preferably unsubstituted. Suitable structures R.sup.4 are the
same structures as depicted above for R.sup.2-1 to R.sup.2-18.
[0063] If Y.sup.2 stands for C(R.sup.4).sub.2, it is preferred if
these radicals R.sup.4 stand on each occurrence, identically or
differently, for a straight-chain alkyl group having 1 to 10 C
atoms or a branched or cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 10 C atoms or
an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 C atoms, each of which may be
substituted by one or more radicals R.sup.5, where one or more
non-adjacent CH.sub.2 groups may be replaced by O and where one or
more H atoms may be replaced by D or F, or for an aromatic or
heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 24 aromatic ring atoms,
which may in each case be substituted by one or more radicals
R.sup.5; the two substituents R.sup.4 here may optionally form a
monocyclic or polycyclic, aliphatic, aromatic or heteroaromatic
ring system, which may be substituted by one or more radicals
R.sup.5. Ring formation of the two substituents R.sup.4 forms a
spiro system, for example a spirobifluorene or a derivative of a
spirobifluorene, if the groups R.sup.4 stand for phenyl groups.
[0064] In a further preferred embodiment of the invention, L stands
for a single bond or an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system
having 5 to 24 aromatic ring atoms, which may be substituted by one
or more radicals R.sup.1. L particularly preferably stands,
identically or differently on each occurrence, for a single bond or
an aromatic ring system having 6 to 12 aromatic ring atoms or a
heteroaromatic ring system having 6 to 13 aromatic ring atoms, each
of which may be substituted by one or more radicals R.sup.1, but is
preferably unsubstituted. L very particularly preferably stands for
a single bond. Examples of suitable aromatic or heteroaromatic ring
systems L are selected from the group consisting of phenylene,
biphenyl, fluorene, pyridine, pyrimidine, triazine, dibenzofuran,
dibenzothiophene and carbazole, each of which may be substituted by
one or more radicals R.sup.1, but is preferably unsubstituted.
[0065] If the compounds according to the invention contain
substituents R.sup.1, these are then preferably selected from the
group consisting of H, D, F, CN, N(Ar.sup.2).sub.2,
C(.dbd.O)Ar.sup.2, P(.dbd.O)(Ar.sup.2).sub.2, a straight-chain
alkyl or alkoxy group having 1 to 10 C atoms or a branched or
cyclic alkyl or alkoxy group having 3 to 10 C atoms or an alkenyl
group having 2 to 10 C atoms, each of which may be substituted by
one or more radicals R.sup.5, where one or more nonadjacent
CH.sub.2 groups may be replaced by O and where one or more H atoms
may be replaced by D or F, an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring
system having 5 to 24 aromatic ring atoms, which may in each case
be substituted by one or more radicals R.sup.5, or an aralkyl or
heteroaralkyl group having 5 to 25 aromatic ring atoms, which may
be substituted by one or more radicals R.sup.1; two substituents
R.sup.1 which are bonded to adjacent carbon atoms here may
optionally form a monocyclic or polycyclic, aliphatic ring system,
which may be substituted by one or more radicals R.sup.5.
[0066] The substituents R.sup.1 are particularly preferably
selected from the group consisting of H, D, F, CN,
N(Ar.sup.2).sub.2, a straight-chain alkyl group having 1 to 8 C
atoms, preferably having 1, 2, 3 or 4 C atoms, or a branched or
cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 8 C atoms, preferably having 3 or 4
C atoms, or an alkenyl group having 2 to 8 C atoms, preferably
having 2, 3 or 4 C atoms, each of which may be substituted by one
or more radicals R.sup.5, but is preferably unsubstituted, or an
aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 6 to 24 aromatic ring
atoms, preferably having 6 to 18 aromatic ring atoms, particularly
preferably having 6 to 13 aromatic ring atoms, which may in each
case be substituted by one or more non-aromatic radicals R.sup.5,
but is preferably unsubstituted; two substituents R.sup.1 which are
bonded to adjacent carbon atoms here may optionally form a
monocyclic or polycyclic, aliphatic ring system, which may be
substituted by one or more radicals R.sup.5, but is preferably
unsubstituted.
[0067] The substituents R.sup.1 are very particularly preferably
selected from the group consisting of H or an aromatic or
heteroaromatic ring system having 6 to 18 aromatic ring atoms,
preferably having 6 to 13 aromatic ring atoms, which may in each
case be substituted by one or more non-aromatic radicals R.sup.5,
but is preferably unsubstituted. Examples of suitable substituents
R.sup.1 are selected from the group consisting of phenyl, biphenyl,
in particular ortho-, meta- or para-biphenyl, terphenyl, in
particular branched terphenyl, quaterphenyl, in particular branched
quaterphenyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or 4-fluorenyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or
4-spirobifluorenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or
4-dibenzofuranyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or 4-dibenzothienyl and 1-, 2-, 3- or
4-carbazolyl, each of which may be substituted by one or more
radicals R.sup.5, but is preferably unsubstituted. Suitable
structures R.sup.1 here are the same structures as depicted above
for R.sup.2-1 to R.sup.2-18.
[0068] In a further preferred embodiment of the invention, R.sup.5
is selected on each occurrence, identically or differently, from
the group consisting of H, D, F, CN, an aliphatic hydrocarbon
radical having 1 to 10 C atoms, preferably having 1, 2, 3 or 4 C
atoms, or an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 30
aromatic ring atoms, preferably having 5 to 13 aromatic ring atoms,
which may be substituted by one or more alkyl groups, each having 1
to 4 carbon atoms, but is preferably unsubstituted.
[0069] If the compound according to the invention is substituted by
aromatic or heteroaromatic groups, it is preferred if these contain
no aryl or heteroaryl groups having more than two aromatic
six-membered rings condensed directly onto one another. The
substituents particularly preferably contain absolutely no aryl or
heteroaryl groups having six-membered rings condensed directly onto
one another. This preference is due to the low triplet energy of
such structures. Condensed aryl groups having more than two
aromatic six-membered rings condensed directly onto one another
which are nevertheless also suitable in accordance with the
invention are phenanthrene and triphenylene, since these also have
a high triplet level.
[0070] The preferences mentioned above may occur individually or
together. It is preferred if the preferences mentioned above occur
together.
[0071] Preference is thus given to compounds of the above-mentioned
formula (1a) for which: [0072] L is on each occurrence, identically
or differently, a single bond or an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring
system having 5 to 24 aromatic ring atoms, which may be substituted
by one or more radicals R.sup.1; [0073] HetAr is a group of one of
the above-mentioned formulae (2-1) to (2-10), (3-1) or (4-1);
[0074] N.sup.1 is a group of the following formula (5), (6-1) or
(6-2),
[0074] ##STR00025## [0075] two adjacent groups W together stand for
a group of the following formula (7a) or (8a) and the other two
groups W stand for CR.sup.1 and preferably for CH,
[0075] ##STR00026## [0076] Ar.sup.1 is on each occurrence,
identically or differently, an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring
system having 6 to 24 aromatic ring atoms, preferably having 6 to
18 aromatic ring atoms, which may be substituted by one or more
radicals R.sup.3; [0077] Y.sup.2, Y.sup.a are, identically or
differently on each occurrence, O, NR.sup.4 or C(R.sup.4).sub.2,
where the radical R.sup.4 which is bonded to N is not equal to H;
[0078] R.sup.1 is selected on each occurrence, identically or
differently, from the group consisting of H, D, F, CN,
N(Ar.sup.2).sub.2, C(.dbd.O)Ar.sup.2, P(.dbd.O)(Ar.sup.2).sub.2, a
straight-chain alkyl or alkoxy group having 1 to 10 C atoms or a
branched or cyclic alkyl or alkoxy group having 3 to 10 C atoms or
an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 C atoms, each of which may be
substituted by one or more radicals R.sup.5, where one or more
nonadjacent CH.sub.2 groups may be replaced by 0 and where one or
more H atoms may be replaced by D or F, an aromatic or
heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 24 aromatic ring atoms,
which may in each case be substituted by one or more radicals
R.sup.5, or an aralkyl or heteroaralkyl group having 5 to 25
aromatic ring atoms, which may be substituted by one or more
radicals R.sup.1; two substituents R.sup.1 which are bonded to
adjacent carbon atoms here may optionally form a monocyclic or
polycyclic, aliphatic ring system, which may be substituted by one
or more radicals R.sup.5; [0079] R.sup.2 is on each occurrence,
identically or differently, H or an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring
system having 6 to 24 aromatic ring atoms, in particular having 6
to 18 aromatic ring atoms, which may in each case be substituted by
one or more radicals R.sup.5; [0080] R.sup.3 is on each occurrence,
identically or differently, H, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 C atoms
or an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 14
aromatic ring atoms; [0081] R.sup.4 is, for Y.sup.2 or
Y.sup.3.dbd.NR.sup.4, an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system
having 5 to 24 aromatic ring atoms, preferably having 6 to 18
aromatic ring atoms, which may in each case be substituted by one
or more radicals R.sup.5; [0082] and is, for Y.sup.2 or
Y.sup.3.dbd.C(R.sup.4).sub.2, on each occurrence, identically or
differently, a straight-chain alkyl group having 1 to 10 C atoms or
a branched or cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 10 C atoms or an
alkenyl group having 2 to 10 C atoms, each of which may be
substituted by one or more radicals R.sup.5, where one or more
non-adjacent CH.sub.2 groups may be replaced by 0 and where one or
more H atoms may be replaced by D or F, or an aromatic or
heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 24 aromatic ring atoms,
which may in each case be substituted by one or more radicals
R.sup.5; the two substituents R.sup.4 here may optionally form a
monocyclic or polycyclic, aliphatic, aromatic or heteroaromatic
ring system, which may be substituted by one or more radicals
R.sup.5; [0083] R.sup.5 is selected on each occurrence, identically
or differently, from the group consisting of H, D, F, CN, an
aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 10 C atoms or an aromatic
or heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 30 aromatic ring atoms,
which may be substituted by one or more alkyl groups, each having 1
to 4 carbon atoms; [0084] n is on each occurrence, identically or
differently, 0, 1, 2 or 3, preferably 0, 1 or 2; [0085] m is,
identically or differently on each occurrence, 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4,
preferably 0, 1, 2 or 3; [0086] the other symbols have the meanings
given above.
[0087] Particular preference is given to the compounds of the
above-mentioned formulae (1b) to (1g) for which: [0088] L is on
each occurrence, identically or differently, a single bond or an
aromatic ring system having 6 to 12 aromatic ring atoms or a
heteroaromatic ring system having 6 to 13 aromatic ring atoms, each
of which may be substituted by one or more radicals R.sup.1, but is
preferably unsubstituted; [0089] HetAr is a group of one of the
above-mentioned formulae (2-1a) to (2-10a), (3-1a) or (4-1a);
[0090] N.sup.1 is a group of the above-mentioned formulae (5),
(6-1) or (6-2a) to (6-2f); [0091] Ar.sup.1 is selected on each
occurrence, identically or differently, from the group consisting
of phenyl, biphenyl, terphenyl, quaterphenyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or
4-fluorenyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or 4-spirobifluorenyl, pyridyl,
pyrimidinyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or 4-dibenzofuranyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or
4-dibenzothienyl and 1-, 2-, 3- or 4-carbazolyl, each of which may
be substituted by one or more radicals R, but is preferably
unsubstituted, and is in particular selected from the
above-mentioned groups of the formulae (Ar.sup.1-1) to
(Ar.sup.1-20); [0092] Y.sup.2, Y.sup.3 are, identically or
differently on each occurrence, NR.sup.4 or C(R.sup.4) where the
radical R.sup.4 which is bonded to N is not equal to H, and are in
particular C(R.sup.4).sub.2; [0093] R.sup.1 is selected on each
occurrence, identically or differently, from the group consisting
of H, D, F, CN, N(Ar.sup.2).sub.2, a straight-chain alkyl group
having 1 to 8 C atoms, preferably having 1, 2, 3 or 4 C atoms, or a
branched or cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 8 C atoms, preferably
having 3 or 4 C atoms, or an alkenyl group having 2 to 8 C atoms,
preferably having 2, 3 or 4 C atoms, each of which may be
substituted by one or more radicals R.sup.5, but is preferably
unsubstituted, or an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having
6 to 24 aromatic ring atoms, preferably having 6 to 18 aromatic
ring atoms, particularly preferably having 6 to 13 aromatic ring
atoms, which may in each case be substituted by one or more
non-aromatic radicals R.sup.5, but is preferably unsubstituted; two
substituents R.sup.1 which are bonded to adjacent carbon atoms here
may optionally form a monocyclic or polycyclic, aliphatic ring
system, which may be substituted by one or more radicals R.sup.5,
but is preferably unsubstituted; R.sup.1 is particularly preferably
selected, identically or differently on each occurrence, from the
group consisting of H or an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system
having 6 to 18 aromatic ring atoms, preferably having 6 to 13
aromatic ring atoms, which may in each case be substituted by one
or more non-aromatic radicals R.sup.5, but is preferably
unsubstituted; [0094] R.sup.2 is selected, identically or
differently on each occurrence, from the group consisting of
phenyl, biphenyl, terphenyl, quaterphenyl, in particular branched
quaterphenyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or 4-fluorenyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or
4-spirobifluorenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or
4-dibenzofuranyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or 4-dibenzothienyl and 1-, 2-, 3- or
4-carbazolyl, each of which may be substituted by one or more
radicals R.sup.5, and is in particular selected from the groups of
the above-mentioned structures R.sup.2-1 to R.sup.2-18; [0095]
R.sup.3 is H or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 C atoms; [0096]
R.sup.4 is, for Y.sup.2 or Y.sup.3.dbd.NR.sup.4, selected from the
group consisting of phenyl, biphenyl, terphenyl, quaterphenyl, 1-,
2-, 3- or 4-fluorenyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or 4-spirobifluorenyl, pyridyl,
pyrimidinyl, 1,3,5-triazinyl, 4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazinyl, 1-, 2-,
3- or 4-dibenzofuranyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or 4-dibenzothienyl and 1-, 2-,
3- or 4-carbazolyl, where the carbazolyl group is substituted on
the nitrogen atom by a radical R.sup.5 other than H or D, where
these groups may each be substituted by one or more radicals
R.sup.5; particular preference is given to the structures R.sup.2-1
to R.sup.2-18 depicted above; [0097] and is, for Y.sup.2 or
Y.sup.3.dbd.C(R.sup.4).sub.2, on each occurrence, identically or
differently, a straight-chain alkyl group having 1 to 5 C atoms or
a branched or cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 8 C atoms or an
alkenyl group having 2 to 8 C atoms, each of which may be
substituted by one or more radicals R.sup.5, where one or more
non-adjacent CH.sub.2 groups may be replaced by 0 and where one or
more H atoms may be replaced by D or F, or an aromatic or
heteroaromatic ring system having 6 to 18 aromatic ring atoms,
which may in each case be substituted by one or more radicals
R.sup.5; the two substituents R.sup.4 here may optionally form a
monocyclic or polycyclic, aliphatic, aromatic or heteroaromatic
ring system, which may be substituted by one or more radicals
R.sup.5; [0098] R.sup.5 is selected on each occurrence, identically
or differently, from the group consisting of H, D, F, CN, an
aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having 1, 2, 3 or 4 C atoms or an
aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 13 aromatic ring
atoms, which may be substituted by one or more alkyl groups, each
having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, but is preferably unsubstituted; [0099]
n is on each occurrence, identically or differently, 0 or 1; [0100]
m is, identically or differently on each occurrence, 0, 1 or 2,
preferably 0 or 1; [0101] the other symbols have the meanings given
above.
[0102] Examples of suitable compounds according to the invention
are the structures shown below.
##STR00027## ##STR00028## ##STR00029## ##STR00030## ##STR00031##
##STR00032## ##STR00033## ##STR00034## ##STR00035## ##STR00036##
##STR00037## ##STR00038## ##STR00039## ##STR00040## ##STR00041##
##STR00042## ##STR00043## ##STR00044## ##STR00045## ##STR00046##
##STR00047## ##STR00048## ##STR00049## ##STR00050## ##STR00051##
##STR00052## ##STR00053## ##STR00054## ##STR00055## ##STR00056##
##STR00057## ##STR00058## ##STR00059## ##STR00060##
##STR00061##
[0103] The compounds according to the invention can be prepared by
synthesis steps known to the person skilled in the art, such as,
for example, bromination, Suzuki coupling, Ullmann coupling,
Hartwig-Buchwald coupling, etc. A suitable synthesis process is
depicted in general terms in Scheme 1 below.
##STR00062##
[0104] The synthesis starts from 1-halodibenzofuran or
-dibenzothiophene, which is converted into the corresponding
boronic acid or a boronic acid derivative. In the next step, the
group HetAr can be introduced by Suzuki coupling. The halogenation,
for example using NBS, takes place selectively in the 8-position of
the dibenzofuran or dibenzothiophene. In the final step, the group
N.sup.1 can be introduced in this position, for example by a
Hartwig-Buchwald coupling.
[0105] The general process shown for the synthesis of the compounds
according to the invention is illustrative. The person skilled in
the art will be able to develop alternative synthetic routes in the
bounds of his general expert knowledge.
[0106] The present invention furthermore relates to a process for
the synthesis of the compounds according to the invention, starting
from 1-halodibenzofuran or 1-halodibenzothiophene, where the
halogen is preferably bromine, characterised by the following
steps: [0107] (1) optionally conversion of the halogen group into a
boronic acid or a boronic acid derivative; [0108] (2) introduction
of the group HetAr by a coupling reaction, in particular a Suzuki
coupling; [0109] (3) halogenation, in particular bromination, of
the dibenzofuran or dibenzothiophene in the 8-position; [0110] (4)
introduction of the group N.sup.1 by a coupling reaction, in
particular a Hartwig-Buchwald coupling.
[0111] For the processing of the compounds according to the
invention from the liquid phase, for example by spin coating or by
printing processes, formulations of the compounds according to the
invention are necessary. These formulations can be, for example,
solutions, dispersions or emulsions. It may be preferred to use
mixtures of two or more solvents for this purpose. Suitable and
preferred solvents are, for example, toluene, anisole, o-, m- or
p-xylene, methyl benzoate, mesitylene, tetralin, veratrol, THF,
methyl-THF, THP, chlorobenzene, dioxane, phenoxytoluene, in
particular 3-phenoxytoluene, (-)-fenchone,
1,2,3,5-tetramethylbenzene, 1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene,
1-methylnaphthalene, 2-methylbenzothiazole, 2-phenoxyethanol,
2-pyrrolidinone, 3-methylanisole, 4-methylanisole,
3,4-dimethylanisole, 3,5-dimethylanisole, acetophenone,
.alpha.-terpineol, benzothiazole, butyl benzoate, cumene,
cyclohexanol, cyclohexanone, cyclohexylbenzene, decalin,
dodecylbenzene, ethyl benzoate, indane, methyl benzoate, NMP,
p-cymene, phenetole, 1,4-diisopropylbenzene, dibenzyl ether,
diethylene glycol butyl methyl ether, triethylene glycol butyl
methyl ether, diethylene glycol dibutyl ether, triethylene glycol
dimethyl ether, diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, tripropylene
glycol dimethyl ether, tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether,
2-isopropylnaphthalene, pentylbenzene, hexylbenzene, heptylbenzene,
octylbenzene, 1,1-bis(3,4-dimethylphenyl)ethane or mixtures of
these solvents.
[0112] The present invention therefore furthermore relates to a
formulation comprising a compound according to the invention and at
least one further compound. The further compound may be, for
example, a solvent, in particular one of the above-mentioned
solvents or a mixture of these solvents. However, the further
compound may also be at least one further organic or inorganic
compound which is likewise employed in the electronic device, for
example an emitting compound, in particular a phosphorescent
dopant, and/or a further matrix material. Suitable emitting
compounds and further matrix materials are indicated below in
connection with the organic electroluminescent device. This further
compound may also be polymeric.
[0113] The compounds and mixtures according to the invention are
suitable for use in an electronic device. An electronic device here
is taken to mean a device which comprises at least one layer which
comprises at least one organic compound. However, the component
here may also comprise inorganic materials or also layers built up
entirely from inorganic materials.
[0114] The present invention therefore furthermore relates to the
use of the compounds or mixtures according to the invention in an
electronic device, in particular in an organic electroluminescent
device.
[0115] The present invention again furthermore relates to an
electronic device comprising at least one of the compounds or
mixtures according to the invention mentioned above. The
preferences stated above for the compound also apply to the
electronic devices.
[0116] The electronic device is preferably selected from the group
consisting of organic electroluminescent devices (OLEDs, PLEDs),
organic integrated circuits (O-ICs), organic field-effect
transistors (O-FETs), organic thin-film transistors (O-TFTs),
organic light-emitting transistors (O-LETs), organic solar cells
(O-SCs), organic dye-sensitised solar cells, organic optical
detectors, organic photoreceptors, organic field-quench devices
(O-FQDs), light-emitting electrochemical cells (LECs), organic
laser diodes (O-lasers) and "organic plasmon emitting devices" (D.
M. Koller et al., Nature Photonics 2008, 1-4), preferably organic
electroluminescent devices (OLEDs, PLEDs), in particular
phosphorescent OLEDs.
[0117] The organic electroluminescent device comprises a cathode,
an anode and at least one emitting layer. Apart from these layers,
it may also comprise further layers, for example in each case one
or more hole-injection layers, hole-transport layers, hole-blocking
layers, electron-transport layers, electron-injection layers,
exciton-blocking layers, electron-blocking layers and/or
charge-generation layers. It is likewise possible for interlayers,
which have, for example, an exciton-blocking function, to be
introduced between two emitting layers. However, it should be
pointed out that each of these layers does not necessarily have to
be present. The organic electroluminescent device here may comprise
one emitting layer or a plurality of emitting layers. If a
plurality of emission layers are present, these preferably have in
total a plurality of emission maxima between 380 nm and 750 nm,
resulting overall in white emission, i.e. various emitting
compounds which are able to fluoresce or phosphoresce are used in
the emitting layers. Particular preference is given to systems
having three emitting layers, where the three layers exhibit blue,
green and orange or red emission (for the basic structure see, for
example, WO 2005/011013). These can be fluorescent or
phosphorescent emission layers or hybrid systems, in which
fluorescent and phosphorescent emission layers are combined with
one another.
[0118] The compound according to the invention in accordance with
the embodiments indicated above can be employed in various layers,
depending on the precise structure. Preference is given to an
organic electroluminescent device comprising a compound of the
formula (1) or in accordance with the preferred embodiments as
matrix material for fluorescent or phosphorescent emitters, in
particular for phosphorescent emitters, and/or in an
electron-transport layer and/or in an electron-blocking or
exciton-blocking layer and/or in a hole-transport layer, depending
on the precise substitution. The preferred embodiments indicated
above also apply to the use of the materials in organic electronic
devices.
[0119] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the compound of
the formula (1) or in accordance with the preferred embodiments is
employed as matrix material for a fluorescent or phosphorescent
compound, in particular for a phosphorescent compound, in an
emitting layer. The organic electroluminescent device here may
comprise one emitting layer or a plurality of emitting layers,
where at least one emitting layer comprises at least one compound
according to the invention as matrix material.
[0120] If the compound of the formula (1) or in accordance with the
preferred embodiments is employed as matrix material for an
emitting compound in an emitting layer, it is preferably employed
in combination with one or more phosphorescent materials (triplet
emitters). Phosphorescence in the sense of this invention is taken
to mean the luminescence from an excited state having spin
multiplicity>1, in particular from an excited triplet state. For
the purposes of this application, all luminescent transition-metal
complexes and luminescent lanthanide complexes, in particular all
iridium, platinum and copper complexes, are to be regarded as
phosphorescent compounds.
[0121] The mixture comprising the compound of the formula (1) or in
accordance with the preferred embodiments and the emitting compound
comprises between 99 and 1% by vol., preferably between 98 and 10%
by vol., particularly preferably between 97 and 60% by vol., in
particular between 95 and 80% by vol., of the compound of the
formula (1) or in accordance with the preferred embodiments, based
on the entire mixture comprising emitter and matrix material.
Correspondingly, the mixture comprises between 1 and 99% by vol.,
preferably between 2 and 90% by vol., particularly preferably
between 3 and 40% by vol., in particular between 5 and 20% by vol.,
of the emitter, based on the entire mixture comprising emitter and
matrix material.
[0122] A further preferred embodiment of the present invention is
the use of the compound of the formula (1) or in accordance with
the preferred embodiments as matrix material for a phosphorescent
emitter in combination with a further matrix material. Particularly
suitable matrix materials which can be employed in combination with
the compounds of the formula (1) or in accordance with the
preferred embodiments are aromatic ketones, aromatic phosphine
oxides or aromatic sulfoxides or sulfones, for example in
accordance with WO 2004/013080, WO 2004/093207, WO 2006/005627 or
WO 2010/006680, triarylamines, carbazole derivatives, for example
CBP (N,N-biscarbazolylbiphenyl) or the carbazole derivatives
disclosed in WO 2005/039246, US 2005/0069729, JP 2004/288381, EP
1205527 or WO 2008/086851, indolocarbazole derivatives, for example
in accordance with WO 2007/063754 or WO 2008/056746,
indenocarbazole derivatives, for example in accordance with WO
2010/136109 and WO 2011/000455, azacarbazole derivatives, for
example in accordance with EP 1617710, EP 1617711, EP 1731584, JP
2005/347160, bipolar matrix materials, for example in accordance
with WO 2007/137725, silanes, for example in accordance with WO
005/111172, azaboroles or boronic esters, for example in accordance
with WO 2006/117052, triazine derivatives, for example in
accordance with WO 2010/015306, WO 2007/063754 or WO 2008/056746,
zinc complexes, for example in accordance with EP 652273 or WO
2009/062578, diazasilole or tetraazasilole derivatives, for example
in accordance with WO 2010/054729, diazaphosphole derivatives, for
example in accordance with WO 2010/054730, bridged carbazole
derivatives, for example in accordance with US 2009/0136779, WO
2010/050778, WO 2011/042107, WO 2011/088877 or in accordance with
the unpublished application EP 11003232.3, triphenylene
derivatives, for example in accordance with WO 2012/048781, or
lactams, for example in accordance with WO 2011/116865 or WO
2011/137951. A further phosphorescent emitter which emits at
shorter wavelength than the actual emitter may likewise be present
in the mixture as co-host.
[0123] Preferred co-host materials are triarylamine derivatives, in
particular monoamines, lactams, carbazole derivatives and
indenocarbazole derivatives.
[0124] Suitable phosphorescent compounds (=triplet emitters) are,
in particular, compounds which emit light, preferably in the
visible region, on suitable excitation and in addition contain at
least one atom having an atomic number greater than 20, preferably
greater than 38 and less than 84, particularly preferably greater
than 56 and less than 80, in particular a metal having this atomic
number. The phosphorescent emitters used are preferably compounds
which contain copper, molybdenum, tungsten, rhenium, ruthenium,
osmium, rhodium, iridium, palladium, platinum, silver, gold or
europium, in particular compounds which contain iridium or
platinum. For the purposes of the present invention, all
luminescent compounds which contain the above-mentioned metals are
regarded as phosphorescent compounds.
[0125] Examples of the emitters described above are revealed by the
applications WO 00/70655, WO 2001/41512, WO 2002/02714, WO
2002/15645, EP 1191613, EP 1191612, EP 1191614, WO 05/033244, WO
05/019373, US 2005/0258742, WO 2009/146770, WO 2010/015307, WO
2010/031485, WO 2010/054731, WO 2010/054728, WO 2010/086089, WO
2010/099852, WO 2010/102709, WO 2011/032626, WO 2011/066898, WO
2011/157339, WO 2012/007086, WO 2014/008982, WO 2014/023377, WO
2014/094962, WO 2014/094961 or WO 2014/094960. In general, all
phosphorescent complexes as used in accordance with the prior art
for phosphorescent OLEDs and as are known to the person skilled in
the art in the area of organic electroluminescence are suitable,
and the person skilled in the art will be able to use further
phosphorescent complexes without inventive step.
[0126] In a further embodiment of the invention, the organic
electroluminescent device according to the invention does not
comprise a separate hole-injection layer and/or hole-transport
layer and/or hole-blocking layer and/or electron-transport layer,
i.e. the emitting layer is directly adjacent to the hole-injection
layer or the anode, and/or the emitting layer is directly adjacent
to the electron-transport layer or the electron-injection layer or
the cathode, as described, for example, in WO 2005/053051. It is
furthermore possible to use a metal complex which is identical or
similar to the metal complex in the emitting layer as
hole-transport or hole-injection material directly adjacent to the
emitting layer, as described, for example, in WO 2009/030981.
[0127] It is furthermore possible to employ the compounds according
to the invention in a hole-blocking or electron-transport layer.
This applies, in particular, to compounds according to the
invention which do not have a carbazole structure. These may
preferably also be substituted by one or more further
electron-transporting groups, for example benzimidazole groups.
[0128] In the further layers of the organic electroluminescent
device according to the invention, it is possible to use all
materials as usually employed in accordance with the prior art. The
person skilled in the art will therefore be able, without inventive
step, to employ all materials known for organic electroluminescent
devices in combination with the compounds of the formula (1) or in
accordance with the preferred embodiments.
[0129] Preference is furthermore given to an organic
electroluminescent device, characterised in that one or more layers
are applied by means of a sublimation process, in which the
materials are vapour-deposited in vacuum sublimation units at an
initial pressure of less than 10.sup.5 mbar, preferably less than
10.sup.6 mbar. However, it is also possible for the initial
pressure to be even lower or higher, for example less than 10.sup.7
mbar.
[0130] Preference is likewise given to an organic
electroluminescent device, characterised in that one or more layers
are applied by means of the OVPD (organic vapour phase deposition)
process or with the aid of carrier-gas sublimation, in which the
materials are applied at a pressure between 10.sup.5 mbar and 1
bar. A special case of this process is the OVJP (organic vapour jet
printing) process, in which the materials are applied directly
through a nozzle and thus structured (for example M. S. Arnold et
al., Appl. Phys. Lett. 2008, 92, 053301).
[0131] Preference is furthermore given to an organic
electroluminescent device, characterised in that one or more layers
are produced from solution, such as, for example, by spin coating,
or by means of any desired printing process, such as, for example,
ink-jet printing, LITI (light induced thermal imaging, thermal
transfer printing), screen printing, flexographic printing, offset
printing or nozzle printing. Soluble compounds, which are obtained,
for example, by suitable substitution, are necessary for this
purpose.
[0132] Also possible are hybrid processes, in which, for example,
one or more layers are applied from solution and one or more
further layers are applied by vapour deposition. Thus, it is
possible, for example, to apply the emitting layer from solution
and to apply the electron-transport layer by vapour deposition.
[0133] These processes are generally known to the person skilled in
the art and can be applied by him without inventive step to organic
electroluminescent devices comprising the compounds according to
the invention.
[0134] The compounds according to the invention generally have very
good properties on use in organic electroluminescent devices. In
particular, the lifetime on use of the compounds according to the
invention in organic electroluminescent devices is significantly
better compared with similar compounds in accordance with the prior
art. The other properties of the organic electroluminescent device,
in particular the efficiency and the voltage, are likewise better
or at least comparable. Furthermore, the compounds have a high
glass transition temperature and high thermal stability.
[0135] The invention will now be explained in greater detail by the
following examples, without wishing to restrict it thereby.
EXAMPLES
[0136] The following syntheses are carried out, unless indicated
otherwise, under a protective-gas atmosphere in dried solvents. The
solvents and reagents can be purchased, for example, from
Sigma-ALDRICH or ABCR. The corresponding CAS numbers are also
indicated in each case from the compounds known from the
literature.
a) Synthesis of 6-bromo-2-fluoro-2'-methoxybiphenyl
##STR00063##
[0138] 200 g (664 mmol) of 1-bromo-3-fluoro-2-iodobenzene, 101 g
(664 mmol) of 2-methoxyphenylboronic acid and 137.5 g (997 mmol) of
sodium tetraborate are dissolved in 1000 ml of THF and 600 ml of
water and degassed. 9.3 g (13.3 mmol) of
bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) chloride and 1 g (20 mmol) of
hydrazinium hydroxide are added. The reaction mixture is
subsequently stirred at 70.degree. C. under a protective-gas
atmosphere for 48 h. The cooled solution is replenished with
toluene, washed a number of times with water, dried and evaporated.
The product is purified by column chromatography on silica gel with
toluene/heptane (1:2). Yield: 155 g (553 mmol), 83% of theory.
[0139] The following compounds are prepared analogously:
TABLE-US-00001 Starting Starting material 1 material 2 Product
Yield a1 ##STR00064## ##STR00065## ##STR00066## 77% a2 ##STR00067##
##STR00068## ##STR00069## 74% a3 ##STR00070## ##STR00071##
##STR00072## 76% a4 ##STR00073## ##STR00074## ##STR00075## 71%
b) Synthesis of 6'-bromo-2'-fluorobiphenyl-2-ol
##STR00076##
[0141] 112 g (418 mmol) of 6-bromo-2-fluoro-2'-methoxybiphenyl are
dissolved in 2 l of dichloromethane and cooled to 5.degree. C. 41.0
ml (431 mmol) of boron tribromide are added dropwise to this
solution over the course of 90 min., and stirring is continued
overnight. Water is slowly added to the mixture, and the organic
phase is washed three times with water, dried over
Na.sub.2SO.sub.4, evaporated in a rotary evaporator and purified by
chromatography. Yield: 104 g (397 mmol), 98% of theory.
[0142] The following compounds are prepared analogously:
TABLE-US-00002 Starting material 1 Product Yield b1 ##STR00077##
##STR00078## 92% b2 ##STR00079## ##STR00080## 90% b3 ##STR00081##
##STR00082## 93% b4 ##STR00083## ##STR00084## 94%
c) Synthesis of 1-bromodibenzofuran
##STR00085##
[0144] 111 g (416 mmol) of 6'-bromo-2'-fluorobiphenyl-2-ol are
dissolved in 2 l of SeccoSolv.RTM. DMF (max. 0.003% of H.sub.2O)
and cooled to 5.degree. C. 20 g (449 mmol) of sodium hydride (60%
suspension in paraffin oil) are added in portions to this solution,
and the mixture is stirred for a further 20 min. after the addition
is complete and then heated at 100.degree. C. for 45 min. After
cooling, 500 ml of ethanol are slowly added to the mixture, which
is then evaporated to dryness in a rotary evaporator and purified
by chromatography. Yield: 90 g (367 mmol), 88.5% of theory.
[0145] The following compounds are prepared analogously:
TABLE-US-00003 Starting material 1 Product Yield c1 ##STR00086##
##STR00087## 81% c2 ##STR00088## ##STR00089## 78% c3 ##STR00090##
##STR00091## 73% c4 ##STR00092## ##STR00093## 79%
d) Synthesis of dibenzofuran-1-boronic acid
##STR00094##
[0147] 180 g (728 mmol) of 1-bromodibenzofuran are dissolved in
1500 ml of dry THF and cooled to -78.degree. C. 305 ml (764
mmol/2.5 M in hexane) of n-butyllithium are added over the course
of about 5 min. at this temperature, and stirring is subsequently
continued at -78.degree. C. for 2.5 h. 151 g (1456 mmol) of
trimethyl borate are added as rapidly as possible at this
temperature, and the reaction mixture is allowed to come slowly to
room temperature (about 18 h). The reaction solution is washed with
water, and the precipitated solid and the organic phase are dried
azeotropically with toluene. The crude product is washed by
stirring with toluene/methylene chloride at about 40.degree. C. and
filtered off with suction. Yield: 146 g (690 mmol), 95% of 3;
theory.
[0148] The following compounds are prepared analogously:
TABLE-US-00004 Starting material 1 Product Yield d1 ##STR00095##
##STR00096## 81% d2 ##STR00097## ##STR00098## 78% d3 ##STR00099##
##STR00100## 73% d4 ##STR00101## ##STR00102## 73%
e) Synthesis of
2-chloro-4-dibenzofuran-1-yl-6-phenyl-1,3,5-triazine
##STR00103##
[0150] 23 g (110.0 mmol) of dibenzofuran-1-boronic acid, 29.5 g
(110.0 mmol) of 2-chloro-4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazine and 21 g
(210.0 mmol) of sodium carbonate are suspended in 500 ml of
ethylene glycol diamine ether and 500 ml of water. 913 mg (3.0
mmol) of tri-o-tolylphosphine and then 112 mg (0.5 mmol) of
palladium(ii) acetate are added to this suspension, and the
reaction mixture is heated under reflux for 16 h. After cooling,
the organic phase is separated off, filtered through silica gel,
washed three times with 200 ml of water each time and subsequently
evaporated to dryness. The residue is recrystallised from toluene
and from dichloromethane/heptane. The yield is 37 g (94 mmol),
corresponding to 87% of theory.
[0151] The following compounds are prepared analogously:
TABLE-US-00005 Starting material 1 Starting material 2 e1
##STR00104## ##STR00105## e2 ##STR00106## ##STR00107## e3
##STR00108## ##STR00109## e4 ##STR00110## ##STR00111## e5
##STR00112## ##STR00113## e6 ##STR00114## ##STR00115## Product
Yield e1 ##STR00116## 73% e2 ##STR00117## 82% e3 ##STR00118## 73%
e4 ##STR00119## 72% e5 ##STR00120## 63% e6 ##STR00121## 76%
f) Synthesis of
2-(8-bromodibenzofuran-1-yl)-4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazine
##STR00122##
[0153] 70 g (190.0 mmol) of
2-dibenzofuran-1-yl-4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazine are suspended in
2000 ml of aceetic acid (100%) and 2000 ml of sulfuric acid
(95-98%). 34 g (190 mmol) of NBS are added to this suspension in
portions, and the mixture is stirred in the dark for 2 h. Water/ice
is then added, and the solid is separated off and rinsed with
ethanol. The residue is recrystallised from toluene. The yield is
80 g (167 mmol), corresponding to 87% of theory.
[0154] The following compounds are prepared analogously:
TABLE-US-00006 Starting material 1 Product Yield f1 ##STR00123##
##STR00124## 80% f2 ##STR00125## ##STR00126## 41% f3 ##STR00127##
##STR00128## 52% f4 ##STR00129## ##STR00130## 64%
[0155] In the case of thiophene derivatives, nitrobenzene is
employed instead of sulfuric acid and elemental bromine is employed
instead of NBS:
##STR00131##
g) Synthesis of
9-[9-(4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)dibenzofuran-2-yl]-3-phenyl-9H-carb-
azole
##STR00132##
[0157] A degassed solution of 70 g (147 mmol) of
2-(8-bromodibenzofuran-1-yl)-4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazine and 35.7 g
(147 mmol) of 3-phenyl-9H-carbazole in 600 ml of toluene is
saturated with N.sub.2 for 1 h. Firstly 2.09 ml (8.6 mmol) of
P(tBu).sub.3, then 1.38 g (6.1 mmol) of plladium(II) acetate are
added to the solution, and 17.7 g (185 mmol) of NaOtBu in the solid
state are subsequently added. The reaction mixture is heated under
reflux for 1 h. After cooling to room temperature, the mixture is
washed with 3.times.50 ml of toluene, dried over MgSO.sub.4, and
the solvent is removed in vacuo. The cruse product is purified by
chromatography on silica gel with heptane/ethyl acetate (20/1). The
residue is recrystallised from toluene and finally sublimed in a
high vacuum (p=5.times.10.sup.-6 mbar). The yield is 74.8 g (116
mmol), corresponding to 80% of theory.
[0158] The following compounds are prepared analogously:
TABLE-US-00007 Starting material 1 Starting material 2 g1
##STR00133## ##STR00134## g2 ##STR00135## ##STR00136## g3
##STR00137## ##STR00138## g4 ##STR00139## ##STR00140## g5
##STR00141## ##STR00142## g6 ##STR00143## ##STR00144## g7
##STR00145## ##STR00146## g8 ##STR00147## ##STR00148## g9
##STR00149## ##STR00150## g10 ##STR00151## ##STR00152## g11
##STR00153## ##STR00154## g12 ##STR00155## ##STR00156## g13
##STR00157## ##STR00158## g14 ##STR00159## ##STR00160## g15
##STR00161## ##STR00162## g16 ##STR00163## ##STR00164## g17
##STR00165## ##STR00166## g18 ##STR00167## ##STR00168## g19
##STR00169## ##STR00170## g20 ##STR00171## ##STR00172## g21
##STR00173## ##STR00174## g22 ##STR00175## ##STR00176## g23
##STR00177## ##STR00178## g24 ##STR00179## ##STR00180## g25
##STR00181## ##STR00182## g26 ##STR00183## ##STR00184## g27
##STR00185## ##STR00186## g28 ##STR00187## ##STR00188## g29
##STR00189## ##STR00190## g30 ##STR00191## ##STR00192## g31
##STR00193## ##STR00194## g32 ##STR00195## ##STR00196## Product
Yield g1 ##STR00197## 87% g2 ##STR00198## 80% g3 ##STR00199## 67%
g4 ##STR00200## 78% g5 ##STR00201## 74% g6 ##STR00202## 57% g7
##STR00203## 81% g8 ##STR00204## 83% g9 ##STR00205## 87% g10
##STR00206## 80% g11 ##STR00207## 81% g12 ##STR00208## 88% g13
##STR00209## 73% g14 ##STR00210## 79% g15 ##STR00211## 84% g16
##STR00212## 59% g17 ##STR00213## 62% g18 ##STR00214## 72% g19
##STR00215## 69% g20 ##STR00216## 72% g21 ##STR00217## 62% g22
##STR00218## 65% g23 ##STR00219## 61% g24 ##STR00220## 73% g25
##STR00221## 80% g26 ##STR00222## 69% g27 ##STR00223## 71% g28
##STR00224## 72% g29 ##STR00225## 63% g30 ##STR00226## 72% g31
##STR00227## 82% g32 ##STR00228## 63% ##STR00229##
h) Biphenyl-4-yl-(9,9-dimethyl-9H-fluoren-2-yl)amine
##STR00230##
[0160] 24.0 g (142 mmol, 1.2 eq.) of 4-aminobiphenyl (CAS 92-67-1)
are initially introduced in 950 ml of toluene together with 32.0 g
(117 mmol, 1.0 eq.) of 2-bromo-9,9'-dimethylfluorene (CAS
28320-31-2) and saturated with argon for 30 minutes. 1.0 g (1.8
mmol, 0.02 eq.) of 1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (CAS
12150-46-8), 350 mg (1.6 mmol, 0.01 eq.) of palladium(II) acetate
(CAS 3375-31-3) and 29 g (300 mmol, 2.6 eq.) of sodium tertbutoxide
(CAS 865-48-5) are subsequently added, and the mixture is heated
under reflux overnight. When the reaction is complete, the batch is
diluted with 300 ml of toluene and extracted with water. The
organic phase is dried over sodium sulfate, and the solvent is
removed in a rotary evaporator. 50 ml of ethyl acetate are added to
the brown oil, and the mixture is added to a mixture of
heptane/ethyl acetate 20:1. The solid formed is filtered off with
suction and washed with heptane. Drying gives 29 g (80 mmol, 69%)
of the desired product h having an HPLC purity of 99.1%.
[0161] The following compounds are prepared analogously:
TABLE-US-00008 Starting Starting No. material 1 material 2 Product
Yield h1 ##STR00231## ##STR00232## ##STR00233## 71% h2 ##STR00234##
##STR00235## ##STR00236## 61% h3 ##STR00237## ##STR00238##
##STR00239## 78% h4 ##STR00240## ##STR00241## ##STR00242## 82% h5
##STR00243## ##STR00244## ##STR00245## 62% h6 ##STR00246##
##STR00247## ##STR00248## 47% h7 ##STR00249## ##STR00250##
##STR00251## 92% h8 ##STR00252## ##STR00253## ##STR00254## 75% h9
##STR00255## ##STR00256## ##STR00257## 84% h10 ##STR00258##
##STR00259## ##STR00260## 62%
[0162] The following compounds are prepared analogously to the
procedure indicated above under g):
TABLE-US-00009 Starting material 1 Starting material 2 g33
##STR00261## ##STR00262## g34 ##STR00263## ##STR00264## g35
##STR00265## ##STR00266## g36 ##STR00267## ##STR00268## g37
##STR00269## ##STR00270## g38 ##STR00271## ##STR00272## g39
##STR00273## ##STR00274## g40 ##STR00275## ##STR00276## g41
##STR00277## ##STR00278## g42 ##STR00279## ##STR00280## g43
##STR00281## ##STR00282## g44 ##STR00283## ##STR00284## g45
##STR00285## ##STR00286## g46 ##STR00287## ##STR00288## g47
##STR00289## ##STR00290## g48 ##STR00291## ##STR00292## g49
##STR00293## ##STR00294## g50 ##STR00295## ##STR00296## Product
Yield g33 ##STR00297## 85% g34 ##STR00298## 86% g35 ##STR00299##
83% g36 ##STR00300## 80% g37 ##STR00301## 82% g38 ##STR00302## 81%
g39 ##STR00303## 87% g40 ##STR00304## 86% g41 ##STR00305## 85% g42
##STR00306## 75% g43 ##STR00307## 81% g44 ##STR00308## 79% g45
##STR00309## 85% g46 ##STR00310## 79% g47 ##STR00311## 78% g48
##STR00312## 76% g49 ##STR00313## 80% g50 ##STR00314## 74%
Production of the OLEDs
[0163] The data of various OLEDs are presented in the following
Examples V1 to E20 (see Tables 1 and 2).
Pre-Treatment for Examples V1-E20:
[0164] Glass plates coated with structured ITO (indium tin oxide)
in a thickness of 50 nm are coated with 20 nm of PEDOT:PSS
(poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) poly(styrenesulfonate), purchased
as CLEVIOS.TM. P VP Al 4083 from Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH
Germany, applied by spin coating from aqueous solution) for
improved processing. These coated glass plates form the substrates
to which the OLEDs are applied.
[0165] The OLEDs have in principle the following layer structure:
substrate/hole-transport layer (HTL)/optional interlayer
(IL)/electron-blocking layer (EBL)/emission layer (EML)/optional
hole-blocking layer (HBL)/electron-transport layer (ETL)/optional
electron-injection layer (EIL) and finally a cathode. The cathode
is formed by an aluminium cathode with a thickness of 100 nm. The
precise structure of the OLEDs is shown in Table 1. The materials
required for the production of the OLEDs are shown in Table 3.
[0166] All materials are applied by thermal vapour deposition in a
vacuum chamber. The emission layer here always consists of at least
one matrix material (host material) and an emitting dopant
(emitter), which is admixed with the matrix material or materials
in a certain proportion by volume by coevaporation. An expression
such as IC1:IC3:TEG1 (55%:35%:10%) here means that material IC1 is
present in the layer in a proportion by volume of 55%, IC3 is
present in the layer in a proportion of 35% and TEG1 is present in
the layer in a proportion of 10%. Analogously, the
electron-transport layer may also consist of a mixture of two
materials.
[0167] The OLEDs are characterised by standard methods. For this
purpose, the electroluminescence spectra, the current efficiency
(measured in cd/A), the power efficiency (measured in lm/W) and the
external quantum efficiency (EQE, measured in percent) as a
function of the luminous density, calculated from
current/voltage/luminous density characteristic lines (IUL
characteristic lines), assuming Lambert emission characteristics,
and the lifetime are determined. The electroluminescence spectra
are determined at a luminous density of 1000 cd/m.sup.2, and the
CIE 1931 x and y colour coordinates are calculated therefrom. The
expression U1000 in Table 2 denotes the voltage required for a
luminous density of 1000 cd/M.sup.2. CE1000 and PE1000 denote the
current and power efficiencies achieved at 1000 cd/m.sup.2.
Finally, EQE1000 denotes the external quantum efficiency at an
operating luminous density of 1000 cd/M.sup.2. The lifetime LT is
defined as the time after which the luminous density drops to a
certain proportion L1 from the initial luminous density on
operation at constant current. An expression of L0;j0=4000
cd/m.sup.2 and L1=70% in Table 2 means that the lifetime indicated
in column LT corresponds to the time after which the initial
luminous density drops from 4000 cd/m.sup.2 to 2800 cd/M.sup.2.
Analogously, L0;j0=20 mA/cm.sup.2, L1=80% means that the luminous
density on operation at 20 mA/cm.sup.2 drops to 80% of its initial
value after time LT.
[0168] The data of the various OLEDs are summarised in Table 2.
Examples V1-V5 are OLEDs comparative examples in accordance with
the prior art, Examples E1-E20 show data of OLEDs according to the
invention.
[0169] Some of the examples are explained in greater detail below
in order to illustrate the advantages of the compounds according to
the invention.
Use of Mixtures According to the Invention in the Emission Layer of
Phosphorescent OLEDs
[0170] On use as matrix materials in phosphorescent OLEDs, the
materials according to the invention give rise to significant
improvements over the prior art with respect to the lifetime of the
components. Use of compounds EG1 to EG4 according to the invention
in combination with the green-emitting dopant TEG1 enables an
increase in the lifetime by over 200% compared with the prior art
to be observed (comparison of Examples V1 with E1 and V2 with E2 as
well as V3 with E3 and V4, V5 with E4).
TABLE-US-00010 TABLE 1 Structure of the OLEDs HTL IL EBL EML HBL
ETL EIL Ex. Thickness Thickness Thickness Thickness Thickness
Thickness Thickness V1 SpA1 HATCN SpMA1 SdT1:TEG1 ST2 ST2:LiQ
(50%:50%) -- 70 nm 5 nm 90 nm (90%:10%) 30 nm 10 nm 30 nm V2 SpA1
HATCN SpMA1 SdT2:TEG1 ST2 ST2:LiQ (50%:50%) -- 70 nm 5 nm 90 nm
(90%:10%) 30 nm 10 nm 30 nm V3 SpA1 HATCN SpMA1 SdT3:TEG1 ST2
ST2:LiQ (50%:50%) -- 70 nm 5 nm 90 nm (90%:10%) 30 nm 10 nm 30 nm
V4 SpA1 HATCN SpMA1 SdT4:TEG1 ST2 ST2:LiQ (50%:50%) -- 70 nm 5 nm
90 nm (90%:10%) 30 nm 10 nm 30 nm V5 SpA1 HATCN SpMA1 SdT5:TEG1 ST2
ST2:LiQ (50%:50%) -- 70 nm 5 nm 90 nm (90%:10%) 30 nm 10 nm 30 nm
E1 SpA1 HATCN SpMA1 EG1:TEG1 ST2 ST2:LiQ (50%:50%) -- 70 nm 5 nm 90
nm (90%:10%) 30 nm 10 nm 30 nm E2 SpA1 HATCN SpMA1 EG2:TEG1 ST2
ST2:LiQ (50%:50%) -- 70 nm 5 nm 90 nm (90%:10%) 30 nm 10 nm 30 nm
E3 SpA1 HATCN SpMA1 EG3:TEG1 ST2 ST2:LiQ (50%:50%) -- 70 nm 5 nm 90
nm (90%:10%) 30 nm 10 nm 30 nm E4 SpA1 HATCN SpMA1 EG4:TEG1 ST2
ST2:LiQ (50%:50%) -- 70 nm 5 nm 90 nm (90%:10%) 30 nm 10 nm 30 nm
E5 SpA1 HATCN SpMA1 EG5:TER1 -- ST2:LiQ (50%:50%) -- 90 nm 5 nm 130
nm (92%:8%) 30 nm 40 nm E6 SpA1 HATCN SpMA1 EG6:TER1 -- ST2:LiQ
(50%:50%) -- 90 nm 5 nm 130 nm (92%:8%) 30 nm 40 nm E7 SpA1 HATCN
SpMA1 EG7:TEG1 -- ST2:LiQ (50%:50%) -- 70 nm 5 nm 90 nm (90%:10%)
30 nm 40 nm E8 SpA1 HATCN SpMA1 EG8:TEG1 -- ST2:LiQ (50%:50%) -- 70
nm 5 nm 90 nm (90%:10%) 30 nm 40 nm E9 SpA1 HATCN SpMA1
EG9:IC3:TEG1 IC1 ST2:LiQ (50%:50%) -- 70 nm 5 nm 90 nm
(45%:45%:10%) 30 nm 10 nm 30 nm E10 SpA1 HATCN SpMA1 EG10:IC3:TEG1
IC1 ST2:LiQ (50%:50%) -- 70 nm 5 nm 90 nm (45%:45%:10%) 30 nm 10 nm
30 nm E11 SpA1 HATCN SpMA1 EG11:IC3:TEG1 IC1 ST2:LiQ (50%:50%) --
70 nm 5 nm 90 nm (45%:45%:10%) 30 nm 10 nm 30 nm E12 SpA1 HATCN
SpMA1 IC1:TEG1 -- EG8 LiQ 70 nm 5 nm 90 nm (90%:10%) 30 nm 40 nm 3
nm E13 SpA1 HATCN SpMA1 IC1:TEG1 IC1 EG9:LiQ (50%:50%) -- 70 nm 5
nm 90 nm (90%:10%) 30 nm 10 nm 30 nm E14 SpA1 HATCN SpMA1
EG14:IC3:TEG1 IC1 ST2:LiQ (50%:50%) -- 70 nm 5 nm 90 nm
(65%:25%:10%) 30 nm 10 nm 30 nm E15 SpA1 HATCN SpMA1 IC1:TEG1 EG15
ST2:LiQ (50%:50%) -- 70 nm 5 nm 90 nm (90%:10%) 30 nm 10 nm 30 nm
E16 HATCN SpMA1 SpMA2 EG16:L1:TEY1 -- ST1 LiQ 5 nm 70 nm 15 nm
(45%:45%:10%) 25 nm 45 nm 3 nm E17 SpA1 HATCN SpMA1 EG17:TEG1 ST2
ST2:LiQ (50%:50%) -- 70 nm 5 nm 90 nm (90%:10%) 30 nm 10 nm 30 nm
E18 SpA1 HATCN SpMA1 EG18:IC3:TEG1 IC1 ST2:LiQ (50%:50%) -- 70 nm 5
nm 90 nm (45%:45%:10%) 30 nm 10 nm 30 nm E19 HATCN SpMA1 SpMA2
EG16:L1:TEY1 -- ST1 LiQ 5 nm 70 nm 15 nm (45%:45%:10%) 25 nm 45 nm
3 nm E20 SpA1 HATCN SpMA1 IC1:TEG1 EG20 ST2:LiQ (50%:50%) -- 70 nm
5 nm 90 nm (90%:10%) 30 nm 10 nm 30 nm
TABLE-US-00011 TABLE 2 Data of the OLEDs U1000 CE1000 PE1000 EQE
CIE x/y at L1 LT Ex. (V) (cd/A) (Im/W) 1000 1000 cd/m.sup.2
L.sub.0; j.sub.0 % (h) V1 3.6 51 44 13.7% 0.33/0.63 20 mA/cm.sup.2
80 95 V2 4.2 50 37 14.3% 0.33/0.62 20 mA/cm.sup.2 80 10 V3 4.3 55
40 14.7% 0.33/0.64 20 mA/cm.sup.2 80 15 V4 3.5 48 43 12.8%
0.32/0.64 20 mA/cm.sup.2 80 190 V5 3.7 59 50 15.7% 0.33/0.64 20
mA/cm.sup.2 80 125 E1 3.5 40 36 11.6% 0.33/0.62 20 mA/cm.sup.2 80
290 E2 4.3 51 37 14.5% 0.33/0.62 20 mA/cm.sup.2 80 20 E3 4.4 55 39
15.0% 0.33/0.63 20 mA/cm.sup.2 80 35 E4 3.6 41 36 11.9% 0.32/0.63
20 mA/cm.sup.2 80 300 E5 4.4 13 9 12.4% 0.66/0.34 4000 cd/m.sup.2
80 340 E6 4.6 11 8 11.4% 0.67/0.34 4000 cd/m.sup.2 80 370 E7 3.4 59
55 15.9% 0.33/0.63 20 mA/cm.sup.2 80 115 E8 3.6 56 49 15.2%
0.33/0.62 20 mA/cm.sup.2 80 125 E9 3.4 62 57 16.5% 0.34/0.63 20
mA/cm.sup.2 80 240 E10 3.5 60 54 16.1% 0.33/0.63 20 mA/cm.sup.2 80
350 E11 3.6 57 50 15.5% 0.33/0.63 20 mA/cm.sup.2 80 290 E12 3.3 64
61 17.1% 0.33/0.63 20 mA/cm.sup.2 80 125 E13 3.7 62 53 16.5%
0.34/0.63 20 mA/cm.sup.2 80 165 E14 3.3 60 57 16.7% 0.32/0.63 20
mA/cm.sup.2 80 270 E15 3.5 59 53 16.0% 0.34/0.63 20 mA/cm.sup.2 80
145 E16 2.9 75 81 22.4% 0.44/0.55 50 mA/cm.sup.2 90 85 E17 3.4 41
37 11.7% 0.33/0.63 20 mA/cm.sup.2 80 140 E18 3.5 60 53 16.3%
0.33/0.63 20 mA/cm.sup.2 80 260 E19 2.8 77 86 23.1% 0.45/0.55 50
mA/cm.sup.2 90 100 E20 3.7 59 50 15.8% 0.33/063 20 mA/cm.sup.2 80
155
TABLE-US-00012 TABLE 3 Structural formulae of the materals for the
OLEDs ##STR00315## HATCN ##STR00316## Spa1 ##STR00317## SpMA1
##STR00318## LiQ ##STR00319## SpMA2 ##STR00320## TER1 ##STR00321##
L1 ##STR00322## TEY1 ##STR00323## IC1 ##STR00324## ST2 ##STR00325##
IC3 ##STR00326## TEG1 ##STR00327## SdT1 ##STR00328## SdT2
##STR00329## SdT3 ##STR00330## SdT4 ##STR00331## SdT5 ##STR00332##
EG1 ##STR00333## EG2 ##STR00334## EG3 ##STR00335## EG4 ##STR00336##
EG5 ##STR00337## EG6 ##STR00338## EG7 ##STR00339## EG8 ##STR00340##
EG9 ##STR00341## EG10 ##STR00342## EG11 ##STR00343## E12
##STR00344## EG13 ##STR00345## EG14 ##STR00346## EG15 ##STR00347##
EG16 ##STR00348## EG17 ##STR00349## EG18 ##STR00350## EG19
##STR00351## EG20
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