Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd.

Si-In Kim

Kouki Kase

Yuta Hirayama

Kazuyuki Suruga

Ji-Yung Kim

Shuichi Hayashi

Su-Jin Lee

It is an object of the present invention to provide, as a material for organic EL device having high efficiency and high durability, an organic compound having excellent characteristics such as excellent electron injection/transport performance, hole blocking performance, and high stability in a film state, and an organic EL device having high efficiency and high durability, which is obtained by using this compound. A compound having a pyrimidine ring structure, the compound being represented by the following general formula (1). (In the formula, Arepresents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group. Arrepresents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted fused polycyclic aromatic group. Arrepresents a deuterium atom, a trimethylsilyl group, a triphenylsilyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted fused polycyclic aromatic group. m represents an integer of 1 to 3, n represents an integer of 0 to 2, and o represents an integer of 1 to 2. In a case where m is an integer of two or more, a plurality of Arbonded to the same pyrimidine ring may be the same or different from each other. In a case where n is an integer of two, a plurality of Arbonded to the same pyrimidine ring may be the same or different from each other. In a case where o is an integer of two, a plurality of Abonded to the same pyrimidine ring may be the same or different from each other. However, the sum of the integers of m, n, and o is 4 or less. Note that in a case where n is 0, Arrepresents a hydrogen atom.)

Compound having pyrimidine ring structure and organic electroluminescence device

An object of the present invention is to provide, as a material for a highly efficient and highly durable organic EL element, an organic compound that has excellent properties, including excellent electron-injecting/transporting capability, hole-blocking capability, and high stability in the form of a thin film. Another object of the present invention is to provide a highly efficient and highly durable organic EL element by using this compound. The present invention focuses on the properties of the benzazole ring, which has affinity for electrons, and specifically focuses on the capability of its nitrogen atom to coordinate to a metal and also on excellent heat resistance. The inventors have thus designed and chemically synthesized various compounds having a benzazole ring structure, and then experimentally produced organic EL elements including the compounds, followed by thoroughly evaluating the characteristics thereof. As a result, it has been found that it is possible to obtain an organic EL element having excellent properties by using a specific compound having a benzazole ring structure.

Compound having benzazole ring structure, and organic electroluminescent device

A compound including a benzimidazole ring structure, represented by general formula (1). (In formula (1), Xand Xmay be the same or different and each represent a specific carbon atom or a nitrogen atom, Ar represents a specific group, Rand Rmay be the same or different and each represent a specific group, and m is an integer of 0-4.)

Compound including benzimidazole ring structure and organic electroluminescent element

An object of the present invention is to provide, as a material for a highly efficient and highly durable organic EL element, an organic compound having excellent properties, including excellent electron-injecting/transporting capability, hole-blocking capability, and high stability in the form of a thin film. Another object of the present invention is to provide a highly efficient and highly durable organic EL element by using this compound. The compound having an azabenzoxazole ring structure of the present invention has excellent heat resistance, and good electron-transporting capability. An organic EL element having an electron-transporting layer, a hole-blocking layer, a light-emitting layer, or an electron-injecting layer including the compound had favorable element characteristics.

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Si-In Kim