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Hewlett-packard Company

William R Shiang

Edmund P Woo

Gordon R Roof

Michael Inbasekaran

Weishi W Wu

Mark T Bernius

Daniel Bernardo Roitman

Homer Antoniadis

A polymer comprising repeat units of the formula:wherein Ris independently in each occurrence Chydrocarbyl or C1-20 hydrocarbyl containing one or more heteroatoms of S, N, O, P or Si or both Rmay form, with the 9-carbon of the fluorene ring, a Cring structure containing one or more heteroatoms of S, N, or O; Ris independently in each occurrence Chydrocarbyl, Chydrocarbyloxy, Cthioether, Chydrocarbyloxycarbonyl, hydrocarbylcarbonyloxy, or cyano; a is independently in each occurrence a number from about 0 to about 1;

Fluorene-containing polymers and compounds useful in the preparation thereof

The invention relates to 2,7-substituted-9-substituted fluorenes and 9-substituted fluorene oligomers and polymers. The fluorenes, oligomers and polymers are substituted at the 9-position with two hydrocarbyl moieties which may optionally contain one or more of sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous or silicon heteroatoms; a C ring structure formed with the 9-carbon on the fluorene ring or a C ring structure formed with the 9-carbon containing one or more heteroatoms of sulfur, nitrogen or oxygen; or a hydrocarbylidene moiety. In one embodiment, the fluorenes are substituted at the 2- and 7-positions with aryl moieties which may further be substituted with moieties which are capable of crosslinking or chain extension or a trialkylsiloxy moiety. The fluorene polymers and oligomers may be substituted at the 2- and 7&prime;-positions. The monomer units of the fluorene oligomers and polymers are bound to one another at the 2- and 7&prime;-positions. The 2,7&prime;-aryl-9-substituted fluorene oligomers and polymers may be further reacted with one another to form higher molecular weight polymers by causing the optional moieties on the terminal 2,7&prime;-aryl moieties, which are capable of crosslinking or chain extension, to undergo chain extension or crosslinking. Also disclosed are processes for preparing the disclosed compounds.

2,7-aryl-9-substituted fluorenes and 9-substituted fluorene oligomers and polymers

The invention relates to 2,7-substituted-9-substituted fluorenes and 9-substituted fluorene oligomers and polymers. The fluorenes, oligomers and polymers are substituted at the 9-position with two hydrocarbyl moieties which may optionally contain one or more of sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous or silicon heteroatoms; a C.sub.5-20 ring structure formed with the 9-carbon on the fluorene ring or a C.sub.4-20 ring structure formed with the 9-carbon containing one or more heteroatoms of sulfur, nitrogen or oxygen; or a hydrocarbylidene moiety. In one embodiment, the fluorenes are substituted at the 2- and 7-positions with aryl moieties which may further be substituted with moieties which are capable of crosslinking or chain extension or a trialkylsiloxy moiety. The fluorene polymers and oligomers may be substituted at the 2- and 7'-positions. The monomer units of the fluorene oligomers and polymers are bound to one another at the 2- and 7'-positions. The 2,7'-aryl-9-substituted fluorene oligomers and polymers may be further reacted with one another to form higher molecular weight polymers by causing the optional moieties on the terminal 2,7'-aryl moieties, which are capable of crosslinking or chain extension, to undergo chain extension or crosslinking. Also disclosed are processes for preparing the disclosed compounds.

2, 7-aryl-9-substituted fluorenes and 9-substituted fluorene oligomers

An organic electroluminescent device that comprises a substrate, a first conductive layer on the substrate, an electron-transporting and light-emitting layer, a second conductive layer adjacent the electron-transporting and light-emitting layer and remote from the first conductive layer, and a hole-conducting layer sandwiched between the first conductive layer and the electron-transporting and light-emitting layer. The hole-conducting layer comprises a poly(arylamine) including at least one compound of formula (I): ##STR1## In this: R is independently in each occurrence a C.sub.1-24 hydrocarbyl, hydrocarboxyl, hydrothiocarboxy, hydroarylcarboxy, or hydrothioarylcarboxy; Ar.sub.1 and Ar.sub.2 are independently in each occurrence a C.sub.6-18 aryl moiety optionally substituted with one or more C.sub.1-24 hydrocarbyl, hydrocarboxyl, hydrothiocarboxy, hydroarycarboxy, or hydrothioarylcarboxy; A is independently in each occurrence hydrogen or a halogen; x is independently in each occurrence a positive number between 0 and 1; n is a whole number from 0 to 4; and m is a number from about 5 to about 1000.

Heat-resistant organic electroluminescent device

The invention relates to poly(tertiary di- or polyarylamines) which have more than one aryl moiety which is further substituted with a moiety capable of chain extension or crosslinking. In another aspect, the invention relates to poly(tertiary di- or polyarylamines) which have more than one aryl moiety which is further substituted with a moiety capable of chain extension or crosslinking which are partially or completely crosslinked or chain extended. The invention further relates to films prepared from such chain extended or crosslinked poly(tertiary di- or polyarylamines). The invention further relates to electrophotographic devices and electroluminescent devices, such as polymeric light-emitting diodes, containing such films.

Crosslinkable or chain extendable polyarylpolyamines and films thereof

A poly(arylamine) composition comprising one or more compounds of Formula (I): ##STR1## wherein: R is independently in each occurrence a C.sub.1-24 hydrocarbyl, C.sub.1-24 hydrocarboxy, C.sub.1-24 hydrocarbylthiooxy, or C.sub.1-24 hydrocarbylcarboxyl;

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William R Shiang