A compound of Formula I,

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is disclosed. In Formula I, M is Pd or Pt; each of X.sup.1 to X.sup.12 is C or N; each of X.sup.13 and X.sup.14 is CH, CD or N; each of Z.sup.1, Z.sup.2, and Z.sup.3 is C or N; L.sup.1 is selected from a variety of bivalent linkers; X is selected from O, S, Se, NR′, and CR″R′″; each R, R′, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.A, R.sup.B, R.sup.C, R.sup.D, and R.sup.E is hydrogen or a General Substituent; at least one of Z.sup.1, Z.sup.2, and Z.sup.3 is a carbon atom substituted with a substituent with a molecular weight of at least 16. Formulations, OLEDs, and consumer products that include Formula I are also disclosed.

There is provided a polycyclic aromatic compound having a single boron-nitrogen bond and including a core structure of Core A, Core B, or Core C

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In the formulas: Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 are the same or different and are a single bond, O, S, NR.sup.12, BR.sup.12, CR.sup.13R.sup.14, or SiR.sup.13R.sup.14; and R.sup.12-R.sup.14 are the same or different and are alkyl, carbocyclic aryl, heteroaryl, or substituted derivatives thereof.

The present invention relates to a novel polycyclic compound employed in an organic layer of an organoelectro luminescent device, wherein the organoelectro luminescent device employing the compound according to the present invention has remarkably improved luminous efficiency. According to the present invention, it is possible to implement a highly efficient organoelectro luminescent device that can be effectively applied to various display devices.

The present invention relates to an organic electroluminescent device comprising an anode, a cathode, an emission layer, an undoped electron transport layer comprising a first matrix compound, and an electron injection layer comprising a second matrix compound and an alkali organic complex and/or alkali halide, wherein the undoped electron transport layer and the electron injection layer are arranged between the emission layer and the cathode, wherein the reduction potential of the first matrix compound is less negative than, the reduction potential of 9,10-di(naphthalen-2-yl)anthracene and more negative than the reduction potential of 4,4′-bis(4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)biphenyl, wherein the reduction potential in both cases is measured against Fc/Fc.sup.+ in tetrahydrofurane; and the dipole moment of the first matrix compound is selected ≥0 Debye and ≤2.5 Debye and the dipole moment of the second matrix compound is selected >2.5 and <10 Debye.

The present application relates to a compound which contains an indenocarbazole group, a particular arylamino group and an electron-deficient group bonded to the indenocarbazole group. The compound is suitable for use in electronic devices, in particular in organic electroluminescent devices.

To provide an organic electroluminescent device in which energy efficiency is improved. An organic electroluminescent device includes a pair of electrode layers formed of an anode layer and a cathode layer, and a luminescent layer arranged between the pair of electrode layers, in which the luminescent layer includes a host material and a dopant material, and the dopant material is an anthracene-based compound represented by formula (1), and the luminescent layer further includes a polycyclic aromatic compound represented by formula (2) or a multimer of a polycyclic aromatic compound having a plurality of structures represented by formula (2). ##STR00001##

The present invention relates to a compound of the formula (1), to the use of the compound in an electronic device, and to an electronic device comprising a compound of the formula (1). The present invention furthermore relates to a formulation comprising one or more compounds of the formula (1).

The present disclosure relates to a boron compound applicable to an organic light-emitting diode and an organic light-emitting diode comprising same. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a boron compound represented by any one of Chemical Formulas A to D and an organic light-emitting diode comprising same, wherein Chemical Formulas A to D are as defined in the description.

The present invention provides an organic thin film that imparts an excellent electron injection property and an excellent electron transport property when it is used as an electron injection layer of an organic EL device, a coating composition suitable for producing the organic thin film, and an organic EL device material for the organic thin film and the coating composition. The present invention provides an organic thin film, which is a single film containing a first material which is a compound having a structure of the following formula (1) and a second material which transports electrons or a laminate film including a film containing the first material and a film containing the second material,

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wherein X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are the same as or different from each other and are each a nitrogen atom optionally having a substituent group, an oxygen atom optionally having a substituent group, a sulfur atom optionally having a substituent group, or a divalent linking group optionally having a substituent group; L is a direct bond or a linking group having a valence of p; n is a number of 0 or 1; p is a number of 1 to 4; q is a number of 0 or 1, with q being 0 when p is 1; R.sup.1 to R.sup.3 are the same as or different from each other and are each a monovalent substituent; and m.sup.1 to m.sup.3 are the same as or different from each other and are each a number of 0 to 3.

Provided is an organic light emitting device including a light emitting layer comprising a compound of Chemical Formula 1 and a first organic material layer comprising a compound of Chemical Formula 2:

##STR00001## wherein: Cy1 to Cy5 are each independently one selected from among a substituted or unsubstituted: aromatic hydrocarbon ring, aliphatic hydrocarbon ring, and aromatic hetero ring, or a ring in which two or more rings selected from the above group are fused, one or more of Cy1 to Cy5 are a ring of Chemical Formula 1-A:

##STR00002## one to three of a* to d* are a position fused to or linked to Chemical Formula 1;

##STR00003## L1 to L3 are each independently a direct bond or a substituted or unsubstituted: arylene or divalent heterocyclic group; and Ar1 and Ar2 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted: aryl or heterocyclic group.