Organic light emitting compounds and organic light emitting devices including the same

Abstract

Disclosed is an organic light emitting device including a first electrode, a second electrode opposite to the first electrode, and at least one organic layer interposed between the first and second electrodes. The organic layer includes first and second compounds represented by Formulae A and B, respectively: ##STR00001## The organic light emitting device exhibits low driving voltage, high efficiency, and long life. Due to these advantages, the organic light emitting device is useful in a variety of industrial applications, including displays and lighting systems.

Claims

1. An organic light emitting device comprising a first electrode, a second electrode opposite to the first electrode, and at least one organic layer interposed between the first and second electrodes wherein the organic layer comprises a first compound represented by Formula A: ##STR00065## wherein L.sub.1 and L.sub.2 are identical to or different from each other and are each independently a single bond or a linker selected from substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkenylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkynylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.3-C.sub.60 cycloalkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.60 heterocycloalkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.6-C.sub.60 arylene groups, and substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.60 heteroarylene groups, n and m are each independently an integer from 0 to 3, Ar.sub.1 and Ar.sub.2 and R.sub.1 to R.sub.7 are identical to or different from each other and are each independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.30 alkenyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.3-C.sub.30 cycloalkyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.5-C.sub.30 cycloalkenyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkoxy groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.6-C.sub.30 aryloxy groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkylthioxy groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.5-C.sub.30 arylthioxy groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkylamine groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.5-C.sub.30 arylamine groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.6-C.sub.50 aryl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.3-C.sub.50 heteroaryl groups containing O, N or S as a heteroatom, substituted or unsubstituted silyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted germanium groups, substituted or unsubstituted boron groups, substituted or unsubstituted aluminum groups, a carbonyl group, a phosphoryl group, an amino group, a nitrile group, a hydroxyl group, a nitro group, halogen groups, a selenium group, a tellurium group, an amide group, and an ester group, with the proviso that each of Ar.sub.1 and Ar.sub.2 and R.sub.1 to R.sub.7 optionally forms an aliphatic, aromatic, heteroaliphatic or heteroaromatic fused ring with the adjacent group, and n1 to n5 are each independently an integer from 0 to 4, and a second compound selected from Compounds E9 to E23, and E25 to E28, and E30 to E44, and E46 to E132: ##STR00066## ##STR00067## ##STR00068## ##STR00069## ##STR00070## ##STR00071## ##STR00072## ##STR00073## ##STR00074## ##STR00075## ##STR00076## ##STR00077## ##STR00078## ##STR00079## ##STR00080## ##STR00081## ##STR00082## ##STR00083## ##STR00084## ##STR00085## ##STR00086## ##STR00087## ##STR00088## ##STR00089## ##STR00090## ##STR00091## ##STR00092## ##STR00093## ##STR00094## ##STR00095## ##STR00096## ##STR00097## ##STR00098## ##STR00099## ##STR00100## ##STR00101## ##STR00102## ##STR00103## ##STR00104## ##STR00105## ##STR00106## ##STR00107## ##STR00108## ##STR00109## ##STR00110## ##STR00111## ##STR00112## ##STR00113##

2. An organic light emitting device comprising a first electrode, a second electrode opposite to the first electrode, and at least one organic layer interposed between the first and second electrodes wherein the organic layer comprises a first compound selected from Compounds H3 to H5, H7, H13, H19, H23, H24, H26, H27, H33, H41, H45, H46, H48, H50 to H52, and H55 to H60: ##STR00114## ##STR00115## ##STR00116## ##STR00117## ##STR00118## ##STR00119## ##STR00120## ##STR00121## ##STR00122## ##STR00123## ##STR00124## ##STR00125## ##STR00126## ##STR00127## ##STR00128## and a second compound represented by Formula B: ##STR00129## wherein HAr is selected from substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.6-C.sub.30 aryl groups and substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.5-C.sub.30 heterocyclic groups, L.sub.3 is a single bond or a linker selected from substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkenylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkynylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.3-C.sub.60 cycloalkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.60 heterocycloalkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.6-C.sub.60 arylene groups, and substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.60 heteroarylene groups, n1 and m1 are each independently an integer from 1 to 3, n2 is an integer from 0 to 3, and Az is a nitrogen-containing ring represented by Formula C: ##STR00130## wherein Z.sub.1 to Z.sub.3 are identical to or different from each other and are each independently N or CR, with the proviso that at least one of Z.sub.1 to Z.sub.3 is N, A, B, and R are each independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.30 alkenyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.3-C.sub.30 cycloalkyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.5-C.sub.30 cycloalkenyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkoxy groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.6-C.sub.30 aryloxy groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkylthioxy groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.5-C.sub.30 arylthioxy groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkylamine groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.5-C.sub.30 arylamine groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.6-C.sub.50 aryl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.3-C.sub.50 heteroaryl groups containing O, N or S as a heteroatom, substituted or unsubstituted silyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted germanium groups, substituted or unsubstituted boron groups, substituted or unsubstituted aluminum groups, a carbonyl group, a phosphoryl group, an amino group, a nitrile group, a hydroxyl group, a nitro group, halogen groups, a selenium group, a tellurium group, an amide group, and an ester group, with the proviso that each of A, B, and R optionally forms an aliphatic, aromatic, heteroaliphatic or heteroaromatic fused ring with the adjacent group and wherein at least one of A and B are not phenyl groups.

3. The organic light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the organic layer comprises a light emitting layer, a hole transport layer between the light emitting layer and the first electrode, and an electron transport layer between the light emitting layer and the second electrode and wherein the light emitting layer comprises the first compound represented by Formula A and the second compound represented by Formula B.

4. The organic light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting layer comprise a dopant compound.

5. The organic light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the first compound, the second compound, and the dopant compound are mixed in a weight ratio of 1:0.01-99:0.01-15.

6. The organic light emitting device according to claim 1, further comprising one or more blue, red or green light emitting layers to achieve white light emission.

7. The organic light emitting device according to claim 2, wherein the organic layer comprises a light emitting layer, a hole transport layer between the light emitting layer and the first electrode, and an electron transport layer between the light emitting layer and the second electrode and wherein the light emitting layer comprises the first compound represented by Formula A and the second compound represented by Formula B.

8. The organic light emitting device according to claim 2, wherein the light emitting layer comprise a dopant compound.

9. The organic light emitting device according to claim 2, wherein the first compound, the second compound, and the dopant compound are mixed in a weight ratio of 1:0.01-99:0.01-15.

10. The organic light emitting device according to claim 2, further comprising one or more blue, red or green light emitting layers to achieve white light emission.

11. An organic light emitting device comprising a first electrode, a second electrode opposite to the first electrode, and at least one organic layer interposed between the first and second electrodes, wherein the organic layer comprises a first compound selected from Compounds H3 to H5, H7, H13, H19, H23, H24, H26, H27, H33, H41, H45, H46, H48, H50 to H52, and H55 to H60: ##STR00131## ##STR00132## ##STR00133## ##STR00134## ##STR00135## ##STR00136## ##STR00137## ##STR00138## ##STR00139## and a second compound selected from Compounds E9 to E23, and E25 to E28, and E30 to E44, and E46 to E132: ##STR00140## ##STR00141## ##STR00142## ##STR00143## ##STR00144## ##STR00145## ##STR00146## ##STR00147## ##STR00148## ##STR00149## ##STR00150## ##STR00151## ##STR00152## ##STR00153## ##STR00154## ##STR00155## ##STR00156## ##STR00157## ##STR00158## ##STR00159## ##STR00160## ##STR00161## ##STR00162## ##STR00163## ##STR00164## ##STR00165## ##STR00166## ##STR00167## ##STR00168## ##STR00169## ##STR00170## ##STR00171## ##STR00172## ##STR00173## ##STR00174## ##STR00175## ##STR00176## ##STR00177## ##STR00178## ##STR00179## ##STR00180## ##STR00181## ##STR00182## ##STR00183## ##STR00184## ##STR00185## ##STR00186## ##STR00187## ##STR00188##

12. The organic light emitting device according to claim 11, wherein the organic layer comprises a light emitting layer, a hole transport layer between the light emitting layer and the first electrode, and an electron transport layer between the light emitting layer and the second electrode and wherein the light emitting layer comprises the first compound represented by Formula A and the second compound represented by Formula B.

13. The organic light emitting device according to claim 11, wherein the light emitting layer comprise a dopant compound.

14. The organic light emitting device according to claim 11, wherein the first compound, the second compound, and the dopant compound are mixed in a weight ratio of 1:0.01-99:0.01-15.

15. The organic light emitting device according to claim 11, further comprising one or more blue, red or green light emitting layers to achieve white light emission.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(1) The present invention will now be described in more detail.

(2) An organic light emitting device of the present invention includes a first electrode, a second electrode opposite to the first electrode, and at least one organic layer (preferably a light emitting layer) interposed between the first and second electrodes wherein the organic layer includes a first compound represented by Formula A:

(3) ##STR00003##

(4) wherein L.sub.1 and L.sub.2 are identical to or different from each other and are each independently a single bond or a linker selected from substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkenylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkynylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.3-C.sub.60 cycloalkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.60 heterocycloalkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.6-C.sub.60 arylene groups, and substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.60 heteroarylene groups, n and m are each independently an integer from 0 to 3, Ar.sub.1 and Ar.sub.2 and R.sub.1 to R.sub.7 are identical to or different from each other and are each independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.30 alkenyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.3-C.sub.30 cycloalkyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.5-C.sub.30 cycloalkenyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkoxy groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.6-C.sub.30 aryloxy groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkylthioxy groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.5-C.sub.30 arylthioxy groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkylamine groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.5-C.sub.30 arylamine groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.6-C.sub.50 aryl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.3-C.sub.50 heteroaryl groups containing O, N or S as a heteroatom, substituted or unsubstituted silyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted germanium groups, substituted or unsubstituted boron groups, substituted or unsubstituted aluminum groups, a carbonyl group, a phosphoryl group, an amino group, a nitrile group, a hydroxyl group, a nitro group, halogen groups, a selenium group, a tellurium group, an amide group, and an ester group, with the proviso that each of Ar.sub.1 and Ar.sub.2 and R.sub.1 to R.sub.7 optionally forms an aliphatic, aromatic, heteroaliphatic or heteroaromatic fused ring with the adjacent group, and n1 to n5 are each independently an integer from 0 to 4, and

(5) a second compound represented by Formula B:

(6) ##STR00004##

(7) wherein HAr is selected from substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.6-C.sub.30 aryl groups and substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.5-C.sub.30 heterocyclic groups, L.sub.3 is a single bond or a linker selected from substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkenylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkynylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.3-C.sub.60 cycloalkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.60 heterocycloalkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.6-C.sub.60 arylene groups, and substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.60 heteroarylene groups, n1 and m1 are each independently an integer from 1 to 3, n2 is an integer from 0 to 3, and Az is a nitrogen-containing ring represented by Formula C:

(8) ##STR00005##

(9) wherein Z.sub.1 to Z.sub.3 are identical to or different from each other and are each independently N or CR, with the proviso that at least one of Z.sub.1 to Z.sub.3 is N, A, B, and R are each independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.30 alkenyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.3-C.sub.30 cycloalkyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.5-C.sub.30 cycloalkenyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkoxy groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.6-C.sub.30 aryloxy groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkylthioxy groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.5-C.sub.30 arylthioxy groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkyl amine groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.5-C.sub.30 aryl amine groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.6-C.sub.50 aryl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.3-C.sub.50 heteroaryl groups containing O, N or S as a heteroatom, substituted or unsubstituted silyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted germanium groups, substituted or unsubstituted boron groups, substituted or unsubstituted aluminum groups, a carbonyl group, a phosphoryl group, an amino group, a nitrile group, a hydroxyl group, a nitro group, halogen groups, a selenium group, a tellurium group, an amide group, and an ester group, with the proviso that each of A, B, and R optionally forms an aliphatic, aromatic, heteroaliphatic or heteroaromatic fused ring with the adjacent group.

(10) According to one embodiment of the present invention, HAr in Formula B may be selected from the following structures:

(11) ##STR00006##

(12) wherein X.sub.1 to X.sub.3 are identical to or different from each other and are each independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.30 alkenyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.3-C.sub.30 cycloalkyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.5-C.sub.30 cycloalkenyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkoxy groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.6-C.sub.30 aryloxy groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkylthioxy groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.5-C.sub.30 arylthioxy groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkyl amine groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.5-C.sub.30 aryl amine groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.5-C.sub.50 aryl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.3-C.sub.50 heteroaryl groups containing O, N or S as a heteroatom, substituted or unsubstituted silyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted germanium groups, substituted or unsubstituted boron groups, substituted or unsubstituted aluminum groups, a carbonyl group, a phosphoryl group, an amino group, a nitrile group, a hydroxyl group, a nitro group, halogen groups, a selenium group, a tellurium group, an amide group, and an ester group, with the proviso that each of X.sub.1 to X.sub.3 optionally forms an aliphatic, aromatic, heteroaliphatic or heteroaromatic fused ring with the adjacent group and one of X.sub.1 to X.sub.3 is linked to L.sub.3 in Formula B, and s is an integer from 1 to 4.

(13) Each of L.sub.1, L.sub.2, L.sub.3, Ar.sub.1, Ar.sub.2, HAr, A, B, R.sub.1 to R.sub.7, and X.sub.1 to X.sub.3 may be further substituted with one or more substituents selected from C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkyl groups, C.sub.5-C.sub.60 heteroaryl groups, C.sub.3-C.sub.60 cycloalkyl groups, C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryl groups, C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkoxy groups, C.sub.6-C.sub.30 aryloxy groups, C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkylamino groups, C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkylsilyl groups, C.sub.6-C.sub.30 arylsilyl groups, C.sub.1-C.sub.50 arylalkylamino groups, C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkenyl groups, a cyano group, halogen groups, and deuterium.

(14) In the “substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkyl groups”, “substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.6-C.sub.50 aryl groups”, etc., the number of carbon atoms in each alkyl or aryl group is considered as the number of carbon atoms constituting the unsubstituted alkyl or aryl moiety and the number of carbon atoms in the substituent(s) is excluded therefrom.

(15) Specific examples of the alkyl groups used in the present invention include methyl, ethyl, propyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, iso-amyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, stearyl, trichloromethyl, and trifluoromethyl groups. At least one hydrogen atom of each alkyl group may be substituted with a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a nitro group, a cyano group, a trifluoromethyl group, a silyl group (herein referred to as an “alkylsilyl group”), a substituted or unsubstituted amino group (—NH.sub.2, —NH(R) or —N(R′)(R″), in which R, R′, and R″ are each independently a C.sub.1-C.sub.24 alkyl group (the —NH(R) and —N(R′)(R″) are referred to as “alkylamino groups”), an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxyl group, a sulfonic acid group, a phosphoric acid group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.24 alkyl group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.24 halogenated alkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.24 alkenyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.24 alkynyl group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.24 heteroalkyl group, a C.sub.5-C.sub.24 aryl group, a C.sub.6-C.sub.24 arylalkyl group, a C.sub.3-C.sub.24 heteroaryl group or a C.sub.3-C.sub.24 heteroarylalkyl group.

(16) Specific examples of the alkoxy groups used in the present invention include methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isobutyloxy, sec-butyloxy, pentyloxy, iso-amyloxy, and hexyloxy groups. The alkoxy groups may be substituted with the same substituents as in the alkyl groups.

(17) Specific examples of the halogen groups used in the present invention include fluoro (F), chloro (Cl), and bromo (Br) groups.

(18) The aryloxy groups used in the present invention refer to —O-aryl radicals in which the aryl group is as defined above. Specific examples of the aryloxy groups include phenoxy, naphthoxy, anthracenyloxy, phenanthrenyloxy, fluorenyloxy, and indenyloxy. At least one hydrogen atom of each aryloxy group may be substituted.

(19) Specific examples of the silyl groups used in the present invention include trimethylsilyl, triethylsilyl, triphenylsilyl, trimethoxysilyl, dimethoxyphenylsilyl, diphenylmethylsilyl, diphenylvinylsilyl, methylcyclobutylsilyl, and dimethylfurylsilyl.

(20) The aryl groups used in the present invention are organic radicals derived from aromatic hydrocarbons by removal of a hydrogen atom. Such aryl groups include 5- to 7-membered, preferably 5- or 6-membered single or fused ring systems. When the aryl group is substituted, the substituent may be fused with an adjacent substituent to form a ring.

(21) Specific examples of the aryl groups include aromatic groups, such as phenyl, o-biphenyl, m-biphenyl, p-biphenyl, o-terphenyl, m-terphenyl, p-terphenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, phenanthryl, pyrenyl, indenyl, fluorenyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, perylenyl, crycenyl, naphthacenyl, and fluoranthenyl groups.

(22) Each aryl group may also be substituted with at least one substituent. More specifically, at least one hydrogen atom of each aryl group may be substituted with a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a nitro group, a cyano group, a silyl group, an amino group (—NH.sub.2, —NH(R), —N(R′)(R″) in which R, R′ and R″ are each independently a C.sub.1-C.sub.10 alkyl group (the —NH(R) and —N(R′)(R″) are referred to as “alkylamino groups”)), an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxyl group, a sulfonic acid group, a phosphoric acid group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.24 alkyl group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.24 halogenated alkyl group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.24 alkenyl group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.24 alkynyl group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.24 heteroalkyl group, a C.sub.6-C.sub.24 aryl group, a C.sub.6-C.sub.24 arylalkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.24 heteroaryl group or a C.sub.2-C.sub.24 heteroarylalkyl group.

(23) The heteroaryl groups used in the present invention may be selected from the following structures:

(24) ##STR00007##

(25) wherein T.sub.1 to T.sub.12 are identical to or different from each other and are each independently selected from C(R.sub.101), C(R.sub.102)(R.sub.103), N, N(R.sub.104), O, and S, with the proviso that T.sub.1 to T.sub.12 are not simultaneously carbon atoms, R.sub.101 to R.sub.104 are identical to or different from each other and are each independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.3-C.sub.30 cycloalkyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.5-C.sub.30 aryl groups, and substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.30 heteroaryl groups containing O, N, S or P as a heteroatom.

(26) Due to resonance resulting from the migration of electrons, Structure 3 may also be represented by the following structure 3-1:

(27) ##STR00008##

(28) wherein T.sub.1 to T.sub.7 are as defined in Structures 1 to 10.

(29) According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Structures 1 to 10 may be selected from the following structures:

(30) ##STR00009## ##STR00010## ##STR00011## ##STR00012## ##STR00013##

(31) wherein X has the same meaning as X.sub.1 to X.sub.8 defined above, m is an integer from 1 to 11, provided that when m is equal to or greater than 2, the plurality of X groups are identical to or different from each other.

(32) The first compound represented by Formula A may be selected from Compounds H1 to H60, which are specifically described in the Examples section and claims that follow, but the scope of Formula A is not limited thereto.

(33) The second compound represented by Formula B may be selected from Compounds E1 to E132, which are specifically described in the Examples section and claims that follow, but the scope of Formula B is not limited thereto.

(34) As described above, the organic light emitting device of the present invention includes a first electrode, a second electrode opposite to the first electrode, and at least one organic layer interposed between the first and second electrodes. The organic layer includes a light emitting layer, a hole transport layer between the light emitting layer and the first electrode, and an electron transport layer between the light emitting layer and the second electrode.

(35) The light emitting layer includes the first compound represented by Formula A and the second compound represented by Formula B. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the light emitting layer may further include a dopant compound.

(36) According to one embodiment of the present invention, the first compound, the second compound, and the dopant compound may be mixed in a weight ratio of 1:0.01-99:0.01-15. Within this range, satisfactory energy transfer and emission may occur.

(37) A more detailed description will be given concerning the organic light emitting device of the present invention.

(38) The organic light emitting device of the present invention includes an anode, a hole transport layer, a light emitting layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode. The organic light emitting device of the present invention may optionally further include a hole injecting layer and an electron injecting layer. One or more intermediate layers may be further formed in the organic light emitting device. A hole blocking layer or an electron blocking layer may be further formed in the organic light emitting device. The device may further include one or more organic layers with various functions depending on the desired characteristics thereof.

(39) A description will be given concerning a method for fabricating the organic light emitting device of the present invention. First, an electrode material for the anode is coated on a substrate to form the anode. The substrate may be any of those used in general organic light emitting devices. The substrate is preferably an organic substrate or a transparent plastic substrate that is excellent in transparency, surface smoothness, ease of handling, and waterproofness. A highly transparent and conductive metal oxide, such as indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), tin oxide (SnO.sub.2) or zinc oxide (ZnO), is used as the anode material.

(40) A material for the hole injecting layer is coated on the anode by vacuum thermal evaporation or spin coating to form the hole injecting layer. Then, a material for the hole transport layer is coated on the hole injecting layer by vacuum thermal evaporation or spin coating to form the hole transport layer.

(41) The material for the hole injecting layer is not specially limited so long as it is usually used in the art. Example of such materials include 4,4′,4″-tris(2-naphthyl(phenyl)amino)triphenylamine (2-TNATA), N,N′-di(1-naphthyl)-N,N′-diphenylbenzidine) (NPD), N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis(3-methylphenyl)-1,1′-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine (TPD), and N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis[4-(phenyl-m-tolylamino)phenyl]biphenyl-4,4′-diamine (DNTPD).

(42) The material for the hole transport layer is not specially limited so long as it is commonly used in the art. Example of such materials include N,N′-bis(3-methylphenyl)-N,N′-diphenyl-[1,1-biphenyl]-4,4′-diamine (TPD) and N,N′-di(naphthalen-1-yl)-N,N′-diphenylbenzidine (α-NPD).

(43) Subsequently, the organic light emitting layer is laminated on the hole transport layer. A hole blocking layer may be optionally formed on the organic light emitting layer by vacuum thermal evaporation or spin coating. The hole blocking layer blocks holes from entering the cathode through the organic light emitting layer. This role of the hole blocking layer prevents the life and efficiency of the device from deteriorating. A material having a very low highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy level is used for the hole blocking layer. The hole blocking material is not particularly limited so long as it has the ability to transport electrons and a higher ionization potential than the light emitting compound. Representative examples of suitable hole blocking materials include BAlq, BCP, and TPBI.

(44) The electron transport layer is deposited on the hole blocking layer by vacuum thermal evaporation or spin coating, and the electron injecting layer is formed thereon. A metal for the cathode is deposited on the electron injecting layer by vacuum thermal evaporation to form the cathode, completing the fabrication of the organic light emitting device. As the metal for the cathode, there may be used, for example, lithium (Li), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), aluminum-lithium (Al—Li), calcium (Ca), magnesium-indium (Mg—In) or magnesium-silver (Mg—Ag). The organic light emitting device may be of top emission type. In this case, a transmissive material, such as ITO or IZO, may be used for the cathode.

(45) The material for the electron transport layer functions to stably transport electrons injected from the electron injecting electrode (i.e. the cathode). The material for the electron transport layer may be any known electron transport material, and examples thereof include, but are not limited to, quinoline derivatives, particularly, tris(8-quinolinolate)aluminum (Alq3), TAZ, Balq, beryllium bis(benzoquinolin-10-olate (Bebq2), ADN, and oxadiazole derivatives, such as PBD, BMD, and BND.

(46) One or more layers selected from the hole injecting layer, the hole transport layer, the electron blocking layer, the light emitting layer, the hole blocking layer, the electron transport layer, and the electron injecting layer may be formed by a monomolecular deposition or solution process. According to the monomolecular deposition process, the material for each layer is evaporated under heat and vacuum or reduced pressure to form the layer in the form of a thin film. According to the solution process, the material for each layer is mixed with a suitable solvent, and then the mixture is formed into a thin film by a suitable method, such as ink-jet printing, roll-to-roll coating, screen printing, spray coating, dip coating or spin coating.

(47) The organic light emitting devices of the present invention can be used in a variety of systems, such as flat panel displays, flexible displays, monochromatic flat panel lighting systems, white flat panel lighting systems, flexible monochromatic lighting systems, and flexible white lighting systems.

(48) The present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the following examples. However, these examples are provided to assist in understanding the invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

Synthesis Example 1: Synthesis of Compound H1

Synthesis Example 1-(1): Synthesis of Intermediate 1-a

(49) Intermediate 1-a was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 1.

(50) ##STR00014##

(51) 2,4-Dibromonitrobenzene (30.0 g, 107 mmol), (9,9-dimethyl-9H-fluoren-2-yl)boronic acid (30.5 g, 128 mmol), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (2.5 g, 2 mmol), and potassium carbonate (29.5 g, 214 mmol) were placed in a 1 L round bottom flask, and 210 mL of toluene, 90 mL of ethanol, and 60 mL of water were added thereto. The mixture was heated to reflux with stirring overnight. After completion of the reaction, the reactor was cooled to room temperature. The reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure and purified by column chromatography to give Intermediate 1-a (35.0 g, 69%).

Synthesis Example 1-(2): Synthesis of Intermediate 1-b

(52) Intermediate 1-b was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 2.

(53) ##STR00015##

(54) Intermediate 1-a (35.0 g, 89 mmol) and triphenylphosphine (69.9 g, 266 mmol) were placed in a 500 mL reactor and 1,2-dichlorobenzene (350 mL) was added thereto. The temperature of the reactor was raised to 120° C. The mixture was stirred at the same temperature overnight. After completion of the reaction, the reaction solution was concentrated by heating and purified by column chromatography to give Intermediate 1-b (9.4 g, 29%).

Synthesis Example 1-(3): Synthesis of Intermediate 1-c

(55) Intermediate 1-c was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 3.

(56) ##STR00016##

(57) Intermediate 1-b (8.2 g, 23 mmol), N-phenylcarbazole-3-boronic acid (7.8 g, 27 mmol), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (0.5 g, 1 mmol), and potassium carbonate (6.3 g, 45 mmol) were placed in a 250 mL round bottom flask and toluene (58 mL), ethanol (25 mL), and water (17 mL) were added thereto. The mixture was heated to reflux with stirring overnight. After completion of the reaction, the reactor was cooled to room temperature. The reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure and purified by column chromatography to give Intermediate 1-c (8.8 g, 74%).

Synthesis Example 1-(4): Synthesis of Compound H1

(58) Compound H1 was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 4.

(59) ##STR00017##

(60) Intermediate 1-c (8.8 g, 16.8 mmol), bromobenzene (7.9 g, 50.3 mmol), bis(dibenzylideneacetone)palladium(0) (0.3 g, 0.5 mmol), tri-tert-butylphosphine tetrahydroborate (1.0 g, 3.4 mmol), sodium tert-butoxide (4.84 g, 50 mmol), and xylene (90 mL) were placed in a 250 mL round bottom flask. The mixture was heated to reflux with stirring overnight. The reaction solution was filtered, concentrated under reduced pressure, purified by column chromatography, and recrystallized from toluene and ethyl acetate to give Compound H1 (5.6 g, 55.6%).

(61) MS (MALDI-TOF): m/z 600.26[M.sup.+]

Synthesis Example 2: Synthesis of Compound H9

Synthesis Example 2-(1): Synthesis of Intermediate 2-a

(62) Intermediate 2-a was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 5.

(63) ##STR00018##

(64) 4-Bromo-9,9-dimethylfluorene (28.5 g, 0.104 mol) was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (280 mL) in a 500 mL round bottom flask. The solution was cooled to −78° C. under a stream of nitrogen gas and n-butyllithium (1.6 M) (78.2 mL, 0.125 mol) was slowly added dropwise thereto. After stirring at the same temperature for 1 h, iodine (31.8 g, 0.125 mol) was added portionwise. After the iodine addition was completed, the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was washed with an aqueous solution of sodium thiosulfate and extracted with ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure and purified by column chromatography to give Intermediate 2-a (30.3 g, 91%).

Synthesis Example 2-(2): Synthesis of Intermediate 2-b

(65) Intermediate 2-b was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 6.

(66) ##STR00019##

(67) Intermediate 2-a (30.3 g, 0.095 mol), 2,4-dibromoaniline (28.5 g, 0.114 mol), bis(dibenzylideneacetone)palladium(0) (1.09 g, 2 mmol), 2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthalene (2.36 g, 4 mmol), sodium tert-butoxide (18.2 g, 0.189 mol), and toluene 300 mL were placed in a 500 mL round bottom flask. The mixture was refluxed with stirring overnight. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was filtered, concentrated under reduced pressure, and purified by column chromatography to give Intermediate 2-b (32.5 g, 78%).

Synthesis Example 2-(3): Synthesis of Intermediate 2-c

(68) Intermediate 2-c was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 7.

(69) ##STR00020##

(70) Intermediate 2-b (32.5 g, 0.073 mol), tricyclohexylphosphine tetrafluoroborate (0.5 g, 1 mmol), palladium(II) acetate (0.2 g, 1 mmol), potassium carbonate (20.3 g, 0.147 mol), and N,N-dimethylacetamide (320 mL) were placed in a 500 mL round bottom flask. The mixture was refluxed with stirring overnight. After completion of the reaction, the reaction solution was cooled to room temperature. The reaction solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, heptane, and water. The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure and purified by column chromatography to give Intermediate 2-c (15.4 g, 58.0%).

Synthesis Example 2-(4): Synthesis of Intermediate 2-d

(71) Intermediate 2-d was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 8.

(72) ##STR00021##

(73) Intermediate 2-d (11.8 g, 46%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1-(3), except that Intermediate 2-c and 9-(biphenyl-3-yl)-9H-carbazol-3-ylboronic acid were used instead of Intermediate 1-b and N-phenylcarbazole-3-boronic acid, respectively.

Synthesis Example 2-(5): Synthesis of Compound H9

(74) Compound H9 was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 9.

(75) ##STR00022##

(76) Compound H9 (8.9 g, 43%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1-(4), except that Intermediate 2-d was used instead of Intermediate 1-c.

(77) MS (MALDI-TOF): m/z 676.29[M.sup.+]

Synthesis Example 3: Synthesis of Compound H14

Synthesis Example 3-(1): Synthesis of Intermediate 3-a

(78) Intermediate 3-a was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 10.

(79) ##STR00023##

(80) Intermediate 3-a (15.3 g, 57%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1-(3), except that 9-(biphenyl-3-yl)-9H-carbazol-3-ylboronic acid was used instead of N-phenylcarbazole-3-boronic acid.

Synthesis Example 3-(2): Synthesis of Compound H14

(81) Compound H14 was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 11.

(82) ##STR00024##

(83) Compound H14 (12.6 g, 51%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1-(4), except that Intermediate 3-a was used instead of Intermediate 1-c.

(84) MS (MALDI-TOF): m/z 676.29[M.sup.+]

Synthesis Example 4: Synthesis of Compound H17

Synthesis Example 4-(1): Synthesis of Intermediate 4-a

(85) Intermediate 4-a was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 12.

(86) ##STR00025##

(87) Intermediate 4-a (12.3 g, 65%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 2-(1), except that 2-bromo-9,9-dimethylfluorene was used instead of 4-bromo-9,9-dimethylfluorene.

Synthesis Example 4-(2): Synthesis of Intermediate 4-b

(88) Intermediate 4-b was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 13.

(89) ##STR00026##

(90) Intermediate 4-b (9.4 g, 61%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 2-(2), except that Intermediate 4-a and 2-bromoaniline were used instead of Intermediate 2-a and 2,4-dibromoaniline, respectively.

Synthesis Example 4-(3): Synthesis of Intermediate 4-c

(91) Intermediate 4-c was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 14.

(92) ##STR00027##

(93) Intermediate 4-c (15 g, 78%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 2-(3), except that Intermediate 4-b was used instead of Intermediate 2-b.

Synthesis Example 4-(4): Synthesis of Intermediate 4-d

(94) Intermediate 4-d was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 15.

(95) ##STR00028##

(96) Intermediate 4-c (15.0 g, 0.053 mol) was dissolved in dimethylformamide (100 mL) in a 250 mL round bottom flask. The mixture was cooled to 0° C. To the solution was added dropwise a solution of N-bromosuccinic acid (10.4 g, 58 mmol) in dimethylformamide (50 mL). The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate, heptane, and water. The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure and purified by column chromatography to give Intermediate 4-d (14.7 g, 77%).

Synthesis Example 4-(5): Synthesis of Intermediate 4-e

(97) Intermediate 4-e was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 16.

(98) ##STR00029##

(99) Intermediate 4-e (12.1 g, 62%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1-(3), except that Intermediate 4-d was used instead of Intermediate 1-b.

Synthesis Example 4-(6): Synthesis of Compound H17

(100) Compound H17 was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 17.

(101) ##STR00030##

(102) Compound H17 (13.7 g, 68%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1-(4), except that Intermediate 4-e was used instead of Intermediate 1-c.

(103) MS (MALDI-TOF): m/z 600.26[M.sup.+]

Synthesis Example 5: Synthesis of Compound H18

Synthesis Example 5-(1): Synthesis of Compound H18

(104) Compound H18 was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 18.

(105) ##STR00031##

(106) Compound H18 (6.8 g, 48%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1-(4), except that Intermediate 4-e and 1-bromo-3-phenylbenzene were used instead of Intermediate 1-c and bromobenzene, respectively.

(107) MS (MALDI-TOF): m/z 676.29[M.sup.+]

Synthesis Example 6: Synthesis of Compound H22

Synthesis Example 6-(1): Synthesis of Intermediate 6-a

(108) Intermediate 6-a was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 19.

(109) ##STR00032##

(110) 2,4-Dibromonitrobenzene (17.7 g, 0.063 mol), (9,9-dimethylfluoren-4-yl)boronic acid (12.5 g, 0.053 mol), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (1.2 g, 1 mmol), and potassium carbonate (14.5 g, 0.105 mmol) were placed in a 250 mL round bottom flask and toluene (120 mL) and water (40 mL) were added thereto. The mixture was heated to reflux with stirring overnight. After completion of the reaction, the reactor was cooled to room temperature. The reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure and purified by column chromatography to give Intermediate 6-b (15.2 g, 73%).

Synthesis Example 6-(2): Synthesis of Intermediate 6-b

(111) Intermediate 6-b was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 20.

(112) ##STR00033##

(113) Intermediate 6-a (15.2 g, 0.039 mol) and triphenylphosphine (30.3 g, 0.116 mol) were placed in a 500 mL reactor and 1,2-dichlorobenzene (150 mL) was added thereto. The reactor was heated to 120° C. The mixture was stirred at the same temperature overnight. After completion of the reaction, the reaction solution was concentrated by heating and purified by column chromatography to give Intermediate 6-b (9.4 g, 67%).

Synthesis Example 6-(3): Synthesis of Intermediate 6-c

(114) Intermediate 6-c was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 21.

(115) ##STR00034##

(116) Intermediate 6-c (8.2 g, 57%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1-(3), except that Intermediate 6-b was used instead of Intermediate 1-b.

Synthesis Example 6-(4): Synthesis of Compound H22

(117) Compound H22 was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 22.

(118) ##STR00035##

(119) Compound H22 (7.8 g, 47%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 5-(1), except that Intermediate 6-c was used instead of Intermediate 4-e.

(120) MS (MALDI-TOF): m/z 676.29[M.sup.+]

Synthesis Example 7: Synthesis of Compound H46

Synthesis Example 7-(1): Synthesis of Intermediate 7-a

(121) Intermediate 7-a was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 23.

(122) ##STR00036##

(123) Intermediate 7-a (20.3 g, 67%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 2-(1), except that 2-bromo-9,9-diphenylfluorene was used instead of 4-bromo-9,9-dimethylfluorene.

Synthesis Example 7-(2): Synthesis of Intermediate 7-b

(124) Intermediate 7-b was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 24.

(125) ##STR00037##

(126) Intermediate 7-b (12.5 g, 62%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 2-(2), except that Intermediate 7-a and 2-bromoaniline were used instead of Intermediate 2-a and 2,4-dibromoaniline, respectively.

Synthesis Example 7-(3): Synthesis of Intermediate 7-c

(127) Intermediate 7-c was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 25.

(128) ##STR00038##

(129) Intermediate 7-c (15.2 g, 76%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 2-(3), except that Intermediate 7-b was used instead of Intermediate 2-b.

Synthesis Example 7-(4): Synthesis of Intermediate 7-d

(130) Intermediate 7-d was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 26.

(131) ##STR00039##

(132) Intermediate 7-c (15.0 g, 0.037 mol) was placed in a 250 mL round bottom flask and was then dissolved by the addition of dimethylformamide (100 mL). The solution was cooled to 0° C. To the solution was added dropwise a solution of N-bromosuccinic acid (7.2 g, 40 mmol) in dimethylformamide (50 mL). The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate, heptane, and water. The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure and purified by column chromatography to give Intermediate 7-d (15.1 g, 84.3%).

Synthesis Example 7-(5): Synthesis of Intermediate 7-e

(133) Intermediate 7-e was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 27.

(134) ##STR00040##

(135) Intermediate 13-e (11.4 g, 61%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1-(3), except that Intermediate 7-d and 9-(1,1′-biphenyl-4-yl)-9H-carbazole-3-boronic acid were used instead of Intermediate 1-b and 9H-phenylcarbazole-3-boronic acid, respectively.

Synthesis Example 7-(6): Synthesis of Compound H46

(136) Compound H46 was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 28.

(137) ##STR00041##

(138) Compound H46 (12.6 g, 66%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1-(4), except that Intermediate 7-e was used instead of Intermediate 1-c.

(139) MS (MALDI-TOF): m/z 800.32[M.sup.+]

Synthesis Example 8: Synthesis of Compound E6

Synthesis Example 8-(1): Synthesis of Intermediate 8-a

(140) Intermediate 8-a was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 29.

(141) ##STR00042##

(142) 1-Bromo-3-iodobenzene (30.0 g, 0.106 mol), dibenzofuran-4-boronic acid (22.5 g, 0.106 mol), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (2.5 g, 0.002 mol), and potassium carbonate (29.3 g, 0.212 mol) were placed in a 1 L round bottom flask and toluene (270 mL) and water (90 mL) were added thereto. The temperature of the reactor was raised to 80° C. The mixture was stirred at the same temperature overnight. After completion of the reaction, the reactor was cooled to room temperature. The reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure and purified by column chromatography to give Intermediate 8-a (26.5 g, 77%).

Synthesis Example 8-(2): Synthesis of Intermediate 8-b

(143) Intermediate 8-b was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 30.

(144) ##STR00043##

(145) Intermediate 8-a (26.5 g, 0.082 mol) was placed in a 1 L round bottom flask and was then dissolved by the addition of tetrahydrofuran (220 mL). The solution was cooled to −78° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere. To the cooled solution was slowly added dropwise n-butyllithium (61.5 mL, 0.098 mol) over 30 min. The mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 1 h. Trimethyl borate (11.1 g, 0.107 mol) was added dropwise at the same temperature. Stirring was continued at room temperature overnight. The reaction solution was acidified by dropwise addition of 2 N hydrochloric acid, stirred for 1 h, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure and recrystallized from n-hexane to give Intermediate 8-b (15.6 g, 66%).

Synthesis Example 8-(3): Synthesis of Compound E6

(146) Compound E6 was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 31.

(147) ##STR00044##

(148) 2-Bromo-4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazine (10.0 g, 0.032 mol), Intermediate 8-b (8.9 g, 0.031 mol), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (0.6 g, 0.001 mol), and potassium carbonate (7.1 g, 0.052 mol) were placed in a 300 mL round bottom flask and toluene (70 mL), ethanol (30 mL), and water (20 mL) were added thereto. The mixture was heated to reflux with stirring overnight. After completion of the reaction, the reactor was cooled to room temperature. The reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure and purified by column chromatography to give Compound E6 (5.8 g, 34%).

(149) MS (MALDI-TOF): m/z 475.17[M.sup.+]

Synthesis Example 9: Synthesis of Compound E12

Synthesis Example 9-(1): Synthesis of Intermediate 9-a

(150) Intermediate 9-a was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 32.

(151) ##STR00045##

(152) Intermediate 9-a (5.6 g, 48%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 8-(1), except that 9,9-dimethyl-9H-fluoren-2-ylboronic acid was used instead of dibenzofuran-4-boronic acid.

Synthesis Example 9-(2): Synthesis of Intermediate 9-b

(153) Intermediate 9-b was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 33.

(154) ##STR00046##

(155) Intermediate 9-b (6.1 g, 43%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 8-(2), except that Intermediate 9-a was used instead of Intermediate 8-a.

Synthesis Example 9-(3): Synthesis of Compound E12

(156) Compound E12 was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 34.

(157) ##STR00047##

(158) Compound E12 (5.4 g, 52%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 8-(3), except that Intermediate 9-b and 2-(4-bromophenyl)-4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazine were used instead of Intermediate 8-b and 2-bromo-4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazine, respectively.

(159) MS (MALDI-TOF): m/z 501.22[M.sup.+]

Synthesis Example 10: Synthesis of Compound E23

Synthesis Example 10-(1): Synthesis of Intermediate 10-a

(160) Intermediate 10-a was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 35.

(161) ##STR00048##

(162) Intermediate 10-a (6.2 g, 47%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 8-(1), except that 2-triphenyleneboronic acid was used instead of dibenzofuran-4-boronic acid.

Synthesis Example 10-(2): Synthesis of Intermediate 10-b

(163) Intermediate 10-b was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 36.

(164) ##STR00049##

(165) Intermediate 10-b (4.1 g, 56%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 8-(2), except that Intermediate 10-a was used instead of Intermediate 8-a.

Synthesis Example 10-(3): Synthesis of Compound E23

(166) Compound E23 was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 37.

(167) ##STR00050##

(168) Compound E23 (5.4 g, 49%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 8-(3), except that Intermediate 10-b and 2-(4-bromophenyl)-4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazine were used instead of Intermediate 8-b and 2-bromo-4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazine, respectively.

(169) MS (MALDI-TOF): m/z 611.24[M.sup.+]

Synthesis Example 11: Synthesis of Compound E26

Synthesis Example 11-(1): Synthesis of Intermediate 11-a

(170) Intermediate 11-a was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 38.

(171) ##STR00051##

(172) Intermediate 11-a (7.7 g, 67%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 8-(1), except that 9,9-dimethyl-9H-fluoren-2-ylboronic acid and 1-bromo-4-iodobenzene were used instead of dibenzofuran-4-boronic acid and 1-bromo-3-iodobenzene, respectively.

Synthesis Example 11-(2): Synthesis of Intermediate 11-b

(173) Intermediate 11-b was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 39.

(174) ##STR00052##

(175) Intermediate 11-b (7.1 g, 51%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 8-(2), except that Intermediate 11-a was used instead of Intermediate 8-a.

Synthesis Example 11-(3): Synthesis of Compound E26

(176) Compound E26 was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 40.

(177) ##STR00053##

(178) Compound E26 (6.4 g, 66%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 8-(3), except that Intermediate 11-b and 2-(4-bromophenyl)-4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazine were used instead of Intermediate 8-b and 2-bromo-4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazine, respectively.

(179) MS (MALDI-TOF): m/z 577.25[M.sup.+]

Synthesis Example 12: Synthesis of Compound E72

Synthesis Example 12-(1): Synthesis of Intermediate 12-a

(180) Intermediate 12-a was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 41.

(181) ##STR00054##

(182) 4-Bromomethyl-2-iodobenzoate (50.0 g, 0.147 mol), dibenzofuran-4-boronic acid (40.1 g, 0.176 mol), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (3.4 g, 0.003 mol), and potassium carbonate (40.5 g, 0.293 mol) were placed in a 1 L round bottom flask and toluene (350 mL), ethanol (150 mL), and water (100 mL) were added thereto. The temperature of the reactor was raised to 80° C. The mixture was stirred at the same temperature overnight. After completion of the reaction, the reactor was cooled to room temperature. The reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure and purified by column chromatography to give Intermediate 12-a (38.0 g, 53%).

Synthesis Example 12-(2): Synthesis of Intermediate 12-b

(183) Intermediate 12-b was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 42.

(184) ##STR00055##

(185) Intermediate 12-a (38.0 g, 0.100 mol) and tetrahydrofuran (380 mL) were placed in a 1 L round bottom flask. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. under a stream of nitrogen gas. To the cooled mixture was added dropwise methylmagnesium bromide (3 M) (83.1 mL. 0.249 mol). The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h and refluxed with stirring for 5 h. The reaction was quenched with the addition of an aqueous solution of ammonium chloride. The reaction solution was extracted with ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure and purified by column chromatography to give Intermediate 12-b (24.5 g, 65%).

Synthesis Example 12-(3): Synthesis of Intermediate 12-c

(186) Intermediate 12-c was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 43.

(187) ##STR00056##

(188) Intermediate 12-b (24.5 g, 0.064 mol), acetic acid (200 mL), and hydrochloric acid (2 mL) were stirred under heating overnight in a 500 mL round bottom flask. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, poured into 300 mL of water in a beaker, and stirred. The resulting solid was filtered off and the filtrate was purified by column chromatography to give Intermediate 12-c (20.0 g, 85%).

Synthesis Example 12-(4): Synthesis of Intermediate 12-d

(189) Intermediate 12-d was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 44.

(190) ##STR00057##

(191) Intermediate 12-c (20.0 g, 0.055 mol) was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (160 mL) in a 500 mL round bottom flask. The solution was cooled to −78° C. under a stream of nitrogen gas and n-butyllithium (1.6 M) (39.6 mL, 0.063 mol) was slowly added dropwise thereto. After stirring at the same temperature for 1 h, trimethyl borate (7.4 g, 0.072 mol) was added portionwise. After the trimethyl borate addition was completed, the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was acidified with 2 N hydrochloric acid, stirred for 30 min, and extracted with ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure and recrystallized from heptane to give Intermediate 12-d (12.3 g, 68%).

Synthesis Example 12-(5): Synthesis of Compound E72

(192) Compound E72 was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 45.

(193) ##STR00058##

(194) Compound E72 (10.9 g, 52%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 8-(3), except that Intermediate 12-d and 2-(4-bromophenyl)-4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazine were used instead of Intermediate 8-b and 2-bromo-4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazine, respectively.

(195) MS (MALDI-TOF): m/z 591.23 [M.sup.+]

Synthesis Example 13: Synthesis of Compound E76

Synthesis Example 13-(1): Synthesis of Intermediate 13-a

(196) Intermediate 13-a was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 46.

(197) ##STR00059##

(198) Intermediate 13-a (7.1 g, 68%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 12-(1), except that dibenzofuran-2-boronic acid was used instead of dibenzofuran-4-boronic acid.

Synthesis Example 13-(2): Synthesis of Intermediate 13-b

(199) Intermediate 13-b was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 47.

(200) ##STR00060##

(201) Intermediate 13-b (5.3 g, 47%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 12-(2), except that Intermediate 13-a was used instead of Intermediate 12-a.

Synthesis Example 13-(3): Synthesis of Intermediate 13-c

(202) Intermediate 13-c was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 48.

(203) ##STR00061##

(204) Intermediate 13-c (6.4 g, 61%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 12-(3), except that Intermediate 13-b was used instead of Intermediate 12-b.

Synthesis Example 13-(4): Synthesis of Intermediate 13-d

(205) Intermediate 13-d was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 49.

(206) ##STR00062##

(207) Intermediate 13-d (6.6 g, 63%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 12-(4), except that Intermediate 13-c was used instead of Intermediate 12-c.

Synthesis Example 13-(5): Synthesis of Compound E76

(208) Compound E76 was synthesized according to Reaction Scheme 50.

(209) ##STR00063##

(210) Compound E76 (5.1 g, 48%) was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 12-(5), except that Intermediate 13-d and 2-(4-bromophenyl)-4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazine were used instead of Intermediate 12-d and 2-bromo-4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazine, respectively.

(211) MS (MALDI-TOF): m/z 591.23 [M.sup.+]

Examples 1-14: Fabrication of Organic Light Emitting Devices

Example 1

(212) ITO glass was patterned to have a light emitting area of 2 mm×2 mm, followed by cleaning. After the cleaned ITO glass was mounted in a vacuum chamber, the base pressure was adjusted to 1×10.sup.−6 torr. HATCN (50 Å), NPD (900 Å), and a mixture of Compound H1 as a first compound and Compound E6 as a second compound in a weight ratio of 5:5 were deposited on the ITO and doped with 7% of a green phosphorescent dopant (GD) to form a 400 Å thick light emitting layer. Thereafter, an ET: Liq (1:1) layer (300 Å), a Liq layer (10 Å), and an Al layer (1,000 Å) were formed in this order on the light emitting layer to fabricate an organic light emitting device. The luminescent properties of the organic light emitting device were measured at 0.4 mA.

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Example 2

(214) An organic light emitting device was fabricated in the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound E12 was used instead of Compound E6 to form a light emitting layer.

Example 3

(215) An organic light emitting device was fabricated in the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound H9 was used instead of Compound H1 and Compound E23 was used instead of Compound E6 to form a light emitting layer.

Example 4

(216) An organic light emitting device was fabricated in the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound H9 was used instead of Compound H1 and Compound E26 was used instead of Compound E6 to form a light emitting layer.

Example 5

(217) An organic light emitting device was fabricated in the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound H14 was used instead of Compound H1 and Compound E72 was used instead of Compound E6 to form a light emitting layer.

Example 6

(218) An organic light emitting device was fabricated in the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound H14 was used instead of Compound H1 and Compound E76 was used instead of Compound E6 to form a light emitting layer.

Example 7

(219) An organic light emitting device was fabricated in the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound H17 was used instead of Compound H1 to form a light emitting layer.

Example 8

(220) An organic light emitting device was fabricated in the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound H17 was used instead of Compound H1 and Compound E12 was used instead of Compound E6 to form a light emitting layer.

Example 9

(221) An organic light emitting device was fabricated in the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound H18 was used instead of Compound H1 and Compound E23 was used instead of Compound E6 to form a light emitting layer.

Example 10

(222) An organic light emitting device was fabricated in the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound H18 was used instead of Compound H1 and Compound E26 was used instead of Compound E6 to form a light emitting layer.

Example 11

(223) An organic light emitting device was fabricated in the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound H22 was used instead of Compound H1 and Compound E72 was used instead of Compound E6 to form a light emitting layer.

Example 12

(224) An organic light emitting device was fabricated in the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound H22 was used instead of Compound H1 and Compound E76 was used instead of Compound E6 to form a light emitting layer.

Example 13

(225) An organic light emitting device was fabricated in the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound H46 was used instead of Compound H1 and Compound E12 was used instead of Compound E6 to form a light emitting layer.

Example 14

(226) An organic light emitting device was fabricated in the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound H46 was used instead of Compound H1 and Compound E72 was used instead of Compound E6 to form a light emitting layer.

Comparative Examples 1-13

(227) Organic light emitting devices were fabricated in the same manner as in Example 1, except that one of Compounds H1-H46 and E6-E76 shown in Table 1 and a phosphorescent dopant (GD) were co-deposited in a weight ratio 100:7 to form a light emitting layer.

(228) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Driving Luminous T95 (h) First host Second host wt:wt voltage (V) efficiency (cd/A) CIEx CIEy 6000 nit Example 1 Compound H1 Compound E6 5:5 3.98 48.9 0.334 0.631 165 Example 2 Compound H1 Compound E12 5:5 3.88 46.5 0.324 0.629 157 Example 3 Compound H9 Compound E23 5:5 4.05 48.5 0.326 0.633 186 Example 4 Compound H9 Compound E26 5:5 4.01 50.7 0.332 0.632 204 Example 5 Compound H14 Compound E72 5:5 4.22 49.8 0.324 0.624 175 Example 6 Compound H14 Compound E76 5:5 4.24 48.3 0.328 0.625 164 Example 7 Compound H17 Compound E6 5:5 3.91 51.4 0.331 0.623 177 Example 8 Compound H17 Compound E12 5:5 3.88 52.6 0.322 0.624 189 Example 9 Compound H18 Compound E23 5:5 4.11 55.3 0.326 0.628 186 Example 10 Compound H18 Compound E26 5:5 3.96 50.5 0.324 0.623 168 Example 11 Compound H22 Compound E72 5:5 4.23 49.5 0.325 0.627 160 Example 12 Compound H22 Compound E76 5:5 4.17 51.8 0.328 0.624 156 Example 13 Compound H46 Compound E12  5:05 3.89 50.3 0.326 0.627 150 Example 14 Compound H46 Compound E72  5:05 3.97 51.2 0.324 0.625 148 Comparative Compound H1 1 5.21 6.2 0.327 0.623 5 Example 1 Comparative Compound H9 1 4.98 6 0.324 0.625 7 Example 2 Comparative Compound H14 1 5.02 7.5 0.332 0.635 6 Example 3 Comparative Compound H17 1 4.88 8.3 0.347 0.631 6 Example 4 Comparative Compound H18 1 5.22 8.1 0.336 0.625 8 Example 5 Comparative Compound H22 1 5.31 5.8 0.327 0.62 5 Example 6 Comparative Compound H46 1 5.89 7.2 0.324 0.621 5 Example 7 Comparative Compound E6 1 3.8 27.6 0.322 0.622 18 Example 8 Comparative Compound E12 1 3.83 30.2 0.323 0.626 15 Example 9 Comparative Compound E23 1 3.75 28.9 0.324 0.628 21 Example 10 Comparative Compound E26 1 3.69 27.6 0.324 0.629 19 Example 11 Comparative Compound E72 1 3.84 27.4 0.331 0.623 25 Example 12 Comparative Compound E76 1 3.86 27 0.329 0.621 23 Example 13

(229) As can be seen from the results in Table 1, the organic light emitting devices of Examples 1-14 had low driving voltages, luminous efficiencies and, particularly, considerably improved life characteristics compared to the organic light emitting devices of Comparative Examples 1-13. These results demonstrate that the organic light emitting devices of Examples 1-14 are expected to be useful in a variety of industrial applications, including displays and lighting systems.