Prior art
Organnic electroluminescent device also is called Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED), is with a kind of photodiode (LED) of organic layer as active coating.Because Organnic electroluminescent device has advantages such as low voltage operating, high brightness, in light weight, wide viewing angle and high correlative value, is used on the flat panel display gradually in recent years.
Generally speaking, OLED comprises pair of electrodes, and the organic light emitting medium layer between electrode.Luminous is to lead because of in following phenomenon.When electric field imposed on two electrodes, negative electrode penetrated electronics to the organic light emitting medium layer, and anode penetrates electric cave to the organic light emitting medium layer.When electronics combines in the organic light emitting medium layer with electric cave, can produce exciton.The combination again in electronics and electric cave just is accompanied by luminous.
According to electric cave and electronic spin attitude, the exciton that is produced by the combination of electric cave and electronics can have the spin state of triplet state or singlet state.Luminously by the singlet state exciton produced be fluorescent, and luminously by triplet exciton produced be phosphorescence.The luminous efficiency of phosphorescence is three times of fluorescent.Therefore, developing high efficiency phosphor material is very important with the luminous efficiency of promoting OLED.
More existing organometallic complexs are reported out have very strong phosphorescence (Lamansky, et al., Inorganic Chemistry, 2001,40,1704), and utilize these complex compounds to make effective OLED, luminous (Lamansky in green arrives red scope, et al., J.Am.Chem.Soc., 2001,123,4304).U.S. patent application case discloses the organometallic complex that discloses a kind of phosphorescence in 20030072964A1 number, and it comprises phenylquinoline acid group ligand.U.S. patent application case discloses 20020024293A1,20020182441A1,20030116788A1 and 20040102632A1 number, and other luminous organometallic complexs of exposure are also arranged.United States Patent (USP) the 6th, 687, disclose a kind of luminescent material, have following ligand for No. 266:
Or have following array structure:
It discloses the preferable example of X is methyl ethyl diketone acid group (acetylacetonate; Acac), pyridine carboxylic acid root (picolinate; Pic), reach dipivaloylmetanate (tributyl acac; T-butyl acac), all have ketone group (=O), as auxiliary ligand (ancillary ligand).Perhaps another embodiment is 3 for m, and n is 0.
Yet,, still have sizable growth requirement for the organometallic complex of green light.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of organometallic complex, have following chemical formula (I) or (II):
Wherein,
M is a transition metal;
R
1Be H, halogen atom, C
1-18Alkyl, C
1-18Alkoxyl group, C
3-18Assorted alkyl, C
3-20Aromatic base, C
3-20Assorted aromatic base or C
3-20Cycloalkyl;
Each R
2For identical or different, and be H, C
1-18Alkyl, C
1-18Alkoxyl group, C
3-18Assorted alkyl, C
3-20Aromatic base, C
3-20Assorted aromatic base or C
3-20Cycloalkyl, perhaps two R
2Link together and with common aromatic nucleus or the assorted aromatic nucleus that forms 4 to 14 Yuans of its carbon atom that is connected;
Each R
3For identical or different, and be H, CN, three acrylonitrile bases (tricyanovinyl), halogen, CX
3, C
1-18Alkyl, C
1-18Alkoxyl group, C
3-18Assorted alkyl, C
3-20Aromatic base, C
3-20Assorted aromatic base or C
3-20Cycloalkyl, wherein X is a halogen; And
Each R
4Be H, C
1-3Alkyl, C
1-3Alkoxyl group or the C that replaces through halogen (F, Cl, Br)
1-3Alkyl.
The present invention provides a kind of Organnic electroluminescent device again, and it comprises pair of electrodes, and the organic light emitting medium layer between this counter electrode, and wherein this organic light emitting medium layer comprises just like above-mentioned organometallic complex.
Embodiment
The invention provides a kind of organometallic complex that contains imidazoles ligand (imidazole ligand) and four pyrazoles boron or double pyrazole ligand, have chemical formula (I) or (II):
At chemical formula (I) or (II), M is a transition metal, preferably has d
6The transition metal of electronics orbital, such as but not limited to: Ir, Pt, Os, Re, Ru, or Rh are preferably Ir.
R
1Be H, halogen atom, C
1-18Alkyl, C
1-18Alkoxyl group, C
3-18Assorted alkyl, C
3-20Aromatic base, C
3-20Assorted aromatic base or C
3-20Cycloalkyl.Preferable situation is R
1For pushing away electronics base (electron-donatinggroup), for example C
1-18Alkyl, C
1-18Alkoxyl group, or C
3-18Assorted alkyl.The representative example that pushes away the electronics base comprises methyl, methoxyl group, cyclohexyl.In particular embodiments of the invention, work as R
1For pushing away electronics base when methyl or phenyl (for example), blue displacement (blue shift) can take place in maximum emission wavelength.
Each R
2For identical or different, and be H, C independently
1-18Alkyl, C
1-18Alkoxyl group, C
3-18Assorted alkyl, C
3-20Aromatic base, C
3-20Assorted aromatic base or C
3-20Cycloalkyl.Preferable situation is R
2For pushing away the electronics base, also can cause blue displacement.Representative example comprises methyl, isobutyl-, and methoxyl group.Perhaps, two R
2Link together and with common aromatic nucleus or the assorted aromatic nucleus that forms 4 to 14 Yuans of its carbon atom that is connected.In particular embodiments of the invention, two R
2Link together and with the common phenyl ring that forms of its carbon atom that is connected.Other object lessons of 4 to 14 Yuans aromatic nucleus comprise naphthalene and phenanthrene.In addition, in other specific embodiments of the present invention, these two R
2Be not to be connected individually.
Each R
3For identical or different, and be H, CN, three acrylonitrile bases, halogen, CX independently
3, C
1-18Alkyl, C
1-18Alkoxyl group, C
3-18Assorted alkyl, C
3-20Aromatic base, C
3-20Assorted aromatic base or C
3-20Cycloalkyl, wherein X is a halogen.Preferable situation is R
3Be electron withdrawing group, for example halogen, CN, three acrylonitrile bases, or CX
3, wherein X is a halogen.The electron withdrawing group that is fit to comprises F, CF
3, CN and three acrylonitrile bases.In particular embodiments of the invention, work as R
3During for electron withdrawing group (as F), maximum emission wavelength can produce blue displacement.
Each R
4Be H, C
1-3Alkyl, C
1-3Alkoxyl group or the C that replaces through halogen (F, Cl, Br)
1-3Alkyl.
List particular instance down according to organometallic complex of the present invention:
In above-claimed cpd, R
2Be to be identical or different methyl, isobutyl-or methoxyl group.
Organometallic complex of the present invention can be luminous, particularly is green-emitting phosphorescence in several object lessons, or can be as green light filler (dopant) material, can be used in the luminescence medium layer of OLED for example.For example, be used in the luminescent layer of organic light emitting medium layer or further in the luminescent layer of organic light emitting medium layer as green glow filler material.This kind luminescent material novelty belongs to higher photoluminescence efficiency person in the green light material.
Below by several embodiment to illustrate further the features and advantages of the present invention.
Example
Embodiment 1
Synthetic two [1,2-phenylbenzene-1H-benzoglyoxaline] (four (1-pyrazoles) boric acid) iridium (III) (compound 1) route of synthesis is as follows:
Step 1: with N-phenyl-1, (7.36g after 40mmol) 40ml adds the 250ml round-bottomed bottle, adds triethylamine 10ml to the 2-phenylenediamine, is cooled to 0 ℃.Other gets Benzoyl chloride, and (5.6g 40mmol) behind the dichloromethane solution of adding 40ml, slowly injects the 250ml round-bottomed bottle again, and reacted 6 hours under nitrogen environment.Reaction finishes have precipitation to separate out after the back adds ether.After solid product filter collected, with ether flushing solid several times, at last with solid product with the decompression type of heating, the dehydration back forms final product: 1,2-phenylbenzene-1H-benzoglyoxaline, productive rate are 7.56g, 70%.
Step 2: with 1,2-phenylbenzene-1H-benzoglyoxaline (6.75g, 25mmol) with iridium chloride (III) trihydrate (4.2g, 12mmol) behind the adding 250ml round-bottomed bottle, the mixing solutions that adds 60ml ethoxy ethanol and 20ml water, reflux is 12 hours under nitrogen, has yellow mercury oxide to generate after the cooling.With deionized water and hexane flushing throw out for several times, can get the iridochloride bridge joint dipolymer (Iridiumdichloro-bridged dimer) (7.35g, 4.8mmol).
Step 3: with the dipolymer (7.35g of above-mentioned iridochloride bridge joint, 4.8mmol) and four (1-pyrazoles) Sodium Tetraborate (sodium tetrakis (1-pyrazolyl) borate) (3.02g, 10mmol) be dissolved in the ethoxy ethanol, and after reacting 12 hours under the room temperature, can get product two [1,2-phenylbenzene-1H-benzoglyoxaline] (four (1-pyrazoles) boric acid) iridium (III) (5.04g, 5mmol) (compound 1).Final product be with continuous subliming method in addition purifying it.
Embodiment 2
Synthetic two [2-(2,4 difluorobenzene base)-1-phenyl-1H-benzoglyoxaline] (four (1-pyrazoles) boric acid) iridium (III) (compound (2)
Step 1: with N-phenyl-1, the 2-phenylenediamine (1.84g, 10mmol) add the 250ml round-bottomed bottle with the 40ml methylene dichloride after, add triethylamine 30ml, be cooled to 0 ℃.Other gets 2, and (1.94g 11mmol) behind the dichloromethane solution of adding 40ml, slowly injects the 250ml round-bottomed bottle, and reacted 6 hours under nitrogen environment 4-two fluoro-Benzoyl chlorides again.Reacting end back adding ether has precipitation to separate out, after solid product filtration collection, with ether flushing solid several times, at last with solid product with the decompression type of heating, dehydration back forms final product: 2-(2,4 difluorobenzene base)-1-phenyl-1H-benzoglyoxaline, productive rate is 1.83g, 60%.
Step 2: with 2-(2, the 4-difluorophenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-benzoglyoxaline (1.83g, 6mmol) with iridium chloride (III) trihydrate (1.1g, 3mmol) behind the adding 250ml round-bottomed bottle, the mixing solutions that adds 30ml ethoxy ethanol and 10ml water, reflux is 12 hours under nitrogen, has yellow mercury oxide to generate after the cooling.With deionized water and hexane flushing throw out for several times, can get the iridochloride bridge joint dipolymer (2.01g, 1.2mmol).
Step 3: with the dipolymer (2.01g of above-mentioned iridochloride bridge joint, 1.2mmol) and four (1-pyrazoles) Sodium Tetraborate (sodium tetrakis (1-pyrazolyl) borate) (0.91g, 3mmol) be dissolved in the ethoxy ethanol, and after reacting 12 hours under the room temperature, can getting product, two [2-(2, the 4-difluorophenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-benzoglyoxaline (four (1-pyrazolyl) boric acid) iridium (III) (1.08g, 1mmol) (compound 2).Final product be with continuous subliming method in addition purifying it.
Embodiment 3
Synthetic (III) two [1,2-phenylbenzene-1H-benzoglyoxaline] (two (1-pyrazoles) boric acid) iridium
As embodiment 1 described synthesis step, carry out but replace four (1-pyrazolyl) Sodium Tetraborate (sodium tetrakis (1-pyrazolyl) borate) with yellow soda ash (10mmol) and pyrazoles (10mmol), obtain the alleged compound of title.
Embodiment 4
Synthetic (III) two [2-(2,4 difluorobenzene base)-1-phenyl-1H-benzoglyoxaline] (two (1-pyrazolyl) boric acid) iridium
As embodiment 2 described synthesis steps, carry out but replace four (1-pyrazolyl) Sodium Tetraborate with yellow soda ash (3mmol) and pyrazoles (3mmol), obtain the alleged compound of title.
Fig. 1 show compound (1) and (2) under different wave length at CH
2Cl
2The fluorescence spectra that records in the solution.For compound (1), with imidazole ring and phenyl ring that Ir is connected on, do not have substituting group, measured maximum emission wavelength is 515nm.When phenyl ring with imidazole ring contraposition and adjacent position on when having F (electron withdrawing group) to replace (as compound 2), have blue displacement and take place, wavelength shift is to 506nm.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment, so it is not in order to limit the present invention.Anyly be familiar with this skill person, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, when doing a little change and retouching.Therefore protection scope of the present invention is when looking the accompanying Claim book.