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• the present invention relates to metal complexes comprising at least one polycyclic aromatic ligand which is linked to the central metal via a nitrogen atom and a carbon atom and contains at least one heteroatom selected from O and S, an organic light-emitting diode containing at least one metal complex according to the invention, a light an emitting layer comprising at least one metal complex according to the invention, an organic light-emitting diode containing at least one light-emitting layer according to the invention, the use of the at least one metal complex according to the invention in organic light-emitting diodes and a device selected from the group consisting of stationary screens, such as computer screens, Televisions, screens in printers, kitchen appliances and billboards, lights, billboards and mobile screens, such as screens in cell phones, laptops, digital cameras, vehicles, and target displays on buses and trains, containing at least one organic light-emitting diode according to the invention.
• stationary screens such as computer screens, Televisions, screens in printers, kitchen appliances and billboards, lights
• OLEDs organic light emitting diodes
• the property of materials is used to emit light when excited by electric current.
• OLEDs are of particular interest as an alternative to cathode ray tubes and liquid crystal displays for the production of flat panel displays. Due to the very compact design and the intrinsically low power consumption, the devices containing OLEDs are particularly suitable for mobile applications, eg. For applications such as cell phones, laptops, etc.
• phosphorescent materials can be used in addition to fluorescent materials (fluorescence emitters).
• the phosphorescence emitters are usually organometallic complexes which, in contrast to the fluorescence emitters which exhibit singlet emission, exhibit triplet emission (MA Baldo et al., Appl. Phys. Lett. 1999, 75 , 4 - 6).
• MA Baldo et al., Appl. Phys. Lett. 1999, 75 , 4 - 6 For quantum mechanical reasons, up to fourfold quantum, energy and power efficiency is possible when using the phosphorescence emitters.
• To take advantage of the incorporation of the organometallic phosphorescence To put emitters into practice, it is necessary to provide phosphorescence emitters having a high operational life, high efficiency, high stability against temperature stress, and a low insertion and operating voltage.
• WO 2007/095118 relates to metal complexes of cyclometalated imidazo [1,2-phenanthridine and diimidazo [1,2-A: 1 ', 2'-C] quinazoline ligands and isoelectronic and benzanellated derivatives thereof.
• the metal complexes according to WO 2007/0951 18 are characterized in that the abovementioned ligands according to the disclosure in WO 2007/0951 18 contain heteroatoms essentially exclusively nitrogen atoms.
• the metal complexes are phosphorescent and are used in OLEDs.
• the OLEDs according to WO 2007/0951 18 show a long-lasting and efficient blue, green and red emission.
• Object of the present invention over the above-mentioned prior art is to provide further suitable for phosphorescence metal complexes for use in OLEDs that show a balanced range of properties, eg. B. good efficiencies, improved lifetime and higher stabilities in the device and good charge transport properties and thermal stability, and preferably in the blue to light blue region of the electromagnetic spectrum when used in an OLED as emitter electroluminescence show.
• a balanced range of properties eg. B. good efficiencies, improved lifetime and higher stabilities in the device and good charge transport properties and thermal stability, and preferably in the blue to light blue region of the electromagnetic spectrum when used in an OLED as emitter electroluminescence show.
• a metal complex comprising at least one ligand of the general formula (I) or (II)
• Y 4 , Y 5 are independently C or N;
• T 3 , T 4 , V 4 , V 5 are independently C or N;
• R 1 is independently unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted cycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl, unsubstituted or substituted alkenyl, unsubstituted or substituted cycloalkenyl, unsubstituted or substituted alkynyl, SiR 3 3, halogen, a substituent with donor or acceptor activity; furthermore, two radicals R 1 may together form an alkylene or arylene bridge;
• R 2 is independently unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted aryl or unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl; furthermore, two radicals R 2 or one radical R 2 and one radical R 1 may together form an alkylene or arylene bridge; R 3 is independently unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted aryl or unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl;
• suitable metal complexes can be provided for use in OLEDs, wherein the OLEDs by a balanced range of properties, eg. B. by good efficiencies, excellent durability and very good stabilities in the device and good charge transport properties and thermal stability over known in the art OLEDs.
• OLEDs can be provided which emit light in the blue to light blue region of the electromagnetic spectrum.
• the metal complexes according to the invention can be used in any layer of an OLED, it being possible to vary the ligand skeleton or central metal in order to adapt to desired properties of the metal complexes.
• the metal complexes according to the invention are preferably used in the light-emitting layer.
• the metal complexes according to the invention can be used as emitter materials and / or matrix materials.
• the metal complexes according to the invention are preferably used as emitter materials in OLEDs.
• aryl radical or group is meant a radical having a skeleton of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 6 to 18 carbon atoms, which is composed of one aromatic ring or more condensed aromatic rings.
• Suitable backbones are, for example, phenyl, naphthyl, anthracenyl or phenanthrenyl. This backbone may be unsubstituted (ie, all carbon atoms which are substitutable bear hydrogen atoms) or substituted at one, several or all substitutable positions of the backbone.
• Suitable substituents are, for example, alkyl radicals, preferably alkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, more preferably methyl, ethyl or i-propyl, aryl radicals, preferably C 6 - aryl radicals which in turn may be substituted or unsubstituted, heteroaryl radicals, preferably heteroaryl radicals which contain at least one nitrogen atom particularly preferably pyridyl radicals, alkenyl radicals, preferably alkenyl radicals which carry a double bond, particularly preferably alkenyl radicals having a double bond and 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or groups having donor or acceptor action. Suitable groups with donor or acceptor action are mentioned below.
• the substituted aryl radicals carry substituents selected from the group consisting of methyl, isopropyl, F, CN, aryloxy and alkoxy, thioaryl, thioalkyl, heteroaryl.
• the aryl group or the aryl group is a C 6 -C 8 aryl group, more preferably a C ⁇ -aryl radical which is optionally substituted with at least one or more of the substituents mentioned vorste- basis.
• the C ⁇ -C-aryl radical preferably C 6 -aryl radical, has none, one, two, three or four of the abovementioned substituents.
• a heteroaryl radical or a heteroaryl radical is to be understood as meaning radicals which differ from the abovementioned aryl radicals in that at least one carbon atom in the skeleton of the aryl radicals is replaced by a heteroatom.
• Preferred heteroatoms are N, O and S.
• one or two carbon atoms of the backbone of the aryl radicals are replaced by heteroatoms.
• the backbone is particularly preferably selected from systems such as pyridine and five-membered heteroaromatics such as pyrrole, furan, pyrazole, imidazole, thiophene, oxazole, thiazole, triazole.
• the backbone may be substituted at one, several or all substitutable positions of the backbone. Suitable substituents are the same as those already mentioned with respect to the aryl groups.
• alkyl radical or an alkyl group is to be understood as meaning a radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 10 carbon atoms, particularly preferably 1 to 8, very particularly preferably 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
• This alkyl radical may be branched or unbranched and may optionally be interrupted by one or more heteroatoms, preferably Si, N, O or S, more preferably N, O or S.
• this alkyl radical may be substituted by one or more of the above Substituted aryl groups may be substituted. It is also possible for the alkyl radical to carry one or more (hetero) -aryl groups.
• B. benzyl radicals thus substituted alkyl radicals.
• alkyl radicals are particularly preferably selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl and tert-butyl, very particularly preferred are methyl, iso-propyl.
• a cycloalkyl radical or a cycloalkyl group is a radical having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 3 to 10 carbon atoms, particularly preferably 3 to 8
• This backbone may be unsubstituted (i.e., all carbon atoms that are substitutable bear hydrogen atoms) or substituted at one, several, or all substitutable positions of the backbone.
• Suitable substituents are those already mentioned above with regard to the aryl radicals.
• suitable cycloalkyl radicals are cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl.
• a heterocycloalkyl radical or a heterocycloalkyl radical is to be understood as meaning radicals which differ from the abovementioned cycloalkyl radicals in that in the skeleton of the cycloalkyl radicals at least one carbon atom is replaced by a heteroatom.
• Preferred heteroatoms are N, O and S.
• Most preferably, one or two carbon atoms of the backbone of the cycloalkyl radicals are replaced by heteroatoms.
• suitable heterocycloalkyl radicals are radicals derived from pyrrolidine, piperidine, piperazine, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane.
• alkenyl radical or an alkenyl group is to be understood as meaning a radical which corresponds to the abovementioned alkyl radicals having at least two carbon atoms, with the difference that at least one C-C single bond of the alkyl radical is replaced by a C-C double bond.
• the alkenyl radical preferably has one or two double bonds.
• alkynyl radical or an alkynyl radical is to be understood as meaning a radical which corresponds to the abovementioned alkyl radicals having at least two carbon atoms, with the difference that at least one C-C single bond of the alkyl radical has been replaced by a C-C triple bond.
• the alkynyl radical preferably has one or two triple bonds.
• alkylene and arylene in the context of the present application have the meanings mentioned with regard to the alkyl and aryl radicals with the difference that the alkylene and arylene groups have two bonding sites.
• Preferred alkylene groups are (CR 4 2 ) n , where R 4 is H or alkyl, preferably H, methyl or ethyl, particularly preferably H and n is 1 to 3, preferably 1 or 2, particularly preferably 1. Most preferably, the alkylene group is CH 2 .
• Preferred arylene groups are 1, 2, 1, 3 or 1, 4-phenylene groups which are unsubstituted or which may carry substituents mentioned with respect to the aryl radicals.
• Donor-action groups are to be understood as meaning groups having a + I and / or + M effect, and groups having acceptor action are to be understood as meaning groups having an -I and / or -M effect.
• Suitable groups with donor or acceptor action are halogen radicals, preferably F, Cl, Br, particularly preferably F, alkoxy or aryloxy radicals, OR 3 , carbonyl radicals, ester radicals, both oxycarbonyl and carbonyloxy, amino groups, NR 3 2 , amide radicals, CH 2 F groups, CHF 2 groups, CF 3 groups, CN groups, thio groups, sulfonic acid groups, sulfonic acid ester groups, boronic acid groups, boronic acid ester groups, phosphonic acid groups, phosphonic acid ester groups, phosphine radicals, sulfoxide radicals, sulfonyl radicals, sulfide radicals, SR 3 , nitro groups, OCN, Borane
• heteroaryl SiIyI (SiR 3 3 ), F, alkoxy or aryloxy (OR 3 ), sulfide radicals (SR 3 ), amino (NR 3 2 ) and CN.
• the radicals R 3 are defined below.
• aryl radicals or groups, heteroaryl radicals or groups, alkyl radicals or groups, cycloalkyl radicals or groups, heterocycloalkyl radicals or groups, alkenyl radicals or groups, alkynyl radicals or groups and groups having donor and / or acceptor action, and the alkylene and Arylene radicals or groups may be substituted or unsubstituted as mentioned above.
• an unsubstituted group is to be understood as meaning a group in which the substitutable atoms of the group carry hydrogen atoms.
• a substituted group is to be understood as meaning a group in which one or more Rere substitutable atom (s) carry a substituent at least at one position instead of a hydrogen atom.
• Suitable substituents are the substituents mentioned above with respect to the aryl radicals or groups.
• radicals with the same numbering occur several times in the compounds according to the present application, these radicals can each independently have the meanings mentioned.
• the groups Y 2 are absent in the ligand of the formula (I) or V 2 in the ligand of the formula (II)
• X 1 , X 2 independently of one another CR 1 , CH, N, S or O, with the proviso that exactly one of the groups X 1 or X 2 is S or O;
• the other means preferably, the other means
• NR 2 , S or O can mean; preferably CH or CR 1 ;
• Y 4 , Y 5 are independently C or N; preferably Y 5 is C and Y is 4 N; and
• n is 0 or 1; preferably 0.
• n, Y 1 , Y 3 , Y 4 and Y 5 in formula (I) have the following meanings: n 0, and either
• Z 1, Z "72, Z -73 and IZ" 74 in formula (I) have the following meanings: Z 1 , Z 2 , ZZ 33 and ZZ 44 independently of one another CH or CR 1 .
• X 1 and X 2 in formula (I) have the following meanings: X 2 O;
• T 3 , T 4 , V 4 , V 5 independently of one another denote C or N, where preferably 0, 1 or 2, particularly preferably 0 or 1 of the groups T 3 , T 4 , V 4 , V 5 denote N, very particularly preferably V 4 or V 5 N;
• W 1 , W 2 are independently CH or CR 1 ; W 3 O; and r 1.
• W 2 is CH or CR 1 ;
• the skeleton of the ligands of the formulas (I) or (II) contains a total of 2 to 6, preferably 2 to 5, more preferably, 3 or 4 heteroatoms.
• at least one of the heteroatoms of the skeleton is N and at least one further of the heteroatoms of the skeleton is O or S according to the invention.
• the ligands of the formulas (I) or (II) particularly preferably have 0, 1 or 2 in addition to the N atom , preferably 1 or 2 further N atoms and 0 or 1 atoms selected from the group O and S, on.
• the skeleton of the ligand of the formula (I) or (II) is understood to mean the skeleton without consideration of the ligands (radicals R 1 ) on the skeleton of the formula (I) or (II).
• R 1 in the ligands of the general formula (I) or (II) is independently unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted cycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted heterocycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl, unsubstituted or substituted alkenyl, unsubstituted or substituted cycloalkenyl, unsubstituted or substituted alkynyl, SiR 3 3 , halogen, a substituent with donor or acceptor action, or two radicals R 1 may together form an optionally substituted alkylene or arylene bridge.
• the two radicals R 1 may belong to a single cycle of the ligands of the general formula (I) or (II) or to two different cycles of the ligand of the general formula (I) or (II).
• the two radicals R 1 may together form an alkylene or arylene bridge.
• Suitable and preferred alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, alkynyl groups and Substituents with donor or acceptor action and alkylene and arylene groups are the abovementioned groups.
• R 1 is independently unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl, SiR 3 3 , halogen, preferably F, OR 3 , SR 3 , NR 3 2 , CF 3 or CN.
• R 1 is independently unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl or SiR 3 third Most preferably, R 1 is methyl, iso-propyl and tert-butyl; unsubstituted or substituted C 6 -aryl, suitable substituents being in particular methyl or isopropyl, ortho-disubstituted C 6 -aryls being particularly preferred; or C 5 or C 6 heteroaryl, e.g. B.
• R 4 is independently unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted Herteroaryl or SiR 3 3 , preferably hydrogen, deuterium, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, iso Butyl or tert-butyl; unsubstituted or substituted C 6 -aryl or C 5 - or C 6 -heteroaryl, particularly preferably hydrogen; and z is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, preferably 0, 1 or two; mean.
• R 2 is independently unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted aryl or unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl, or two radicals R 2 or one radical R 2 and one radical R 1 may together form an optionally substituted alkylene or arylene bridge.
• the two radicals R 2 or R 1 and R 2 may belong to a single cycle of the ligands of the general formula (I) or (II) or to two different cycles of the ligand of the general formula (I) or (II) ; suitable and preferred alkyl, aryl and heteroaryl radicals, suitable alkylene or arylene bridges and suitable substituents are mentioned above.
• R 2 is methyl, ethyl, iso-propyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, sec-butyl or tert-butyl or C ⁇ -aryl, which may be unsubstituted or substituted, preferably phenyl or ortho, ortho -dialkyl-substituted phenyl.
• R 3 is independently unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted aryl or unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl with suitable and preferred alkyl, aryl and heteroaryl radicals and suitable substituents mentioned above.
• R 3 is methyl, ethyl, iso-propyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, sec-butyl or tert-butyl or C 6 -aryl, which may be unsubstituted or substituted, preferably phenyl or ToIyI.
• the metal complex according to the invention preferably contains a metal atom selected from the group consisting of transition metals of group IB, IIB, HIB, IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB, VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements (CAS version), in each possible oxidation state for the corresponding metal atom.
• a metal atom selected from the group consisting of transition metals of group IB, IIB, HIB, IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB, VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements (CAS version), in each possible oxidation state for the corresponding metal atom.
• the metal complexes according to the invention preferably contain a metal atom M selected from the group consisting of Ir, Co, Rh, Ni, Pd, Pt, Fe, Ru, Os, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Tc, Re, Ag, Au and Cu and more preferably Ir, Os, Ru, Rh, Pd, Co, Ni and Pt, most preferably Ir, Pt, Rh, Ru and Os in any oxidation state possible for the corresponding metal atom.
• Particularly preferred are Pt (II), Pt (IV), Ir (I), Ir (III), Os (II) and Ru (II), more preferably Pt (II), Ir (III) and Os (II) and most preferably Ir (III) is used.
• the metal complex according to the invention may contain other ligands other than the ligands of the general formulas (I) or (II).
• the metal complex according to the invention may contain other ligands other than the ligands of the general formulas (I) or (II).
• different ligands of the formulas (I) or (II) can be present in the metal complex according to the invention.
• a bidentate ligand is to be understood as meaning a ligand which is coordinated to the metal atom M at two points.
• the term “bidentate” is used synonymously with the term “bidentate”.
• a monodentate ligand is to be understood as meaning a ligand which coordinates with the metal atom M at one point of the ligand.
• the present invention relates to metal complexes of general formulas (III) or (IV)
• M metal atom selected from the group consisting of transition metals of group IB, IIB, HIB, IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB, VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements (CAS version), in each possible oxidation state for the corresponding metal atom; preferably Ir (III), Pt (II) or Os (II), more preferably Ir (III);
• J mono- or dianionic ligand which may be mono- or bidentate, preferably bidentate, monoanionic ligand;
• K neutral, mono- or bidentate ligand which is generally non-photoactive: preferred K ligands are phosphines, especially trialkyl phosphines, e.g. PEt 3 , PnBu 3 , triarylphosphines, e.g. B. PPh 3 ; Phosphonates and derivatives thereof, arsenates and derivatives thereof, phosphites, CO, nitriles, amines, dienes which can form a ⁇ -complex with M, eg. B.
• phosphines especially trialkyl phosphines, e.g. PEt 3 , PnBu 3 , triarylphosphines, e.g. B. PPh 3 ; Phosphonates and derivatives thereof, arsenates and derivatives thereof, phosphites, CO, nitriles, amines, dienes which can form a ⁇ -complex with M, eg. B.
• o, p and q are dependent on the oxidation state and coordination number of the metal atom used and the charge of the ligands.
• the ligands of the formula (I) or (II), K or J used may each be the same or different.
• the sum o, p + q in the metal complexes of the formulas (III) and (IV) according to the invention is generally 3 or 4 or 5, d. H. in the case when 3 ligands of formulas (I) and (II) are present, o is 3 and when 2 ligands of the formulas (I) and (II) and z. B. 1 bidentater, monoanionic ligand J is present, o 2 and p 2, and in the case when z. B. 2 ligands of formulas (I) or (II), 1 bidentater, monoanionic shear ligand J and 1 neutral monoanionic ligand K are present, is o 2, p 2 and q
• the sum o + p in the metal complexes of the formulas (III) and (IV) according to the invention is generally 2 or 3, ie. H. in the case when 2 ligands of formulas (I) and (II) are present, o is 2 and when 1 ligand of formulas (I) and (II) and z. B. 1 bidentater, monoanionic ligand J is present, o is 1 and p 2, where o is at least 1 in each case.
• the sum o, p + q in the metal complexes of the formulas (III) and (IV) according to the invention is generally 4 or 5, ie. H. if 2 ligands of the formulas (I) or (II) and z. B. 1 bidentater, neutral ligand K is present, o 2 and q
• the present invention encompasses both the individual isomers of the metal complexes as well as mixtures of different isomers in any desired mixing ratio.
• various isomers of the metal complexes can be prepared by methods known to those skilled in the art, e.g. Example, by chromatography, sublimation or crystallization, are separated.
• non-photoactive or photoactive eg heteroleptic complexes with carbenes, phenylpyridines or phenylimidazoles
• ligands are used as bidentate, monoanionic ligands.
• Suitable ligands J are z.
• each L is independently selected from O, N and C.
• Particularly preferred bidentate, monoanionic ligands are acetylacetonate and its derivatives, picolinate and its derivatives, bidentate, monoanionic carbene ligands and its derivatives, eg.
• the bidentate, monoanionic ligands are particularly preferably selected from the group consisting of acetylacetonate, picolinate, carbenes such as N-methyl-N-arylimidazole carbenes, arylpyridines such as 2-arylpyridines, especially phenylpyridines such as 2-phenylpyridine, arylimidazoles such as 2-arylimidazoles, in particular phenylimidazoles, such as 2-phenylimidazole and derivatives of the aforementioned compounds.
• the metal complex according to the invention has the general formula (IIIa) or (IVa): wherein the symbol e M, o, and p 'in the formulas (IIIa) and (IVa) independently of one another have the following meanings:
• M metal atom selected from the group consisting of transition metals of group IB, IIB, HIB, IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB, VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements (CAS version), in each possible oxidation state for the corresponding metal atom; preferably Ir (III) or Pt (II), more preferably Ir (III);
• the present invention relates to metal complexes of the formula (IIIaa) or (IIIb):
• the present invention relates to metal complexes of the formula (IVaa) or (IVab):
• the metal complexes according to the invention can be prepared by processes known to the person skilled in the art or by processes known to those skilled in the art. Suitable manufacturing processes are for. B. analogous to the methods mentioned in the examples of WO 2007/0951 18.
• the metal complexes according to the invention are prepared starting from the ligand precursors corresponding to the ligands of the general formulas (I) or (II).
• the metal complexes according to the invention are prepared by reacting at least one ligand precursor based on the ligands of the general formulas (I) or (II) with a metal complex containing at least one metal M, where M has the abovementioned meanings.
• the molar ratio between the ligand precursors based on the ligands of the formulas (I) or (II) and the metal complex containing at least one metal M depends on the structure of the desired metal complex according to the invention and on the number of ligands of the formulas (I) or (II ).
• o in the metal complexes of the invention is> 1, it is possible that these metal complexes are obtained by reacting the metal complex containing at least one metal M with identical ligand precursors or by reaction with different ligand precursors. Suitable methods and reaction sequences for the preparation of the various metal complexes according to the invention are known to the person skilled in the art.
• the metal complex to be reacted with the ligand precursor containing at least one metal M is a metal complex containing at least one metal atom selected from the group consisting of transition metals of group IB, IIB, HIB, IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB, VIII of the Periodic Table of the elements (CAS version), preferably selected from the group consisting of Ir, Co, Rh, Ni, Pd, Pt, Fe, Ru, Os, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Tc, Re and Cu, particularly preferably Ir , Os, Ru, Rh, Pd, Co and Pt, most preferably Ir, Pt, Rh, Pd, Ru and Os in any suitable oxidation state possible for the corresponding metal.
• transition metals of group IB, IIB, HIB, IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB, VIII of the Periodic Table of the elements (CAS version) preferably selected from the group consisting of Ir, Co, Rh, Ni, Pd, Pt, Fe, Ru, Os
• Suitable metal complexes to be reacted with the ligand precursor are known to the person skilled in the art.
• suitable metal complexes are: Pd (OAc) 2, Pt (cod) Cl 2, Pt (COD) Me 2, Pt (acac) 2, Pt (PPh 3) 2 Cl 2, PtCl 2, [Rh (cod) CI ] 2 , Rh (acac) CO (PPh 3 ), Rh (acac) (CO) 2 , Rh (cod) 2 BF 4 , RhCl (PPh 3 ) 3 , RhCl 3 x nH 2 O, Rh (acac) 3 , [Os (CO) 3 l 2 ] 2 , [Os 3 (CO) i 2 ], OsH 4 (PPh 3 ) 3 Cp 2 0s, Cp * 2 Os, H 2 OsCl 6 x 6H 2 O, OsCl 3 x H 2 O, Ru (acac) 3 , RuCl
• the resultant metal complex according to the invention is generally worked up by methods known to the person skilled in the art and optionally purified. Usually, work-up and purification by extraction, column chromatography and / or recrystallization are carried out according to methods known to the person skilled in the art.
• the metal complexes according to the invention are used in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). They are suitable as emitter substances because they have an emission (electroluminescence) in the visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum. With the aid of the metal complexes according to the invention as emitter substances, it is possible to provide compounds which exhibit electroluminescence, preferably electrophosphorescence, in particular in the blue to light blue range, preferably at wavelengths of 450 to 500 nm, of the electromagnetic spectrum with good efficiency.
• the quantum yield is high and in particular the lifetime and the stability of the metal complexes according to the invention in the device are high.
• metal complexes according to the invention are suitable as electron, exciton or hole blockers, hole conductors, electron conductors, hole injection layer or matrix material in OLEDs, depending on the ligands used and the central metal used.
• OLEDs Organic light-emitting diodes
• the OLED does not have all of the mentioned layers, for example an OLED with the layers (1) (anode), (3) (light-emitting layer) and (5) (cathode) is also suitable, the Functions of the layers (2) (hole-transporting layer) and (4) (electron-transporting layer) are taken over by the adjacent layers. OLEDs that the Layers (1), (2), (3) and (5) or the layers (1), (3), (4) and (5) are also suitable.
• the metal complexes of the invention can be used in different layers of an OLED.
• Another object of the present invention is therefore an OLED containing at least one metal complex according to the invention and the use of at least one metal complex according to the invention in OLEDs.
• the metal complexes according to the invention are preferably used in the light-emitting layer, particularly preferably as emitter molecules.
• a further subject of the present invention is therefore a light-emitting layer comprising at least one metal complex according to the invention as matrix material or emitter molecule, preferably as emitter molecule.
• Preferred metal complexes according to the invention are mentioned above.
• the metal complexes according to the invention can be present in bulk-without further additives-in the light-emitting layer or another layer of the OLED, preferably in the light-emitting layer.
• further compounds are present in the layers, preferably in the light-emitting layer.
• a fluorescent dye may be present in the light-emitting layer in order to change the emission color of the metal complex according to the invention used as an emitter molecule.
• at least one matrix material can be used. Suitable matrix materials are known to the person skilled in the art.
• the matrix material is selected such that the band gap of the matrix material is greater than the band gap of the metal complex according to the invention used as emitter. Under band gap is to be understood in the sense of the present application, the triplet energy.
• suitable matrix materials in particular when using metal complexes according to the invention as emitter materials which emit light in the blue region of the electromagnetic spectrum, are e.g. Carbene complexes, in particular the carbene complexes mentioned in WO 2005/019373, WO 2005/01 13704, WO 2006/018292, WO 2006/056418, WO 2007/1 15981, WO 2008/000726 and WO 2008/000727; Disilylcarbazoles, e.g.
• the individual of the abovementioned layers of the OLED can in turn be made up of 2 or more layers.
• the hole transporting layer may be constructed of a layer into which holes are injected from the electrode and a layer which transports the holes away from the hole injection layer into the light-emitting layer.
• the electron-transporting layer may also consist of several layers, for example a layer in which electrons are injected through the electrode and a layer which receives electrons from the electron-injection layer and transports them into the light-emitting layer. These mentioned layers are each selected according to factors such as energy level, temperature resistance and charge carrier mobility, as well as the energy difference of said layers with the organic layers or the metal electrodes.
• the skilled person is able to choose the structure of the OLEDs so that it is optimally adapted to the metal complexes according to the invention, preferably used as emitter substances.
• the HOMO (highest occupied molecular orbital) of the hole-transporting layer should be aligned with the work function of the anode and the LUMO (lowest unoccupied molecular orbital) of the electron-transporting layer should be aligned with the work function of the cathode.
• a further subject of the present application is an OLED containing at least one light-emitting layer according to the invention.
• the further layers in the OLED may be constructed of any material commonly employed in such layers and known to those skilled in the art.
• Suitable materials for the above-mentioned layers are known in the art and z.
• anode, cathode, hole and electron injection materials, hole and electron transport materials and hole and electron blocker materials, matrix materials, fluorescence and Phosphoreszenzemitter are known in the art and z.
• organic Small Molecule Materials for Organic Light-Emitting Devices in Organic Light-Emitting Materials and Devices Ed .: Z. Li, H. Meng, Taylor & Francis, 2007, Chapter 3, Pages 295 to 41 1 called.
• the anode (1) is an electrode that provides positive charge carriers.
• it may be constructed of materials including a metal, a mixture of various metals, a metal alloy, a metal oxide, or a mixture of various metal oxides.
• the anode may be a conductive polymer. Suitable metals include the metals of Groups 1 1, 4, 5 and 6 of the Periodic Table of the Elements and the transition metals of Groups 8 to 10.
• ITO indium tin oxide
• the anode (1) contains an organic material, for example polyaniline, as described, for example, in Nature, Vol. 357, pages 477 to 479 (June 1, 1992). At least either the anode or the cathode should be at least partially transparent in order to be able to decouple the light formed.
• Suitable hole transport materials for the layer (2) of the OLEDs according to the invention are disclosed, for example, in Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 4th Edition, Vol. 18, pages 837 to 860, 1996. Both hole transporting molecules and polymers can be used as hole transport material.
• Commonly used hole transporting molecules are selected from the group consisting of 4,4'-bis [N- (1-naphthyl) -N-phenyl-amino] biphenyl ( ⁇ -NPD), N, N'-diphenyl-N, N '- bis (3-methylphenyl) - [1,1'-biphenyl] -4,4'-diamine (TPD), 1,1-bis [(di-4-tolylamino) -phenyl] cyclohexane (TAPC), N , N'-bis (4-methylphenyl) -N, N'-bis (4-ethylphenyl) - [1,1 '' - (3,3'-dimethyl) biphenyl] -4,4'-diamine (ETPD), Tetrakis (3-methylphenyl) -N, N, N ', N'-2,5-phenylenediamine (PDA), ⁇ -phenyl-4-N,
• hole-transporting polymers are selected from the group consisting of polyvinylcarbazoles, (phenylmethyl) polysilanes, PEDOT (poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene), preferably PEDOT doped with PSS (polystyrenesulfonate), and polyanilines.) It is also possible To obtain hole-transporting polymers by doping hole-transporting molecules into polymers such as polystyrene and polycarbonate Suitable hole-transporting molecules are the molecules already mentioned above.
• oxinoid compounds such as tris (8-hydroxyquinolato) aluminum (Alq 3 )
• phenanthroline-based compounds such as 2,9-dimethyl, 4,7-diphenyl-1, 10 phen
• the layer (4) can serve both to facilitate the electron transport and as a buffer layer or as a barrier layer in order to avoid quenching of the exciton at the interfaces of the layers of the OLED.
• the layer (4) improves the mobility of the electrons and reduces quenching of the exciton.
• some may fulfill several functions.
• some of the electron-conducting materials are simultaneously hole-blocking materials if they have a deep HOMO.
• the charge transport layers can also be electronically doped in order to improve the transport properties of the materials used, on the one hand to make the layer thicknesses more generous (avoidance of pinholes / short circuits) and on the other hand to minimize the operating voltage of the device.
• the hole transport materials can be doped with electron acceptors, for example phthalocyanines or arylamines such as TPD or TDTA can be doped with tetrafluorotetracyanoquinodimethane (F4-TCNQ).
• the electron transport materials can be doped, for example, with alkali metals, for example Alq 3 with lithium.
• the electronic doping is known to the person skilled in the art and described, for example, in W. Gao, A. Kahn, J. Appl.
• the cathode (5) is an electrode which serves to introduce electrons or negative charge carriers.
• the cathode may be any metal or non-metal that has a lower work function than the anode. Suitable materials for the cathode are selected from the group consisting of Group 1 alkali metals, for example, Li, Cs, Group 2 alkaline earth metals, Group 12 metals of the Periodic Table of Elements comprising the rare earth metals and the lanthanides and actinides. Furthermore, metals such as aluminum, indium, calcium, barium, samarium and magnesium and combinations thereof can be used. Furthermore, lithium-containing organometallic compounds or LiF can be applied between the organic layer and the cathode in order to reduce the operating voltage (operating voltage).
• the OLED according to the present invention may additionally contain further layers which are known to the person skilled in the art.
• a layer can be applied between the layer (2) and the light-emitting layer (3), which facilitates the transport of the positive charge and / or adapts the band gap of the layers to one another.
• this further layer can serve as a protective layer.
• additional layers may be present between the light-emitting layer (3) and the layer (4) to facilitate the transport of the negative charge and / or to match the band gap between the layers.
• this layer can serve as a protective layer.
• the OLED according to the invention contains at least one of the further layers mentioned below:
• the OLED does not have all of the mentioned layers (1) to (5), for example an OLED with the layers (1) (anode), (3) (light-emitting Layer) and (5) (cathode) are also suitable, wherein the functions of the layers (2) (hole-transporting layer) and (4) (electron-transporting layer) are taken over by the adjacent layers.
• OLEDs comprising layers (1), (2), (3) and (5) or layers (1), (3), (4) and (5) are also suitable.
• Suitable materials for the individual layers and suitable OLED structures are known in the art and z. As disclosed in WO2005 / 1 13704.
• each of the mentioned layers of the OLED according to the invention can be constructed from two or more layers. Further, it is possible that some or all of the layers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) are surface treated to increase the efficiency of charge carrier transport. The selection of the materials for each of said layers is preferably determined by obtaining an OLED having a high efficiency.
• the preparation of the OLED according to the invention can be carried out by methods known to the person skilled in the art.
• the OLED is produced by successive vapor deposition of the individual layers onto a suitable substrate.
• Suitable substrates are, for example, glass or polymer films.
• conventional techniques can be used such as thermal evaporation, chemical vapor deposition and others.
• the organic layers may be prepared from solutions or dispersions in suitable Solvents are coated, with the specialist known coating techniques are used.
• Compositions which, in addition to the at least one metal complex according to the invention, comprise a polymeric material in one of the layers of the OLED, preferably in the light-emitting layer, are generally applied as a layer by means of solution-processing methods.
• the various layers have the following thicknesses: anode (1) 500 to 5000 ⁇ , preferably 1000 to 2000 ⁇ ; Hole-transporting layer (2) 50 bis
• the position of the recombination zone of holes and electrons in the OLED according to the invention and thus the emission spectrum of the OLED can be influenced by the relative thickness of each layer. That is, the thickness of the electron transport layer should preferably be selected so that the electron / holes recombination zone is in the light-emitting layer.
• the ratio of the layer thicknesses of the individual layers in the OLED depends on the materials used. The layer thicknesses of optionally used additional layers are known to the person skilled in the art.
• OLEDs can be obtained with high efficiency.
• the efficiency of the OLEDs according to the invention can be further improved by optimizing the other layers.
• highly efficient cathodes such as Ca, Ba or LiF can be used.
• Shaped substrates and new hole-transporting materials that bring about a reduction in the operating voltage or an increase in quantum efficiency are also usable in the OLEDs according to the invention.
• additional layers may be present in the OLEDs to adjust the energy levels of the various layers and to facilitate electroluminescence.
• the OLEDs according to the invention can be used in all devices in which electroluminescence is useful. Suitable devices are preferably selected from stationary and mobile screens. Stationary screens are z. For example, screens of computers, televisions, screens in printers, kitchen appliances, and billboards, lights, and billboards. Mobile screens are z. As screens in cell phones, laptops, cameras, especially digital cameras, vehicles and destination displays on buses and trains. Furthermore, the metal complexes according to the invention can be used in OLEDs with inverse structure. The metal complexes according to the invention are preferably used in these inverse OLEDs again in the light-emitting layer. The construction of inverse OLEDs and the materials usually used therein are known to the person skilled in the art.

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