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WO2010067893A1
WO2010067893A1 PCT/JP2009/070941 JP2009070941W WO2010067893A1 WO 2010067893 A1 WO2010067893 A1 WO 2010067893A1 JP 2009070941 W JP2009070941 W JP 2009070941W WO 2010067893 A1 WO2010067893 A1 WO 2010067893A1
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  • the present invention relates to a novel pyrene compound and an organic electroluminescent (EL) device including an organic compound layer containing such a novel pyrene compound.
  • EL organic electroluminescent
  • the present invention provides a novel pyrene compound having high thermal stability.
  • the present invention also provides a highly durable organic EL device with such a novel pyrene compound having high thermal stability.
  • the present invention provides a pyrene compound represented by general formula (1) . [ 0005 ]
  • the present invention also provides an organic electroluminescent device including an anode, a cathode, and an organic compound layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic compound layer contains the above-described pyrene compound.
  • the present invention can provide a novel pyrene compound having high thermal stability. Use of such a novel pyrene compound having high thermal stability can provide a highly durable organic EL device.
  • a pyrene compound according to the present invention is represented by general formula (1) below. This compound includes an aryl group in the 1 position of the pyrene ring; and a fluorenyl group in the 7 position of the pyrene ring.
  • the 7 position of a pyrene ring is electronically unique and such introduction of a fluorenyl group negligibly causes an increase in the emission wavelength. For this reason, introduction of a fluorenyl group into the 7 position of a pyrene ring is advantageous for providing organic EL materials having short emission wavelengths (for example, blue light or green light) .
  • a fluorenyl group represented as FL in general formula (1) may be unsubstituted or include a substituent.
  • substituents include: linear alkyl groups such as a methyl group, an ethyl group, an isopropyl group, a n-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, a pentyl group, a hexyl group, an octyl group, a decyl group, a dodecyl group, a tridecyl group, a tetradecyl group, a pentadecyl group, a hexadecyl group, and an octadecyl group; cycloalkyl groups such as a cyclopentyl group and a cyclohexyl group; and aryl groups such as a phenyl group, a tolyl group, a biphenyl group, a nap
  • Al has a large influence over the HOMO of the molecule.
  • the resultant compound has degraded stability against oxidation and relatively long emission wavelengths .
  • Al is preferably any one of a benzene ring, a naphthalene ring, and a fluorene ring, which have short conjugation length.
  • An organic EL device at least includes an anode, a cathode, and an organic compound layer disposed between the anode and the cathode.
  • An organic EL device emits light means that such an organic compound layer of the EL device emits light.
  • Such an organic compound emitting light is referred to as a light-emitting material in this specification.
  • An organic compound layer containing such a light-emitting material functions as a light-emitting layer.
  • the organic compound layer may contain a host material and a guest material.
  • a host material is a main component of an organic light-emitting layer, and a guest material is an accessory component of the organic light-emitting layer.
  • such a benzene ring, a naphthalene ring, or a fluorene ring that is represented by Al may be unsubstituted or include a substituent.
  • substituents include: linear alkyl groups such as a methyl group, an ethyl group, an isopropyl group, a n-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, a pentyl group, a hexyl group, an octyl group, a decyl group, a dodecyl group, a tridecyl group, a tetradecyl group, a pentadecyl group, a hexadecyl group, and an octadecyl group; cycloalkyl groups such as a cyclopentyl group and a cyclohexyl group; and aryl groups such as a phenyl group, a tolyl group, a biphenyl group, a naphthyl group, and a fluorenyl group.
  • linear alkyl groups such as a methyl group, an ethyl
  • an aryl group represented by A2 can be selected in accordance with a desired emission wavelength.
  • an aryl group represented by A2 is preferably a mono- to tricyclic aryl group.
  • an aryl group represented by A2 is a mono- to tricyclic aryl group
  • the resultant compound is suitable as a material emitting short-wavelength light such as blue light or green light, particularly as a host material.
  • examples of a mono- to tricyclic aryl group include a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a phenanthryl group, and an anthryl group.
  • a biphenyl group, a naphthyl group, and a fluorenyl group are classified as bicyclic aryl groups.
  • a phenanthryl group and an anthryl group are classified as tricyclic aryl groups. Of these examples, more preferred are a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, and a phenanthryl group.
  • A2 may be unsubstituted or include a substituent.
  • substituents include: linear alkyl groups such as a methyl group, an ethyl group, an isopropyl group, a n-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, a pentyl group, a hexyl group, an octyl group, a decyl group, a dodecyl group, a tridecyl group, a tetradecyl group, a pentadecyl group, a hexadecyl group, and an octadecyl group; cycloalkyl groups such as a cyclopentyl group and a cyclohexyl group; and aryl groups such as a phenyl group, a tolyl group, a biphenyl group, a naphthyl group, and a fluorenyl group.
  • linear alkyl groups such as a methyl group, an ethyl
  • Compound (11) Compound (15) [0029]
  • These compounds shown as examples include a fluorenyl group in the 7 position of the pyrene ring and hence the stacking of pyrenes is hindered due to steric hindrance.
  • a highly amorphous pyrene compound is provided.
  • Such a compound has high thermal stability and hence use of such a compound can provide devices having long lives.
  • a method for producing a novel pyrene compound represented by general formula (1) is not particularly restricted.
  • such a pyrene compound can be produced by the following method.
  • an organic EL device at least includes a pair of electrodes constituted by an anode and a cathode, and an organic compound layer held between the pair of electrodes.
  • the organic EL device may further include another compound layer other than the organic compound layer (for example, an inorganic compound layer or another organic compound layer) between the electrodes.
  • the organic compound layer contains a pyrene compound represented by general formula (1) .
  • a preferred embodiment of such an organic EL device is described below.
  • An organic compound layer disposed between the anode and the cathode of an organic light-emitting device may be a monolayer or a multilayer.
  • a first layer configuration includes, in sequence, a substrate, an anode, a light-emitting layer, and a cathode.
  • a second layer configuration includes, in sequence, a substrate, an anode, a hole transport layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode.
  • the hole transport layer and the electron transport layer may serve as a light-emitting layer in which light is emitted from the interface between the hole transport layer and the electron transport layer.
  • a third layer configuration includes, in sequence, a substrate, an anode, a hole transport layer, a light-emitting layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode.
  • a fourth layer configuration includes, in sequence, a substrate, an anode, a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, a light-emitting layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode.
  • a fifth layer configuration includes, in sequence, a substrate, an anode, a hole transport layer, a light-emitting layer, a hole/exciton blocking layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode.
  • An organic compound layer containing a pyrene compound represented by general formula (1) may be any layer among the layers of the layer configurations.
  • an organic EL device containing a pyrene compound according to the present invention is not restricted to the above-described first to fifth layer configurations.
  • Various layer configurations other than these examples may be employed.
  • an insulation layer may be provided at the interface between an electrode and an organic layer; an adhesion layer or an interference layer may be provided; or a hole transport layer may include two layers having different ionization potentials.
  • an organic compound layer that contains a compound according to the present invention and is formed by vacuum evaporation, solution coating, or the like, the occurrence of disadvantages such as crystallization is reduced and hence such an organic compound layer has excellent stability over time.
  • An organic EL device contains a compound represented by general formula (1), the compound particularly serving as a component for a light-emitting layer.
  • the compound may be used together with, for example, known compounds such as low-molecular-weight hole transport compounds, polymeric hole transport compounds, light-emitting compounds, and electron transport compounds.
  • a substrate for an organic EL device is not particularly restricted.
  • a substrate is, for example, an opaque substrate such as a metal substrate or a ceramic substrate; or a transparent substrate such as a glass substrate, a quartz substrate, or a plastic sheet.
  • Color light to be emitted can be controlled with a color filter film, fluorescent color conversion filter film, a dielectric reflection film, or the like on a substrate. It is also possible to form a thin-film transistor (TFT) on a substrate and produce a device connected to the transistor.
  • TFT thin-film transistor
  • either of the following device configurations may be used: a bottom emission configuration where light is output from the substrate side, and a top emission configuration where light is output from the side opposite the substrate.
  • the anode and the cathode of a device should be formed with appropriate materials.
  • An electrode disposed on the side on which light is output to the outside of a device is semitransparent or transparent to the light.
  • Such an electrode is preferably formed of, for example, ITO.
  • an electrode is preferably formed of a highly reflective material such as silver or aluminum.
  • an electrode formed of a semitransparent or transparent material is disposed on a side where light is reflected and a reflective member that does not serve as an electrode is disposed on the side.
  • An organic EL device may be operated in the manner of the active matrix operation or the passive matrix operation.
  • a driving circuit for driving an organic EL device includes TFT, a capacitor, and the like.
  • a plurality of organic EL devices may be used as a unit serving as a light-emitting point.
  • a light-emitting point can be used as a lighting apparatus.
  • a light-emitting point can be used as a pixel in the display portion of a display unit.
  • Such a display unit can be used for a display for PC, a television receiver, or an image pickup apparatus.
  • the image pickup apparatus is a digital camcorder, a digital still camera, or the like.
  • Such an image pickup apparatus includes an image display part referred to as a finder.
  • Such an image display part may include a display unit including organic EL devices.
  • a display unit including organic EL devices is also used in control panel sections or the like of various electric apparatuses .
  • An organic EL device may also be used as a light source for exposing a photosensitive member to light in an electrophotographic image formation apparatus such as a laser printer or a copying machine.
  • the light source is constituted by a plurality of organic EL devices arranged in the longitudinal direction of the photosensitive member.
  • a reaction vessel purged with nitrogen was charged with 60 mL of toluene, 30 itiL of ethanol, 30 mL of a 10 wt% aqueous solution of sodium carbonate, 35.7 mg of tetrakis (triphenyl phosphine) palladium, 403.1 mg of Compound (16) prepared above, and 350.2 mg of Compound (17) prepared above.
  • Oxygen remaining in the system was purged by bubbling argon gas into the system for a few minutes.
  • This reaction mixture was heated with a temperature regulated heat medium to reflux for 12 hours.
  • the resultant solution was cooled to room temperature and subsequently neutralized with an aqueous solution of ammonium chloride and subjected to extraction with chloroform.
  • a transparent conductive support substrate was produced by forming a film of indium tin oxide (ITO) by sputtering so as to have a thickness of 120 nm on a glass substrate serving as a substrate 1, the film serving as an anode 2.
  • the resultant substrate was subjected to ultrasonic cleaning with acetone and subsequently isopropyl alcohol (IPA), cleaned by boiling with IPA, and subsequently dried.
  • the resultant substrate was further subjected to UV/ozone cleaning to provide a transparent conductive support substrate.
  • This solution was dropped and spin-coated on the ITO electrode to form a film.
  • the resultant hole injection layer 7 had a thickness of 11 nm.
  • a hole transport layer 5 was formed on the hole injection layer 7 by vapor depositing Compound (19) represented by the following structural formula.
  • the hole transport layer 5 had a thickness of 15 nm.
  • a light-emitting layer 3 was subsequently formed on the hole transport layer 5 by vapor depositing both Compound (20) having the following structure and above-described Compound (2) (the ratio of the weight of Compound (20) to the weight of Compound (2) was 5:95) .
  • the light-emitting layer 3 had a thickness of 30 nm.
  • An electron transport layer 6 was further formed by vacuum depositing
  • a lithium fluoride (LiF) film was formed on the electron transport layer 6 (organic layer) by vacuum deposition so as to have a thickness of 0.5 nm.
  • An aluminum film serving as an electron injection electrode (cathode 4) was formed by vacuum deposition so as to have a thickness of 150 nm. Thus, an organic EL device was produced.
  • the organic HL ⁇ evice was covered with a protection glass plate in dry air atmosphere and sealed with an acrylic resin-based adhesive.
  • the thus-obtained device produced good emission of blue light where the ITO electrode (anode 2) served as a positive electrode and the Al electrode (cathode 4) served as a negative electrode.
  • Compound (18) of Comparative Example 1 does not include ⁇ a fluorene ring in the 7 position of the pyrene ring. As a result, Compound (18) had a low glass transition temperature, crystallized, and had a low melting point and a low decomposition temperature, compared with Compound (2) of Example 1.
  • a pyrene compound according to the present invention can be presumably used as a material suitable for an organic EL device.

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Abstract

A novel pyrene compound is provided that is represented by general formula (1) where FL represents a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl group; A1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted benzene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthalene ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted fluorene ring; and A2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group.

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NOVEL PYRENE COMPOUND
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to a novel pyrene compound and an organic electroluminescent (EL) device including an organic compound layer containing such a novel pyrene compound. Background Art
[0002] Many compounds having a pyrene structure have been synthesized as organic EL materials and such pyrene compounds have been disclosed as materials providing excellent durability when used for organic EL devices (see Patent Citation 1) . However, higher durability is necessary for practical use and hence there is presently a need for a material exhibiting higher stability when used for organic EL devices.
Patent Citation 1
WO 2005/123634
Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem
[0003] The present invention provides a novel pyrene compound having high thermal stability. The present invention also provides a highly durable organic EL device with such a novel pyrene compound having high thermal stability.
Solution to Problem
[0004] The present invention provides a pyrene compound represented by general formula (1) . [ 0005 ]
General formula (1)
Figure imgf000003_0001
where FL represents a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl group; Al represents a substituted or unsubstituted benzene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthalene ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted fluorene ring; and A2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group. [0006] The present invention also provides an organic electroluminescent device including an anode, a cathode, and an organic compound layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic compound layer contains the above-described pyrene compound. [0007] The present invention can provide a novel pyrene compound having high thermal stability. Use of such a novel pyrene compound having high thermal stability can provide a highly durable organic EL device.
Description of Embodiments
[0008] A pyrene compound according to the present invention is represented by general formula (1) below. This compound includes an aryl group in the 1 position of the pyrene ring; and a fluorenyl group in the 7 position of the pyrene ring.
[0009] As a result of introduction of a fluorenyl group into the 7 position of the pyrene ring, the stacking of pyrenes is hindered due to steric hindrance. Thus, a highly amorphous pyrene compound is provided. Such a compound has high thermal stability and hence use of such a compound can provide devices having long lives. [0010]
General formula (1)
Figure imgf000004_0001
[0011] The 7 position of a pyrene ring is electronically unique and such introduction of a fluorenyl group negligibly causes an increase in the emission wavelength. For this reason, introduction of a fluorenyl group into the 7 position of a pyrene ring is advantageous for providing organic EL materials having short emission wavelengths (for example, blue light or green light) .
[0012] A fluorenyl group represented as FL in general formula (1) may be unsubstituted or include a substituent. Specific examples of such a substituent include: linear alkyl groups such as a methyl group, an ethyl group, an isopropyl group, a n-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, a pentyl group, a hexyl group, an octyl group, a decyl group, a dodecyl group, a tridecyl group, a tetradecyl group, a pentadecyl group, a hexadecyl group, and an octadecyl group; cycloalkyl groups such as a cyclopentyl group and a cyclohexyl group; and aryl groups such as a phenyl group, a tolyl group, a biphenyl group, a naphthyl group, and a fluorenyl group.
[0013] These examples of the substituent may themselves be substituted with such a substituent.
[0014] In general formula (1) , Al has a large influence over the HOMO of the molecule. When Al includes conjugation that is too long, the resultant compound has degraded stability against oxidation and relatively long emission wavelengths .
[0015] For this reason, when the compound is used as a material emitting short-wavelength light such as blue light or green light, particularly as a host material, Al is preferably any one of a benzene ring, a naphthalene ring, and a fluorene ring, which have short conjugation length.
[0016] An organic EL device at least includes an anode, a cathode, and an organic compound layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. "An organic EL device emits light" means that such an organic compound layer of the EL device emits light. Such an organic compound emitting light is referred to as a light-emitting material in this specification. An organic compound layer containing such a light-emitting material functions as a light-emitting layer.
[0017] The organic compound layer may contain a host material and a guest material. A host material is a main component of an organic light-emitting layer, and a guest material is an accessory component of the organic light-emitting layer.
[0018] In general formula (1), such a benzene ring, a naphthalene ring, or a fluorene ring that is represented by Al may be unsubstituted or include a substituent.
[0019] Specific examples of such a substituent include: linear alkyl groups such as a methyl group, an ethyl group, an isopropyl group, a n-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, a pentyl group, a hexyl group, an octyl group, a decyl group, a dodecyl group, a tridecyl group, a tetradecyl group, a pentadecyl group, a hexadecyl group, and an octadecyl group; cycloalkyl groups such as a cyclopentyl group and a cyclohexyl group; and aryl groups such as a phenyl group, a tolyl group, a biphenyl group, a naphthyl group, and a fluorenyl group.
[0020] These examples of the substituent may themselves be substituted with, for example, such a substituent. [002i] In general formula (1), an aryl group represented by A2 can be selected in accordance with a desired emission wavelength. In particular, an aryl group represented by A2 is preferably a mono- to tricyclic aryl group.
[0022] When an aryl group represented by A2 is a mono- to tricyclic aryl group, the resultant compound is suitable as a material emitting short-wavelength light such as blue light or green light, particularly as a host material.
[0023] Herein, examples of a mono- to tricyclic aryl group include a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a phenanthryl group, and an anthryl group. A biphenyl group, a naphthyl group, and a fluorenyl group are classified as bicyclic aryl groups. A phenanthryl group and an anthryl group are classified as tricyclic aryl groups. Of these examples, more preferred are a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, and a phenanthryl group. When an aryl group represented by A2 is one of these groups, use of the resultant compound provides films having good properties.
[0024] A2 may be unsubstituted or include a substituent.
Specific examples of such a substituent include: linear alkyl groups such as a methyl group, an ethyl group, an isopropyl group, a n-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, a pentyl group, a hexyl group, an octyl group, a decyl group, a dodecyl group, a tridecyl group, a tetradecyl group, a pentadecyl group, a hexadecyl group, and an octadecyl group; cycloalkyl groups such as a cyclopentyl group and a cyclohexyl group; and aryl groups such as a phenyl group, a tolyl group, a biphenyl group, a naphthyl group, and a fluorenyl group.
[0025] These examples of the substituent may themselves be substituted with, for example, such a substituent.
[0026] Specific examples of a pyrene compound according to the present invention are described below as structural formulae. However, the present invention is not restricted to these examples.
Figure imgf000007_0001
Compound (1 )
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Compound (2)
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Compound (3) Compound (6)
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Compound (7)
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Compound (8)
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Compound (9) Compound (13)
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Compound (10) Compound (14)
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Compound (11) Compound (15) [0029] These compounds shown as examples include a fluorenyl group in the 7 position of the pyrene ring and hence the stacking of pyrenes is hindered due to steric hindrance. Thus, a highly amorphous pyrene compound is provided. Such a compound has high thermal stability and hence use of such a compound can provide devices having long lives.
[0030] A method for producing a novel pyrene compound represented by general formula (1) is not particularly restricted. For example, such a pyrene compound can be produced by the following method.
[0031] An example of the synthesis of intermediate A is shown below.
[ 0032 ;
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[lrOMe(COD)]2 Cyclohexane
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Figure imgf000009_0002
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Intermediate A
[0033] An example of the synthesis of intermediate B is shown below. [ 0034 ]
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Tf2Q TfO
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Pyridine A1-A2
Figure imgf000010_0002
PdC I2(dppf XC2HCl2) /dppf KOAc A1-A2 Dioxane
Intermediate B
[0035] An example of the synthesis of a novel pyrene compound from intermediate A and intermediate B is shown below. [0036]
Intermediate A + Intermediate B
Figure imgf000010_0003
[0037] An organic EL device containing a pyrene compound according to the present invention is described in detail below.
[0038] As described above, an organic EL device according to this embodiment at least includes a pair of electrodes constituted by an anode and a cathode, and an organic compound layer held between the pair of electrodes. The organic EL device may further include another compound layer other than the organic compound layer (for example, an inorganic compound layer or another organic compound layer) between the electrodes.
[0039] The organic compound layer contains a pyrene compound represented by general formula (1) . A preferred embodiment of such an organic EL device is described below.
[0040] The configuration of the layers of an organic light-emitting device is described below.
[0041] An organic compound layer disposed between the anode and the cathode of an organic light-emitting device may be a monolayer or a multilayer.
[0042] Specific examples of such a layer configuration are described below. A first layer configuration includes, in sequence, a substrate, an anode, a light-emitting layer, and a cathode.
[0043] A second layer configuration includes, in sequence, a substrate, an anode, a hole transport layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode. In this case, the hole transport layer and the electron transport layer may serve as a light-emitting layer in which light is emitted from the interface between the hole transport layer and the electron transport layer.
[0044] A third layer configuration includes, in sequence, a substrate, an anode, a hole transport layer, a light-emitting layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode.
[0045] A fourth layer configuration includes, in sequence, a substrate, an anode, a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, a light-emitting layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode.
[0046] A fifth layer configuration includes, in sequence, a substrate, an anode, a hole transport layer, a light-emitting layer, a hole/exciton blocking layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode.
[0047] An organic compound layer containing a pyrene compound represented by general formula (1) may be any layer among the layers of the layer configurations.
[0048] Note that the configuration of an organic EL device containing a pyrene compound according to the present invention is not restricted to the above-described first to fifth layer configurations. Various layer configurations other than these examples may be employed. For example, an insulation layer may be provided at the interface between an electrode and an organic layer; an adhesion layer or an interference layer may be provided; or a hole transport layer may include two layers having different ionization potentials.
[0049] In an organic compound layer that contains a compound according to the present invention and is formed by vacuum evaporation, solution coating, or the like, the occurrence of disadvantages such as crystallization is reduced and hence such an organic compound layer has excellent stability over time.
[0050] An organic EL device according to the present embodiment contains a compound represented by general formula (1), the compound particularly serving as a component for a light-emitting layer. The compound may be used together with, for example, known compounds such as low-molecular-weight hole transport compounds, polymeric hole transport compounds, light-emitting compounds, and electron transport compounds.
[0051] A substrate for an organic EL device according to the present embodiment is not particularly restricted. Such a substrate is, for example, an opaque substrate such as a metal substrate or a ceramic substrate; or a transparent substrate such as a glass substrate, a quartz substrate, or a plastic sheet.
[0052] Color light to be emitted can be controlled with a color filter film, fluorescent color conversion filter film, a dielectric reflection film, or the like on a substrate. It is also possible to form a thin-film transistor (TFT) on a substrate and produce a device connected to the transistor.
[0053] As for the direction of light output from a device, either of the following device configurations may be used: a bottom emission configuration where light is output from the substrate side, and a top emission configuration where light is output from the side opposite the substrate.
[0054] The anode and the cathode of a device should be formed with appropriate materials. An electrode disposed on the side on which light is output to the outside of a device is semitransparent or transparent to the light. Such an electrode is preferably formed of, for example, ITO.
[0055] When light needs to be reflected in a device, an electrode is preferably formed of a highly reflective material such as silver or aluminum.
[0056] Alternatively, when light needs to be reflected in a device, the following configuration may also be used: an electrode formed of a semitransparent or transparent material is disposed on a side where light is reflected and a reflective member that does not serve as an electrode is disposed on the side.
[0057] An organic EL device may be operated in the manner of the active matrix operation or the passive matrix operation. When the active matrix operation is employed, a driving circuit for driving an organic EL device includes TFT, a capacitor, and the like.
[0058] A plurality of organic EL devices may be used as a unit serving as a light-emitting point. For example, such a light-emitting point can be used as a lighting apparatus. Alternatively, such a light-emitting point can be used as a pixel in the display portion of a display unit. Such a display unit can be used for a display for PC, a television receiver, or an image pickup apparatus.
[0059] The image pickup apparatus is a digital camcorder, a digital still camera, or the like. Such an image pickup apparatus includes an image display part referred to as a finder. Such an image display part may include a display unit including organic EL devices.
[0060] A display unit including organic EL devices is also used in control panel sections or the like of various electric apparatuses .
[0061] An organic EL device may also be used as a light source for exposing a photosensitive member to light in an electrophotographic image formation apparatus such as a laser printer or a copying machine. In this case, the light source is constituted by a plurality of organic EL devices arranged in the longitudinal direction of the photosensitive member.
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLE 1: Synthesis of Compound (2)
[0062] Compounds (16) and (17) were synthesized in the manners described below and were subsequently subjected to coupling described below.
[0063]
Figure imgf000015_0001
[IrOMe(COD)J2 Cyclohexane
Figure imgf000015_0003
Figure imgf000015_0002
Figure imgf000015_0004
Compound (16)
[0064]
Figure imgf000016_0001
Compound (17)
[ 0065 ]
Compound (16) + Compound (17)
Figure imgf000017_0001
Compound (2)
[0066] A reaction vessel purged with nitrogen was charged with 60 mL of toluene, 30 itiL of ethanol, 30 mL of a 10 wt% aqueous solution of sodium carbonate, 35.7 mg of tetrakis (triphenyl phosphine) palladium, 403.1 mg of Compound (16) prepared above, and 350.2 mg of Compound (17) prepared above. Oxygen remaining in the system was purged by bubbling argon gas into the system for a few minutes. This reaction mixture was heated with a temperature regulated heat medium to reflux for 12 hours. The resultant solution was cooled to room temperature and subsequently neutralized with an aqueous solution of ammonium chloride and subjected to extraction with chloroform. The resultant solution was separated and an organic layer was subsequently dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and this drying agent was removed by filtration. A crude product obtained as a result of concentration of the dried substance was purified by column chromatography and GPC to provide 230 mg of Compound (2) . Compound (2) was identified by NMR and MALDI-TOF.
1H-NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz) δ = 1.61 ppm (s, 6H) , 1.63 ppm (s, 6H) , 7.34-7.41 ppm (m, 4H), 7.49-7.50 ppm (m, 2H), 7.77-7.96 ppm (m, 10H), 8.05-8.30 ppm (m, 10H), 8.49 (dd, 2H). MALDI-TOF m/z = 712.16 (calc. m/z = 712.31) [0067] The resultant Compound (2) was subjected to DSC measurement and TG-DTA measurement. The glass transition temperature was 149.9°C. The melting point was 256.70C. The temperature at which decomposition started was 454.50C. The temperature at which crystallization occurred was not clearly measured. These results are summarized in Table 2 below.
[0068] Compounds (1) and (3) to (15) can also be synthesized as in Example 1 except that the intermediates are replaced with the compounds shown in Table 1 below.
[0069]
Figure imgf000019_0001
[0070]
Table 1 (continued)
Figure imgf000020_0001
[0071]
Table 1 (continued)
Figure imgf000021_0001
EXAMPLE 2
[0072] An organic EL device having the above-described fourth layer configuration was produced in the following manner.
[0073] A transparent conductive support substrate was produced by forming a film of indium tin oxide (ITO) by sputtering so as to have a thickness of 120 nm on a glass substrate serving as a substrate 1, the film serving as an anode 2. The resultant substrate was subjected to ultrasonic cleaning with acetone and subsequently isopropyl alcohol (IPA), cleaned by boiling with IPA, and subsequently dried. The resultant substrate was further subjected to UV/ozone cleaning to provide a transparent conductive support substrate.
[0074] A 0.1 wt% solution of chloroform was prepared with
Compound (18) that served as a positive hole injection material 'and is represented by the following structural formula.
[0075]
Figure imgf000022_0001
Compound (18)
[0076] This solution was dropped and spin-coated on the ITO electrode to form a film. The resultant hole injection layer 7 had a thickness of 11 nm.
[0077] A hole transport layer 5 was formed on the hole injection layer 7 by vapor depositing Compound (19) represented by the following structural formula. The hole transport layer 5 had a thickness of 15 nm. [0078]
Figure imgf000023_0001
Compound (19)
[0079] A light-emitting layer 3 was subsequently formed on the hole transport layer 5 by vapor depositing both Compound (20) having the following structure and above-described Compound (2) (the ratio of the weight of Compound (20) to the weight of Compound (2) was 5:95) . The light-emitting layer 3 had a thickness of 30 nm.
[0080]
Figure imgf000023_0002
Compound (20)
[0081] An electron transport layer 6 was further formed by vacuum depositing
2, 9- [2- (9,9' -dimethylfluorenyl) ] -1, 10-phenanthroline so as to have a thickness of 30 nm.
[0082] A lithium fluoride (LiF) film was formed on the electron transport layer 6 (organic layer) by vacuum deposition so as to have a thickness of 0.5 nm. An aluminum film serving as an electron injection electrode (cathode 4) was formed by vacuum deposition so as to have a thickness of 150 nm. Thus, an organic EL device was produced.
[0083] To prevent degradation due to absorption of water, the organic HL αevice was covered with a protection glass plate in dry air atmosphere and sealed with an acrylic resin-based adhesive.
[0084] The thus-obtained device produced good emission of blue light where the ITO electrode (anode 2) served as a positive electrode and the Al electrode (cathode 4) served as a negative electrode.
COMPARATIVE EXAMPLE 1: Synthesis of Comparative Compound
[0085] Compound (18) that has the following structure and served as a comparative example was synthesized in the following manner.
[0086]
Figure imgf000024_0001
Compound (18)
[0087] The resultant Compound (18) was subjected to DSC measurement and TG-DTA measurement. The glass transition temperature was 109.30C. The temperature at which crystallization occurred was 186.2°C. The melting point was 247.9°C. The temperature at which decomposition started was 400.60C. These results are summarized in Table 2 below. [0088] Table 2
Figure imgf000025_0001
[0089] Compound (18) of Comparative Example 1 does not include ■ a fluorene ring in the 7 position of the pyrene ring. As a result, Compound (18) had a low glass transition temperature, crystallized, and had a low melting point and a low decomposition temperature, compared with Compound (2) of Example 1.
[0090] In summary, Compound (18) of Comparative Example 1 is presumably susceptible to thermal influences. In contrast, a pyrene compound according to the present invention has excellent stability against thermal influences .
[0091] Therefore, a pyrene compound according to the present invention can be presumably used as a material suitable for an organic EL device.
[0092] While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. The scope of the following claims is to be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent structures and functions.
[0093] This application claims the benefit of Japanese Patent Application No. 2008-314611, filed December 10, 2008, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

Claims

[1] A pyrene compound represented by general formula (I]
General formula (1)
Figure imgf000026_0001
where FL represents a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl group; Al represents a substituted or unsubstituted benzene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthalene ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted fluorene ring; and A2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group. [2] The pyrene compound according to Claim 1, wherein, in general formula (1), A2 represents a mono- to tricyclic aryl group. [3] An organic electroluminescent device comprising: an anode, a cathode, and an organic compound layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic compound layer contains the pyrene compound according to Claim 1. [4] An image display unit comprising a display portion including the organic electroluminescent device according to Claim 3. [5] An image pickup apparatus comprising a display part including the image display unit according to Claim 4.
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