A compound of the formula R1 (CR3 =CR4 ) nAr(CR4 =CR3 ) nR2 wherein: n is 0 or 1; Ar represents aryl or heteroaryl having 1-5 aromatic rings which may be chain or fused or a combination of chain and fused, which may be substituted withalkoxy, fluoro, fluoroalkyl or cyano and which in the case of a 5-memnered ring nitrogen heteroatom may be N-substituted with aryl or substituted aryl optionally further substituted with alkoxy, fluoro, fluoroalkyl or cyano; R1 and R2 independently represent aryl or nitrogen, oxygen or sulphur-containing heteroaryl having two to four fused aromatic rings one of which may be 5-membered and optionally substituted by aryl or heteroaryl having 1-5 chain or fused aromatic rings which may be further substituted withalkoxy, fluoro, fluoroalkyl or cyano; and R3 and R4 independently represent hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or benzyl. Alsoprovided is a method of making a compound having electroluminescent and/or electroconductive properties, which comprises condensing an aromatic dialdehyde with a methyl-substituted heteroaryl compound having two to four fused rings which maybe unsubstituted ormay be further substituted by aryl or heteroaryl having from one to fouraromatic rings, said aryl or heteroaryl substituent or substituents optionally being substituted with one or more fluoro, fluoroalkyl orcyano substituents.The condensation may be carried out in acetic anhydride under reflux. The compounds may be incorporatede.g. as an electron transport layer into an optical light emitting diode,where embodiments can provide high electron mobility, low turn-on voltage and good lifetime,or into an electrostatic imaging member. Acompositionis provided comprising a compound as above and a second host or electron transport material and/or at leastone dopant.
一个化合物的结构式为R1(CR3=CR4)nAr(CR4=CR3)nR2,其中:n为0或1;Ar代表含有1-5个芳香环的芳基或杂芳基,可以是链状的、融合的或链状和融合的组合,可以被烷
氧基、
氟、
氟烷基或
氰基取代,在5-成员环
氮杂原子的情况下,可能被芳基或取代芳基N-取代,可选择地进一步取代为烷
氧基、
氟、
氟烷基或
氰基;R1和R2独立地代表含有两到四个融合芳香环的芳基或
氮、
氧或
硫杂杂芳基,其中一个可能是5-成员的,并且可选择地被芳基或含有1-5个链状或融合芳香环的杂芳基取代,这些芳基或杂芳基可能进一步被烷
氧基、
氟、
氟烷基或
氰基取代;R3和R4独立地代表
氢、
甲基、乙基或
苄基。还提供了一种制备具有电致发光和/或电导性能的化合物的方法,包括将芳香二醛与一种具有两到四个融合环的
甲基取代的杂芳基化合物缩合,该化合物可能未取代或可能进一步被含有一到四个芳香环的芳基或杂芳基取代,所述芳基或杂芳基取代物可选择地被一个或多个
氟、
氟烷基或
氰基取代。缩合可以在
乙酸酐中回流进行。这些化合物可以被用作电子传输层,例如用于光电发光二极管,其中实施例可以提供高电子迁移率、低开启电压和良好的寿命,或用于静电成像成员。提供了一种组合物,包括上述化合物和第二宿主或电子传输材料和/或至少一个掺杂剂。