An organic electroluminescent device is described which comprises a compound having a skeleton of the formula:
which skeleton can comprise one or more additional aromatic rings, wherein each of Z and Z′, which may be the same or different, represents a nitrogen-containing aromatic ring such that the Z and Z′ rings either together form a conjugated system, optionally with one or more additional aromatic rings, or at least one of Z and Z′ form a conjugated system with one or more additional aromatic rings to which Z and Z′ is attached, with the proviso that, (a) when the two said rings are pyridyl rings and are connected to one another ortho to the nitrogen atoms then (i) at least one said ring is substituted by at least one electron withdrawing substituent which is a hydrocarbon aryl group or (ii) at least one said ring is fused to another aromatic ring to which the other pyridyl ring is not fused or (iii) the two said rings together form a phenanthroline ring system which is substituted by at least one electron withdrawing substituent which is in the 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 9 position, or (b) the two said rings are such that either (i) at least one of them contains at least one further nitrogen atom or (ii) they are fused to another aromatic ring which contains at least one nitrogen atom, and X represents an anionic or neutral coligand.
描述了一种有机电致发光器件,其包括具有以下式骨架的化合物:该骨架可以包括一个或多个附加芳香环,其中Z和Z'可以相同也可以不同,分别代表含氮芳香环,使得Z和Z'环要么一起与一个或多个附加芳香环形成共轭系统,要么至少一个Z和Z'与一个或多个附加芳香环形成共轭系统,其中Z和Z'连接在附加芳香环上,条件是,(a) 当两个环为
吡啶环并且连接在氮原子的邻位时,(i) 至少一个环被至少一个电子提取基取代,该电子提取基是一个烃基芳香基团,或者(ii) 至少一个环与另一个不与另一个
吡啶环融合的芳香环融合,或者(iii) 两个环一起形成一个苯并三氮杂环系统,该系统被至少一个电子提取基取代,该电子提取基在2,4,5,6,7或9位,或者(b) 两个环要么至少有一个含有至少一个进一步的氮原子,要么它们与至少一个含有至少一个氮原子的芳香环融合,X代表一个阴离子或中性
配体。