Metal complexes with boron-nitrogen heterocycle containing ligands

• US 9,673,406 B2
• Filed: 10/11/2013
• Issued: 06/06/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
• Original Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
• Inventors: Tsai, Jui-Yi, Barron, Ed, Dyatkin, Alexey, Kwong, Raymond, Ma, Bin, Kottas, Gregg, Beers, Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): YAMNITZKY, MARIE ROSE
• Application Number:
  US14/052,159
• Publication Number:
  US 20140039192A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,334 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: C07F 15/0033 Iridium compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 11/06 containing organic luminescent materials
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 2211/1007 Non-condensed systems
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 2211/1011 Condensed systems
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 2211/1029 containing one nitrogen atom as the heteroatom
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 2211/104 with other heteroatoms
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 2211/1044 containing two nitrogen atoms as heteroatoms
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 2211/185 of the platinum group, i.e. Os, Ir, Pt, Ru, Rh or Pd
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 33/10 Apparatus or processes specially adapted to the manufacture of electroluminescent light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 2101/10 Triplet emission
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/11 characterised by the electroluminescent [EL] layers
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 85/342 comprising iridium

Abstract

Novel organic compounds comprising a boron-nitrogen heterocycle are provided. In particular, the compound contains an azaborine. The compounds may be used in organic light emitting devices to provide devices having improved photophysical and electronic properties.

Claims

1. A compound having the formula:

2. The compound according to claim 1, wherein the compound has the formula: