Patent Description:
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of organic electroluminescent materials, and in particular to an arylamine compound, an organic electroluminescent device comprising the arylamine compound, and an electronic apparatus.

With the development of electronic technology and the advancement of material science, electronic devices for achieving electroluminescence or photoelectric conversion have found an increasingly wide range of applications. An organic electroluminescent device typically includes a cathode and an anode that are disposed opposite to each other, and a functional layer disposed between the cathode and the anode. The functional layer consists of a plurality of organic or inorganic film layers, and generally comprises an organic light-emitting layer, a hole transport layer, an electron transport layer, etc. When a voltage is applied to the cathode and the anode, an electric field is formed between the two electrodes. Under the influence of the electric field, electrons on the cathode side migrate to the electroluminescent light-emitting layer, and holes on the anode side also migrate to the electroluminescent light-emitting layer. The electrons and the holes recombine in the electroluminescent light-emitting layer, forming excitons. The excitons in excited states release energy, causing the electroluminescent light-emitting layer to emit light to the outside.

Main problems with existing organic electroluminescent devices lie in their service life and efficiency. As display screens become larger and larger, driving voltages are increased accordingly, which necessitates improvement in luminous efficiency and current efficiency. It is therefore necessary to continue to develop new materials to further improve the performance of organic electroluminescent devices.

Directed against the above problems with the existing technology, the present disclosure aims at providing an arylamine compound, an organic electroluminescent device comprising the arylamine compound, and an electronic apparatus. The arylamine compound, when used in an organic electroluminescent device, can improve the performance of the device.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an arylamine compound. The arylamine compound has a structure shown in Formula <NUM>:
<CHM>
wherein:.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an organic electroluminescent device comprising an anode and a cathode that are disposed opposite to each other, and a functional layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The functional layer comprises the arylamine compound described above.

According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an electronic apparatus comprising the organic electroluminescent device described in the second aspect.

The structure of the arylamine compound of the present disclosure includes benzocarbazolyl and benzoxazolyl or benzothiazolyl groups. The benzocarbazolyl group has an excellent hole transport property, and the benzoxazolyl or benzothiazolylgroup has a relatively large conjugation plane, which is conducive to intermolecular accumulation and can further improve hole mobility in the compound of the present disclosure. A triarylamine compound, when used as a hole transport-type host material, can be oxidized to form free radical cations. The benzoxazolyl or benzothiazolyl group linked, directly or indirectly via a benzene ring, to the nitrogen atoms of the arylamine can stabilize theses free radical cations and improve the electrochemical stability of the compound. Therefore, the compound of the present disclosure, when used as a hole transport-type host material in a mixed-type host material of an organic electroluminescent device, can significantly improve the efficiency of the device and significantly prolong service life thereof.

The accompanying drawings are intended to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure and form a part of the specification. The accompanying drawings, together with the following specific embodiments, are used to illustrate the present disclosure, but do not constitute any limitation on the present disclosure.

Exemplary embodiments will now be described more comprehensively with reference to the accompanying drawings. The exemplary embodiments, however, can be implemented in a variety of forms and should not be interpreted as being limited to the examples set forth herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to make the present disclosure more comprehensive and complete, and to communicate the concepts of these exemplary embodiments fully to those skilled in the art. Features, structures, or characteristics described can be combined in one or more embodiments in any suitable manner. In the following description, many specific details are provided to give a full understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

The present disclosure, in a first aspect, provides an arylamine compound. The arylamine compound has a structure shown in Formula <NUM>:
<CHM>
wherein:.

In the present disclosure, the term "optional" or "optionally" means that the subsequently described event or circumstance may or may not occur. As an example, the expression "optionally, any two adjacent substituents form a saturated or unsaturated <NUM> to <NUM>-membered ring" involve instances where any two adjacent substituents form a ring, and instances where any two adjacent substituents exist independently and do not form a ring. The expression "any two adjacent" may involve instances where there are two substituents on a same atom and also involve instances where there is one substituent on each of two adjacent atoms. When there are two substituents on a same atom, the two substituents, together with the atom to which they are attached, may form a saturated or unsaturated spiro ring; and when there is one substituent on each of two adjacent atoms, the two substituents may be fused into a ring.

In the present disclosure, the expression "each. independently" may be used interchangeably with the expressions ". independently", and ". each independently", and all these expressions should be interpreted in a broad sense. They can not only mean that, for same symbols in a same group, the selection of a specific option for one of the symbols and the selection of a specific option for another one of the symbols do not affect each other, but also mean that for same symbols in different groups, the selection of a specific option for one of the symbols and the selection of a specific option for another one of the symbols do not affect each other. Taking
<CHM>
as an example, each q is independently selected from <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, or <NUM>, and each R" is independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium, fluorine, and chlorine, which means: in Formula Q-<NUM>, there are q substituents R" on the benzene ring, wherein each of the substituent R" may be identical or different, with the selection of an option for one of the substituents R" and the selection of an option for another one of the substituents R" not affecting each other; and in Formula Q-<NUM>, there are q substituents R" on each of the two benzene rings of biphenyl, wherein the number q of the substituent R" on one benzene ring and the number q of the substituent R" on the other benzene ring may be identical or different, and each substituent R" may be identical or different, with the selection of an option for one of the substituents R" and the selection of an option for another one of the substituents R" not affecting each other.

In the present disclosure, the term "substituted or unsubstituted" means that the functional group defined by the term may or may not have a substituent (hereinafter referred to as Rc for ease of description). For example, "substituted or unsubstituted aryl" refers to aryl having a substituent Rc or aryl having no substituent. The foregoing substituent, namely Rc, may be, for example, deuterium, halogen, cyano, heteroaryl, aryl, trialkylsilyl, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, etc. The number of the substitutes may be one or more.

In the present disclosure, "more" means more than <NUM>, such as <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, etc..

In the present disclosure, the number of carbon atoms of a substituted or unsubstituted functional group is the number of all carbon atoms.

Hydrogen atoms in the structure of the compound of the present disclosure include various isotopic atoms of hydrogen element, such as hydrogen (H), deuterium (D), or tritium (T).

"D" in a structural formula of a compound of the present disclosure represents "deuterated".

In the present disclosure, "aryl" refers to any functional group or substituent group derived from an aromatic carbon ring. An aryl group may be a monocyclic aryl group (e.g., phenyl) or a polycyclic aryl group. In other words, an aryl group may be a monocyclic aryl group, a fused aryl group, two or more monocyclic aryl groups linked by carbon-carbon bond conjugation, a monocyclic aryl group and a fused aryl group linked by carbon-carbon bond conjugation, or two or more fused aryl groups linked by carbon-carbon bond conjugation. That is, unless otherwise specified, two or more aromatic groups linked by carbon-carbon bond conjugation may also be regarded as an aryl group in the present disclosure. Among them, fused aryl groups may include, for example, bicyclic fused aryl groups (e.g., naphthyl), tricyclic fused aryl groups (e.g., phenanthryl, fluorenyl, anthryl) and the like. An aryl group does not contain heteroatoms such as B, N, O, S, P, Se, Si, etc. Examples of aryl may include, but are not limited to, phenyl, naphthyl, fluorenyl, spirodifluorenyl, anthryl, phenanthryl, biphenyl, terphenyl, triphenylene
<CHM>
perylenyl, benzo[<NUM>,<NUM>]phenanthryl, pyrenyl, benzofluoranthenyl, chrysenyl, etc..

In the present disclosure, "arylene" refers to a divalent group formed by further removing one or more hydrogen atoms from an aryl group.

In the present disclosure, "terphenyl" includes
<CHM>
and
<CHM>.

In the present disclosure, the number of carbon atoms of substituted or unsubstituted aryl (arylene) may be <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, or <NUM>. In some embodiments, substituted or unsubstituted aryl is substituted or unsubstituted aryl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms. In other embodiments, substituted or unsubstituted aryl is substituted or unsubstituted aryl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms. In other embodiments, substituted or unsubstituted aryl is substituted or unsubstituted aryl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms. In other embodiments, substituted or unsubstituted aryl is substituted or unsubstituted aryl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms.

In the present disclosure, fluorenyl may be substituted by one or more substituents. In the case where the above fluorenyl is substituted, the substituted fluorenyl may be, but is not limited to,
<CHM>
etc..

In the present disclosure, aryl, as a substituent of L, L<NUM>, L<NUM>, Ar<NUM>, Ar<NUM>, and Ar<NUM>, may be, but is not limited to, phenyl, naphthyl, phenanthryl, biphenyl, fluorenyl, dimethylfluorenyl, etc..

In the present disclosure, "heteroaryl" refers to a monovalent aromatic ring containing <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, or <NUM> heteroatoms or a derivative thereof. The heteroatoms may be one or more selected from B, O, N, P, Si, Se, and S. A heteroaryl group may be a monocyclic heteroaryl group or polycyclic heteroaryl group. In other words, a heteroaryl group may be a single aromatic ring system, or a plurality of aromatic ring systems linked by carbon-carbon bond conjugation, with any of the aromatic ring systems being an aromatic monocyclic ring or a fused aromatic ring. For example, heteroaryl groups may include, but are not limited to, thienyl, furyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, oxadiazolyl, triazolyl, pyridinyl, bipyridinyl, pyrimidyl, triazinyl, acridinyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl, quinolinyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, phenoxazinyl, phthalazinyl, pyridopyrimidinyl, pyridopyrazinyl, pyrazinopyrazinyl, isoquinolyl, indolyl, carbazolyl, benzoxazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzocarbazolyl, benzothienyl, dibenzothienyl, thienothienyl, benzofuranyl, phenanthrolinyl, isoxazolyl, thiadiazolyl, phenothiazinyl, silylfluorenyl, dibenzofuranyl, N-phenylcarbazolyl, N-pyridylcarbazolyl, N-methylcarbazolyl, etc..

In the present disclosure, "heteroarylene" is a divalent or polyvalent group formed by further removing one or more hydrogen atoms from a heteroaryl group.

In the present disclosure, the number of carbon atoms of substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl (heteroarylene) may be <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, or <NUM>. In some embodiments, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl is substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms. In other embodiments, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl is substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms.

In the present disclosure, heteroaryl, as a substituent of L, L<NUM>, L<NUM>, Ar<NUM>, Ar<NUM>, and Ar<NUM>, may be, but is not limited to, for example, pyridyl, carbazolyl, dibenzothienyl, dibenzofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzothiazolyl, and benzimidazolyl.

In the present disclosure, substituted heteroaryl may mean that one or more than two hydrogen atoms in the heteroaryl group are substituted by a group such as a deuterium atom, halogen, cyano, aryl, heteroaryl, trialkylsilyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, haloalkyl, etc..

In the present disclosure, alkyl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms may include linear alkyl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms and branched alkyl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms. For example, the number of carbon atoms of alkyl may be, for example, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, or <NUM>. Specific examples of alkyl include, but are not limited to, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, n-hexyl, etc..

In the present disclosure, halogen may be, for example, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine.

In the present disclosure, specific examples of trialkylsilyl include, but are not limited to, trimethylsilyl, triethylsilyl, etc..

In the present disclosure, specific examples of haloalkyl include, but are not limited to, trifluoromethyl.

In the present disclosure, the number of cycloalkyl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms may be, for example, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, or <NUM>. Specific examples of cycloalkyl include, but are not limited to, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, adamantly, etc..

In the present disclosure, the number of carbon atoms of deuterated alkyl having carbon atoms <NUM> to <NUM> is, for example, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM> or <NUM>. Specific examples of deuterated alkyl include, but are not limited to, trideuteromethyl.

In the present disclosure, the number of carbon atoms of haloalkyl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms is, for example, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM> or <NUM>. Specific examples of haloalkyl include, but are not limited to, trifluoromethyl.

In the present disclosure, a ring system formed by n atoms is an n-membered ring. For example, phenyl is a <NUM>-membered ring. A <NUM> to <NUM>-membered ring refers to a cyclic group having <NUM> to <NUM> ring atoms. A <NUM> to <NUM>-membered ring may be, for example, cyclopentane, cyclohexane, a fluorene ring, a benzene ring, etc..

In the present disclosure, <IMG> refers to a chemical bond linked with other groups.

In the present disclosure, a non-positional bond is single bond "<IMG>" extending from a ring system, and it indicates that the linkage bond can be linked at one end thereof to any position in the ring system through which the bond passes, and linked at the other end thereof to the rest of the compound molecule. For example, as shown in Formula (f) below, the naphthalyl group represented by Formula (f) is linked to other positions of the molecule via two non-positional bonds passing through the two rings, which indicates any of possible linkages shown in Formulae (f-<NUM>) to (f-<NUM>):
<CHM>
<CHM>.

As another example, as shown in Formula (X') below, the dibenzofuranyl group represented by Formula (X') is linked to other positions of the molecule via a non-positional bond extending from the center of a side benzene ring, which indicates any of possible linkages shown in Formulae (X'-<NUM>) to (X'-<NUM>):
<CHM>.

A non-positional substituent in the present disclosure refers to a substituent linked via single bond extending from the center of a ring system, and it means that the substituent may be linked to any possible position in the ring system. For example, as shown in Formula (Y) below, the substituent R' represented by Formula (Y) is linked to a quinoline ring via a non-positional bond, which indicates any of possible linkages shown in Formulae (Y-<NUM>) to (Y-<NUM>):
<CHM>
<CHM>.

In some embodiments, Formula <NUM> is specifically selected from structures shown in Formulae <NUM>-<NUM> to <NUM>-<NUM>:
<CHM>.

In the above Formulae <NUM>-<NUM> to <NUM>-<NUM>, each symbol has a definition as it has in Formula <NUM>.

A compound having the structure shown in Formula <NUM>-<NUM> or <NUM>-<NUM> requires a lower operating voltage.

In some embodiments, the compound shown in Formula <NUM> has a structure shown in the following Formulae <NUM>-<NUM> to <NUM>-<NUM>:
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>.

In some embodiments, L, L<NUM>, and L<NUM> are each independently selected from the group consisting of single bond, substituted or unsubstituted arylene having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, and substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms.

In some embodiments, L, L<NUM>, and L<NUM> are each independently selected from the group consisting of single bond, substituted or unsubstituted arylene having <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, or <NUM> carbon atoms, and substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene having <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, or <NUM> carbon atoms.

Optionally, the substituents in L, L<NUM>, and L<NUM> are identical or different, and are each independently selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, cyano, alkyl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, haloalkyl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, deuterated alkyl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, trialkylsilyl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, aryl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, or heteroaryl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms.

In some embodiments, L, L<NUM>, and L<NUM> are each independently selected from the group consisting of single bond, substituted or unsubstituted phenylene, substituted or unsubstituted naphthylene, substituted or unsubstituted biphenylene, substituted or unsubstituted fluorenylidene, substituted or unsubstituted phenanthrylene, substituted or unsubstituted anthrylene, substituted or unsubstituted carbazolylene, substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothienylene, and substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuranylene.

Optionally, the substituents in L, L<NUM>, and L<NUM> are each independently selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, cyano, trimethylsilyl, trideuteromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, phenyl, or naphthyl.

In some embodiments, L and L<NUM> are each independently selected from the group consisting of single bond, phenylene, deuterated phenylene, or naphthylene.

In some embodiments, L and L<NUM> are each independently selected from the group consisting of single bond and the following groups:
<CHM>
<CHM>.

In some embodiments, L<NUM> is selected from the group consisting of single bond, substituted or unsubstituted phenylene, substituted or unsubstituted naphthylene, substituted or unsubstituted biphenylene, substituted or unsubstituted carbazolylene, substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothienylene, substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuranylene.

Optionally, the substituents in L<NUM> are each independently selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, cyano, trimethylsilyl, trideuteromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, or phenyl.

In some embodiments, L<NUM> is selected from the group consisting of single bond and the following groups:
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>.

In some embodiments, Ar<NUM>, Ar<NUM>, and Ar<NUM> are each independently selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted aryl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, and substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms.

In some embodiments, Ar<NUM>, Ar<NUM>, and Ar<NUM> are each independently selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted aryl having <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, or <NUM> carbon atoms, and substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, or <NUM> carbon atoms.

In some embodiments, the substituents in Ar<NUM>, Ar<NUM>, and Ar<NUM> are each independently selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, cyano, haloalkyl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, deuterated alkyl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, alkyl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, aryl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, heteroaryl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, and trialkylsilyl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms; optionally, any two adjacent substituents form a benzene ring or a fluorene ring.

In some embodiments, Ar<NUM> and Ar<NUM> are each independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted group W, the unsubstituted group W is selected from the group consisting of the following groups:
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
the substituted group W each has one or more substituents, the substituents being each independently selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, cyano, trimethylsilyl, triphenylsilyl, trifluoromethyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, adamantly, phenyl, naphthyl, pyridyl, dibenzofuranyl, dibenzothienyl, and carbazolyl; when the number of the substituents in group W is greater than <NUM>, the substituents are identical or different.

In some embodiments, Ar<NUM> is selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl, substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl, substituted or unsubstituted terphenyl, substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl, substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuranyl, substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothienyl, and substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl.

Optionally, the substituents in Ar<NUM> are each independently selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, cyano, trimethylsilyl, triphenylsilyl, trideuteromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, phenyl, naphthyl, dibenzofuranyl, dibenzothienyl, or carbazolyl.

In some embodiments, Ar<NUM> is selected from the following groups:
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>.

In some embodiments, Ar<NUM> and Ar<NUM> are each independently selected from the following groups:
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>.

In some embodiments, Ar<NUM> is selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl, substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl, substituted or unsubstituted terphenyl, substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenanthryl, substituted or unsubstituted pyrenyl, substituted or unsubstituted triphenylene, substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuranyl, substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothienyl, and substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl.

Optionally, the substituents in Ar<NUM> are each independently selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, cyano, trimethylsilyl, triphenylsilyl, trideuteromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, phenyl, naphthyl, biphenyl, dibenzofuranyl, dibenzothienyl, or carbazolyl.

In some embodiments, Ar<NUM> is selected from the following groups:
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>.

In some embodiments, Ar<NUM> is selected from the following groups:
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>.

In some embodiments, <IMG> is selected from the following groups:
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>.

In some embodiments, each R<NUM>, each R<NUM>, each R<NUM> is identical or different, and is independently selected from the group consisting of deuterium, cyano, fluorine, trideuteromethyl, trimethylsilyl, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, phenyl, or naphthyl; optionally, any two adjacent R<NUM> form a benzene ring.

In some embodiments,
<CHM>
is selected from the following groups:
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>.

In some embodiments, the arylamine compound is selected from the group consisting of the following compounds:
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>.

The present disclosure, in a second aspect, provides an organic electroluminescent device comprising an anode, a cathode, and a functional layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The functional layer comprises the arylamine compound described in the first aspect of the present disclosure.

The arylamine compound provided in the present disclosure may be used to form at least one organic film layer in the functional layer so as to improve properties of the organic electroluminescent device such as luminous efficiency and service life.

Optionally, the functional layer comprises an organic light-emitting layer. The organic light-emitting layer comprises the arylamine compound. The organic light-emitting layer may be composed of the arylamine compound provided in the present disclosure, or may be composed of the arylamine compound provided in the present disclosure together with other materials.

Optionally, the functional layer further comprises a hole transport layer (also known as first hole transport layer) and a hole adjustment layer (also known as second hole transport layer). The hole transport layer is located between the anode and the organic light-emitting layer, and the hole adjustment layer is located between the hole transport layer and the organic light-emitting layer. In some embodiments, the hole adjustment layer is composed of the arylamine compound provided in the present disclosure, or composed of the arylamine compound provided in the present disclosure together with other materials.

According to a specific embodiment, the organic electroluminescent device is as shown in <FIG>, and comprises an anode <NUM>, a hole injection layer <NUM>, a hole transport layer <NUM>, a hole adjustment layer <NUM>, an organic light-emitting layer <NUM>, an electron transport layer <NUM>, an electron injection layer <NUM>, and a cathode <NUM> that are stacked in sequence.

In the present disclosure, the anode <NUM> comprises an anode material, which is preferably a high-work function material contributing to injection of holes into the functional layer. Specific examples of the anode material include, but are not limited to: metals such as nickel, platinum, vanadium, chromium, copper, zinc, gold, and alloys thereof; metal oxides such as zinc oxide, indium oxide, indium tin oxide (ITO), and indium zinc oxide (IZO); combinations of metals and oxides, such as ZnO:Al or SnO<NUM>:Sb; and conductive polymers such as poly(<NUM>-methylthiophene), poly[<NUM>,<NUM>-(ethylene-<NUM>,<NUM>-dioxy)thiophene] (PEDT), polypyrrole, and polyaniline. Preferably, a transparent electrode comprising indium tin oxide (ITO) is included as the anode.

In the present disclosure, the hole transport layer and the hole adjustment layer each may comprise one or more hole transport materials. The hole transport material may be selected from carbazole polymer, carbazole-linked triarylamine compounds, or other types of compounds, which may be selected from the following compounds or any combination thereof:
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>.

In an embodiment, the hole transport layer <NUM> is composed ofα-NPD.

In an embodiment, the hole adjustment layer <NUM> is composed of HT-<NUM>.

Optionally, a hole injection layer <NUM> is further provided between the anode <NUM> and the hole transport layer <NUM> so as to enhance the ability to inject holes into the hole transport layer <NUM>. The hole injection layer <NUM> may be composed of a material selected from benzidine derivatives, starburst arylamine compounds, phthalocyanine derivatives, and other materials, and the present disclosure is not particularly restricted in this respect. The material of the hole injection layer <NUM> is, for example, selected from the following compounds or any combinations thereof:
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the hole injection layer <NUM> is composed of PD.

Optionally, the organic light-emitting layer <NUM> may be composed of a single luminescent material, or may comprise a host material and a dopant material. Optionally, the organic light-emitting layer <NUM> is composed of a host material and a dopant material. Holes injected into the organic light-emitting layer <NUM> and electrons injected into the organic light-emitting layer <NUM> can recombine in the organic light-emitting layer <NUM> to form excitons. The excitons transmit energy to the host material, and the host material transmits the energy to the dopant material, thereby enabling the dopant material to emit light.

The host material of the organic light-emitting layer <NUM> may include metal chelating compounds, stilbene derivatives, aromatic amine derivatives, dibenzofuran derivatives, or other types of materials. The host material of the organic light-emitting layer <NUM> may be one compound, or a combination of two or more compounds. Optionally, the host material comprises the arylamine compound of the present disclosure.

The dopant material of the organic light-emitting layer <NUM> may be a compound having a condensed aryl ring or a derivative thereof, a compound having a heteroaryl ring or a derivative thereof, an aromatic amine derivative, or other materials, and the present disclosure is not particularly restricted in this respect. The dopant material is also known as a doping material or a dopant, which can be categorized, according to its type of luminescence, as a fluorescent dopant or a phosphorescent dopant. Specific examples of the phosphorescent dopant include, but are not limited to:
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the organic electroluminescent device is a red light-emitting organic electroluminescent device. In a more specific embodiment, the host material of the organic light-emitting layer <NUM> comprises the arylamine compound of the present disclosure. The dopant material may be, for example, RD-<NUM>.

The electron transport layer <NUM> may be a single-layer structure or a multi-layer structure, and may comprise one or more electron transport materials. The electron transport materials may be selected from, but are not limited to, LiQ, benzimidazole derivatives, oxadiazole derivatives, quinoxaline derivatives, or other electron transport materials, which are not particularly limited in the present disclosure. The material of the electron transport layer <NUM> includes, but is not limited to, the following compounds:
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electron transport layer <NUM> is composed of ET-<NUM> and LiQ.

In the present disclosure, the cathode <NUM> comprises a cathode material, which is a low-work function material contributing to injection of electrons into the functional layer. Specific examples of the cathode material include, but are not limited to, metals such as magnesium, calcium, sodium, potassium, titanium, indium, yttrium, lithium, gadolinium, aluminum, silver, tin, lead, and alloys thereof; or multilayer materials such as LiF/Al, Liq/Al, LiO<NUM>/Al, LiF/Ca, LiF/Al, and BaF<NUM>/Ca. Optionally, a metal electrode comprising magnesium and silver is included as the cathode.

Optionally, an electron injection layer <NUM> is further provided between the cathode <NUM> and the electron transport layer <NUM> so as to enhance the ability to inject electrons into the electron transport layer <NUM>. The electron injection layer <NUM> may comprise an inorganic material such as an alkali metal sulfide, an alkali metal halide, and the like, or may comprise a complex of an alkali metal and an organic compound. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electron injection layer <NUM> comprises ytterbium (Yb).

The present disclosure, in a third aspect, provides an electronic apparatus including the organic electroluminescent device described in the second aspect of the present disclosure.

According to an embodiment, as shown in <FIG>, the electronic apparatus provided is an electronic apparatus <NUM> including the organic electroluminescent device described above. The electronic apparatus <NUM> may be, for example, a display device, a lighting device, an optical communication device, or other type of electronic devices, including, but not limited to, for example, a computer screen, a mobile phone screen, a television, electronic paper, an emergency lamp, an optical module, etc..

A synthesis method of the arylamine compound of the present disclosure is described in detail below in conjunction with Synthesis Examples, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto in any way.

Those skilled in the art should appreciate that chemical reactions described in the present disclosure may be used properly to prepare many arylamine compounds of the present disclosure, and other methods that can be used to prepare the compounds of the present disclosure are all considered to be within the scope of the present disclosure. For example, the synthesis of those non-exemplary compounds of the present disclosure may be successfully accomplished by those skilled in the art by modifying the method, for example, by properly protecting an interfering group, by utilizing other known reagents other than those described in the present disclosure, or by making some conventional modifications to reaction conditions. Compounds for which a synthesis method is not mentioned in the present disclosure are raw material products obtained commercially.

<NUM>-bromo-<NUM>-phenylbenzooxazole (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), <NUM>-chlorophenylboronic acid (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), tetrabutylammonium bromide (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), anhydrous potassium carbonate (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), toluene (<NUM>), absolute ethanol (<NUM>), and deionized water (<NUM>) were sequentially added under a nitrogen atmosphere to a <NUM>-mL three-neck flask, heated to reflux and stirred for <NUM> hours. After being cooled to room temperature, the reaction solution was extracted with dichloromethane (<NUM> × <NUM> times). The resulting organic phases were combined and then dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate, followed by filtration and then distillation under reduced pressure to remove the solvent, obtaining a crude product. The crude product was purified by silica gel column chromatography with n-heptane as a mobile phase, yielding white solid Sub-a1 (<NUM>, yield <NUM>%).

Sub-a2 to Sub-a7 were synthesized respectively following the synthesis method of Sub-a1, except that <NUM>-bromo-<NUM>-phenylbenzooxazole was replaced with a corresponding reactant A shown in Table <NUM>, and that <NUM>-chlorophenylboronic acid was replaced with a corresponding reactant B.

<NUM>-bromo-<NUM>H-benzo[A]carbazole (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), <NUM>-iodobiphenyl (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), cuprous iodide (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), <NUM>-crown-<NUM> (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), <NUM>,<NUM>-phenanthroline (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), potassium carbonate (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), and N,N-dimethylformamide (<NUM>) were added sequentially under a nitrogen atmosphere to a <NUM>-mL three-neck flask, and heated to reflux and stirred overnight. After being cooled to room temperature, the reaction solution was poured into <NUM> of deionized water, and then filtered. The filter cake was collected, dissolved in dichloromethane, and dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, followed by filtration and then distillation under reduced pressure to remove the solvent, obtaining a crude product. The crude product was purified by silica gel column chromatography with n-heptane/dichloromethane as a mobile phase, yielding white solid Sub-b <NUM> (<NUM>, yield <NUM>%).

Sub-b2 to Sub-b9 were synthesized respectively following the synthesis method of Sub-b1, except that <NUM>-bromo-<NUM>H-benzo[A]carbazole was replaced with a corresponding reactant C shown in Table <NUM>, and that <NUM>-iodobiphenyl was replaced with a corresponding reactant D.

RM-<NUM> (<NPL>, <NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and <NUM> of benzene-D<NUM> were added under a nitrogen atmosphere to a <NUM>-mL three-neck flask, and heated to <NUM>, followed by addition of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), and heating to boil for a reaction under stirring for <NUM> hours. After the reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, <NUM> of deuteroxide was added, followed by stirring for <NUM> minutes, and then addition of a saturated aqueous solution of K<NUM>PO<NUM> to neutralize the reaction solution. The resulting organic layers (<NUM> × <NUM> times) were extracted with dichloromethane. The organic phases were combined and then dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, followed by filtration and then distillation under reduced pressure to remove the solvent, obtaining a crude product. The crude product was purified by silica gel column chromatography using n-heptane/dichloromethane as a mobile phase, yielding white solid Sub-b10 (<NUM>, yield <NUM>%).

Sub-b <NUM> was synthesized following the synthesis method of Sub-b <NUM>, except that RM-<NUM> was replaced with reactant E shown in Table <NUM>.

Sub-a1 (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), <NUM>-benzidine (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), tris(dibenzylideneacetonyl)bis-palladium (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), <NUM>-dicyclohexylphosphino-<NUM>',<NUM>',<NUM>' triisopropylbiphenyl (XPhos, <NUM>, <NUM> mmol), sodium tert-butoxide (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), and toluene (<NUM>) were sequentially added under a nitrogen atmosphere to a <NUM>-mL three-neck flask, heated to reflux and stirred overnight. After being cooled to room temperature, the reaction solution was poured into <NUM> of deionized water, stirred thoroughly for <NUM> minutes, and filtered. The resulting filter cake was rinsed with deionized water to neutral, and then rinsed with absolute ethanol (<NUM>). The filter cake was collected and recrystallized with toluene, obtaining gray-green solid Sub-c1 (<NUM>; yield <NUM>%).

Sub-c2 to Sub-c37 were synthesized respectively following the synthesis method of Sub-c1, except that Sub-a1 was replaced with a corresponding reactant F shown in Table <NUM>, and that <NUM>-benzidine was replaced with a corresponding reactant G.

Sub-c1 (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), <NUM>-bromo-<NUM>-phenyl-<NUM>H-benzo[c]carbazole (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), tris(dibenzylideneacetonyl)bis-palladium (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), <NUM>-biscyclohexylphosphino-<NUM>',<NUM>'-dimethoxybiphenyl (Sphos, <NUM>, <NUM> mmol), sodium tert-butoxide (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), and xylene (<NUM>) were sequentially added under a nitrogen atmosphere to a <NUM>-mL three-neck flask, heated to reflux and stirred overnight. After being cooled to room temperature, the reaction solution was extracted with dichloromethane (<NUM> × <NUM> times). The resulting organic phases were combined and then dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate, followed by filtration and distillation under reduced pressure to remove the solvent, obtaining a crude product. The crude product was purified by silica gel column chromatography with n-heptane as a mobile phase, yielding white solid Compound <NUM> (<NUM>, yield <NUM>%), m/z = <NUM>[M+H]+.

Compounds of the present disclosure shown in Table <NUM> were synthesized respectively following the synthesis method of Compound <NUM>, except that Sub-c1 was replaced with a corresponding reactant H shown in Table <NUM>, and that <NUM>-bromo-<NUM>-phenyl-<NUM>H-benzo[c]carbazole was replaced with a corresponding reactant J.

First, anode pretreatment was performed by the following processes. A surface of an ITO/Ag/ITO substrate, with thicknesses of ITO/Ag/ITO being 100Å, 1000Å, and 100Å, respectively, was treated using ultraviolet ozone and O<NUM>:N<NUM> plasma to increase the work function of the anode, and then cleaned with an organic solvent to remove impurities and oil on the ITO substrate.

Compound PD was deposited by vacuum evaporation on the experimental substrate (anode) to form a hole injection layer (HIL) with a thickness of <NUM>Å, and then α-NPD was deposited by vacuum evaporation on the hole injection layer to form a hole transport layer with a thickness of <NUM>Å.

Compound HT-<NUM> was deposited by vacuum evaporation on the hole transport layer to form a hole adjustment layer with a thickness of <NUM>Å.

Next, Compound <NUM>, Compound RH-N, and Compound RD-<NUM> were co-deposited by evaporation on the hole adjustment layer in a mass ratio of <NUM>%: <NUM>%: <NUM>% to form a red light-emitting layer (EML) with a thickness of <NUM>Å.

Compound ET-<NUM> and Compound LiQ were mixed in a <NUM>:<NUM> weight ratio and deposited by evaporation on the light-emitting layer to form an electron transport layer (ETL) with a thickness of <NUM>Å; Yb was deposited by evaporation on the electron transport layer to form an electron injection layer (EIL) with a thickness of <NUM>Å; and then magnesium (Mg) and silver (Ag) were mixed in a rate ratio of <NUM>:<NUM>, and deposited by vacuum evaporation on the electron injection layer to form a cathode with a thickness of <NUM>Å.

Further, Compound CP-<NUM> was deposited by vacuum evaporation on the above cathode to form a capping layer with a thickness of <NUM>Å, completing the fabrication of a red organic electroluminescent device.

Organic electroluminescent devices were fabricated respectively by the same method as used in Example <NUM>, except that Compound <NUM> in Example <NUM> was replaced with a corresponding Compound X shown in the following Table <NUM> when a light-emitting layer was formed.

Organic electroluminescent devices were fabricated respectively by the same method as used in Example <NUM>, except that Compound <NUM> in Example <NUM> was replaced with a corresponding one of Compound A, Compound B, Compound C, and Compound D when a light-emitting layer was formed.

Structures of the compounds used in the Examples and Comparative Examples are as follows:
<CHM>
<CHM>
<CHM>.

The red organic electroluminescent devices fabricated in Examples <NUM> to <NUM> and Comparative Examples <NUM> to <NUM> were tested for their performance. Specifically, the IVL characteristics of the devices were tested under the condition of <NUM> mA/cm<NUM>, and the T<NUM> lifetime of the devices was tested under the condition of <NUM> mA/cm<NUM>. Test results are shown in Table <NUM>.

As can be seen from the above Table <NUM>, compared with Comparative Examples <NUM> to <NUM>, the Examples, in which the compounds of the present disclosure are used as the host material of the red organic electroluminescent devices, the operating voltage is decreased by at least <NUM>. 1V, and the efficiency is increased by at least <NUM>%, and the service life is increased by at least <NUM>%.

The structure of each of the arylamine compounds of the present disclosure includes benzocarbazolyl and benzoxazolyl or benzothiazolyl groups. The benzocarbazolyl group has an excellent hole transport property, and the benzoxazolyl or benzothiazolyl group has a relatively large conjugation plane, which is conducive to intermolecular accumulation and can further improve hole mobility in the compounds of the present disclosure. A triarylamine compound, when used as a hole transport-type host material, can be oxidized to form free radical cations. The benzoxazolyl or benzothiazolyl group linked, directly or indirectly via a benzene ring, to the nitrogen atoms of the arylamine can stabilize theses free radical cations and improve the electrochemical stability of the compounds. Therefore, the compounds of the present disclosure, when used as a hole transport-type host material in a mixed-type host material, can significantly improve the efficiency of a device and significantly prolong service life thereof.

Claim 1:
An arylamine compound, having a structure shown in Formula <NUM>:
<CHM>
wherein:
ring A is a naphthalene ring;
L, L<NUM>, and L<NUM> are identical or different, and are each independently selected from the group consisting of single bond, substituted or unsubstituted arylene having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, and substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms;
Ar<NUM> is a group shown in Formula <NUM>;
<CHM>
X is selected from O or S;
Ar<NUM>, Ar<NUM>, and Ar<NUM> are identical or different, and are each independently selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted aryl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, and substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms;
substituents in L, L<NUM>, L<NUM>, Ar<NUM>, Ar<NUM>, and Ar<NUM> are identical or different, and are each independently selected from the group consisting of deuterium, cyano, halogen, alkyl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, haloalkyl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, deuterated alkyl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, alkoxy having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, alkylthio having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, trialkylsiyl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, triphenylsilyl, aryl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, heteroaryl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, or cycloalkyl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms; optionally, any two adjacent substituents form a saturated or unsaturated <NUM> to <NUM>-membered ring;
each R<NUM>, each R<NUM>, each R<NUM> is independently selected from the group consisting of deuterium, cyano, halogen, alkyl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, haloalkyl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, trialkylsiyl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, triphenylsilyl, aryl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, heteroaryl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms, or cycloalkyl having <NUM> to <NUM> carbon atoms; n<NUM> is selected from <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, or <NUM>; n<NUM> is selected from <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, or <NUM>; n<NUM> is selected from <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, or <NUM>;
optionally, any two adjacent R<NUM> form a benzene ring.