Transition metal complexes and use thereof in organic light emitting diodes—III

US8377332B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Oliver Molt · Hirschberg, DE
• Christian Lennartz · Dublin, IE
• Evelyn Fuchs · Mannheim, DE
• Korinna Dormann · Bad Dürkheim, DE
• Nicolle Langer · Heppenheim, DE
• Christian Schildknecht · Schifferstadt, DE
• Jens Rudolph · Abu Dhabi, AE
• Gerhard Wagenblast · Wachenheim, DE
• Soichi Watanabe · Mannheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 9, 2009
• Grant date: Feb 19, 2013
• Expiry date: Jun 9, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H10K2101/10
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Metal complexes comprising at least one polycyclic aromatic ligand which is bonded to the central metal via two nitrogen atoms, an organic light-emitting diode comprising at least one inventive metal complex, a light-emitting layer comprising at least one inventive metal complex, an organic light-emitting diode comprising at least one inventive light-emitting layer, the use of the at least one inventive metal complex in organic light-emitting diodes, and a device selected from the group consisting of stationary visual display units such as visual display units of computers, televisions, visual display units in printers, kitchen appliances and advertising panels, illuminations, information panels and mobile visual display units such as visual display units in cellphones, laptops, digital cameras, vehicles, and destination displays on buses and trains, comprising at least one inventive organic light-emitting diode.