Electroactive materials

Abstract

There is provided an electroactive material having Formula I wherein: Q is the same or different at each occurrence and can be O, S, Se, Te, NR, SO, SO 2 , P, PO, PO 2 , and SiR 2 ; R is the same or different at each occurrence and can be hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, or alkynyl; R 1 through R 10 are the same or different and can be hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, halogen, hydroxyl, aryloxy, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, amino, alkylthio, phosphino, silyl, —COR, —COOR, —PO 3 R 2 , —OPO 3 R 2 , or CN.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electroactive material having Formula I: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein:
 Q is NR; 
 R is the same or different at each occurrence and is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, and alkynyl; 
 R 1  through R 10  are the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, halogen, hydroxyl, aryloxy, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, amino, alkylthio, phosphino, silyl, —COR, —COOR, —PO 3 R 2 , —OPO 3 R 2 , and CN. 
 
     
     
         2 . (canceled) 
     
     
         3 . The electroactive material of  claim 1 , wherein R 1  is aryl. 
     
     
         4 . The electroactive material of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5  is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, and diarylamino. 
     
     
         5 . The electroactive material of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , and R 10  is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, and diarylamino. 
     
     
         6 . The electroactive material of  claim 1 , having Formula II: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein:
 Ar is a multidentate aromatic moiety; 
 Q is NR; 
 R is the same or different at each occurrence and is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, and alkynyl; 
 R 1  through R 3  and R 5  through R 10  are the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, halogen, hydroxyl, aryloxy, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, amino, alkylthio, phosphino, silyl, —COR, —COOR, —PO 3 R 2 , —OPO 3 R 2 , and CN; and 
 n is an integer from 2-5. 
 
     
     
         7 . An electroactive material of  claim 6 , wherein Ar is selected from Ar1 through Ar98. 
     
     
         8 . An electroactive material of  claim 7 , wherein Ar is further substituted with one or more groups selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, and diarylamino. 
     
     
         9 . An electroactive polymer having at least one monomeric unit derived from Formula I: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein:
 Q is NR; 
 R is the same or different at each occurrence and is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, and alkynyl; 
 R 1  through R 10  are the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, halogen, hydroxyl, aryloxy, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, amino, alkylthio, phosphino, silyl, —COR, —COOR, —PO 3 R 2 , —OPO 3 R 2 , and CN. 
 
     
     
         10 . (canceled) 
     
     
         11 . An organic electronic device comprising a first electrical contact, a second electrical contact and an electroactive layer therebetween, the electroactive layer comprising an electroactive material selected from the group consisting of a compound having Formula I, a compound having Formula II, and a polymer having at least one monomeric unit derived from Formula I: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein:
 Ar is a multidentate aromatic moiety; 
 Q is NR; 
 R is the same or different at each occurrence and is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, and alkynyl; and 
 R 1  through R 10  are the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, halogen, hydroxyl, aryloxy, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, amino, alkylthio, phosphino, silyl, —COR, —COOR, —PO 3 R 2 , —OPO 3 R 2 , and CN; and 
 n is an integer equal to 2-5. 
 
     
     
         12 . A device of  claim 11 , wherein Ar is selected from the group consisting of Ar1 through Ar98. 
     
     
         13 . A device of  claim 11 , wherein Ar is further substituted with one or more groups selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, and diarylamino. 
     
     
         14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the electroactive layer is a charge transport layer. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 15 , wherein the charge transport layer is a hole transport layer. 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the electroactive layer is a photoactive layer. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 17 , wherein the photoactive layer further comprises a host material. 
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 17 , wherein the photoactive layer further comprises a photoactive material.