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Samsung patents new chemical compounds for organic light-emitting displays

Samsung has secured a patent for specific heterocyclic compounds designed to be used in organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs). These chemical structures are intended to serve as components within the display layers of electronic devices. The filing details the molecular formulas and structural variations of these compounds.

Why it mattersThis is a routine materials science patent that helps manufacturers refine the chemistry of display panels, potentially improving the efficiency or lifespan of screens in phones and TVs.

In the filing’s own words

Provided are a heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2, an organic light-emitting device including the heterocyclic compound, and an electronic apparatus including the organic light-emitting device: wherein Formulae 1-1 and 1-2 are respectively the same as described in the present specification.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1-1: wherein, in Formulae 1-1, A 11 to A 16 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C 5 -C 30 carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 30 heterocyclic group, X 11 to X 16 are each independently a group represented by Formula 2-1 or 2-2, n11 to n16 are each independently 0, 1, or 2, the sum of n11 to n16 in Formula 1-1 is 2 or more, Y 11 to Y 16 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 60 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 7 -C 60 alkylaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 60 aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 60 arylthio group, or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, m11 to m16 are each independently 0, 1, or 2, the sum of n11 to n16 and m11 to m16 in Formula 1-1 is 3 or more, the Z 11 to Z 16 are each independently a carbon atom, and a bond between Z 11 and Z 12, a bond between Z 13 and Z 14, and a bond between Z 15 and Z 16 are each independently a single bond or a double bond, wherein, in Formulae 2-1 and 2-2, X 21 is a single bond, O, S, N(R 25), or C(R 25)(R 26), L 21 and L 22 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C 5 -C 30 carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 30 heterocyclic group, a21 and a22 are each independently 0, 1, or 2, R 21 and R 22 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 60 aryl group, R 11 to R 16 and R 23 to R 26 are each independently hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —SF 5, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 60 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 7 -C 60 alkylaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 60 aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 60 arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 60 alkylheteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 heteroaryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 60 heteroarylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(Q 1)(Q 2)(Q 3), —C(Q 1)(Q 2)(Q 3), —B(Q 1)(Q 2), —N(Q 1)(Q 2), —P(Q 1)(Q 2), —C(═O)(Q 1), —S(═O)(Q 1), —S(═O) 2 (Q 1), —P(═O)(Q 1)(Q 2), or —P(═S)(Q 1)(Q 2), b11 to b16 are each independently 0, 1, 2, or 3, b23 and b24 are each independently 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, Q 1 to Q 3 are each independently hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group, a C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group, a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl group, a C 1 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C 3 -C 10 cycloalkenyl group, a C 1 -C 10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C 6 -C 60 aryl group, a C 7 -C 60 alkylaryl group, a C 6 -C 60 aryloxy group, a C 6 -C 60 arylthio group, a C 1 -C 60 heteroaryl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkylheteroaryl group, a C 1 -C 60 heteroaryloxy group, a C 1 -C 60 heteroarylthio group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, a C 1 -C 60 alkyl group that is substituted with at leas

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
Heterocyclic compound, organic light-emitting device including the heterocyclic compound, and electronic apparatus including the organic light-emitting device
Patent number
US12740306B2
Application number
17573736
Filed
Jan 12, 2022
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Inventors
10
Claims
21

Classified under

H10K 85/322 Electricity & electronicsC07F 5/027 Chemistry & metalsC09K 11/06 Chemistry & metalsC09K 2211/10 Chemistry & metalsH10K 50/11 Electricity & electronicsH10K 50/121 Electricity & electronics

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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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