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Samsung patents new chemical compounds for organic light-emitting displays

Samsung has secured a patent for specific organometallic compounds designed to be used in organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs). These compounds contain a transition metal bonded to specific ligand structures, which are intended to function as materials within the display layer of an electronic device. The filing details the chemical formulas and structural variations of these compounds to protect their use in display technology.

Why it mattersThis is a routine chemical formulation patent that helps manufacturers optimize the performance or efficiency of OLED screens found in phones and TVs.

In the filing’s own words

An organometallic compound represented by Formula 1: wherein, M 1 is a transition metal, L 1 is a ligand represented by Formula 1A, L 2 is a ligand represented by Formula 1B, and n1 and n2 are each independently 1 or 2, wherein X 1 is C or N; X 2 is C or N; X 3 is C or N; X 4 is C or N; ring CY 1 and ring CY 2 are each independently a C 5 -C 30 carbocyclic group or a C 1 -C 30 heterocyclic group; Z 1 and Z 2 are each independently —Si(Q 1)(Q 2)(Q 3) or —Ge(Q 1)(Q 2)(Q 3); a1 and a2 are each independently an integer from 0 to 10; a sum of a1 and a2 is 1 or greater; and the remaining substituent groups are as described herein.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An organometallic compound represented by Formula 1: M 1 (L 1) n1 (L 2) n2 Formula 1 wherein, in Formula 1, M 1 is a transition metal, L 1 is a ligand represented by Formula 1A, L 2 is a ligand represented by Formula 1B, and n1 and n2 are each independently 1 or 2, wherein, in Formulae 1A and 1B, X 1 is C or N, X 2 is C or N, X 3 is C or N, and X 4 is C or N, ring CY 1 and ring CY 2 are each independently a C 5 -C 30 carbocyclic group or a C 1 -C 30 heterocyclic group, ring CY 3 is a 5-membered carbocyclic group; a 5-membered heterocyclic group; a 5-membered carbocyclic group condensed with a C 5 -C 30 carbocyclic group; a 5-membered carbocyclic group condensed with a C 1 -C 30 heterocyclic group; a 5-membered heterocyclic group condensed with a C 5 -C 30 carbocyclic group; or a 5-membered heterocyclic group condensed with a C 1 -C 30 heterocyclic group, ring CY 4 is a 6-membered carbocyclic group; a 6-membered heterocyclic group; a 6-membered carbocyclic group condensed with a C 5 -C 30 carbocyclic group; a 6-membered carbocyclic group condensed with a C 1 -C 30 heterocyclic group; a 6-membered heterocyclic group condensed with a C 5 -C 30 carbocyclic group; or a 6-membered heterocyclic group condensed with a C 1 -C 30 heterocyclic group, Z 1 and Z 2 are each independently —Si(Q 1)(Q 2)(Q 3) or —Ge(Q 1)(Q 2)(Q 3), a1 and a2 are each independently an integer from 0 to 10, a sum of a1 and a2 is 1 or greater, Y 1 and Y 2 are each independently O, S, Se, N(R 51), B(R 52), C(R 53)(R 54), Si(R 55)(R 56), or Ge(R 57)(R 58), R 1 to R 4, R 10a, R 41, R 42, and R 51 to R 58 are each independently hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —SF 5, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, 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 1 -C 60 alkylthio 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 alkyl aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 7 -C 60 aryl alkyl 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 alkyl heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 60 heteroaryl alkyl 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), —Ge(Q 1)(Q 2)(Q 3), —N(Q 4)(Q 5), —B(Q 6)(Q 7), —P(Q 8)(Q 9), or —P(═O)(Q 8)(Q 9), b1 to b4 are each independently an integer from 1 to 10, * and *′ each indicate a binding site to M 1, two or more of R 1 are optionally linked together to form a C 5 -C 30 carbocyclic group that is unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 10a, or a C 1 -C 30 heterocyclic group that is unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 10a, two or more of R 2 are optionally linked together to form a C 5 -C 30 carbocyclic group that is unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 10a, or a C 1 -C 30 heterocyclic group that is unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 10a, one or more of R 1 and one or more of R 2 are optionally linked together to form a C 5 -C

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
Organometallic compound, organic light-emitting device including the organometallic compound, and electronic apparatus including the organic light-emitting device
Patent number
US12745557B2
Application number
18475799
Filed
Sep 27, 2023
Granted
Sep 22, 2026
Inventors
6
Claims
20

Classified under

H10K 85/342 Electricity & electronicsC07F 15/0033 Chemistry & metalsC09K 11/06 Chemistry & metalsH10K 85/40 Electricity & electronicsC09K 2211/1048 Chemistry & metalsC09K 2211/185 Chemistry & metals

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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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