Abstract:
A crosslinking monomer for making a crosslinked polymer, said monomer comprising reactive leaving groups Y and Y 1 located on the same or different aryl or heteroaryl groups of the monomer and a structural unit of general Formula: (I), where Ar represents an aryl or heteroaryl group; Ar 1 and Ar 2 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl group and where any two of Ar, Ar l and Ar 2 may optionally be linked; Sp represents an optional spacer group; and X represents a crosslinkable group.
Abstract:
A polymer comprising a first repeat unit comprising Ar h X 2 wherein Ar?h ¿comprises a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group and each X is the same or different and independently comprises a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl group and a second repeat unit that is adjacent to the first repeat unit wherein each X that is part of a main body of the polymer backbone is directly conjugated to the second repeat unit.
Abstract translation:一种聚合物,其包含包含Ar x H 2的第一重复单元,其中Ar h包含取代或未取代的杂芳基,并且每个X相同或不同并且独立地包含取代或未取代的芳基或杂芳基和第二重复单元, 与第一重复单元相邻,其中作为聚合物主链的主体的一部分的每个X直接与第二重复单元缀合。
Abstract:
An organic light emitting device having a phase-separated light-emissive layer comprising: a charge transport phase comprising a charge transport material; and an emitting phase, the emitting phase comprising a plurality of discrete emissive domains dispersed in the charge transport phase, each emitting domain comprising a host material and one or more metal complexes for emitting light by phosphorescence; wherein the charge transport material has a T1 energy level lower than the T1 energy level of the metal complexes and the host material has a T1 energy level higher than the T1 energy level of the metal complexes.
Abstract:
Monomers having the formula X1-Ar1-[triarylamine]-Ar2-X2 wherein the triarylamine unit comprises at least one nitrogen atom in the backbone of the monomer and at least three substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl groups and wherein X1 and X2 are the same or different polymerisable groups and wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are the same or different substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl groups. Polymers and copolymers comprising such monomers are also described. The polymers have particular application in organic optoelectronic devices such as organic electroluminescent devices and organic photovoltaic devices.
Abstract:
A process for preparing a conjugated polymer, which comprises polymerising in a reaction mixture (a) an aromatic monomer having at least two boron derivative functional groups selected from a boronic acid group, a boronic ester group and a borane group, and an aromatic monomer having at least two reactive halide functional groups; or (b) an aromatic monomer having one reactive halide functional group and one boron derivative functional group selected from a boronic acid group, a boronic ester group and a borane group; an amount of a catalyst suitable for catalysing the polymerisation of the aromatic monomers; and a base in an amount sufficient to convert the boron derivative functional groups into boron anionic groups, characterised in that said reaction mixture further comprises a first solvent and a second solvent with which said first solvent is substantially immiscible and an emulsifier in an amount sufficient to form an emulsion of said reaction mixture.
Abstract:
A polymer for use in an optical device comprising a first, optionally substituted, repeat unit of formula (I) and a second, optionally substituted, repeat unit of formula (II): wherein each Ar and Ar' is the same or different and comprises an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group and optionally a third, optionally substituted, repeat unit in a molar ratio of no greater than 5 %, the third repeat unit having a formula -Ar-N(Ar)-Ar- and having a single nitrogen atom in its backbone.
Abstract:
A method for making a polymer containing a first repeat unit having formula: -Ar-N(R)-Ar-(N(R')-Ar) x - which may be substituted or unsubstituted where x is 0 or 1; each Ar is the same or different and independently is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl group and R and R' each is hydrogen or a substituent group and a second repeat unit that is the same or different from the first repeat unit and comprises a substituted or unsubstituted, aryl or heteroaryl group. The polymer is made by Suzuki polymerisation wherein the monomer from which repeat unit (1) is derived comprises one or two reactive boron groups.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of a polymerisable unit for production of a hole transporting polymer for use in an optical device, which process comprises reacting in the presence of S to form wherein each R is the same or different and is independently H or a substituent group; n is O or an integer from 1 to 100; Ar and Ar' are the same or different and are each aromatic or heteroaromatic groups which are substituted or unsubstituted; Y is a direct bond, a light emissive moiety, a hole transporting moiety or an electron transporting moiety; and X is a polymerisable group.
Abstract:
A semiconductive hole transport material containing polar substituent groups, the polar substituent groups substantially not affecting the electronic properties of the hole transport material and the hole transport material being soluble in a polar solvent.
Abstract:
A polymer comprising an optionally substituted repeat unit of formula: (I) wherein each R is the same or different and represents H or an electron withdrawing group; and each R 1 is the same or different and represents a substituent.