New anthracene derivatives containing coumarin moiety for organic light-emitting diodes.

4-Methyl-7-(10-phenyl-anthracen-9-yl)-chromen-2-one (PhAC), 4-Methyl-7-(10-naphthalen-1-yl-anthracen-9-yl)-chromen-2-one (1-NAC), 4-Methyl-7-(10-naphthalen-2-yl-anthracen-9-yl)-chromen-2-one (2-NAC), and 7-Anthracen-9-yl-4-methyl-chromen-2-one (AC) were synthesized through Suzuki aryl-aryl coupling reaction. Four compounds were used as emitting layer (EMLs) in non-doped OLEDs with the following structures: ITO/2-TNATA(60 nm)/NPB(15 nm)/EMLs(35 nm)/Alq3(20 nm)/LiF(1 nm)/Al(200 nm). Non-doped devices showed luminescence efficiency of 2.14, 2.07, 1.52, and 1.12 cd/A at a current density of 10 mA/cm2. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]