title: New benzo[b]furans as electroluminescent materials for emitting blue light.
abstract: [structure: see text] New functionalized mono- and bis-benzo[b]furan derivatives were synthesized and developed as blue-light emitting materials. They possessed a CN, CHO, CH=CHPh, CH=CPh(2), or CH=CHCOOH group at the C4-position. Two benzo[b]furan nuclei in bis-benzo[b]furan derivatives were connected by a divinylbenzene bridge. With good volatility and thermal stability, bis-benzo[b]furan 7a was fabricated as a device. It emitted blue light with brightness 53430 cd/m(2) (at 15.5 V) and high maximum external quantum efficiency 3.75% (at 11 V).
authors.affiliation: Organosilicon and Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan, ROC. jrhwu@mx.nthu.edu.tw
authors.forename: Jih Ru
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Hwu
authors.forename: Kao-Shuh
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: Shih Hsien
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: Shwu-Chen
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Tsay