A compound comprising a first ligand L.sub.A of Formula I,

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is provided. In Formula I, Ring A is a 5-membered or 6-membered ring, and moiety G has a structure of

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where
the dashed line marked with * is coordinated to Ir; the dashed line marked with # is bonded to Ring A; Y is selected from the group consisting of BR, BRR′, NR, PR, O, S, Se, C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR, C═CRR′, S═O, SO.sub.2, CR, CRR′, SiRR′, and GeRR′. Formulations, OLEDs, and consumer products containing the compound are also provided.

A light-emitting device includes an organometallic compound represented by Formula 1, an electronic apparatus including the light-emitting device, and the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 are provided:

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wherein substituents of Formula 1 are the same as described in the present specification.

A compound comprising a ligand L.sub.A, having a structure of Formula I,

##STR00001##

is provided. In Formula I, A.sup.1 to A.sup.8 are each independently CR or N; at least two adjacent ones of A.sup.1 to A.sup.8 are CR and the Rs are joined together to form a six-membered ring fused to ring A or ring C; X is O, S, or Se; each R and R.sup.B is independently hydrogen or a substituent; any adjacent substituents are optionally joined or fused into a ring; the ligand L.sub.A is coordinated to a metal M; the metal M is bonded to ring A through a M-C bond; the metal M can be coordinated to other ligands; and the ligand L.sub.A is optionally linked with other ligands. Formulations, OLEDs, and consumer products containing such compounds are also disclosed.

A compound having the formula Ir(L.sub.A).sub.n(L.sub.B).sub.3−n, having the structure ##STR00001##
Formula I, is disclosed. In Formula I, each of Z.sup.1, Z.sup.2, Z.sup.3, and Z.sup.4 is CR.sup.2; X is O, S, or Se; n is an integer from 1 to 3; R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, and R.sup.5 each independently represent mono- to a maximum possible number of substitutions, or no substitution; R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, and R.sup.5 are each independently selected from a variety of substituents; any two substitutions in R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, and R.sup.5 are optionally joined to form a ring; at least one pair of substitutions in R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, and R.sup.5 are joined together to form a bridge structure comprising a backbone structure that forms a fused first ring, which can be further substituted; and the backbone structure is saturated. Organic light emitting devices and consumer products containing the compounds are also disclosed.

A composition is disclosed that includes a first compound capable of functioning as a host in an emissive layer of an OLED at room temperature; and a second compound that includes a ligand L.sub.A of Formula III ##STR00001##
where ring A is a 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; where R represents two adjacent substituents that are joined together to form a ring that is fused to ring B, and R has a structure of Formula IV ##STR00002##
or Formula V ##STR00003##
disclosed herein.

A compound is disclosed that is selected from the group consisting of a structure having Formula I ##STR00001##
and a structure having Formula II ##STR00002##

An iridium complex which has a phenylpyridine bidentate ligand containing a group represented by the following general formula (A):

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(In the general formula (A), X represents a cyano group or a halogenated alkyl group. L represents a single bond or a divalent linking group. R represents a substituent. n represents an integer of 0 to 4. * represents a binding site to a phenylpyridine bidentate ligand.)

The present invention relates to certain fluorenes, to the use of the compounds in an electronic device, and to an electronic device comprising at least one of these compounds. The present invention furthermore relates to a process for the preparation of the compounds and to a formulation and composition comprising one or more of the compounds.

The invention relates to an organic molecule, in particular for use in organic optoelectronic devices. According to the invention, the organic molecule has one first chemical moiety with a structure of formula I, ##STR00001## and one second chemical moiety with a structure of formula II, ##STR00002## wherein the first chemical moiety is linked to the second chemical moiety via a single bond.

A compound having the following formula ##STR00001##
Formula I, is disclosed. The compound is useful as an emitter in OLED applications.