The present disclosure relates in parts to compounds capable of emitting delayed fluorescence and uses of these compounds in organic light-emitting diodes.

An organometallic compound represented by Formula 1:

##STR00001## wherein, in Formula 1, groups and variables are the same as described in the specification.

A phosphorescent metal complexes containing a ligand L.sub.A having the formula selected from

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is disclosed.

An organometallic compound represented by Formula 1:

##STR00001## wherein, in Formula 1, groups and variables are the same as described in the specification.

The present invention includes novel platinum complexes with tridentate ligands forming dimeric structures that are calculated to have blue emission. The ligand backbone and pendant donor rings can be altered to give different emission maxima. The present invention also includes various pendant donor rings and multiple different ligand backbones. Such complexes are suitable for use as an emitter in organic light emitting devices.

The present invention relates to an organic electroluminescent device comprising a light-emitting layer B containing at least one host compound H of Formula (I)

##STR00001##

wherein each of X′.sub.1 and X′.sub.2 is independently from another selected from the group consisting of nitrogen and an optionally substituted carbon atom, and wherein at least one of R′.sub.1-R′.sub.10 is CN and at least one of R.sub.A-R.sub.E is a substituted silane residue.

The present invention relates to a boron hydroxyl-containing organic compound having a structural formula shown in formula I. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing the boron hydroxyl-containing organic compound and use thereof in an organic electronic device, particularly an organic light-emitting diode. The present invention further relates to an organic electronic device, particularly an organic light-emitting diode, including the boron hydroxyl-containing organic compound according to the present invention and use thereof in display and lighting technology. By optimizing the structure of the device and altering the concentration of the boron hydroxyl-containing organic compound in the substrate, the optimal device performance can be achieved so as to produce an OLED device with high efficiency, high brightness and high stability, which provides a better material option for use in full-color display and lighting.

The present disclosure provides four monocarborane cluster-containing platinum complexes and a preparation method and an OLED application. The monocarborane cluster-containing platinum complex has a general structural formula selected from the group consisting of the following general structural formulas:

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wherein —R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of C.sub.4-12 linear alkyl; each R and R.sub.5 are independently any one selected from the group consisting of —CH.sub.3, H, tert-butyl and aryl; aryl is any one selected from the group consisting of phenyl, carbazole

##STR00002##

and aniline

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wherein R.sub.2 is any one selected from the group consisting of methyl, tert-butyl and phenyl; R.sub.3 is any one selected from the group consisting of methyl, tert-butyl and phenyl; n is 1 to 3; X is C element; when the ligand of the general structural formula is triazole, X is N element; —CB.sub.11H.sub.11 is monocarborane with a structure of

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An organic light-emitting device including: a first electrode and a second electrode each having a surface opposite the other; and an intermediate layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the intermediate layer including a first compound and a second compound, wherein the first compound includes a first silyl group-containing group and at least two carbazole-derived groups, wherein one carbazole-derived group of the at least two carbazole-derived groups is bonded via a N atom to another carbazole-derived group, the second compound includes a second silyl group-containing group, a triazine group, and a carbazole-derived group, and at least one of the first compound or the second compound has a triplet (T.sub.1) energy level of 2.81 eV or more.

An organometallic compound, represented by Formula 1:

##STR00001## wherein M.sub.1 is a transition metal; X.sub.10 is C; X.sub.11 to X.sub.14, X.sub.20, X.sub.30 to X.sub.36, and X.sub.40 are each independently C or N; ring A.sub.20 and ring A.sub.40 are each independently a C.sub.5-C.sub.30 carbocyclic group or a C.sub.1-C.sub.30 heterocyclic group; and R.sub.1 to R.sub.5, R.sub.10, R.sub.20, R.sub.31, R.sub.32, R.sub.40, R.sub.51, R.sub.52, T.sub.1, b10, b20, b31, b32, and b40 are as defined herein.