Provided are novel silyl-containing acetylacetonate derivatives compounds. Also provided are formulations comprising these silyl-containing acetylacetonate derivatives compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these silyl-containing acetylacetonate derivatives compounds.

A condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1: ##STR00001## wherein in Formula 1, Ar.sub.1 and R.sub.1 to R.sub.8 are the same as described in the specification.

An organic light-emitting device including a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic layer includes an emission layer, wherein the emission layer includes a host and a dopant, and wherein the organic light-emitting device satisfies predetermined conditions described in the specification.

The present invention relates to an organometallic complex as shown in general formula (I), and to a polymer, mixture and formulation comprising same, and to use thereof in an electronic device, in particular the use in an organic luminous diode. By providing a new high performance phosphorescent luminous material, in the present the device structure is optimized such that the device achieves the best performance, realizing a high efficiency, high luminance and high stability OLED device, thereby providing a better material option for full-color display and lighting.

Specifically substituted hetero- or carbon-bridged phenylquinazolines of the general formulae (Ia) and (Ib) and a process for their preparation, an electronic device comprising at least one of these compounds, an emitting layer, preferably present in an electronic device, comprising at least one compound of general formulae (Ia) and (Ib) and the use of compounds according to general formulae (Ia) and (Ib) in an electronic device as a host material, a charge transporting material, charge and/or exciton blocking material, preferably as a host material or an electron transporting material.

Organic metal compounds and organic light-emitting devices employing the same are provided. The organic metal compound has a chemical structure of Formula (I) or Formula (II): ##STR00001##
In particular, one of the following two conditions (1) and (2) is met: (1) R.sup.1 is deuterium or C.sub.1-6 deuterated alkyl group, when R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, C.sub.1-6 fluoroalkyl or C.sub.3-12 heteroaryl group; and (2) R.sup.1 is hydrogen, deuterium, C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, C.sub.1-6 deuterated alkyl group, C.sub.3-12 heteroaryl group, or C.sub.6-12 aryl group, when at least one of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is C.sub.6-12 aryl group or C.sub.6-12 fluoroaryl group.

A compound of:

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is disclosed. In Formula III, ring B and ring C are each independently a 5 or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; A-B represents a bonded pair of carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings coordinated to a metal M via a nitrogen atom in ring A and an sp.sup.2 hybridized atom in ring B; A-C represents a bonded pair of carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings; M is a metal having an atomic number greater than 40; L′ is a monoanionic bidentate ligand; m is the oxidation state of the metal M; and n is at least 1.

The invention relates to iridium complexes that are suitable for use in organic electroluminescent devices, in particular as emitters.

A novel compound is disclosed which includes a ligand L.sub.A of Formula II,

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wherein: ring B is independently a 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; X.sup.1 to X.sup.4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of C, N, and CR; at least one pair of adjacent X.sup.1 to X.sup.4 are each C and fused to Formula V

##STR00002##  where indicated by “”; X.sup.5 to X.sup.12 are each independently C or N; the maximum number of N within a ring is two; Z and Y are each independently selected from the group consisting of O, S, Se, NR′, CR′R″, SiR′R″, and GeR′R″; R.sup.B and R.sup.C each independently represents zero, mono, or up to a maximum allowed substitutions to its associated ring; each of R.sup.B, R.sup.C, R, R′, and R″ is independently hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, boryl, and combinations thereof; and two substituents can be joined or fused to form a ring; the ligand L.sub.A is complexed to a metal M through the two indicated dash lines of each Formula; and the ligand L.sub.A can be joined with other ligands to form a tridentate, tetradentate, pentadentate, or hexadentate ligand.

Provided is an organic electroluminescent device. The organic electroluminescent device comprises an anode, a cathode and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer comprises a first organic layer, the first organic layer contains a first organic material and a second organic material that satisfy particular energy level requirements, and the first organic layer has a conductivity greater than or equal to 3×10.sup.−5 S/m. The novel organic electroluminescent device effectively controls a hole injection ability so that the overall performance of the device is effectively improved. Further provided are an organic electroluminescent device and a first organic electroluminescent device.