A novel compound having the formula Os(L).sub.3 is disclosed, where Os is osmium(IV) metal, and L is a ligand coordinating to the Os atom, where each L can be same or different, where L is a bidentate ligand, and wherein the compound is neutral.

Provided are an organic light-emitting device and an electronic apparatus including the organic light-emitting device. The organic light emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic layer includes an emission layer that has a host and a phosphorescent dopant, the host satisfying Equation 1 and Equation 2, and the host and the phosphorescent dopant satisfying Equation 3, where Equation 1: S1(H)T1(H)0.3 eV; Equation 2: T1(H)2.7 eV; and Equation 3: T1(D)T1(H). In Equations 1, 2, and 3, T1(H) indicates a triplet energy of the host, S1(H) indicates a singlet energy of the host, and T1(D) indicates a triplet energy of the phosphorescent dopant.

An organometallic compound represented by Formula 1:

M(L.sub.1).sub.n1(L.sub.2).sub.n2Formula 1

wherein, in Formula 1, M is a transition metal, L.sub.1 is a ligand represented by Formula 2A, L.sub.2 is a ligand represented by Formula 2B, n1 is 1 or 2, wherein, when n1 is 2, two groups L.sub.1 are identical to or different from each other, n2 is 1 or 2, wherein, when n2 is 2, two group L.sub.2 are identical to or different from each other, the sum of n1 and n2 is 2 or 3, and L.sub.1 and L.sub.2 are different from each other

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wherein X.sub.1, ring CY.sub.1, ring CY.sub.2, ring CY.sub.14, R.sub.1 to R.sub.3, R.sub.11 to R.sub.14, Z.sub.1 to Z.sub.3, a1, a2, a3, b1, and c1 are the same as described in the description, and * and * in Formulae 2A and 2B each indicate a binding site to M in Formula 1.

A method of making an osmium(II) complex having Formula I, L.sup.1-Os-L.sup.2, wherein L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 are independently a biscarbene tridentate ligand, wherein L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 can be same or different is disclosed. The method includes (a) reacting a precursor of ligand L.sup.1 with an osmium precursor to form an intermediate product, wherein the osmium precursor having the formula OsH.sub.x(PR.sub.3).sub.y, wherein x is an integer from 2 to 6 and y is an integer from 2 to 5, and R is selected from the group consisting of aryl, alkyl and cycloalkyl; and (b) reacting a precursor of ligand L.sup.2 with said intermediate product.

The present application discloses complexes useful as catalysts for organic chemical synthesis including hydrogenation and dehydrogenation of unsaturated compounds or dehydrogenation of substrates. The range of hydrogenation substrate compounds includes esters, lactones, oils and fats, resulting in alcohols, diols, and triols as reaction products. The catalysts of current application can be used to catalyze a hydrogenation reaction under solvent free conditions. The present catalysts also allow the hydrogenation to proceed without added base, and it can be used in place of the conventional reduction methods employing hydrides of the main-group elements. Furthermore, the catalysts of the present application can catalyze a dehydrogenation reaction under homogenous and/or acceptorless conditions. As such, the catalysts provided herein can be useful in substantially reducing cost and improving the environmental profile of manufacturing processes for variety of chemicals.

The present application discloses complexes useful as catalysts for organic chemical synthesis including hydrogenation and dehydrogenation of unsaturated compounds or dehydrogenation of substrates. The range of hydrogenation substrate compounds includes esters, lactones, oils and fats, resulting in alcohols, diols, and triols as reaction products. The catalysts of current application can be used to catalyze a hydrogenation reaction under solvent free conditions. The present catalysts also allow the hydrogenation to proceed without added base, and it can be used in place of the conventional reduction methods employing hydrides of the main-group elements. Furthermore, the catalysts of the present application can catalyze a dehydrogenation reaction under homogenous and/or acceptorless conditions. As such, the catalysts provided herein can be useful in substantially reducing cost and improving the environmental profile of manufacturing processes for variety of chemicals.

The present disclosure relates to new transition metal isonitrile compounds, processes for the production of the compounds and the use of the compounds as catalysts. The disclosure also relates to the use of the metal isonitrile compounds as catalysts for hydrogenation and transfer hydrogenation of compounds containing one or more carbon-oxygen, and/or carbon-nitrogen and/or carbon-carbon double bonds.

A condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1:

Ar.sub.1-L.sub.1-Ar.sub.2Formula 1 wherein, in Formula 1, Ar.sub.1, Ar.sub.2, and L are the same as described in the specification.

This invention discloses iridium complexes with benzothienoquinoline, benzofuroquinoline, benzoselenophenoquinoline, and benzosiloloquinoline ligands. These complexes can be used as phosphorescent emitters in OLEDs.

Compounds exhibiting high hole mobility and/or high glass transition temperatures are provided which are of the formula [Ar.sup.1].sub.m[Ar.sup.2].sub.n wherein: m is an integer from 1-3 and n is an integer and may be 1 or 2; Ar.sup.1 represents a thianthrene residue having a linkage to Ar.sup.2 at one or two positions selected from ring positions 1-4 and 5-8 and optionally mono-, bi- or poly-substituted with C.sub.1-C.sub.4-alkyl-, C.sub.1-C.sub.4-alkoxy-, fluoro, phenyl or biphenyl which in the case of phenyl or biphenyl may be further substituted with C.sub.1-C.sub.4-alkyl-, C.sub.1-C.sub.4-alkoxy- or fluoro; Ar.sup.2 represents a residue derived from an arylamine in which the aryl rings are phenyl, naphthyl or anthracenyl optionally substituted with C.sub.1-C.sub.4-alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.4-alkoxy- or fluoro, a polycyclic fused or chain aromatic ring system optionally containing nitrogen or sulphur and in a chain aromatic ring system optionally containing one or more chain oxygen or sulphur atoms, a triarylphosphine oxide or an arylsilane the rings of any of which are optionally substituted with C.sub.1-C.sub.4-alkyl-, C.sub.1-C.sub.4-alkoxy- or fluoro.

Certain of the compounds may be used in electron transport layers and may be doped with p-type dopants. They may be incorporated into OLEDs, organic photovoltaic devices, imaging members and thin film transistors.

In further embodiments there are provided OLEDs or other devices e.g. electrostatic latent image forming members in which improved efficiency is obtained by using as electron transport layers, electron injectors, hosts and emitters (dopants) ambipolar or electron-transmitting compounds in which thianthrene is bonded to aryl e.g. 1-anthracenyl-9-yl-thianthrene, 1-biphenyl-4-yl-thianthrene and 9,10-Bis(1-thianthrenyl) anthracene.