Metal complexes with ligands bearing a five member aromatic moiety fused with dibenzofuran or its analogues useful as electroluminescence materials in OLEDs are disclosed.

A ligand for metal complexes are disclosed, in which an imidazole ring is fused to an aromatic ring as a substituent or an imidazole ring is fused to a six-member ring of the original ligand. The features of these elements within the ligand afford a better device performance in general OLED device.

A compound including a first ligand L.sub.A of Formula I ##STR00001##
is disclosed. In the structure of Formula I, one of L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 is C, and the other is N; Y.sup.1 to Y.sup.14 are each C or N; at least two adjacent Y.sup.7, Y.sup.8, Y.sup.9, and Y.sup.10 are carbon atoms that are fused to a structure of Formula II ##STR00002##
Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are each O, S, Se, NR, CRR′, or SiRR′; and each R, R′, R.sup.A, R.sup.B, R.sup.C, and R.sup.D is hydrogen or a substituent; and any two substituents may be joined or fused together to form a ring. In the compound, L.sub.A is complexed to a metal M by L.sup.1 and L.sup.2, and M has an atomic weight greater than 40. Organic light emitting devices and consumer products containing the compounds are also disclosed.

Use of transition metal complexes of the formula (I) in organic light-emitting diodes ##STR00001## where: M.sup.1 is a metal atom; carbene is a carbene ligand; L is a monoanionic or dianionic ligand; K is an uncharged monodentate or bidentate ligand selected from the group consisting of phosphines; CO; pyridines; nitriles and conjugated dienes which form a π complex with M.sup.1; n is the number of carbene ligands and is at least 1; m is the number of ligands L, where m can be 0 or ≥1; o is the number of ligands K, where o can be 0 or ≥1; where the sum n+m+o is dependent on the oxidation state and coordination number of the metal atom and on the denticity of the ligands carbene, L and K and also on the charge on the ligands carbene and L, with the proviso that n is at least 1, and also
an OLED comprising these transition metal complexes, a light-emitting layer comprising these transition metal complexes, OLEDs comprising this light-emitting layer, devices comprising an OLED according to the present invention, and specific transition metal complexes comprising atb least two carbene ligands.

A compound having a Pt tetradentate structure of Formula 1, ##STR00001##
is provided. In the structure of Formula 1, rings C and D each independently represent 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; L.sup.1, L.sup.2, and L.sup.3 are each independently a direct bond, BR, NR, PR, O, S, Se, C═O, S═O, SO.sub.2, SiRR′, GeRR′, alkyl, cycloalkyl, or a combination thereof; the sum of n1 and n2 is 1 or 2; X is selected from NR.sup.E, O, S, and Se; X.sup.3 and X.sup.4 each independently carbon or nitrogen; and one of Q.sup.1, Q.sup.3, and Q.sup.4 is oxygen, and the remaining two of Q.sup.1, Q.sup.3, and Q.sup.4 each represents a direct bond. Formulations and devices, such as an OLEDs, that include the compound of Formula 1 are also described.

The present invention relates to iridium complexes suitable for use in organic electroluminescent devices, especially as emitters.

A metal complex which is useful for production of a light emitting device of which long-term degradation is suppressed is provided. The metal complex is represented by the formula (1):

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wherein, one of Y.sup.a and Y.sup.b is a single bond, and the other is a group represented by the formula (C-1):

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and wherein at least one of Ring R.sup.A, Ring R.sup.B1, Ring R.sup.B2, Ring R.sup.C1 and Ring R.sup.C2 has a group represented by the formula (D-A), the formula (D-B) or the formula (D-C) as a substituent.

Provided are an organometallic compound, an organic light-emitting device including the same, and an electronic apparatus including the organic light-emitting device, the organometallic compound having a charge capture ability (CCA) of about 4.0 to about 10.5 and including a transition metal and a ligand(s) in the number of n linked to the transition metal, wherein n is an integer from 1 to 6, and the ligand(s) in the number of n includes at least one ligand linked to the transition metal through carbon, nitrogen, or a combination thereof, and the ligand(s) in the number of n does not include a ligand linked to the transition metal through two oxygens.

Provided is an electroluminescent device. The electroluminescent device includes an anode, a cathode and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, where the organic layer includes at least a first compound having a structure of H-L-E and a second compound having a general formula of M(L.sub.a).sub.m(L.sub.b).sub.n(L.sub.c).sub.q. The novel material combination consisting of the first compound and the second compound can enable the electroluminescent device to obtain a lower voltage, higher efficiency and an ultra-long lifetime and can provide better device performance. Further provided are a display assembly and a compound combination.

A heteroleptic compound having a Formula Ir(L.sub.A).sub.m(L.sub.B).sub.3-m, having a structure of Formula I

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is disclosed. In Formula I, m is 1 or 2; moieties A, C, and D are each independently monocyclic rings or polycyclic fused ring structures; each R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.A, R.sup.B, R.sup.C, R.sup.D, and R.sup.E is independently hydrogen or a substituent; if moiety A is a monocyclic 6-membered ring, then the R.sup.A para to N of ring A is not an aryl group; at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is selected from the group consisting of aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, and combinations thereof; and adjacent substituents can be joined to form a ring. OLEDs, consumer products, and formulations including the heteroleptic compound are also disclosed.