Provided is an organometallic complex including a ligand L.sub.A having a structure represented by one of the following formulas ##STR00001##
and coordiated to Ir.

Platinum, palladium, and gold tetradentate metal complexes of Formulas I and II including indoloacridine.

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The complexes are suitable for use as phosphorescent or delayed fluorescent and phosphorescent emitters in display and lighting applications.

Metal-assisted delayed fluorescent (MADF) emitters including cyclic tetradentate platinum (II) and palladium (II) complexes employing 8H-pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]-pyrrolo[3,2,1-de]acridine and its analogues. These complexes provide improved color purity and enhanced operational stability and are suitable for luminescent labels, emitters for organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), and lighting applications.

An organometallic compound represented by Formula 1:

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

The present invention relates to a selective method for carrying out the Buchwald-Hartwig coupling of biphenyl derivatives.

A metal tetradentate complex is disclosed in which an imidazole moiety is used as a linker in the ligand. The complex is useful as an emitter or other functional roles in an OLED device.

A compound having a formula: ##STR00001##
Formula I useful as emitters in OLEDs is disclosed.

Tridentate platinum, palladium, and gold complexes of Formulas A-I and A-II and tridentate iridium and rhodium compounds of Formulas B-I, B-II, and B-III suitable for delayed fluorescent and phosphorescent or phosphorescent emitters in display and lighting applications.

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A compound comprising a first ligand L.sub.A of Formula I, ##STR00001##
is disclosed. In the structure of Formula I, ring A is a 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; Z.sup.1-Z.sup.4 are each independently C or N; at least two consecutive Z.sup.1-Z.sup.4 are C, and are fused to a structure of Formula II ##STR00002##
or Formula III ##STR00003##
Y.sup.1; Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2 are each independently O, S, Se, CRR′, SiRR′, or GeRR′; each R.sup.A, R.sup.B, R.sup.C, R, and R′ is a 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 the dashed lines in Formula I to form a five-membered chelate ring, and M has an atomic weight greater than 40. Organic light emitting devices and consumer products containing the compounds are also disclosed.

The invention relates to noble metal-oxo clusters represented by the formula [M.sub.s(R.sub.2XO.sub.2).sub.z(OR′).sub.xO.sub.yX′.sub.q] or solvates thereof, corresponding supported noble metal-oxo clusters, and processes for their preparation, as well as corresponding metal cluster units, optionally in the form of a dispersion in a liquid carrier medium or immobilized on a solid support, and processes for their preparation, as well as their use in conversion of organic substrate.