Abstract: A compound including a first ligand LX of Formula II is disclosed, where F is a 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; each RF and RG independently represents mono to the maximum possible number of substitutions, or no substitution; Z3 and Z4 are each independently C or N and coordinated to a metal M to form a 5-membered chelate ring; G is a fused ring structure comprising five or more fused heterocyclic or carbocyclic rings, of which at least one ring is of Formula III the fused heterocyclic or carbocyclic rings in the fused ring structure G are 5-membered or 6-membered; of which if two or more 5-membered rings are present, at least two of the 5-membered rings are fused to one another; Y can be one of BR?, NR?, PR?, O, S, Se, C?O, S?O, SO2, CR?R?, SiR?R?, and GeR?R?; the metal M can be coordinated to other ligands; and the ligand LX can be linked with other ligands to comprise a tridentate, tetradentate, pentadentate, or hexadentate ligand.

Abstract: A compound having a ligand LA of Formula I, is disclosed. In Formula I, ring B is a 5-membered or 6-membered ring; K is a direct bond, O, or S; X is O, S, Se, NR, CRR?, SiRR?, or GeRR?; R1 and R2 are each independently selected from a variety of substituents; each R, R?, RA, and RB is independently hydrogen or a substituent; LA is coordinated to a metal M selected from Os, Ir, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, or Au by the dashed lines; any two adjacent of R1, R2, R, R?, RA, or RB can be joined or fused to form a ring, with the proviso that when ring B is a 6-membered ring, two RB substituents are not joined to form a fused 6-membered aromatic ring. Organic light emitting devices, consumer products, formulations, and chemical structures containing the compounds are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention discloses novel Pt(IV) compounds useful for enhancing the performance of organic electroluminescent devices.

Abstract: Provided are organometallic compounds having a ligand LA of Formula I: Also provided are formulations including these organometallic compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these organometallic compounds.

Abstract: A compound having a first ligand LA having the Formula: Formula I is disclosed, wherein rings A is a 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; wherein RA and RB each independently represent mono to the possible maximum number of substitution, or no substitution; wherein Z1 is carbon or nitrogen; wherein each RA and RB is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, halide, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carbonyl, carboxylic acids, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof; wherein any two substituents are optionally joined or fused into a ring; wherein X1 to X4 each independently represent a carbon or nitrogen; wherein at least one of X1 to X4 is nitrogen; wherein the ligand LA is coordinated to a metal M; wherein the metal M can be coordinated to other ligands; and wherein the ligand LA is optionally l

Abstract: Provided are organometallic compounds having a ligand LA of Formula I: Also provided are formulations comprising these organometallic compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these organometallic compounds.

Abstract: Provided are organometallic compounds having a structure of Also provided are formulations comprising these organometallic compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these organometallic compounds.

Abstract: A compound comprising a ligand LA coordinated to a metal M, the ligand LA selected from the group consisting of Formula I, Formula II, and Formula III ring A is a 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; wherein ring A of Formula I connects to ring B at X1, X2, or X3 to form a five-membered chelate ring with the metal; Z1 and Z2 are independently selected from C or N; and X1 to X10 are independently selected from C or N. An organic light emitting device (OLED) comprising an anode, a cathode and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, the organic layer comprising a compound selected from Formula I, Formula II, or Formula III, and a consumer product comprising the OLED.

Abstract: A compound including a first ligand LA of Formula I is disclosed. In the structure of Formula I, one of L1 and L2 is C, and the other is N; Y1 to Y14 are each C or N; at least two adjacent Y7, Y8, Y9, and Y10 are carbon atoms that are fused to a structure of Formula II Z1 and Z2 are each O, S, Se, NR, CRR?, or SiRR?; and each R, R?, RA, RB, RC, and RD is hydrogen or a substituent; and any two substituents may be joined or fused together to form a ring. In the compound, LA is complexed to a metal M by L1 and L2, and M has an atomic weight greater than 40. Organic light emitting devices and consumer products containing the compounds are also disclosed.

Abstract: Novel phosphorescent OLED emitters based on metal complexes with indolizine-derived heterocycles as ligands are disclosed. Structural variations of the ligands provide access to a variety of green, yellow and red emitters.

Abstract: A compound including a first ligand LA having the structure of Formula I, is disclosed. In Formula I, rings A and B are each a 6-membered rings; Z1 and Z2 are each carbon or nitrogen; each RA and RB is independently hydrogen or a variety of substituents; any two substituents are optionally joined or fused into a ring; at least one RA or RB comprises an aromatic group substituted by a bridge structure, and this RA or RB joins with an adjacent substituent and fuses to ring A or B; the bridge structure comprises a backbone structure that forms a fused first ring; the backbone structure is saturated, comprises at least one heteroatom, and is optionally further substituted; and the ligand LA is coordinated to a metal M that can be coordinated to other ligands.

Abstract: Provided are organometallic compounds. Also provided are formulations comprising these organometallic compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these organometallic compounds.

Abstract: A compound comprising a ligand LA of Formula I, where G has a structure of is disclosed. In ligand LA, Ring C is a 5-membered or 6-membered ring; K is a direct bond, O, or S; when K is O or S, X6 is C; each of RA, RB, and RC is H or a substituent, and can be joined together to form a ring; each of X1 to X6 is independently C or N; X1 is C if it is connected to ring C; the RB substituents of at least two adjacent ones of X2 to X5 are joined to form a ring; and the ligand LA is complexed to Ir through the two indicated dash lines to form a 5-membered chelate ring. Organic light emitting devices, consumer products, formulations, and chemical structures containing the compounds are also disclosed.

Abstract: A compound of Formula I wherein M is a metal selected from Ir or Os; rings A, B, C, D, E, and F are independently a 5-membered or 6-membered aromatic ring; Z1 to Z14 are independently selected from C or N; X is selected from a direct bond, or a linker with one to ten backbone member atoms; and Y is selected from a direct bond, a linker with one to ten backbone member atoms, or is absent to provide an open hexadentate ligand. An organic electroluminescent device (OLED) that includes an anode, a cathode, and an organic layer comprising a compound of the Formula I, and a consumer product comprising the OLED.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to cyclometalated metal compounds containing novel ligands having unique fused rings. The inventive compounds are expected to exhibit unique photophysical and electronic properties and are useful in an organic electroluminescence device to improve the performance.

Abstract: A compound comprising a ligand LA coordinated to a metal M wherein ring A, ring T, and ring W are independently selected from a 5-membered or 6-membered heterocyclic or carbocyclic ring, and the ring W is fused to the ring T. The metal compounds having a ligand LA can be found in an OLED that includes an organic layer positioned between an anode and a cathode where the organic layer comprises a metal compound above having a ligand LA disclosed herein. We also describe a consumer product comprising the OLED.

Abstract: An OLED including an anode, a cathode, and an organic layer between the anode and the cathode, where the organic layer includes a compound having the formula [LA]3-nIr[LB]n is disclosed.

Abstract: Provided are compounds of formula Ir(LA)2LC where: each ligand LA can be the same or different and has Formula I Also provided are formulations comprising these iridium complexes comprising pyridine-azole ligands. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these iridium complexes comprising pyridine-azole ligands.

Abstract: A compound comprising a first bidentate ligand LA, wherein LA comprises a structure of Formula I; wherein Z is selected from the group consisting of O, S, NR, BR, CRKRL, C?CRKRL, SiRKRL, —CRKRLCRMRN—, —SiRKRLSiRMRN—, —CRKRLO—, —SiRKRLO—, and —CRK?CRL—; wherein ring A, ring B, and ring C are each independently a 5-membered carbocyclic ring, 5-membered heterocyclic ring, 6-membered carbocyclic ring or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; wherein LA is coordinated to a metal M forming a 5-membered chelate ring; wherein M is selected from the group consisting of Ir, Pt, Pd, Ru, Rh, Os, Re, Cu, Ag, and Au; wherein RA, RB, and RC each represent mono to the maximum allowable substitution, or no substitution; wherein each R, RK, RL, RM, RN, RA, RB, and RC is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, germyl, boryl, selenyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, a

Abstract: Novel phosphorescent OLED emitters based on metal complexes with indolizine-derived heterocycles as ligands are disclosed. Structural variations of the ligands provide access to a variety of green, yellow and red emitters.