Complexes with tridentate ligands
The present invention relates to organic light emitting devices (OLEDs), and more specifically to phosphorescent organic materials used in such devices. More specifically, the present invention relates to emissive phosphorescent material which comprise at least one tridentate ligand bound to a metal center, wherein at least one of the bonds to the tridentate ligand is a carbon-metal bond.
1. A compound, having a structure selected from:
2. An organic light emitting device, comprising:
an anode;
a cathode; and
a phosphorescent emissive region disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the emissive material is selected from:
3. The organic light emitting device of claim 2 , wherein the emissive material is
4. The organic light emitting device of claim 2 , wherein the emissive material is
5. The compound of claim 1 , having a structure:
6. The compound of claim 1 , having a structure: