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1 . A compound comprising a ligand L A of
wherein:
ligand L A is coordinated to a metal M selected from the group consisting of Ru, Os, Ir, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, and Au;
Z 1 -Z 2 are each independently C or N with one being N and the other C;
ring B is a 5-membered or 6-membered aromatic ring;
X is C or N;
each of X 1 —X 7 is independently C or N;
if metal M is Ir, Os, or Ru, then at least two of adjacent X 1 —X 3 are C, and are fused to a structure of Formula II
if metal M is Pt, Pd, Cu, Ag, or Au, then at least two of adjacent X 1 —X 4 are C, and are fused to a structure of Formula II;
each of K 1 and K 2 is independently a direct bond, O, or S;
Y is selected from the group consisting of O, S, Se, BR, NR, CRR′, and SiRR′;
L 1 is selected from the group consisting of O, S, NR, CRR′, and SiRR′;
each of R A , R B , R C , R D , R E , and R F independently represents zero, mono, or up to the maximum allowed number of substitutions to its associated ring;
each of R, R′, R A , R B , R C , R D , R E , R F , and R X is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof,
any two adjacent R, R′, R A , R B , R C , R D , R E , R F , or R X can be joined or fused together to form a ring;
wherein the ligand L A can be joined with other ligands to form a tridentate, tetradentate, pentadentate, or hexadentate ligand; and
wherein, if the compound has a structure of
where no two R E are joined or fused to form a ring, then at least one of the following is true: (i) R X comprises at least three aromatic moieties that are not fused to each other and at least one of the aromatic moieties is substituted, or (ii) R X comprises at least 5 aromatic rings and two are heteroaromatic rings, or (iii) R X comprises silyl and at least three aromatic moieties that are not fused to each other.
2 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein X is C and ring B is a 6-membered aromatic ring.
3 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein X is N and ring B is a 5-membered ring.
4 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein X 1 and X 2 are both C and are joined with Formula II to form a fused ring structure.
5 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein X 2 and X 3 are both C and are joined with Formula II to form a fused ring structure.
6 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound comprises a ligand L A of
wherein:
each of X 8 —X 11 is independently C or N;
R H represents zero, mono, or up to the maximum allowed number of substitutions to its associated ring;
R H for each occurrence is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof, and
any two adjacent R A , R C , or R H can be joined to form a ring.
7 . A compound of
wherein:
M is Pd or Pt;
Z 1 -Z 2 are each independently C or N with one being N and the other C;
Z 3 -Z 4 are each independently C or N with one being N and the other C;
X is C or N;
each of X 1 —X 6 , and X 12 —X 13 is independently C or N;
at least two of adjacent X 1 —X 4 are C, and are fused to a structure of
each of K 1 , K 2 , K 3 , and K 4 is independently a direct bond, O, or S, with at least two of K 1 , K 2 , K 3 , and K 4 being direct bonds;
Y is selected from the group consisting of O, S, Se, BR, NR, CRR′, and SiRR′;
L is absent, a direct bond, or a linker selected from the group consisting of
and combinations thereof;
L 1 is selected from the group consisting of O, S, NR, CRR′, and SiRR′; and
L 2 is selected from the group consisting of a direct bond, O, S, NR, CRR′, and SiRR′;
ring B, ring E, and ring F are each independently 5-membered or 6-membered aromatic rings;
each of R A , R B , R C , R D , R E , and R F independently represents zero, mono, or up to the maximum allowed number of substitutions to its associated ring;
each of R, R′, R A , R B , R C , R D , R E , and R F is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof, and
any two adjacent R, R′, R A , R B , R C , R D , R E , or R F can be joined or fused together to form a ring.
8 . The compound of claim 7 , wherein X is C and ring B is a 6-membered aromatic ring.
9 . The compound of claim 7 , wherein X is N and ring B is a 5-membered ring.
10 . The compound of claim 7 , wherein the compound has a structure of
wherein:
each of X 8 —X 11 is independently C or N;
R H represents zero, mono, or up to the maximum allowed number of substitutions to its associated ring;
R H for each occurrence is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof, and
any two adjacent R, R′, R A , R B , R C , R D , R E , or R F can be joined to form a ring.
11 . The compound of claim 7 , wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of:
wherein
L 1 is selected from the group consisting of O, S, NR, CRR′, and SiRR′;
each of R A , R B , R C , R D , R E , R F , and R G independently represents zero, mono, or up to the maximum allowed number of substitutions to its associated ring;
each of R, R′, R A , R B , R C , R D , R E , R F , R G , and R X is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof, and
any two adjacent R, R′, R A , R B , R C , R D , R E , R F , or R G can be joined or fused together to form a ring.
12 . The compound of claim 7 , wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of:
each of R G and R H independently represents zero, mono, or up to the maximum allowed number of substitutions to its associated ring;
wherein each R G , R H , R a , R b , R c , and R d is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof; and
any two adjacent R, R′, R A , R B , R C , R D , R E , R F , R G , R H , R a , R b , R c , and R d can be joined or fused together to form a ring.
13 . The compound of claim 7 , wherein the compound has a structure of
wherein L A is selected from the group consisting of L A 1-(Bi)(Bj), L A 2-(Bi)(Bj), L A 3-(Bi)(Bj), L A 4-(Bi)(Bj), L A 5-(Bi)(Bj), L A 6-(Bi)(Bj), L A 7-(Bi), L A 8-(Bi), L A 9-(Bi), L A 10-(Bi), L A 11-(Bi), L A 12-(Bi), L A 13-(Bi), L A 14-(Bi), L A 15-(Bi), L A 16-(Bi), L A 17-(Bi), L A 18-(Bi), L A 19-(Bi), L A 20-(Bi), L A 21-(Bi), L A 22-(Bi), L A 23-(Bi), L A 24-(Bi), L A 25-(Bi)(Bj), L A 26-(Bi)(Bj), L A 27-(Bi)(Bj), L A 28-(Bi)(Bj), L A 29-(Bi)(Bj), L A 30-(Bi)(Bj), L A 31-(Bi), L A 32-(Bi), L A 33-(Bi), L A 34-(Bi), L A 35-(Bi), L A 36-(Bi), L A 37-(Bi), L A 38-(Bi), L A 39-(Bi), L A 40-(Bi), L A 41-(Bi), L A 42-(Bi), L A 43-(Bi), L A 44-(Bi), L A 45-(Bi), L A 46-(Bi), L A 47-(Bi), and L A 48-(Bi), wherein i is an integer from 1 to 47, and j is an integer from 1 to 40, and each L A is as defined below:
L A
Structure of L A
for L A 1-(Bi)(Bj), L A 1-(B1)(B1) to L A 1-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L A 2-(Bi)(Bj), L A 2-(B1)(B1) to L A 2-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L A 3-(Bi)(Bj), L A 3-(B1)(B1) to L A 3-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L A 4-(Bi)(Bj), L A 4-(B1)(B1) to L A 4-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L A 5-(Bi)(Bj), L A 5-(B1)(B1) to L A 5-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L A 6-(Bi)(Bj), L A 6-(B1)(B1) to L A 6-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L A 7-(Bi), L A 7-(B1) to L A 7-(B47) having the structure
for L A 8-(Bi), L A 8-(B1) to L A 8-(B47) having the structure
for L A 9-(Bi), L A 9-(B1) to L A 9-(B47) having the structure
for L A 10-(Bi), L A 10-(B1) to L A 10-(B47) having the structure
for L A 11-(Bi), L A 11-(B1) to L A 11-(B47) having the structure
for L A 12-(Bi), L A 12-(B1) to L A 12-(B47) having the structure
for L A 13-(Bi), L A 13-(B1) to L A 13-(B47) having the structure
for L A 14-(Bi), L A 14-(B1) to L A 14-(B47) having the structure
for L A 15-(Bi), L A 15-(B1) to L A 15-(B47) having the structure
for L A 16-(Bi), L A 16-(B1) to L A 16-(B47) having the structure
for L A 17-(Bi), L A 17-(B1) to L A 17-(B47) having the structure
for L A 18-(Bi), L A 18-(B1) to L A 18-(B47) having the structure
for L A 19-(Bi), L A 19-(B1) to L A 19-(B47) having the structure
for L A 20-(Bi), L A 20-(B1) to L A 20-(B47) having the structure
for L A 21-(Bi), L A 21-(B1) to L A 21-(B47) having the structure
for L A 22-(Bi), L A 22-(B1) to L A 22-(B47) having the structure
for L A 23-(Bi), L A 23-(B1) to L A 23-(B47) having the structure
for L A 24-(Bi), L A 24-(B1) to L A 24-(B47) having the structure
for L A 25-(Bi)(Bj), L A 25-(B1)(B1) to L A 25-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L A 26-(Bi)(Bj), L A 26-(B1)(B1) to L A 26-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L A 27-(Bi)(Bj), L A 27-(B1)(B1) to L A 27-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L A 28-(Bi)(Bj), L A 28-(B1)(B1) to L A 28-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L A 29-(Bi)(Bj), L A 29-(B1)(B1) to L A 29-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L A 30-(Bi)(Bj), L A 30-(B1)(B1) to L A 30-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L A 31-(Bi), L A 31-(B1) to L A 31-(B47) having the structure
for L A 32-(Bi), L A 32-(B1) to L A 32-(B47) having the structure
for L A 33-(Bi), L A 33-(B1) to L A 33-(B47) having the structure
for L A 34-(Bi), L A 34-(B1) to L A 34-(B47) having the structure
for L A 35-(Bi), L A 35-(B1) to L A 35-(B47) having the structure
for L A 36-(Bi), L A 36-(B1) to L A 36-(B47) having the structure
for L A 37-(Bi), L A 37-(B1) to L A 37-(B47) having the structure
for L A 38-(Bi), L A 38-(B1) to L A 38-(B47) having the structure
for L A 39-(Bi), L A 39-(B1) to L A 39-(B47) having the structure
for L A 40-(Bi), L A 40-(B1) to L A 40-(B47) having the structure
For L A 41-(Bi), L A 41-(B1) to L A 41-(B47) having the structure
for L A 42-(Bi), L A 42-(B1) to L A 42-(B47) having the structure
for L A 43-(Bi), L A 43-(B1) to L A 43-(B47) having the structure
for L A 44-(Bi), L A 44-(B1) to L A 44-(B47) having the structure
for L A 45-(Bi), L A 45-(B1) to L A 45-(B47) having the structure
for L A 46-(Bi), L A 46-(B1) to L A 46-(B47) having the structure
for L A 47-(Bi), L A 47-(B1) to L A 47-(B47) having the structure
for L A 48-(Bi), L A 48-(B1) to L A 48-(B47) having the structure
wherein B1 to B47 have the following structures:
and
wherein L B is selected from the group consisting of L B 1-(Rk′)(Rl)(Rm)(Rn), L B 2-(Rk)(Rm)(Rm), L B 3-(Rk′)(Rl)(Rm)(Rn), L B 4-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 5-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 6-(Rk)(Rl), L B 7-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 8-(Rk)(Rl), L B 9-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm)(Rn), L B 10-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm), L B 11-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm), L B 12-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm)(Rn), L B 13-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm), L B 14-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm), L B 15-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm), L B 16-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm)(Rn), L B 17-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 18-(Rk)(Rl), L B 19-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 20-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 21-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 22-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 23-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 24-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 25-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 26-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 27-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm)(Rn), L B 28-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm)(Rn), L B 29-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm), L B 30-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm)(Rn), L B 31-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm), L B 32-(Rk′)(Rl)(Rm), L B 33-(Rk′)(Rl), L B 34-(Rk′)(Rl), L B 35-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm)(Rn), L B 36-(Rg)(Rl), L B 37-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm), L B 38-(Rg)(Rl), L B 39-(Rg)(Rl), L B 40-(Rg)(Rl), L B 41-(Rg)(Rl), L B 42-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm)(Rn), and L B 43-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm)(Rn), wherein k is an integer from 1 to 292, k′ is an integer from 113-115, 133, 138, 140-141, 146, 149, 154, 178-186, 188-190, 194-199, 201-212, 215-218, 221-224, 227-230, 233-237, 239-242, 251-253, 255-174, and 276-292, and g, l, m, and n are each independently an integer from 1 to 307, and each structure of L B is as defined below:
L B
Structure of L B
for L B 1-(Rk′)(Rl)(Rm)(Rn), L B 1-(R113)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 1- (R292)(R307)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 2-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 2-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 2-(R292)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 3-(Rk′)(Rl)(Rm)(Rn), L B 3-(R113)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 3- (R292)(R307)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 4-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 4-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 4-(R292)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 5-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 5-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 5-(R292)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 6-(Rk)(Rl), L B 6-(R1)(R1) to L B 6-(R292)(R307) having the structure
for L B 7-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 7-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 7-(R292)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 8-(Rk)(Rl), L B 8-(R1)(R1) to L B 8-(R292)(R307) having the structure
for L B 9-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm)(Rn), L B 9-(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 9- (R307)(R307)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 10-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm), L B 10-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 10- (R307)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 11-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm), L B 11-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 11- (R307)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 12-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm)(Rn), L B 12-(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 12- (R307)(R307)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 13-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm), L B 13-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 13- (R307)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 14-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm), L B 14-(R1)(R1)(Rl) to L B 14- (R307)(R307)(R307)
for L B 15-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm), L B 15-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 15- (R307)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 16-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm)(Rn), L B 16-(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 16- (R307)(R307)(R307)(R307)
for L B 17-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 17-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 17- (R292)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 18-(Rk)(Rl), L B 18-(R1)(R1) to L B 18-(R292)(R307) having the structure
for L B 19-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 19-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 19- (R292)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 20-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 20-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 20- (R292)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 21-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 21-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 21- (R292)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 22-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 22-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 22- (R292)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 23-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 23-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 23- (R292)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 24-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 24-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 24- (R292)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 25-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 25-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 25- (R292)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 26-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), L B 26-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 26- (R292)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 27-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm)(Rn), L B 27-(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 27- (R292)(R307)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 28-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm)(Rn), L B 28-(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 28- (R292)(R307)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 29-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm), L B 29-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 29- (R307)(R307)(R307)
for L B 30-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm)(Rn), L B 30-(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 30- (R292)(R307)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 31-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm), L B 31-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 31- (R307)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 32-(Rk′)(Rl)(Rm), L B 32-(R113)(R1)(R1) to L B 32- (R292)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 33-(Rk′)(Rl), L B 33-(R113)(R1) to L B 33-(R292)(R307) having the structure
for L B 34-(Rk′)(Rl), L B 34-(R113)(R1) to L B 34-(R292)(R307) having the structure
for L B 35-(Rk)(Rl)(Rm)(Rn), L B 35-(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 35- (R292)(R307)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 36-(Rg)(Rl), L B 36-(R1)(R1) to L B 36-(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 37-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm), L B 37-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 37- (R307)(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 38-(Rg)(Rl), L B 38-(R1)(R1) to L B 38-(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 39-(Rg)(Rl), L B 39-(R1)(R1) to L B 39-(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 40-(Rg)(Rl), L B 40-(R1)(R1) to L B 40-(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 41-(Rg)(Rl), L B 41-(R1)(R1) to L B 41-(R307)(R307) having the structure
for L B 42-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm)(Rn), L B 42-(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 42- (R307)(R307)(R307)(R307)
for L B 43-(Rg)(Rl)(Rm)(Rn), L B 43-(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L B 43- (R307)(R307)(R307)(R307) having the structure
where R1 to R307 have the following structures:
and
wherein L C is selected from the group consisting of L C 1-(Bm)(Bn), L C 2-(Bm)(Bn), L C 3-(Bm)(Bn), L C 4-(Bm)(Bn), L C 5-(Bm)(Bn), L C 6-(Bm)(Bn), L C 7-(Bm), L C 8-(Bm), L C 9-(Bm), L C 10-(Bm), L C 11-(Bm), L C 12-(Bm), L C 13-(Bm), L C 14-(Bm), L C 15-(Bm), L C 16-(Bm), L C 17-(Bm), L C 18-(Bm), L C 19-(Bm), L C 20-(Bm), L C 21-(Bm), L C 22-(Bm), L C 23-(Bm), L C 24-(Bm), L C 25-(Bm)(Bn), L C 26-(Bm)(Bn), L C 27-(Bm)(Bn), L C 28-(Bm)(Bn), L C 29-(Bm)(Bn), L C 30-(Bm)(Bn), L C 31-(Bm), L C 32-(Bm), L C 33-(Bm), L C 34-(Bm), L C 35-(Bm), L C 36-(Bm), L C 37-(Bm), L C 38-(Bm), L C 39-(Bm), L C 40-(Bm), L C 41-(Bm), L C 42-(Bm), L C 43-(Bm), L C 44-(Bm), L C 45-(Bm), L C 46-(Bm), L C 47-(Bm), and L C 48-(Bm), wherein m is an integer from 1 to 47, and n is an integer from 1 to 40, and each L C is as defined below:
L C
Structure of L C
for L C 1-(Bm)(Bn), L C 1-(B1)(B1) to L C 1-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L C 2-(Bm)(Bn), L C 2-(B1)(B1) to L C 2-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L C 3-(Bm)(Bn), L C 3-(B1)(B1) to L C 3-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L C 4-(Bm)(Bn), L C 4-(B1)(B1) to L C 4-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L C 5-(Bm)(Bn), L C 5-(B1)(B1) to L C 5-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L C 6-(Bm)(Bn), L C 6-(B1)(B1) to L C 6-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L C 7-(Bm), L C 7-(B1) to L C 7-(B47) having the structure
for L C 8-(Bm), L C 8-(B1) to L C 8-(B47) having the structure
for L C 9-(Bm), L C 9-(B1) to L C 9-(B47) having the structure
for L C 10-(Bm), L C 10-(B1) to L C 10-(B47) having the structure
for L C 11-(Bm), L C 11-(B1) to L C 11-(B47) having the structure
for L C 12-(Bm), L C 12-(B1) to L C 12-(B47) having the structure
for L C 13-(Bm), L C 13-(B1) to L C 13-(B47) having the structure
for L C 14-(Bm), L C 14-(B1) to L C 14-(B47) having the structure
for L C 15-(Bm), L C 15-(B1) to L C 15-(B47) having the structure
for L C 16-(Bm), L C 16-(B1) to L C 16-(B47) having the structure
for L C 17-(Bm), L C 17-(B1) to L C 17-(B47) having the structure
for L C 18-(Bm), L C 18-(B1) to L C 18-(B47) having the structure
for L C 19-(Bm), L C 19-(B1) to L C 19-(B47) having the structure
for L C 20-(Bm), L C 20-(B1) to L C 20-(B47) having the structure
for L C 21-(Bm), L C 21-(B1) to L C 21-(B47) having the structure
for L C 22-(Bm), L C 22-(B1) to L C 22-(B47) having the structure
for L C 23-(Bm), L C 23-(B1) to L C 23-(B47) having the structure
for L C 24-(Bm), L C 24-(B1) to L C 24-(B47) having the structure
for L C 25-(Bm)(Bn), L C 25-(B1)(B1) to L C 25-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L C 26-(Bm)(Bn), L C 26-(B1)(B1) to L C 26-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L C 27-(Bm)(Bn), L C 27-(B1)(B1) to L C 27-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L C 28-(Bm)(Bn), L C 28-(B1)(B1) to L C 28-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L C 29-(Bm)(Bn), L C 29-(B1)(B1) to L C 29-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L C 30-(Bm)(Bn), L C 30-(B1)(B1) to L C 30-(B47)(B40) having the structure
for L C 31-(Bm), L C 31-(B1) to L C 31-(B47) having the structure
for L C 32-(Bm), L C 32-(B1) to L C 32-(B47) having the structure
for L C 33-(Bm), L C 33-(B1) to L C 33-(B47) having the structure
for L C 34-(Bm), L C 34-(B1) to L C 34-(B47) having the structure
for L C 35-(Bm), L C 35-(B1) to L C 35-(B47) having the structure
for L C 36-(Bm), L C 36-(B1) to L C 36-(B47) having the structure
for L C 37-(Bm), L C 37-(B1) to L C 37-(B47) having the structure
for L C 38-(Bm), L C 38-(B1) to L C 38-(B47) having the structure
for L C 39-(Bm), L C 39-(B1) to L C 39-(B47) having the structure
for L C 40-(Bm), L C 40-(B1) to L C 40-(B47) having the structure
for L C 41-(Bm), L C 41-(B1) to L C 41-(B47) having the structure
for L C 42-(Bm), L C 42-(B1) to L C 42-(B47) having the structure
for L C 43-(Bm), L C 43-(B1) to L C 43-(B47) having the structure
for L C 44-(Bm), L C 44-(B1) to L C 44-(B47) having the structure
for L C 45-(Bm), L C 45-(B1) to L C 45-(B47) having the structure
for L C 46-(Bm), L C 46-(B1) to L C 46-(B47) having the structure
for L C 47-(Bm), L C 47-(B1) to L C 47-(B47) having the structure,
and for L C 48-(Bm), L C 48-(B1) to L C 48-(B47) having the structure
14 . An organic light emitting device (OLED) comprising:
an anode;
a cathode; and
an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer comprises a compound comprising a ligand L A of
wherein:
ligand L A is coordinated to a metal M selected from the group consisting of Ru, Os, Ir, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, and Au;
Z 1 -Z 2 are each independently C or N with one being N and the other C;
ring B is a 5-membered or 6-membered aromatic ring;
X is C or N;
each of X 1 —X 7 is independently C or N;
if metal M is Ir, Os, or Ru, then at least two of adjacent X 1 —X 3 are C, and are fused to a structure of Formula II
if metal M is Pt, Pd, Cu, Ag, or Au, then at least two of adjacent X 1 —X 4 are C, and are fused to a structure of Formula II;
each of K 1 and K 2 is independently a direct bond, O, or S;
Y is selected from the group consisting of O, S, Se, BR, NR, CRR′, and SiRR′;
L 1 is selected from the group consisting of O, S, NR, CRR′, and SiRR′;
each of R A , R B , R C , R D , R E , and R F independently represents zero, mono, or up to the maximum allowed number of substitutions to its associated ring;
each of R, R′, R A , R B , R C , R D , R E , R F , and R X is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof;
any two adjacent R, R′, R A , R B , R C , R D , R E , R F , or R X can be joined or fused together to form a ring;
wherein the ligand L A can be joined with other ligands to form a tridentate, tetradentate, pentadentate, or hexadentate ligand; and
wherein, if the compound has a structure of
where no two R E are joined or fused to form a ring, then at least one of the following is true: (i) R X comprises at least three aromatic moieties that are not fused to each other and at least one of the aromatic moieties is substituted, or (ii) R X comprises at least 5 aromatic rings and two are heteroaromatic rings, or (iii) R X comprises silyl and at least three aromatic moieties that are not fused to each other.
15 . The OLED of claim 14 , wherein the organic layer further comprises a host, wherein host comprises at least one chemical moiety selected from the group consisting of triphenylene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, 5,9-dioxa-13b-boranaphtho[3,2,1-de]anthracene, aza-triphenylene, aza-carbazole, aza-indolocarbazole, aza-dibenzothiophene, aza-dibenzofuran, aza-dibenzoselenophene, and aza-(5,9-dioxa-13b-boranaphtho[3,2,1-de]anthracene).
16 . The OLED of 14 for a consumer product wherein the consumer product is one of a flat panel display, a computer monitor, a medical monitor, a television, a billboard, a light for interior or exterior illumination and/or signaling, a heads-up display, a fully or partially transparent display, a flexible display, a laser printer, a telephone, a cell phone, tablet, a phablet, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wearable device, a laptop computer, a digital camera, a camcorder, a viewfinder, a micro-display that is less than 2 inches diagonal, a 3-D display, a virtual reality or augmented reality display, a vehicle, a video wall comprising multiple displays tiled together, a theater or stadium screen, a light therapy device, and a sign.
17 . The compound of claim 7 , wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of the following structures:
18 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound has a structure of
and R X comprises at least three aromatic moieties that are not fused to each other and at least one of the aromatic moieties is substituted.
19 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound has a structure of
and R X comprises at least 5 aromatic rings and two are heteroaromatic rings.
20 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound has a structure of
and R X comprises silyl and at least three aromatic moieties that are not fused to each other.