Rational design and syntheses of four iridium complexes (
1-
4) bearing two substituted quinoxalines and an additional5-(2-pyridyl) pyrazolate or triazolate as the third coordinating ligand are reported. Single-crystal X-ray diffractionstudies of
1 reveal a distorted octahedral geometry, in which two dpqx ligands adopt an eclipse configuration, forwhich the quinoxaline N atoms and the C atoms of orthometalated phenyl groups are located at the mutual trans-and cis-positions, respectively. The lowest absorption band for all complexes consists of a mixture of heavy-atomIr(III)-enhanced
3MLCT and
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* transitions, and the phosphorescent peak wavelength can be fine-tuned to coverthe spectral range of 622-649 nm with high quantum efficiencies. The cyclic voltammetry was measured, showinga reversible, metal-centered oxidation with potentials at 0.76-1.03 V, as well as two reversible reduction waveswith potentials ranging from -1.61 to -2.06 V, attributed to the sequential addition of two electrons to the moreelectron-accepting heterocyclic portion of two distinctive cyclometalated C
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N ligands. Complex
1 was used as therepresentative example to fabricate the red-emitting PLEDs by blending it into a PVK-PBD polymer mixture. Thedevices exhibited the characteristic emission profile of
1 with peak maxima located at 640 nm. The maximumexternal quantum efficiency was 3.15% ph/el with a brightness of 1751 cd/m
2 at a current density of 67.4 mA/cm
2,and the maximum brightness of 7750 cd/m
2 was achieved at the applied voltage of 21 V and with CIE coordinatesof (0.64, 0.31).