Electroluminescent metal complexes with triazoles and benzotriazoles

A compound of formula (VIa), (VIb), (VIIa), (VIIb), (VIIc), (VIId), (VIIIa) or (VIIIb)

• wherein
• M2 is Rh, Re or Ir;
• M4 is Pd or Pt;
• Q1 and Q2 are independently of each other hydrogen, C1-C24alkyl or C6-C18aryl which is optionally substituted by G;
• L is a bidentate ligand;
• A11, A12, A13, A14, A15 and A16 are independently of each other H, CN, halogen, C1-C24alkyl, C1-C24 perfluoroalkyl, C1-C24alkoxy, C1-C24alkylthio, C6-C15aryl, —NR25R26, —CONR25R26, —COOR27 or C2-C70heteroaryl which is optionally substituted by G;
• A21, A22, A23 and A24 are independently of each other hydrogen, CN, halogen, C1-C24alkyl, C1-C24alkoxy, C1-C24alkylthio, C1-C24 perfluoroalkyl, C6-C18aryl which is optionally substituted by G, —NR25R26, —CONR25R26, —COOR27 or C2-C10heteroaryl which is optionally substituted by G;
• A22 and A23 are a group of formula
• wherein A41, A42, A43, A44, A45 and A46 are independently of each other H, halogen, CN, C1-C24alkyl, C1-C24 perfluoroalkyl, C1-C24alkoxy, C1-C24alkylthio, C6-C18aryl which may optionally be substituted by G, —NR25R26, —CONR25R26, —COOR27 or C2-C10heteroaryl;
• R25 and R26 are independently of each other C6-C18aryl, C7-C18aralkyl or C1-C24alkyl, R27 is C1-C24alkyl, C6-C18aryl or C7-C18aralkyl;
• G is C1-C18alkyl, —OR305, —SR305, —NR305R306, —CONR306R306 or —CN, wherein R305 and R306 are independently of each other C6-C18aryl, C6-C18aryl which is substituted by C1-C18alkyl or C1-C18alkoxy, C1-C18alkyl or C1-C18alkyl which is interrupted by —O—;
• or
• R305 and R306 together form a five or six membered ring;
• R42 is hydrogen, C1-C24alkyl, CN, C1-C24alkyl which is substituted by halogen, C6-C18-aryl, C6-C18aryl which is substituted by C1-C12alkyl or C1-C8alkoxy,
• R43 is hydrogen, CN, halogen, C1-C24alkyl which is substituted by F, C6-C18aryl, C6-C18aryl which is substituted by C1-C12alkyl, C1-C8alkoxy, —CONR26R26, —COOR27,
• wherein
• E2 is —S—, —O— or —NR25′—, wherein R25′ is C1-C24alkyl or C6-C10aryl,
• A11′, A12′, A13′ and A14′ are independently of each other H, halogen, CN, C1-C24alkyl, C1-C24alkoxy, C1-C24alkylthio, —NR26R26, —CONR26R26 or —COOR27,
• R110 is H, CN, C1-C24alkyl, C1-C24alkoxy, C1-C24alkylthio, —NR25R26, —CONR26R26 or —COOR27 or
• R42 and R43 are a group of formula
• wherein A41, A42, A43, A44, A45 and A46 are independently of each other H, halogen, CN, C1-C24alkyl, C1-C24 perfluoroalkyl, C1-C24alkoxy, C1-C24alkylthio, C6-C18aryl which may optionally be substituted by G, —NR25R26, —CONR26R26, —COOR27 or C2-C10heteroaryl;
• R44 is hydrogen, CN, C1-C24alkyl, C1-C24alkyl which is substituted by halogen, C6-C18-aryl, C6-C18-aryl which is substituted by C1-C12 alkyl or C1-C8alkoxy and
• R45 is hydrogen, CN, C1-C24alkyl, C1-C24alkyl which is substituted halogen, C6-C18-aryl, C6-C18-aryl which is substituted by C1-C12 alkyl or C1-C8alkoxy.