Palladium complexes for organic light-emitting diodes

A method of preparing an organometallic complex, comprising:

• producing a chemical structure of Structure I,
• wherein each R1-R14 is independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, an unsubstituted alkyl including from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a substituted alkyl including from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl including from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted aryl including from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted aryl including from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, acyl including from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, alkoxy including from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, acyloxy including from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, amino, nitro, acylamino including from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, aralkyl including from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cyano, carboxyl including from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, thio, styryl, aminocarbonyl including from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, carbamoyl including from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, aryloxycarbonyl including from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, phenoxycarbonyl including from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or an alkoxycarbonyl group including from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and
• wherein each X1-X20 is independently selected from the group consisting of boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and silicon.