The invention relates to organic electroluminescent materials and devices. The present invention provides a compound having a first ligand LA comprising the structure of Formula I: # imgabs0 # in Formula I, at least one of the following is true: (1) RC comprises at least one silyl group or
germanium alkyl group; or (2) RC is formula II # imgabs1 # with the proviso that Y2 and RB are not joined to form a ring; and if part D is phenyl; if at least one RD contains one chemical group selected from the group consisting of
deuterium,
halogen,
alkyl having five or more carbon atoms, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aralkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, germanyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl,
aryl, heteroaryl, acyl,
carboxylic acid,
ether, ester,
nitrile, isonitrile,
sulfanyl, r1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R7, R7, R8, R8, R8, R8, R8, formulations, OLEDs, and
consumer products containing the compounds are also provided.