Abstract Synthesis, structure, optical absorption, emission and electroluminescence properties of a new blue emitting Al complex, namely, bis-(2-amino-8-hydroxyquinolinato), acetylacetonato Al (III) are reported. Multilayer OLED using the Al complex showed blue emission at 465 nm, maximum brightness of∼ 425 cd/m 2 and maximum current efficiency of 0.16 cd/A. Another multilayer OLED using the Al complex doped with phosphorescent Ir ...