A binuclear aluminum complex with a chelating anilido-imine conjugated Schiff base ligand, 1,4-(o-C(6)H(4)[N (2,6-(i)Pr(2)C(6)H(3))][CH=N]Al(CH(3))(2))(2)C(6)H(4) (3), was synthesized from the alkane elimination reaction of trimethylaluminum with the free ligand, 1,4-(o-C(6)H(4)[NH(2,6-(i)Pr(2)C(6)H(3))][CH=N])(2)C(6)H(4) (2), at room temperature. The photophysical properties of complex 3 were briefly examined and it was found that complex 3 displays bright orange luminescence in solution and in solid state. Electroluminescent devices were fabricated by doping complex 3 in polymer blend host of poly(vinylcarbazole) and 2-tert-butylphenyl-5-biphenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol using simple solution spin-coating technique. Efficient orange light emission was obtained from the fabricated single-layer organic light-emitting devices with a maximum current efficiency of 3.2 cd/A. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.