Abstract: Provided is a fused polycyclic compound represented by general formula 1: (In general formula 1, at least one of R1 to R4 is a group selected from a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group and a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, and R1 to R4 may be the same as or different from each other.

Abstract: Provided is an organic light-emitting device that can be driven at low voltage, that produces a light output with high efficiency and high luminance, and that can emit light with high color purity. An organic light-emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, a light-emitting layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the light-emitting layer. The organic layer has a fused polycyclic compound represented by general formula (1): wherein R1 to R8 are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted polycyclic group and are each the same or different, and wherein R9 and R10 are substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups that are the same or different.

Abstract: Provided is a fused polycyclic compound represented by the following general formula (1): (where at least two of X1 to X4 each represent a group selected from a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group and a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, and X1 to X4 may be identical to or different from one another, and at least one of Y1 and Y2 represents a group selected from a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group and a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, and Y1 and Y2 may be identical to or different from each other), the compound showing an emission hue with a good purity and having an optical output with high efficiency, high luminance, and a long lifetime.

Abstract: A novel mono(benzo[k]fluoranthene) compound having a molecular structure containing at least one condensed ring aromatic group which is tricyclic or more at any of 7- to 9-positions of benzo[k]fluoranthene. Also an organic light emitting device including at least a pair of electrodes formed of an anode and a cathode, and a layer formed of an organic compound, the layer being interposed between the pair of electrodes, in which the layer formed of an organic compound contains a compound represented by the following structural formula. An organic light emitting device in which the layer is a light emitting layer.

Abstract: An alkyl ether derivative represented by the following general formula [1] or its salt: wherein R1 and R2 represent each a substituent such as hydrogen, halogeno or alkyl; R3 represents alkylamino, amino or hydroxyl; the ring A represents a 5- or 6-membered aromatic heterocycle or a benzene ring; m and n are each an integer of from 1 to 6; and p is an integer of from 1 to 3; shows an effect of protecting retinal nerve cells and, therefore, is useful as a preventive and/or a remedy for retinal nerve diseases such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinal artery obstruction, retinal venous obstruction, macular degeneration and retinopathy of prematurity.

Abstract: A novel diacenaphtho[1,2-b:1?,2?-k]chrysene derivative is provided.

Abstract: An organic compound is represented by general formula (1): where R1 to R18 are each independently selected from a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group.

Abstract: There are provided a novel benzofluoranthene compound and an organic light-emitting device which uses the benzofluoranthene compound, gives a blue emission hue with extremely good purity, and has an optical output with a high efficiency, a high luminance, and a long life. Specifically, there are provided a benzofluoranthene compound represented by the general formula shown below and an organic light-emitting device including a pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode one of which is a transparent or translucent electrode material, and an organic compound layer disposed between the pair of electrodes and including a material for an organic light-emitting device containing the benzofluoranthene compound. In the general formula (1), one of X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, and X6 represents a substituted or unsubstituted fused heterocyclic group having four or less rings, and the others of X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, and X6 each represent a hydrogen atom.

Abstract: A benzopyrene compound represented by a general formula [1] below, where one of X1 and X2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; another one of X1 and X2 represents a hydrogen atom; R represents an alkyl group; and n represents 0 or 1.

Abstract: To provide a novel fluoranthene derivative and an organic light emitting device having the fluoranthene derivative.

Abstract: An organic compound represented by general formula (1) below and an organic light-emitting device including the organic compound are provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a high-performance organic light-emitting device, and a novel organic compound for use in the device. The novel compound of the present invention is a 4-arylfluorene compound having a specific structure. The organic light-emitting device of the present invention is an organic light-emitting device including: a pair of electrodes comprising an anode and a cathode; and an organic compound layer interposed between the pair of electrodes, wherein the organic compound layer contains the 4-arylfluorene compound.

Abstract: To provide an organic light emitting device with high color purity, high efficiency, high luminance, and a long life, the organic light emitting device includes: a pair of electrodes having an anode and a cathode, and at least one layer containing an organic compound sandwiched between the pair of electrodes, at least one of the anode and the cathode being transparent or translucent, in which at least one layer containing an organic compound contains at least one kind of the benzo(ghi)fluoranthene derivative represented by the following General Formula (1) or (2).

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device includes an organic compound layer containing an organic compound in which the 3-position of a benzo[k]fluoranthene ring is bonded to the 8-position of a fluoranthene ring, and an organic compound having a pyrene ring.

Abstract: Provided are an organic compound expressed by General Formula (1) and an organic light-emitting element using the organic compound: wherein R1 to R4 are each hydrogen, an alkyl group or an aryl group.

Abstract: To provide an organic light emitting device having high efficiency and high luminance by making a contrivance to suppress the leakage of an electron or of an exciton, an organic light emitting device of the present invention includes two hole transporting layers having tertiary amine compounds different from each other in structure.

Abstract: An organic luminescent device having organic-compound layers is provided which takes on luminous hues with very good purity and has optical power with high efficiency, high luminance and a long life. At least one of the organic-compound layers contains a benzo[k]fluoranthene compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 is a group selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aralkyl and a heterocyclic group which may be substituted, and R1's may be the same or different; R10 to R20 are each independently a group selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, aralkyl, phenyl, a condensed bicyclic aromatic group and a heterocyclic group which may be substituted; and a is an integer of 0 or more to 9 or less.

Abstract: Provided are a condensed ring aromatic compound for an organic light-emitting device, and an organic light-emitting device having optical output with high efficiency and high luminescence and having durability. An organic light-emitting device including an anode and a cathode, and a layer made of an organic compound interposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein at least one layer of the layers made of the organic compound contains a condensed ring aromatic compound shown in the following general formula [1]: wherein R1 to R16 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, and may be the same or different.

Abstract: An organic compound is represented by general formula (1) (where R1 to R14 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, and R11 or R12 represents a substituted or unsubstituted fused polycyclic aromatic group.

Abstract: There are provided a condensed ring aromatic compound and an organic light-emitting device having an optical output with high efficiency and high luminance, and durability. An organic light-emitting device including: a pair of electrodes comprising an anode and a cathode of which at least one is transparent or translucent; and an organic compound layer disposed between the pair of electrodes, wherein the organic compound layer contains the condensed ring aromatic compound represented by the following formula [1].