Abstract: A film forming method of forming a film made of a curable composition, includes an arranging step of arranging the curable composition on an underlayer of a substrate including a base member and the underlayer arranged on the base member, a contact step of bringing the curable composition and a mold into contact with each other after the arranging step, a curing step of curing the curable composition after the contact step, and a separation step of separating the curable composition and the mold after the curing step, wherein a gas filling a space between the underlayer and the mold exists in the contact step, and a solubility coefficient of the gas with respect to the underlayer is 0.5 kg/m3·atm or more and 10 kg/m3·atm or less.

Abstract: As an example of an EC element in which vertical color separation is suppressed, the present disclosure provides an EC element including a pair of electrodes, a solvent, an anodic EC compound, and a cathodic EC compound. In the EC element, the difference between a solvation free energy of an oxidized form of the anodic EC compound in water and a solvation free energy of the oxidized form in octanol is 35 kcal/mol or more, and the difference between a solvation free energy of a reduced form of the cathodic EC compound in propylene carbonate and a solvation free energy of the reduced form in octanol is ?35 kcal/mol or less.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an organic compound that has a mother skeleton with a fused-ring structure, an electron-withdrawing group bonded to the mother skeleton, and an electron-donating group bonded to the mother skeleton, wherein the electron-withdrawing group is bonded at a position satisfying the following relationship in the mother skeleton.

Abstract: An organic light emitting element includes, in sequence, an anode, a first light emitting layer, a second light emitting layer, and a cathode. The first light emitting layer includes a first compound and a first light emitting material. The second light emitting layer includes a second compound and a second light emitting material having an energy gap different from an energy gap of the first light emitting material. The organic light emitting element satisfies relations (a) to (c). LUMO(H1)>LUMO(D1)??(a) LUMO(H2)>LUMO(D2)??(b) LUMO(H2)?LUMO(D2)>LUMO(H1)?LUMO(D1)??(c) Where LUMO (H1), LUMO (D1), LUMO (H2), and LUMO (D2) represent a LUMO level of the first compound, a LUMO level of the first light emitting material, a LUMO level of the second compound, and a LUMO level of the second light emitting material, respectively.

Abstract: An organic compound represented by the following general formula is provided. In the above formula (1), R11 to R15 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an aralkyl group, an acyl group, or a halogen atom provided that at least one of R11, R13, and R15 represents the alkoxy group or the aryloxy group; and R11 to R15 may form a ring structure therebetween. R5 and R6 each independently represent an alkyl group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group. In addition, R21 to R24 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an aralkyl group, an acyl group, or a halogen atom and may form a ring structure therebetween. The above groups except the acyl group may be substituted when necessary.

Abstract: Provided is a photoelectric conversion element including an anode, a photoelectric conversion layer that contains a first organic semiconductor, a second organic semiconductor, and a third organic semiconductor, and a cathode. As each of the first organic semiconductor, the second organic semiconductor, and the third organic semiconductor, a low-molecular weight organic semiconductor is used. The first organic semiconductor, the second organic semiconductor, and the third organic semiconductor have mass ratios that satisfy the following relationship: the first organic semiconductor?the second organic semiconductor?the third organic semiconductor. Further, when a total amount of the first organic semiconductor, the second organic semiconductor, and the third organic semiconductor is 100 mass %, a content of the second organic semiconductor is 6 mass % or more, and a content of the third organic semiconductor is 3 mass % or more.

Abstract: An organic compound represented by formula [1] is provided. Ring A is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon ring having a fluoranthene skeleton and having 16 to 60 carbon atoms and optionally has, as a substituent, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or the like. Rings B1 and B2 are aromatic hydrocarbon rings having 6 to 18 carbon atoms and each have two or more electron withdrawing groups. Q1 and Q2 respectively represent one of the electron withdrawing groups of the ring B1 and one of the electron withdrawing groups of the ring B2, and are respectively located at an ortho position of the ring B1 and at an ortho position of the ring B2 with respect to the ring A.

Abstract: An organic compound represented by formula [1]: wherein in formula [1], R1 to R10 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, and an amino group, provided that at least one of R6 and R9 is a methyl group, and sets of R1 and R2, R2 and R3, and R3 and R4 are each independently optionally taken together to form a ring.

Abstract: An organic light emitting element includes, in sequence, an anode, a first light emitting layer, a second light emitting layer, and a cathode. The first light emitting layer includes a first compound and a first light emitting material. The second light emitting layer includes a second compound and a second light emitting material having an energy gap different from an energy gap of the first light emitting material. The organic light emitting element satisfies relations (a) to (c). LUMO(H1)>LUMO(D1)??(a) LUMO(H2)>LUMO(D2)??(b) LUMO(H2)?LUMO(D2)>LUMO(H1)?LUMO(D1)??(c) Where LUMO (H1), LUMO (D1), LUMO (H2), and LUMO (D2) represent a LUMO level of the first compound, a LUMO level of the first light emitting material, a LUMO level of the second compound, and a LUMO level of the second light emitting material, respectively.

Abstract: To determine and detect 8-oxo-2?-deoxyguanosine in an aqueous sample solution with high sensitivity and specifically, provided is a polymer including a repetition structure represented by any one of the following general formulae 2 to 5, in which a group represented by any one of the following general formulae 6 to 11 is linked to the repetition structure represented by any one of the following general formulae 2 to 5 through a divalent linking group L.

Abstract: Provided are an electrophotographic photosensitive member including a support and a photosensitive layer above the support, in which a surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a polymerization product of a composition containing a specific hole transporting compound, and an electrophotographic apparatus and a process cartridge including the electrophotographic photosensitive member. Also provided is a method of producing the electrophotographic photosensitive member, including (i) forming a coating film of a coating solution for a surface layer which is a composition containing a specific hole transporting compound, and (ii) forming the surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member by a polymerization reaction of the composition containing the specific hole transporting compound.

Abstract: As an example of an EC element in which vertical color separation is suppressed, the present disclosure provides an EC element including a pair of electrodes, a solvent, an anodic EC compound, and a cathodic EC compound. In the EC element, the difference between a solvation free energy of an oxidized form of the anodic EC compound in water and a solvation free energy of the oxidized form in octanol is 35 kcal/mol or more, and the cathodic EC compound has a substituent containing any one element selected from halogens, sulfur, boron, phosphorus, and silicon.

Abstract: As an example of an EC element in which vertical color separation is suppressed, the present disclosure provides an EC element including a pair of electrodes, a solvent, an anodic EC compound, and a cathodic EC compound. In the EC element, the difference between a solvation free energy of an oxidized form of the anodic EC compound in water and a solvation free energy of the oxidized form in octanol is 35 kcal/mol or more, and the difference between a solvation free energy of a reduced form of the cathodic EC compound in propylene carbonate and a solvation free energy of the reduced form in octanol is ?35 kcal/mol or less.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member has a surface layer that contains a polymer of a hole transport material having at least one monovalent polymerizable functional group.

Abstract: Provided are an electrophotographic photosensitive member including a support and a photosensitive layer above the support, in which a surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a polymerization product of a composition containing a specific hole transporting compound, and an electrophotographic apparatus and a process cartridge including the electrophotographic photosensitive member. Also provided is a method of producing the electrophotographic photosensitive member, including (i) forming a coating film of a coating solution for a surface layer which is a composition containing a specific hole transporting compound, and (ii) forming the surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member by a polymerization reaction of the composition containing the specific hole transporting compound.

Abstract: Provided is a photoelectric conversion element including an anode, a photoelectric conversion layer that contains a first organic semiconductor, a second organic semiconductor, and a third organic semiconductor, and a cathode. As each of the first organic semiconductor, the second organic semiconductor, and the third organic semiconductor, a low-molecular weight organic semiconductor is used. The first organic semiconductor, the second organic semiconductor, and the third organic semiconductor have mass ratios that satisfy the following relationship: the first organic semiconductor?the second organic semiconductor?the third organic semiconductor. Further, when a total amount of the first organic semiconductor, the second organic semiconductor, and the third organic semiconductor is 100 mass %, a content of the second organic semiconductor is 6 mass % or more, and a content of the third organic semiconductor is 3 mass % or more.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a support member, a charge generating layer containing a phthalocyanine pigment as a charge generating material, a charge transport layer containing a charge transporting material in this order. The charge generating layer has a thickness of less than 200 nm, and the phthalocyanine pigment includes phthalocyanine crystalline particles having a particle size distribution and satisfies a requirement that the volume average of the products of ?i and ?i is 0.31 or more.

Abstract: An organic compound represented by the following general formula is provided. In the above formula (1), R11 to R15 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an aralkyl group, an acyl group, or a halogen atom provided that at least one of R11, R13, and R15 represents the alkoxy group or the aryloxy group; and R11 to R15 may form a ring structure therebetween. R5 and R6 each independently represent an alkyl group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group. In addition, R21 to R24 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an aralkyl group, an acyl group, or a halogen atom and may form a ring structure therebetween. The above groups except the acyl group may be substituted when necessary.

Abstract: An organic compound represented by the following general formula is provided. In the above formula (1), R11 to R15 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an aralkyl group, an acyl group, or a halogen atom provided that at least one of R11, R13, and R15 represents the alkoxy group or the aryloxy group; and R11 to R15 may form a ring structure therebetween, R5 and R6 each independently represent an alkyl group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group. In addition, R21 to R24 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an aralkyl group, an acyl group, or a halogen atom and may form a ring structure therebetween. The above groups except the acyl group may be substituted when necessary.

Abstract: To determine and detect 8-oxo-2?-deoxyguanosine in an aqueous sample solution with high sensitivity and specifically, provided is a polymer including a repetition structure represented by any one of the following general formulae 2 to 5, in which a group represented by any one of the following general formulae 6 to 11 is linked to the repetition structure represented by any one of the following general formulae 2 to 5 through a divalent linking group L.