Abstract: According to the present invention, options for materials for organic devices such as materials for organic EL elements are increased by addition of a cycloalkane, by condensation, to a polycyclic aromatic compound in which a plurality of aromatic rings are linked together by boron atoms, oxygen atoms, and the like. By using a novel cycloalkane-condensed polycyclic aromatic compound as a material for an organic EL element, for example, an organic EL element having excellent emission efficiency and element life is provided.

Abstract: The present invention is capable of providing a light emitting device with excellent device lifetime while maintaining low driving voltage and good color purity by using a benzofluorene compound which is substituted with a diaryl amino group having a naphthyl and a phenyl or a heteroaryl and which is represented by general formula (1) as a material for luminescent layers of an organic electroluminescent device, for example. (In the formula, Ar is a phenyl, a heteroaryl, etc., R1 and R2 are fluorine or a substituted silyl, etc., n1 and n2 are an integer of 0-5, and R3 is an alkyl, etc.

Abstract: Disclosed are benzofluorene compounds of formula (1) exhibiting excellent performance when applied to an organic electroluminescent device, wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are aryl which may be substituted; R1 and R2 each are independently hydrogen, alkyl which may be substituted, cycloalkyl which may be substituted or aryl which may be substituted, and at least one of R1 and R2 is aryl which may be substituted; and the substituents in Ar1, Ar2, R1 and R2 each are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl having 1 to 24 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having 3 to 12 carbon atoms and aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The present invention is capable of providing a light emitting device with excellent device lifetime while maintaining low driving voltage and good color purity by using a benzofluorene compound which is substituted with a diaryl amino group having a naphthyl and a phenyl or a heteroaryl and which is represented by general formula (1) as a material for luminescent layers of an organic electroluminescent device, for example. (In the formula, Ar is a phenyl, a heteroaryl, etc., R1 and R2 are fluorine or a substituted silyl, etc., n1 and n2 are an integer of 0-5, and R3 is an alkyl, etc.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following Formula (1) is useful as an electron transport material of an organic EL device, and an organic EL device comprising the compound in the electron transport layer is long in life, and low in drive voltage: wherein G is an n-valent link, n is an integer of 2 to 4; R1 to R4 are each independently hydrogen, a monovalent group, or a free valency bonded with G, and R5 to R8 are each independently hydrogen or a monovalent group, and one of R1 to R4 is a free valency bonded with G; and n groups of 2,3?-bipyridyl may be the same or different with each other.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following Formula (1) is useful as an electron transport material of an organic EL device, and an organic EL device comprising the compound in the electron transport layer is long in life, and low in drive voltage: wherein G is an n-valent link, n is an integer of 2 to 4; R1 to R4 are each independently hydrogen, a monovalent group, or a free valency bonded with G, and R5 to R8 are each independently hydrogen or a monovalent group, and one of R1 to R4 is a free valency bonded with G; and n groups of 2,3?-bipyridyl may be the same or different with each other.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following Formula (1) is useful as an electron transport material of an organic EL device, and an organic EL device comprising the compound in the electron transport layer is long in life, and low in drive voltage: wherein G is an n-valent link, n is an integer of 2 to 4; R1 to R4 are each independently hydrogen, a monovalent group, or a free valency bonded with G, and R5 to R8 are each independently hydrogen or a monovalent group, and one of R1 to R4 is a free valency bonded with G; and n groups of 2,3?-bipyridyl may be the same or different with each other.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following Formula (1) is useful as an electron transport material of an organic EL device, and an organic EL device comprising the compound in the electron transport layer is long in life, and low in drive voltage: wherein G is an n-valent link, n is an integer of 2 to 4; R1 to R4 are each independently hydrogen, a monovalent group, or a free valency bonded with G, and R5 to R8 are each independently hydrogen or a monovalent group, and one of R1 to R4 is a free valency bonded with G; and n groups of 2,3?-bipyridyl may be the same or different with each other.

Abstract: Provided is a benzofluorene compound which exhibits excellent performances when applied to an organic electroluminescent device. In the benzofluorene compound, a central five-membered ring in a benzofluorene skeleton is substituted with aryl, and a benzene ring condensed to the five-membered ring is substituted with aryl, diarylamino and the like.

Abstract: A phosphorescent device with high brightness and a long usable life including at least an emitting layer situated between a pair of electrodes and at least one hole blocking layer in direct contact with the emitting layer, wherein the phosphorescent device employs as the hole blocking layer, a compound which can be used as a blue luminescent host material.

Abstract: There are provided propylene-ethylene copolymers from which there are made molded articles having excellent heat resistance and films having both low temperature heat-sealing characteristics and stiffness, processes for the production thereof and molded articles. The propylene-ethylene copolymers contain 0.01-15 mol % of an ethylene unit and are characterized by that in the chain structure determined by NMR, triad (PEP), triad (EEE) and a ratio (N.sub..alpha..beta.) of all .alpha., .beta.-methylene carbons to all propylene units are in the specified range, a weight average molecular weight is 50,000-1,500,000 and a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) is 1.2-3.8. The copolymers can be produced by copolymerizing ethylene and propylene in the presence of a catalyst in which the specified chiral transition metal compound (metallocene) and aluminoxane are combined.

Abstract: An olefin (co)polymer composition comprising, as major components, (a) 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of an olefin (co)polymer having an intrinsic viscosity [.eta..sub.a ] as measured in 135.degree. C. tetralin of 15 to 100 dl/g and (b) 100 parts by weight of an olefin (co)polymer obtained by using a metallocene catalyst and having an intrinsic viscosity [.eta..sub.b ] as measured in 135.degree. C. tetralin of 0.2 to 10 dl/g. When polyethylene having a high degree of polymerization is produced before a so-called metallocene catalyst is used to polymerize, e.g., propylene in the presence of the polyethylene as a component of a catalyst composition, a polypropylene composition having a high melt tension and a high crystallization temperature is produced.

Abstract: A process for the production of a high stereoregular polypropylene wherein(a) an isotactic pentad (m m m m) is 0.950 to 0.995,(b) a syndiotactic pentad (r r r r) is 0 to 0.01,(c) a different bond due to 2,1- and 1,3-insertions of propylene monomer is 0 to 0.3 mol %,(d) an absence of a terminal double bond is confirmed,(e) a weight average molecular weight (Mw) is 50,000 to 1,000,000 and(f) a ratio (Mw/Mn) of the weight average molecular weight (Mw) to a number average molecular weight (Mn) is 1.5 to 3.8, (a) to (d) being determined from .sup.13 C NMR spectra, comprising polymerizing propylene in the presence of hydrogen using a catalyst comprising a chiral transition metal compound and an aluminoxane, the transition metal compound being represented by the formula of Q(C.sub.5 H.sub.4-m R.sup.1.sub.m) (C.sub.5 H.sub.4-n R.sup.2.sub.n)MXY wherein (C.sub.5 H.sub.4-m R.sup.1.sub.m) and (C.sub.5 H.sub.4-n R.sup.2.sub.n) represent a substituted cyclopentadienyl group; m and n are an integer of 1 to 3; R.sup.

Abstract: A polypropylene composition comprising 20 to 95% by weight of a stereoregular polypropylene characterized by the specified physical properties determined from .sup.13 C NMR spectra and 5 to 80% by weight of an .alpha.-olefin copolymer comprising 10 to 90% by weight of an .alpha.-olefin and 10 to 90% by weight of at least one of other .alpha.-olefins. The polypropylene composition demonstrates good balance of rigidity and impact resistance, high heat resistance and high toughness, when used as molding materials.