Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element comprising a metal complex represented by Formula (1), wherein Z is a hydrocarbon ring or a heterocyclic ring, provided that each of the hydrocarbon ring and the heterocyclic ring has a substituent having a steric parameter (Es) of ?0.5 or less at the third atom of the ring counted from a nitrogen atom attached to Z, the nitrogen atom being counted as the first atom, X, Y, A, B, X1-L1-X2, M1, m1 and m2 are described in the specification.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element material represented by Formula (1), Formula (1): wherein Z is a heterocylcic ring comprising a substituent having a steric parameter value (Es) of ?0.5 or less at the third atom of the ring counted from a nitrogen atom attached to Z, the nitrogen atom being counted as the first atom; and other symbols in Formula (1) are described in the specification.

Abstract: According to this invention, it is possible to provide an organic electroluminescence element material comprising a metal complex having a specific ligand, and an organic electroluminescence element which exhibits high emission efficiency as well as long emission life, employing the organic electroluminescence element material, and to provide an illumination device and a display device. The electroluminescence element material is characterized by containing a metal complex having a ligand represented by following Formula (1).

Abstract: An organic elecroluminescent element comprising an anode and a cathode having therebetween an emission layer containing a phosphorescent compound and an layer adjacent to the emission layer, adjacent to the emission layer being provided between the emission layer and the cathode, wherein the layer adjacent to the emission layer comprises a compound having an electron withdrawing group; and the compound exhibits a HOMO level of ?5.7 to ?7.0 eV and a LUMO level of ?1.3 to ?2.3 eV.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element containing an anode and a cathode having therebetween a light emitting layer, wherein the light emitting layer contains a guest compound having a substructure represented by Formula (AA): wherein A represents a group of atoms necessary to form an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocycle, B represents a group of atoms necessary to form a 5-membered aromatic heterocycle containing nitrogen or a 5-membered heterocycle containing nitrogen and M represents Ir or Pt, and a host compound represented by Formula (1): wherein Ra1 represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic heterocyclic group or a heterocyclic group, R1, R2 and R5 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and n1, n2 and n5 each represent an integer of 0 to 4.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording sheet, comprising a support having thereon a porous ink receiving layer, the porous ink receiving layer including inorganic particles, a hydrophilic binder and a polymer, wherein the polymer has a plurality of carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds, provided that the unsaturated bonds are non-aromatic; the polymer has a recurring unit derived from butadiene or isoprene.

Abstract: The present invention provides: an organic EL element exhibiting high luminance, a high external quantum efficiency and a long high temperature driving life at 50° C.; an illuminator and a display device employing the organic EL element; and a material preferably used for the organic EL element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic electroluminescent element and a display device exhibiting high emission efficiency and long life. The organic electroluminescent element contains a pair of electrodes having therebetween at least one constituting layer containing a phosphorescent light emitting layer, wherein one of the constituting layer contains a compound represented by Formula (1): wherein Z1 represents an aromatic heterocylic ring which may have a substituent; Z2 represents an aromatic heterocylic ring or an aromatic hydrocarbon ring both of which may have a substituent; Z3 represents a divalent linking group or a single bond; and R101 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

Abstract: An ink jet recording sheet comprising a non-water absorptive support having thereon an ink absorptive layer comprising polyvinyl alcohol, a cationic polymer, and a compound containing a zirconium or aluminum atom other than zirconium oxide and aluminum oxide, wherein a surface pH of the ink absorptive layer is 4 to 6 measured 30 minutes after receiving a water based ink of pH range 6 to 9 jetted from an ink jet printer in an amount of 20 ml/m2.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording sheet, comprising a support having thereon a porous ink receiving layer, the porous ink receiving layer including inorganic particles, a hydrophilic binder and a polymer, wherein the polymer has a plurality of carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds, provided that the unsaturated bonds are non-aromatic; the polymer has a recurring unit derived from butadiene or isoprene.

Abstract: An ink jet recording sheet having a porous ink receiving layer is disclosed. The porous ink receiving layer contains a compound which has a plural number of non-aromatic carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds in a molecule, inorganic particles and a hydrophilic binder. An image forming method employing the ink jet recording sheet and a water-base ink is also disclosed.

Abstract: An ink jet recording sheet comprising a support having thereon a porous ink absorptive layer comprising inorganic particles, polyvinyl alcohol, at least two cationic polymers having a quarternary ammonium salt group in the molecule, and a compound containing a zirconium atom or an aluminum atom other than zirconium oxide and aluminum oxide.

Abstract: An ink jet recording sheet comprising a support having thereon a porous ink absorptive layer comprising, inorganic particles, polyvinyl alcohol and a zirconium compound or an aluminum compound, wherein the ink absorptive layer exhibits a concentration gradient of said zirconium compound or the aluminum compound, wherein the concentration increases from the surface of the support towards the surface of the ink absorptive layer.

Abstract: An ink jet recording sheet comprising a non-water absorptive support having thereon an ink absorptive layer comprising polyvinyl alcohol, a cationic polymer, and a compound containing a zirconium or aluminum atom other than zirconium oxide and aluminum oxide, wherein a surface pH of the ink absorptive layer is 4 to 6 measured 30 minutes after receiving a water based ink of pH range 6 to 9 jetted from an ink jet printer in an amount of 20 ml/m2.

Abstract: An ink jet recording sheet comprising a support having thereon a porous ink absorptive layer comprising inorganic particles, polyvinyl alcohol, at least two cationic polymers having a quarternary ammonium salt group in the molecule, and a compound containing a zirconium atom or an aluminum atom other than zirconium oxide and aluminum oxide.

Abstract: An ink jet recording sheet comprising a support having thereon a porous ink absorptive layer comprising, inorganic particles, polyvinyl alcohol and a zirconium compound or an aluminum compound, wherein the ink absorptive layer exhibits a concentration gradient of said zirconium compound or the aluminum compound, wherein the concentration increases from the surface of the support towards the surface of the ink absorptive layer.

Abstract: A thermographic material is disclosed which comprises a support and provided thereon, a recording layer containing a photolytic free radical generating agent capable of providing a free radical on absorption of light, a dye decolored by the free radical, and an anti-decolorizing agent, the photolytic free radical generating agent and dye being contained in a microcapsule in the recording layer, and the anti-decolorizing agent being present outside the microcapsule in the recording layer, wherein an image is formed by imagewise heating the thermographic material to mix the anti-decolorizing agent with the photolytic free radical generating agent and the dye to form a latent image, and then exposing the heated material to light which the photolytic free radical generating agent absorbs, so that the dye at the latent image portions is not decolored and the dye at portions other than the latent image portions is decolored.

Abstract: A method for synthesizing a halogen-containing condensation product, the method comprising the step of:reacting a compound represented by Formula (I) with a compound represented by Formula (II) or (III) in the presence of a halogenating agent whereby dehydration condensation and halogenation are carried out, ##STR1##

Abstract: A light- and heat-sensitive recording material is disclosed, comprising a support provided thereon a light- and heat-sensitive layer containing a photo-color-forming element comprising a photodecomposable compound and an element capable of forming a color upon reaction with a decomposition product of the photodecomposable compound, wherein the photo-color-forming element is imagewise heated so as to be mixed to thereby form a latent image and the latent image is further exposed to light to form a color; at least one of the photodecomposable compound and the element capable of forming a color upon reaction with the decomposition product of the photodecomposable compound being dispersed through solution in an organic solvent.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material containing a compound capable of the timed release of photographically useful groups is disclosed. The material contains at least one compound of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group; R.sub.2 is an alkyl or aryl group; R.sub.3 is an oxycarbonyl, sulfonamido, carbamoyl, acylamino, ureido, oxycarbonylamino, sulfonyloxy, carbonyloxy or sulfamoyl group; R.sub.4 is a substituent; n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and X is a group, preferably of the formula (II) or (III), which, when eliminated upon coupling with the oxidation product of a developing agent, forms an o-quinonemethide or p-quinonemethide to release a development inhibitor or a precursor thereof.