Abstract: A material for organic electroluminescence devices comprising a compound having a specific structure and an organic electroluminescence device comprising an organic thin film layer which comprises one layer or a plurality of layers comprising at least a light emitting layer and disposed between a cathode and an anode, wherein at least one layer in the organic thin film layer comprises the material for organic electroluminescence devices, are provided. The material provides the organic electroluminescence device exhibiting a great efficiency of light emission, having no defect pixels, exhibiting excellent heat resistance and having a long life.

Abstract: A material for organic electroluminescence devices comprising a compound having a specific structure and an organic electroluminescence device comprising an organic thin film layer which comprises one layer or a plurality of layers comprising at least a light emitting layer and disposed between a cathode and an anode, wherein at least one layer in the organic thin film layer comprises the material for organic electroluminescence devices, are provided. The material provides the organic electroluminescence device exhibiting a great efficiency of light emission, having no defect pixels, exhibiting excellent heat resistance and having a long life.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device comprising a compound having a specific structure having a heteroatom and an organic electroluminescence device which comprises a cathode, an anode and an organic thin film layer which comprises at least one layer comprising at least a light emitting layer and is disposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein at least one layer in the organic thin film layer comprises the above compound. The device provides excellent efficiency of light emission, forms no defects in pixels, exhibits excellent heat resistance and has a long life.

Abstract: A metal complex compound with a structure containing metals such as iridium, and a monodentate ligand such as a hydrogen atom other than a bidentate ligand. An employment of a metal compound with a ligand having two oxygen atoms as a material for preparing the metal complex compound. An organic electroluminescence device being composed of one or more organic thin film layers having at least a light emitting layer sandwiched between a pair of electrodes wherein at least one of the organic thin film layer contains the metal complex compound. The organic electroluminescence device has an excellent stability, a great efficiency and a long lifetime of light emission due to the metal complex compound.

Abstract: There are provided oligoarylene derivatives capable of emitting blue light at high luminous efficiency which are represented by the following general formulae (1) to (4): Ar1?Ch?Ar2??(1) Ch1?L?Ch2??(2) Ar3?(L1)a?Ch3?(L2)b?Ar4??(3) Ar5?Ch4?(Ar7)n?L3?(Ar8)m?Ch5?Ar6??(4) wherein Ch, Ch1 and Ch2 are respectively a group containing at least one substituted or unsubstituted condensed aromatic ring having 14 to 20 nuclear atoms; Ch3, Ch4 and Ch5 are respectively a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 14 to 20 nuclear atoms; Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, Ar4, Ar5 and Ar6 are respectively a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 5 to 30 nuclear atoms; Ar7 and Ar8 are respectively a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 5 to 30 nuclear atoms; L1, L2 and L3 are respectively a connecting group; and a, b, n and m are respectively an integer of 0 to 1, as well as organic electroluminescent devices using the same.

Abstract: There are provided oligoarylene derivatives capable of emitting blue light at high luminous efficiency which are represented by the following general formulae (1) to (4): Ar1—Ch—Ar2??(1) Ch1-L-Ch2??(2) Ar3-(L1)a-Ch3-(L2)b-Ar4??(3) Ar5—Ch4—(Ar7)n-L3-(Ar8)m—Ch5—Ar6??(4) wherein Ch, Ch1 and Ch2 are respectively a group containing at least one substituted or unsubstituted condensed aromatic ring having 14 to 20 nuclear atoms; Ch3, Ch4 and Ch5 are respectively a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 14 to 20 nuclear atoms; Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, Ar4, Ar5 and Ar6 are respectively a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 5 to 30 nuclear atoms; Ar7 and Ar8 are respectively a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 5 to 30 nuclear atoms; L1, L2 and L3 are respectively a connecting group; and a, b, n and m are respectively an integer of 0 to 1, as well as organic electroluminescent devices using the same.

Abstract: There are provided oligoarylene derivatives capable of emitting blue light at high luminous efficiency which are represented by the following general formulae (1) to (4): Ar1-Ch-Ar2 ??(1) Ch1-L-Ch2 ??(2) Ar3-(L1)a-Ch3-(L2)b-Ar4 ??(3) Ar5-Ch4-(Ar7)n-L3-(Ar8)m-Ch5-Ar6 ??(4) wherein Ch, Ch1 and Ch2 are respectively a group containing at least one substituted or unsubstituted condensed aromatic ring having 14 to 20 nuclear atoms; Ch3, Ch4 and Ch5 are respectively a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 14 to 20 nuclear atoms; Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, Ar4, Ar5 and Ar6 are respectively a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 5 to 30 nuclear atoms; Ar7 and Ar8 are respectively a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 5 to 30 nuclear atoms; L1, L2 and L3 are respectively a connecting group; and a, b, n and m are respectively an integer of 0 to 1, as well as organic electroluminescent devices using the same.

Abstract: The novel compound of the present invention has the diphenylanthracene structure at the center and a specific structure substituted with an aryl group at end portions. The organic electroluminescence device of the present invention comprises a plurality of layers of thin films of organic compounds which comprise a light emitting layer or a plurality of layers comprising a light emitting layer and are disposed between a pair of electrodes and at least one of the layers of thin films of organic compounds comprises the above novel compound. The novel compound exhibits excellent efficiency of light emission and heat resistance, has a long life and emits bluish-light having excellent purity of color and the organic electroluminescence device comprises the novel compound and exhibits the same advantageous properties.

Abstract: A novel soluble compound which is a distyrylarylene derivative having a soluble substituent and a specific central group and having a solubility of 0.5% by weight or greater at 20° C. in an organic solvent; and an organic electroluminescence device having an organic thin film layer which has a single layer or a plurality of layers, is disposed between a cathode and an anode and has at least one layer containing the novel soluble compound. The organic thin film layer can be formed in accordance with a wet process, and the organic electroluminescence device exhibiting a great efficiency of light emission can be produced easily.

Abstract: An ink for forming an organic electroluminescent coating film capable of forming an emitting layer with a long life, which has a water concentration of 20 ppm or less and an oxygen concentration of 10 ppm or less wherein an aromatic compound, preferably an anthracene derivative, a pyrene derivative, and/or a fluorene derivative, is dissolved into an organic solvent, and a production method thereof are provided.

Abstract: A compound having a diphenylanthracene structure at the center and a specific structure substituted with an aryl group at end portions. An organic electroluminescence device comprises a plurality of layers of thin films of organic compounds which comprise a light emitting layer or a plurality of layers comprising a light emitting layer and are disposed between a pair of electrodes and at least one of the layers of thin films of organic compounds comprises the above compound. The compound exhibits excellent efficiency of light emission and heat resistance, has a long life and emits bluish light having excellent purity of color and the organic electroluminescence device comprises the compound and exhibits the same advantageous properties.

Abstract: A novel soluble compound which is a distyrylarylene derivative having a soluble substituent and a specific central group and having a solubility of 0.5% by weight or greater at 20° C. in an organic solvent; and an organic electroluminescence device having an organic thin film layer which has a single layer or a plurality of layers, is disposed between a cathode and an anode and has at least one layer containing the novel soluble compound. The organic thin film layer can be formed in accordance with a wet process, and the organic electroluminescence device exhibiting a great efficiency of light emission can be produced easily.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device which exhibits an excellent purity of color and a high efficiency of light emission, has a long life and emits reddish light and a novel compound having these characteristics are provided. The organic electroluminescence device comprises an organic layer disposed between at least one pair of electrodes, wherein the organic layer comprises a compound having a fluoranthene skeleton structure substituted at least with an amine group or an alkenyl group.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel metal complex compound represented by the following general formula (1), and an organic electroluminescence element which has a high efficiency of light emission and a long lifetime, wherein one of organic thin film layers including at least a light emitting layer between an anode and a cathode, at least one of the organic thin film layers contains the metal complex compounds. (L1)mM(L2)n??(1) wherein M represents Ir, Pt and Rh; L1 and L2 represents mutually different bidentate ligands; (L1)mM as a partial structure is represented by general formula (2) and M(L2)n as a partial structure is represented by general formula (3): and m and n are each an integer of 1 or 2, provided that m+n is a integer of 2 or 3. wherein ring A1 represents an aromatic hetrocyclic ring group; and ring B1 represents an aryl group, provided that the ring A1 and the ring B1 are covalently linked to each other via Z which represents a single bond or the like.

Abstract: A luminescent ink composition for an organic EL device which can form thin films by a wet process easily due to a high solubility of a low-molecular material is provided in order to form an organic thin film containing a luminescent low-molecular material by a wet method with a high productivity. A luminescent ink composition for an organic electroluminescent device comprising: (A) an anthracene derivative represented by the following formula (1); (B) a condensed aromatic ring compound substituted with an arylamino group and/or a styryl derivative substituted with an arylamino group; and (C) an organic solvent.

Abstract: A material for organic electroluminescence device with specific structure. An an organic electroluminescence device comprising a cathode, an anode and an organic thin film layer which is sandwiched between the cathode and the anode and comprises at least one layer, wherein at least one layer in the organic thin film layer contains a material for the organic electroluminescence device described above. An organic electroluminescence device with excellent efficiency of light emission, without pixel defects, which is superior in heat resistance and prolonged lifetime is obtained.

Abstract: A material for an organic electroluminescence device includes a compound composed of a specific structure showing enhanced steric hindrance. An organic electroluminescence device includes an organic thin film layer composed of one or more layers including at least a light emitting layer, the organic thin film layer is sandwiched between a cathode and an anode, in which at least one layer of the organic thin film layer contains the material for organic electroluminescence device. There are provided the organic electroluminescence device and the material for an organic electroluminescence device having a high luminescent efficiency, excellent heat resistance, and a long lifetime.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence (EL) device in which an organic thin film layer having a plurality of layers can be formed using any desired materials for an organic EL device in a simple and convenient production step, i.e., in accordance with a wet process, and which exhibits a great efficiency of light emission and has a long lifetime, a process for producing the device and an organic solution for an organic EL device realizing the process are provided. The device comprises at least one organic thin film layer in a plurality of layers containing at least a light emitting layer and sandwiched between a cathode and an anode those composing the organic electroluminescence device, wherein the organic thin film layer is formed in accordance with a wet process using a mixed solvent comprising a good solvent and a poor solvent. The process is a wet process using the mixed solvent.

Abstract: A material for organic electroluminescence devices comprising a compound having a specific structure and an organic electroluminescence device comprising an organic thin film layer which comprises one layer or a plurality of layers comprising at least a light emitting layer and disposed between a cathode and an anode, wherein at least one layer in the organic thin film layer comprises the material for organic electroluminescence devices, are provided. The material provides the organic electroluminescence device exhibiting a great efficiency of light emission, having no defect pixels, exhibiting excellent heat resistance and having a long life.

Abstract: Materials for organic electroluminescence devices are represented by following general formula [1]: wherein A represents a chrysene group, X1 to X4 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, X1 and X2 may be bonded to each other, X3 and X4 may be bonded to each other, Y1 to Y4 each independently represent an organic group represented by general formula [2], a to d each represent an integer of 0 to 2 and, a+b+c+d?0; general formula [2] being: wherein R1 to R4 each independently represent hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, cyano group or form a triple bond by a linkage of R1 and R2 or R3 and R4, Z represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms and n represents 0 or 1.