Abstract: Provided are an organic electroluminescent (EL) element having high luminescent efficiency, a small aging change in luminescent intensity even after the organic EL element is stored at a high temperature together with a long luminescent lifetime at a high temperature, and a method for producing the organic EL element. Further, a display and a lighting device including the organic EL element are also provided. The organic EL element contains an organic layer provided between at least a pair of a cathode and an anode. The organic layer is formed of at least one layer including a luminescent layer, and at least one layer forming the organic layer contains at least one of the compounds represented by the general formulae (A1) to (A5).

Abstract: Provided are an organic electroluminescent (EL) element having high luminescent efficiency, a small aging change in luminescent intensity even after the organic EL element is stored at a high temperature together with a long luminescent lifetime at a high temperature, and a method for producing the organic EL element. Further, a display and a lighting device including the organic EL element are also provided. The organic EL element contains an organic layer provided between at least a pair of a cathode and an anode. The organic layer is formed of at least one layer including a luminescent layer, and at least one layer forming the organic layer contains at least one of the compounds represented by the general formulae (A1) to (A5).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an organic electroluminescent element which has a high luminous efficiency and an excellent driving voltage and exhibits excellent stability, and a display device and a lighting device that are equipped with the organic electroluminescent element. The organic electroluminescent element of the present invention is an organic electroluminescent element which includes at least an electron injection layer, an electron transport layer, and a luminous layer between a positive electrode and a negative electrode and in which the electron injection layer contains an electride, the electron transport layer contains an organic compound having a nitrogen atom, at least one of the nitrogen atoms has a lone pair of electrons that does not participate in aromaticity, and the lone pair of electrons does not coordinate a metal.

Abstract: Provided is a production process for a colorant which contains a silicon phthalocyanine compound making it possible to reach a targeted particle diameter even by a conventional dispersing method and which is excellent in performances such as a color reproducibility, a light fastness, an electrostatic property, a transparency and the like, and a colorant composition, a toner, an ink for ink jet recording and a color filter which are excellent in the above performances. The above production process is a production process for a colorant containing a silicon phthalocyanine compound and a copper phthalocyanine compound and is characterized by having a preparing step of reacting raw materials of a silicon compound and phthalocyanine under the presence of a copper salt or the copper phthalocyanine compound described above to prepare the silicon phthalocyanine compound described above.

Abstract: Disclosed is a toner for electrophotography, which has good hue, good light resistance and good electrostatic charge, and is capable of providing images that are free from white spots. The toner for electrophotography exhibits a good performance. Specifically disclosed is a toner for electrophotography, which is characterized by containing at least one metal-containing compound that is represented by general formula (1). (In the formula, R1 represents an alkyl group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a sulfinyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an acyl group, a halogen atom or a cyano group; and R3 represents a group that has 9 or more carbon atoms and an aromatic hydrocarbon structure.

Abstract: A copper complex compound represented by Formula (1) is disclosed. in the formula, groups represented by R is a substituent, n is an integer of from 1 to 5 and the total carbon number contained in (R)n is 14 or more. A toner for electrophotography containing the compound is also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is a production process for a colorant which contains a silicon phthalocyanine compound making it possible to reach a targeted particle diameter even by a conventional dispersing method and which is excellent in performances such as a color reproducibility, a light fastness, an electrostatic property, a transparency and the like, and a colorant composition, a toner, an ink for ink jet recording and a color filter which are excellent in the above performances. The above production process is a production process for a colorant containing a silicon phthalocyanine compound and a copper phthalocyanine compound and is characterized by having a preparing step of reacting raw materials of a silicon compound and phthalocyanine under the presence of a copper salt or the copper phthalocyanine compound described above to prepare the silicon phthalocyanine compound described above.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing cyanoacetic acid in a hydrolysis reaction of a predetermined cyanoacetate in the presence of an acid catalyst. Further, are provided methods for producing a cyanoacetic acid derivative and a metal containing compound by using the produced cyanoacetic acid as a staring material. Herein, the method for producing cyanoacetic acid enables the content of a malonic acid byproduct generated in the hydrolysis reaction to be greatly lowered, allowing the produced cyanoacetic acid to be used as a starting material without any purification treatments. Those advantageous effects result in the great improvement in the purity and yields of the cyanoacetic acid derivative and the metal containing compound produced by said cyanoacetic acid. Accordingly, the above mentioned methods make it possible to produce cyanoacetic acid, the cyanoacetic acid derivative and the metal containing compound, as excellent in the productivity and economical efficiency.

Abstract: An electrophotographic toner is disclosed. The toner contains a compound of Formula X-1 and a copper complex compound represented by the following Formula (1), which are defined detain in the specification.

Abstract: A compound represented by Formula (X-1) is disclosed. in the formula, Rx1 and Rx2 each independently represents an alkyl group, Lx is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, Gx1 is an alkyl group having 2 or more carbon atoms, Gx2 is an alkyl group or an aromatic hydrocarbon group, Gx3 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a Gx4-CO—NH— group or a Gx5-N(Gx6)-CO—group, Gx5 and Gx6 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and Qx1, Qx2, Qx3, Qx4 and Qx5 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent. An electrophotographic toner containing the compound is also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a toner for electrophotography, which has good hue, good light resistance and good electrostatic charge, and is capable of providing images that are free from white spots. The toner for electrophotography exhibits a good performance. Specifically disclosed is a toner for electrophotography, which is characterized by containing at least one metal-containing compound that is represented by general formula (1). (In the formula, R1 represents an alkyl group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a sulfinyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an acyl group, a halogen atom or a cyano group; and R3 represents a group that has 9 or more carbon atoms and an aromatic hydrocarbon structure.

Abstract: A compound represented by Formula (X-1) is disclosed. in the formula, Rx1 and Rx2 each independently represents an alkyl group, Lx is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, Gx1 is an alkyl group having 2 or more carbon atoms, Gx2 is an alkyl group or an aromatic hydrocarbon group, Gx3 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a Gx4-CO—NH— group or a Gx5-N(Gx6)-CO—group, Gx5 and Gx6 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and Qx1, Qx2, Qx3, Qx4 and Qx5 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent. An electrophotographic toner containing the compound is also disclosed.

Abstract: A copper complex compound represented by Formula (1) is disclosed. in the formula, groups represented by R is a substituent, n is an integer of from 1 to 5 and the total carbon number contained in (R)n is 14 or more. A toner for electrophotography containing the compound is also disclosed.

Abstract: A copper complex compound represented by Formula (1) is disclosed. in the formula, groups represented by R is a substituent, n is an integer of from 1 to 5 and the total carbon number contained in (R) n is 14 or more. A toner for electrophotography containing the compound is also disclosed.

Abstract: A copper complex compound represented by Formula (1) is disclosed. in the formula, groups represented by R is a substituent, n is an integer of from 1 to 5 and the total carbon number contained in (R) n is 14 or more. A toner for electrophotography containing the compound is also disclosed.

Abstract: An electrophotographic toner is disclosed. The toner contains a compound of Formula X-1 and a copper complex compound represented by the following Formula (1), which are defined detain in the specification.

Abstract: A compound represented by Formula (X-1) is disclosed. in the formula, Rx1, and Rx2 each independently represents an alkyl group, Lx is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, Gx1 is an alkyl group having 2 or more carbon atoms, Gx2 is an alkyl group or an aromatic hydrocarbon group, Gx3 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a Gx4-CO—NH— group or a Gx5-N(Gx6)-CO— group, Gx5 and Gx6 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and Qx1, Qx2, Qx3, Qx4 and Qx5 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent. An electrophotographic toner containing the compound is also disclosed.

Abstract: An electrophotographic toner is disclosed. The toner is composed of a dye chelatable with a metal represented by the formula (1) and a copper compound represented by the formula (2) and a thermoplastic resin: In the formula, R1, R2, R3, and R4 each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent. Z1 represents a 5 or 6-membered heterocyclic ring containing at least one nitrogen atom, which heterocyclic ring may have a substituent or form a condensed ring. Z2 represents a 5 or 6-membered heterocyclic ring which heterocyclic ring may have a substituent or form a condensed ring. Cu2+(X1)m(X2)n.W1 ??formula (2) wherein X1 and X2 are each a monodentate or didentate ligand, provided that X1 and X2 may link with each other which may be the same or different from each other; n and m are each an integer of 0 to 2; W1 is a counter ion when a counter ion is required for neutralization of charge.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photopolymerizable composition containing an addition-polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated compound, a photopolymerization initiator, a polymer binder, and a sensitizing dye represented by the following formula (A), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and X are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photopolymerizable composition containing an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, a photopolymerization initiator and a sensitizing dye, wherein the photopolymerization initiator is comprised of an iron-arene compound and a tribromoacetic acid ester having a molecular weight of not less than 500, and the sensitizing dye is at least one selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the following formulae (A1), (A2) and (A3),