Abstract: In an organic EL device, a light emitting layer contains a specific coumarin derivative, and a hole injecting and/or transporting layer contains a specific tetraaryldiamine derivative. Also a light emitting layer in the form of a mix layer contains a specific coumarin derivative, a specific quinacridone compound or a specific styryl amine compound. There are provided at least two light emitting layers including a light emitting layer of the mix layer type wherein at least two dopants are contained so that at least two luminescent species may emit light. There is obtained an organic EL device capable of high luminance and continuous light emission and ensuring reliability. Multi-color light emission becomes possible.

Abstract: The invention provides an organic EL device comprising a hole injecting electrode, and at least one organic layer disposed between the electrodes, wherein the electron injecting electrode is comprised of an AlLi alloy containing 0.4-14 at % of lithium deposited by a sputtering process. This improves the film formability and adhesion at the interface between the electron injecting electrode and the organic layer, realizing an organic EL device featuring a high luminance, high efficiency, long lifetime, and high display quality.

Abstract: In an organic EL device comprising on a substrate (1), a hole injecting electrode (2), an organic layer (4) having a light emitting function, a buffer layer (6), and an electron injecting electrode (7), the electron injecting electrode (7) is constructed of a metal, metal oxide or metal halide, especially Al—Li alloy, and the buffer layer (6) is constructed of a porphyrin or naphthacene compound. The device can be manufactured without damages to the organic layer and has a low initial drive voltage, a low emission start voltage, a high efficiency, and minimized dark spot growth and hence a long lifetime.

Abstract: An apparatus and a process for the production of an organic EL device, which permits a high freedom of apparatus designing, permits effective processing and gives an organic EL device having a high light emission efficiency and excellent device characteristics, the apparatus comprising means of cleaning a surface of a substrate on which at least a hole-injecting electrode is formed, and means of forming an organic layer on the cleaned surface of the substrate, the cleaning means being for performing the cleaning with ozone gas generated with the ozonizer.

Abstract: An organic EL device comprises a hole injecting electrode, an electron injecting electrode, and at least one organic layer located between both the electrodes. The hole injecting electrode comprises a transparent electrode at a light emitting area, and a metal electrode located at a portion other than the light emitting area and having a sheet resistance of 1 &OHgr;/□ or lower.

Abstract: An organic EL device comprises a hole injecting electrode, an electron injecting electrode, and at least one organic layer located between both the electrodes. The hole injecting electrode comprises a transparent electrode at a light emitting area, and a metal electrode located at a portion other than the light emitting area and having a sheet resistance of 1 &OHgr;/□ or lower.

Abstract: In an organic EL device, a light emitting layer contains a specific coumarin derivative, and a hole injecting and/or transporting layer contains a specific tetraaryldiamine derivative. Also a light emitting layer in the form of a mix layer contains a specific coumarin derivative, a specific quinacridone compound or a specific styryl amine compound. There are provided at least two light emitting layers including a light emitting layer of the mix layer type wherein at least two dopants are contained so that at least two luminescent species may emit light. There is obtained an organic EL device capable of high luminance and continuous light emission and ensuring reliability. Multi-color light emission becomes possible.

Abstract: An organic EL element of the invention has an organic compound layer, especially a light emitting layer which contains a compound of the following general formula (I): (Ar)m-L wherein Ar is an aromatic-bearing group, m is an integer of 2 to 6, the Ar groups may be the same or different, and L is a m-valent residue of a condensed polycyclic aromatic compound having 3 to 10 rings. Where L is a di- or trivalent residue derived from anthracene, at least one Ar is an aromatic residue derived from an alkynylarene. Where L is a tetravalent residue derived from naphthacene and Ar groups are attached at the 5-, 6-, 11- and 12-positions thereof, all the four Ar groups are not phenyl groups at the same time. The device of the invention sustains light emission of satisfactory luminance, especially at long wavelength for a long time.

Abstract: An organic EL device includes a substrate (21), a hole infecting electrode (22), an electron injecting electrode (25), and organic layers (23, 24) disposed between the electrodes. The hole injecting electrode (22) is an ITO electrode having (111) orientation. Due to improved film formation, close contact and physical properties at the interface between the hole injecting electrode and the organic layer, the device has a long lifetime, high luminance, high efficacy, and quality display and prevents the occurrence of current leakage and dark spots.

Abstract: The invention provides an organic electroluminescent light emitting device comprising essentially comprising a substrate, a hole injecting electrode formed on at least said substrate, a light emitting layer and an electron injecting electrode containing a constituting material having a work function of up to 4 eV. The electron injecting electrode has a sealing film on a side thereof not opposite to the substrate. This sealing film contains one or two or more of an oxide, a nitride and a carbide of the constituting material for the electron injecting electrode, and so can be relatively easily formed continuously from the electron injecting electrode without any dedicated equipment for sealing films, while maintaining a high sealing effect. The invention also provides a process of producing such an organic electroluminescent light emitting device.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent light emitting device comprises a hole injecting electrode, an electron injecting electrode and at least one organic layer between said electrodes. The electron injecting electrode is a film of an AlLi alloy formed by a sputtering technique. The AlLi alloy comprises 0.1 to 20 at % of lithium and contains as a subordinate component at least one of Cu, Mg and Zr in an amount of Cu: ≦10 wt % Mg: ≦5 wt % Zr: ≦0.5 wt % per the total sum of aluminum and lithium.

Abstract: A thiazole compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein T is lower alkylene; u is 0 or 1; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different and are each H, or lower alkyl, etc.; R.sup.3 is ##STR2## R.sup.4 is H or lower alkanoyloxy-lower alkyl, which shows inhibitory activity on protein kinase C (PKC, Ca.sup.2+ /phospholipid-depending serine/threonine protein phosphatase), and are useful as a protein kinase C inhibitor.

Abstract: An organic EL color display which can give off color light without recourse to a plurality of light emitting layers and be fabricated at low cost is built up of an organic EL color display comprising an organic EL light emitting device for emitting bluish green light, a blue transmitting layer, a green transmitting layer, a fluorescence converting layer that absorbs bluish green light and giving off light including red light, and a red transmitting layer.

Abstract: An organic EL device of the invention comprises a hole injecting electrode, an electron injecting electrode and at least one organic layer interleaved between them. The electron injecting electrode is a film of an aluminum lithium alloy formed by a sputtering technique and comprising 0.4 to 14 at % of lithium. The electron injecting electrode further includes on a side of the electron injecting electrode that is not opposite to the organic layer a protective electrode comprising at least one of aluminum, aluminum and a transition metal except titanium, titanium, and titanium nitride.

Abstract: Novel benzoheterocyclic compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is H, halogen, alkyl, optionally substituted amino, alkoxy; R.sup.2 is H, halogen, alkoxy, phenylalkoxy, OH, alkyl, optionally substituted amino, carbamoyl-alkoxy, optionally substituted amino-alkoxy, optionally substituted benzoyloxy; R.sup.3 is a group: --NR.sup.4 R.sup.5 or --CO--NR.sup.11 R.sup.12 ; R.sup.4 is H, optionally substitued benzoyl, alkyl; R.sup.5 is a group: ##STR2## [R.sup.16 is halogen, optionally substituted alkyl, OH, alkoxy, alkanoyloxy, alkylthio, alkanoyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, CN, NO.sub.2, optionally substituted amino, phenyl, cycloalkyl, etc., or a group: --O--A--NR.sup.6 R.sup.7 ; m is 0 to 3], phenyl-alkoxycarbonyl, alkanoyl, phenylalkanoyl, etc.; R.sup.11 is H or alkyl; R.sup.12 is cycloalkyl or optionally substituted phenyl; and W is a group: --(CH.sub.2).sub.p (p is 3 to 5) or --CH.dbd.CH--(CH.sub.2).sub.q (q is 1 to 3), the carbon atom of these groups beign optionally replaced by O, S, SO, SO.sub.

Abstract: An organic EL device of the invention includes an inorganic material layer with a resistivity of less than 20 .OMEGA.-cm disposed between an electrode and a light emitting layer. The inorganic material layer contains at least one of indium oxide, tin oxide, and zinc oxide as a primary component, which is the same material as an anode, and at least one of silicon and germanium as an auxiliary component. This improves physical properties at the electrode-organic layer interface and restrains generation of dark spots, establishing an organic EL device featuring a long life, high efficiency and low cost.

Abstract: Tetraaryldiamie derivatives of formula (1) are used in organic EL elements. ##STR1## R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 represent aryl, alkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino or halogen, at least one of R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 is an, aryl group, r1, r2, r3, and r4 are 0 or an integer of 1 to 5, the sum of r1 to r4 is at least 1, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 represent alkyl, alkoxy, amino or halogen, r5 and r6 are 0 or an integer of 1 to 4. The inventive compounds have high m.p. and high Tg and can be evaporated to deposit tranparent smooth thin films of quality which maintain a stable amorphous state are room temperature over a long term. Organic EL elements using the invertive compound in an organic compound layer, typically a hole injecting and transporting layer thereof provide uniform plane light emission and maintain a high intensity of luminescence in a stable manner over a long term. Thus the elements are fully durable and reliable.

Abstract: Novel benzoheterocyclic compounds of the formula: ##STR1## which have excellent vasopressin antagonistic activities and are useful as vasodilator, hypotensive agent, water diuretics, platelet agglutination inhibitor, and a vasopressin antagonistic composition containing the compound as the active ingredient.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a vasopressin antagonist and oxytocin antagonist.The vasopressing antagonist and oxytocin antagonist according to the present invention contain, as the active ingredient, a benzoheterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (1): ##STR1## (wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and the carbon-carbon bond between 4- and 5-positions in the benzoazepine skeleton are the same as defined in claims 1, 2 and 3.) or salt thereof.

Abstract: Novel carbostyril derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is H, NO.sub.2, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkyl, halogen, optionally substituted amino, OH, CN, COOH, alkanoyloxy, hydrazinocarbonyl; q is 1 to 3, and R is a group of the formula: ##STR2## [wherein R.sup.2 is H, alkoxycarbonyl, optionally substituted phenoxycarbonyl, phenylalkenyl-CO--, optionally substituted phenylalkanoyl, alkanoyl, alkenyl-CO--, optionally substituted phenyl-SO.sub.2 --, --CONR.sup.8 R.sup.9, optionally substituted heterocyclic group-CO--, naphthyl-CO--, thienylalkanoyl, tricyclo[3.3.1.1]alkanoyl, ##STR3## (R.sup.13 is OH, optionally substituted alkoxy, --NR.sup.32 R.sup.33, --O--A--(E).sub.l --NR.sup.4 R.sup.5, --(B).sub.l --NR.sup.6 R.sup.7, etc.),n is 1 or 2, m is 0 or 1 to 3, R.sup.3 is alkyl, R.sup.10 is --(CO).sub.l --NR.sup.11 R.sup.