Abstract: A novel arylamine compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent an alkyl group, an alkoxyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group or an aryloxyl group, Ar1 to Ar4 each independently represent an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, with provisos that at least two of Ar1 to Ar4 each represent m-biphenyl group or a biphenyl group substituted with aryl groups and the others of Ar1 to Ar4 each represent biphenyl group and that, when the biphenyl group substituted with aryl groups is a biphenyl group substituted with two aryl groups, the others of Ar1 to Ar4 each represent an aryl group; and an organic electroluminescence device comprising a layer of organic compounds which comprises the novel arylamine compound. The organic electroluminescence device has a high luminance, excellent heat resistance and a long life and emits light at a high efficiency.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device 1 including: an anode 12, a cathode 14 and an organic emitting layer 13 held therebetween, the organic emitting layer 13 containing one or more host materials, a hole trapping dopant and an electron trapping dopant. The lifetime of an organic EL device 1 can be improved by causing a hole-trapping dopant and an electron-trapping dopant to be together present in its organic emitting layer.

Abstract: An anthracene derivative with a specified asynmetrical type structure. An organic electroluminescence device which comprises at least one organic thin film layer including a light emitting layer sandwiched between a pair of electrode consisting of an anode and a cathode, wherein at least one of the organic thin film layer comprises the anthracene derivative. An organic electroluminescence device which emits blue light of enhanced purity and has a long lifetime is provided.

Abstract: Asymmetric pyrene derivatives having specific structure. An organic EL device comprising at least one organic thin film layer including a light emitting layer sandwiched between a pair of electrode consisting of an anode and a cathode, wherein the organic thin film layer comprises at least one kind selected from the aforementioned asymmetric pyrene derivatives singly or as a component of mixture thereof. An organic EL device exhibiting a great efficiency of light emission and having a long lifetime, and also asymmetric pyrene derivatives for realizing the organic EL device are provided.

Abstract: A specified aromatic amine derivative having a chrysene structure. An organic electroluminescence device which comprises at least one organic thin film layer comprising a light emitting layer sandwiched between a pair of electrode consisting of an anode and a cathode, wherein at least one of the organic thin film layer comprises the aromatic amine derivative singly or as its mixture component. Organic electroluminescence devices having a long lifetime and a high efficiency of light emission, and aromatic amine derivatives capable of realizing such organic electroluminescence devices are provided.

Abstract: A white organic electroluminescent device (1) including an emitting layer (5, 6 and 7) interposed between an anode (2) and a cathode (9), the emitting layer (5, 6 and 7) emitting blue light, green light and red light, the emitting layer (6) containing a green dopant that is an aromatic amine compound represented by formula (1), wherein A1, A2 and R12 are a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an arylamino group, an alkylamino group or a halogen atom; d and e are independently 1 to 5; h is 1 to 9; R11 is a secondary or tertiary alkyl or cycloalkyl group; f is 1 to 9; g is 0 to 8 and f+g+h is 2 to 10.

Abstract: A compound having a of the present invention has the 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: An organic electro-luminescent device exhibiting an excellent heat resistance, a long serving life and a great efficiency of light emission and producing a light emission ranging from a blue light to a red light. The organic electroluminescent device comprising one or more thin-film layers which contain at least a light emitting layer and are interposed between a cathode and an anode, wherein the light emitting layer contains an amine compound represented by any of the following general formula (A) and a fluorene-based compound represented by any of the following general formula (B).

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: An organic electroluminescence element comprising: a pair of electrodes, and a light emitting layer provided between the pair of electrodes, the layer comprising a light-emitting-layer material, a first dopant and a second dopant that satisfy the following relations, EV0>EV1 and EV0>EV2??(A) EC0?EC2??(B) EG0>EG1 and EG0>EG2??(C) wherein EV0, EV1 and EV2 are the valence electron levels of the light-emitting-layer material, the first dopant and the second dopant, respectively; EC0 and EC2 are the conduction levels of the light-emitting-layer material and the second dopant, respectively; and EG0, EG1 and EG2 are the energy gaps of the light-emitting-layer material, the first dopant and the second dopant, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention provides an organic electroluminescent device material composed of an aromatic amine derivative having a specific structure in which amine moieties are linked to a chrysene moiety; and an organic electroluminescent device having a cathode, an anode, and one or more organic thin-film layers interposed between the cathode and the anode, the organic thin-layers including at least a light-emitting layer, wherein at least one of the organic thin-film layers contains the organic electroluminescent device material in the form of single component material or a mixture of a plurality of components. The organic electroluminescent device material and the organic electroluminescent device containing the material attains a long service life and can emit blue light of high color purity at high emission efficiency.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device which comprises a cathode, an anode and an organic thin film layer comprising at least one layer comprising a light emitting layer and disposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein at least one layer in the organic thin film layer comprises an anthracene derivative having a specific structure singly or as a component of a mixture, and an anthracene derivative having a specific asymmetric structure and providing an organic electroluminescence device exhibiting a great efficiency of light emission and having a long life, are provided.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device having a layer of an organic light emitting medium which comprises (A) a specific arylamine compound and (B) at least one compound selected from specific anthracene derivatives, spirofluorene derivatives, compounds having condensed rings and metal complex compounds and is disposed between a pair of electrodes and an organic light emitting medium comprising the above components (A) and (B) are provided. The organic electroluminescence device exhibits a high purity of color, has excellent heat resistance and a long life and efficiently emits bluish to yellowish light. The organic light emitting medium can be advantageously used for the organic electroluminescence device.

Abstract: Novel styryl compounds represented by the following general formulae (1) and (2): wherein R1 to R10 each independently represent hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxyl group, an aryl group, an aryloxyl group, a condensed polycyclic group, a heterocyclic group, amino group, an alkylamino group, an arylamino group, cyano group, nitro group, hydroxyl group or a halogen atom, adjacent groups among groups represented by R1 to R10 may be bonded to each other and form a saturated or unsaturated carbon ring, and A, B, C, D, A?, B?, C? and D? each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or aryl group having a specific structure; and an organic electroluminescence device comprising a film of organic compounds comprising at least a light emitting layer, wherein at least one of the layers of the film of organic compounds comprises the novel styryl compound.

Abstract: An anthracene derivative represented by the following general formula (1) which enables an organic electroluminescence device to exhibit a great efficiency of light emission and uniform light emission even at high temperatures since crystallization is suppressed and no thermal decomposition takes place during vapor deposition and an organic electroluminescence device utilizing the derivative, are provided. [Ar represents a group represented by the following general formula (2): (L1 and L2 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted methylene group, ethylene group or the like, and at least one of them is present), Ar? represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 50 nuclear carbon atoms, X represent an alkyl group or the like, a and b each represent an integer of 0 to 4, and n represents an integer of 1 to 3.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device comprises a cathode, an anode and a layer of an organic thin film comprising one or a plurality of layers and disposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein at least one of the layers in the layer of an organic thin film comprises a laminate of a layer comprising a metal complex having an energy gap of 2.8 eV or greater and a layer of a host material. The organic electroluminescence device exhibits a higher efficiency of light emission and has a longer life than conventional devices while the emitted light has a high luminance.

Abstract: Materials for organic electroluminescence devices represented by following general formula [1]: wherein A represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 22 to 60 carbon atoms, 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, when the arylene group represented by A has 26 or less carbon atoms, a+b+c+d>0 and the arylene group does not contain two or more anthracene nucleus; 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 unsu

Abstract: A novel aromatic compound having an anthracene skeleton structure and an asymmetric molecular structure; and an organic electroluminescence device which comprises a cathode, an anode and an organic thin film layer comprising at least one layer containing a light emitting layer and sandwiched between the cathode and the anode in which at least one layer in the organic thin film layer contains the above novel aromatic compound singly or as a component of a mixture. The organic electroluminescence device exhibits a great luminance of emitted light, a great efficiency of light emission and a high purity of color, emits bluish light, is excellent in stability at high temperatures and has a long life. The organic electroluminescence device can be provided by utilizing the novel aromatic compound.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device having a layer of an organic light emitting medium which comprises (A) a specific arylamine compound and (B) at least one compound selected from specific anthracene derivatives, spirofluorene derivatives, compounds having condensed rings and metal complex compounds and is disposed between a pair of electrodes and an organic light emitting medium comprising the above components (A) and (B) are provided. The organic electroluminescence device exhibits a high purity of color, has excellent heat resistance and a long life and efficiently emits bluish to yellowish light. The organic light emitting medium can be advantageously used for the organic electroluminescence device.

Abstract: Materials for organic electroluminescence devices are represented by following general formula [1]: 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: general formula [2] 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.