Abstract: A naphthalene derivative represented by the following formula (1) is provided. In the formula, Ar1 to Ar4 each represent an aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms forming a ring. The aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group has none of anthracene skeleton, pyrene skeleton, aceanthrylene skeleton and naphthacene skeleton. n, m and l each represent an integer in a range of 1 to 5. p represents an integer in a range of 0 to 5. When n, m, l and p each are 2 or more, a plurality of Ar1 to Ar4 may be mutually the same or different.

Abstract: A naphthalene derivative represented by the following formula (1) is provided. In the formula, Ar1 to Ar4 each represent an aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms forming a ring. The aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group has none of anthracene skeleton, pyrene skeleton, aceanthrylene skeleton and naphthacene skeleton. n, m and l each represent an integer in a range of 1 to 5. p represents an integer in a range of 0 to 5. When n, m, l and p each are 2 or more, a plurality of Ar1 to Ar4 may be mutually the same or different.

Abstract: A fluorene-based derivative having a specific structure and an organic electroluminescence device in which an organic thin film layer comprising a single layer or plural layers including at least a light emitting layer is sandwiched between a cathode and an anode, wherein at least one layer of the organic thin film layers described above comprises the above fluorene-based derivative having a specific structure in the form of a single component or a mixed component. The organic electroluminescence device has a high luminous efficiency, and the fluorene-based derivative materializes the same.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting medium including a diaminopyrene derivative represented by the following formula (1) and an anthracene derivative represented by the following formula (2);

Abstract: Anthracene derivatives each having a structure including an anthracene skeleton, a phenanthrene skeleton selected from among various phenanthrene skeletons different in bonding site which is bonded to the 9-position of the anthracene skeleton and a group selected from among various aryl groups and so on which is bonded to the 10-position of the anthracene skeleton. Organic EL devices made by using the derivatives exhibit high light emission efficiency and a long life.

Abstract: Provided is an organic luminescent medium containing a specific diaminopyrene derivative and a specific anthracene derivative. Also provided are an organic electroluminescence device capable of emitting light having a short wavelength (such as blue light) with high luminous efficiency and having a long lifetime by having such constitution that the organic EL device contains one or more organic thin film layers including a light emitting layer between a cathode and an anode, and at least one layer of the organic thin film layers contains the organic luminescent medium, and an organic luminescent medium that can be used in an organic thin film layer of the organic EL device.

Abstract: Disclosed is an aromatic diamine derivative represented by the following general formula (I), which has a chrysene structure in which a phenyl group having a substituted or unsubstituted silyl group is a substituent for an amino group. Also disclosed is an organic electroluminescence device including an organic thin film layer formed of one or more layers including at least a light emitting layer and interposed between a cathode and an anode, in which at least one layer of the organic thin film layer contains the aromatic diamine derivative by itself or as a component of a mixture, the device having a long lifetime and high luminous efficiency.

Abstract: A phenanthrene derivative is represented by a formula (1) below. In the formula (1), Ar1 to Ar4 each represent an aromatic hydrocarbon ring group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms for forming the ring. The aromatic hydrocarbon ring group contains none of anthracene skeleton, pyrene skeleton, aceanthrylene skeleton and naphthacene skeleton. L represents a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted benzene skeleton, naphthalene skeleton, biphenylene skeleton, fluorene skeleton, phenanthrene skeleton, fluoranthene skeleton, triphenylene skeleton, chrysene skeleton, phenyl-naphthalene skeleton or binaphthalene skeleton. R1 and R2 each represent a substituent, the number of which may be 0, 1 or more. R1 and R2 may be bonded in any positions of the phenanthrene skeleton. m, n, l and p each represent 0 or 1 while satisfying m+n+l+p?1 (m,n?l,p). a and b each represent an integer of 0 to 8.

Abstract: A phenanthrene derivative is represented by a formula (1) below. In the formula (1), Ar1 and Ar2 each represent an aromatic hydrocarbon ring group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms for forming the ring. The aromatic hydrocarbon ring group contains none of anthracene skeleton, pyrene skeleton, aceanthrylene skeleton and naphthacene skeleton. R1 represents a substituent, the number of which may be 0, 1 or more. R1 may be bonded in any position of the phenanthrene skeleton. n and m each represent an integer of 1 to 3. k represents an integer of 0 to 8.

Abstract: Provided are: an aromatic amine derivative in which a terminal substituent such as a dibenzofuran ring or a dibenzothiophene ring is bonded to a nitrogen atom directly or through an arylene group or the like; an organic electroluminescence device including an organic thin film layer formed of one or more layers including a light emitting layer and interposed between a cathode and an anode in which a layer of the organic thin film layer contains the aromatic amine derivative by itself or as a component of a mixture, and the device has a long lifetime and high luminous efficiency; and an aromatic amine derivative for realizing the device.

Abstract: A compound having the following structure as at least a part thereof: wherein FA and FA? are independently a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon aromatic ring or hetero atom-containing aromatic ring, and at least one of FA and FA? is the hetero atom-containing aromatic ring.

Abstract: A polymer comprising the repeating units derived from an aromatic compound having a specific structure and a repeating unit derived from the compound represented by formula (1): wherein Ar1 to Ar4 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 40 ring-forming carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 3 to 40 ring-forming atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms; X is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 40 ring-forming carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 3 to 40 ring-forming atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted di- to tetravalent styrene-derived group; and s is an integer of 0 to 3. The polymer is useful as a light emission material and realizes a polymer electroluminescence device excellent in device characteristics such as lifetime and emission efficiency.

Abstract: A compound having the following structure as at least a part: wherein FA and FA? are a substituted or unsubstituted fused aromatic ring which may be the same or different, and at least one of FA and FA? is a fused aromatic ring having 4 or more rings.

Abstract: A material for organic electroluminescence device with specific structure having poor symmetry. 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 and which is superior in heat resistance is obtained.

Abstract: A fluorene-based derivative having a specific structure and an organic electro-luminescence device in which an organic thin film layer comprising a single layer or plural layers including at least a light emitting layer is sandwiched between a cathode and an anode, wherein at least one layer of the organic thin film layers described above comprises the above fluorene-based derivative having a specific structure in the form of a single component or a mixed component. The organic electroluminescence device has a high luminous efficiency, and the fluorene-based derivative materializes the same.

Abstract: A polymer comprising a repeating unit derived from a compound represented by formula (1): wherein X1 to X10 are as defined in the specification and a repeating unit derived from an aromatic compound having a specific structure. The polymer is useful as a light emission material and realizes a polymer electroluminescence device excellent in device characteristics such as lifetime and emission efficiency.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes: a cathode; an anode; and an organic thin-film layer including at least one layer and provided between the cathode and the anode. At least one layer of the organic thin-film layer includes: an organic-electroluminescence-device material represented by any one of the following formulae (1), (2) and (3); and at least one phosphorescent material, in which the organic-electroluminescence-device material may have a substituent. A or Ar may be substituted by a phenyl group or a naphthyl group.

Abstract: Provided are a high polymer compound comprising a repeating unit having a function of a dopant and a repeating unit having a function of a host, a material for organic electroluminescence containing the above high polymer compound and an organic electroluminescence device comprising an anode, a cathode and an organic compound layer comprising a layer interposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein a layer of the above organic compound layers is a light emitting layer, and the organic compound layer contains the material for organic electroluminescence described above. The above high polymer compound is useful as a light emitting material and can achieve a high polymer EL device which is excellent in device characteristics such as a lifetime, a luminous efficiency and the like.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes: a cathode; an anode; and a single-layered or multilayered organic thin-film layer provided between the cathode and the anode. In the organic electroluminescence device, at least one layer of the organic thin-film layer includes: an organic-electroluminescence-device material represented by a general formula selected from the following formulae (1), (2) and (3); and at least one phosphorescent material. In the formula: A represents a group selected from a 3-fluoranthenyl group, 5-benzo[c]phenanthrenyl group, 6-benzo[c]phenanthrenyl group and 10-benzo[g]chrysenyl group; Ar represents a fused aromatic ring having 10 to 30 carbon atoms and having triplet energy of 2.10 eV or more; and A or Ar is allowed to be substituted by a phenyl group or a naphthyl group.

Abstract: A fluorene-based derivative having a specific structure and an organic electroluminescence device in which an organic thin film layer comprising a single layer or plural layers including at least a light emitting layer is sandwiched between a cathode and an anode, wherein at least one layer of the organic thin film layers described above comprises the above fluorene-based derivative having a specific structure in the form of a single component or a mixed component. The organic electroluminescence device has a high luminous efficiency, and the fluorene-based derivative materializes the same.