Abstract: A platinum complex is represented by General Formula (1) below. In Formula (1), Pt represents a tetravalent platinum atom. The ring structure A represents a cyclic substituent having a carbon atom that forms a covalent bond with Pt. The ring structure B represents a cyclic substituent having Q that forms a coordination bond with Pt, where Q is a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom, or a phosphorous atom. X1 represents a monovalent-bidentate ligand, and X2 represents a divalent-bidentate ligand.

Abstract: There is provided a benzo[a]fluoranthene compound represented by the following general formula (I): wherein at least one of R14, R15, R16, R20, and R21 represents Rn represented by the following general formula (i), and R11 to R22 none of which is represented by Rn each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or the like, and R11 to R22 none of which is represented by Rn may be identical to or different from one another; wherein R23, R24, R25, R26, and R27 each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or the like, and R23, R24, R25, R26, and R27 may be identical to or different from one another, provided that, in at least one pair of adjacent substituents out of R23, R24, R25, and R26, the substituents are bonded to each other to form a ring.

Abstract: There is provided a green-light-emitting device which has a high emission efficiency and a long continuous operational life, and which includes a pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode; and a layer including an organic compound disposed between the pair of electrodes, wherein the layer includes a first compound represented by the general formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, and R16 each represent, independently of one another, a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, a substituted amino group, or a halogen atom; and a second compound with a pyrene skeleton or a fluorene skeleton having an energy gap larger than an energy gap of the first compound.

Abstract: A novel mono(benzo[k]fluoranthene) compound having a molecular structure containing at least one condensed ring aromatic group which is tricyclic or more at any of 7- to 9-positions of benzo[k]fluoranthene. Also an organic light emitting device including at least a pair of electrodes formed of an anode and a cathode, and a layer formed of an organic compound, the layer being interposed between the pair of electrodes, in which the layer formed of an organic compound contains a compound represented by the following structural formula. An organic light emitting device in which the layer is a light emitting layer.

Abstract: Provided are a novel benzo[a]fluoranthene compound and an organic light emitting device having extremely good light emitting efficiency, extremely good luminance, and durability. The benzo[a]fluoranthene compound is represented by the following general formula (I): wherein: at least one of R11 to R22 represents Rm represented by the following general formula (i): Rm=—X1—Ar1??(i) wherein X1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group, or a substituted or unsubstituted, divalent monocyclic heterocyclic group, and Ar1 represents one of the following groups (a) and (b): (a) a substituted or unsubstituted fused polycyclic group, and (b) a composite substituent formed by combining two or more of a benzene ring, a monocyclic heterocyclic ring, and a fused polycyclic ring, the composite substituent being permitted to have a substituent.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a light-emitting layer disposed between the first and second electrodes. The light-emitting layer contains an organic compound emitting photoluminescent light with a peak wavelength of 430 to 480 nm. The organic compound has a profile factor of 0.02 or less at a wave number of 1,300 to 1,680 cm?1 as calculated from Huang-Rhys factors.

Abstract: There is provided a green-light-emitting device which has a high emission efficiency and a long continuous operational life, and which includes a pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode; and a layer including an organic compound disposed between the pair of electrodes, wherein the layer includes a first compound represented by the general formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, and R16 each represent, independently of one another, a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, a substituted amino group, or a halogen atom; and a second compound with a pyrene skeleton or a fluorene skeleton having an energy gap larger than an energy gap of the first compound.

Abstract: A novel mono(benzo[k]fluoranthene) compound having a molecular structure containing at least one condensed ring aromatic group which is tricyclic or more at any of 7- to 9-positions of benzo[k]fluoranthene. Also an organic light emitting device including at least a pair of electrodes formed of an anode and a cathode, and a layer formed of an organic compound, the layer being interposed between the pair of electrodes, in which the layer formed of an organic compound contains a compound represented by the following structural formula. An organic light emitting device in which the layer is a light emitting layer.

Abstract: A fused polycyclic compound is represented by general formula [1]: wherein at least one of R1 to R16 is selected from a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted amino group, an aryl group which may have a substituent, and a heterocyclic group which may have a substituent. An organic light-emitting element includes the fused polycyclic compound.

Abstract: A fluorene derivative represented by the following structural formula. An organic electroluminescence device including a pair of electrodes, and at least one layer containing an organic compound interposed between the pair of the electrodes. The at least one layer containing the organic compound contains the fluorene derivative. The layer containing the fluorene derivative serves as a light-emitting layer.

Abstract: To provide a novel fluoranthene derivative and an organic light emitting device having the fluoranthene derivative.

Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting device having high light emitting efficiency and good emission color purity. The organic light emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and an organic compound layer which is sandwiched between the anode and the cathode, in which one of the anode and the cathode is transparent or semi-transparent and the organic compound layer contains at least one kind of perylene compound represented by the following general formula (1): where R1 to R8 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; and Ar1 to Ar4 each represent a substituent represented by the following general formula (2) or (3).

Abstract: The present invention provides a high-performance organic light-emitting device, and a novel organic compound for use in the device. The novel compound of the present invention is a 4-arylfluorene compound having a specific structure. The organic light-emitting device of the present invention is an organic light-emitting device including: a pair of electrodes comprising an anode and a cathode; and an organic compound layer interposed between the pair of electrodes, wherein the organic compound layer contains the 4-arylfluorene compound.

Abstract: To provide an organic light emitting device with high color purity, high efficiency, high luminance, and a long life, the organic light emitting device includes: a pair of electrodes having an anode and a cathode, and at least one layer containing an organic compound sandwiched between the pair of electrodes, at least one of the anode and the cathode being transparent or translucent, in which at least one layer containing an organic compound contains at least one kind of the benzo(ghi)fluoranthene derivative represented by the following General Formula (1) or (2).

Abstract: There are provided a novel fused ring aromatic compound and an organic light-emitting device which has an optical output with extremely high efficiency and luminance, and also has extremely high durability. The organic light-emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and a layer including an organic compound interposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the layer comprises a fused ring aromatic compound represented by the general formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, and R16 each represent, independently of one another, a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, a substituted amino group, or a halogen atom.

Abstract: To provide an organic light emitting device having high efficiency and high luminance by making a contrivance to suppress the leakage of an electron or of an exciton, an organic light emitting device of the present invention includes two hole transporting layers having tertiary amine compounds different from each other in structure.

Abstract: A fused polycyclic compounds is represented by the general formula (I): wherein X1 to X18 each represent, independently of one another, a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group.

Abstract: There is provided an organic light-emitting device having an optical output with a high efficiency and a high luminance, and having good durability. The organic light-emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and a layer including an organic compound interposed between the anode and the cathode, in which the layer contains a naphthalene compound represented by the general formula (1): wherein Ar1's each represent a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring aromatic hydrocarbon group having four or more rings.

Abstract: An organic luminescent device having organic-compound layers is provided which takes on luminous hues with very good purity and has optical power with high efficiency, high luminance and a long life. At least one of the organic-compound layers contains a benzo[k]fluoranthene compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 is a group selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aralkyl and a heterocyclic group which may be substituted, and R1's may be the same or different; R10 to R20 are each independently a group selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, aralkyl, phenyl, a condensed bicyclic aromatic group and a heterocyclic group which may be substituted; and a is an integer of 0 or more to 9 or less.

Abstract: A novel metal complex compound for an organic EL device is provided which has at least one partial structure represented by the general formula (1): M1L1??(1) in which the partial structure M1L1 is represented by the general formula (2): wherein M1 represents a metal atom selected from Ir, Pt, Rh, and Pd; Y1 represents an alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms; and at least one of hydrogen atoms directly bonded to the carbon atoms forming the alkylene group Y1 is substituted with a fluorine atom.