Abstract: A microcapsule, including a shell containing an inorganic substance as a constituent component and a core containing one or more organic compounds inside the shell. The organic compound includes the following component (A): a functional oil agent, and component (B1): one or more selected from the group consisting of a higher aliphatic alcohol having 6 or more carbon atoms, a higher fatty acid having 6 or more carbon atoms, a monoalkyl glyceryl ether having an alkyl group having 6 or more carbon atoms, and an amide compound having an alkyl group having 8 or more carbon atoms, other than the component (A).

Abstract: A method for producing a silica microcapsule having a shell containing silica as a constituent component and a core containing one or more organic compounds inside the shell. The method includes subjecting an emulsified liquid obtained by emulsifying an aqueous phase component containing a cationic surfactant and an oil phase component containing one or more organic compounds and a silica source to a sol-gel reaction in the presence of one or more sulfur-containing ions selected from the group consisting of a sulfate ion, a sulfite ion, and a sulfonate ion to form the silica microcapsule.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula (1A) or (1B): (the symbols in the formulae (1A) and (1B) have the same meaning as defined in the specification), an organic electroluminescent device containing the compound, and an electronic device including the organic electroluminescent device.

Abstract: Silica microcapsules, each of which includes a shell, and a core containing one or more organic compounds inside the shell, a softener composition containing the silica microcapsules, and a method of producing the silica microcapsules is described. In the silica microcapsules, the shell contains silica as a constituent component, and the organic compound contains a primary alcohol.