An organic compound represented by the following formula (1):

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where in formula (1), Ar is a carbazolyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group containing a chalcogen element, provided that when Ar is a phenanthrenyl group, the phenanthrenyl group contains a substituent, and R.sub.1 to R.sub.21 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a silyl group, an amino group, an aryl group, and a heterocyclic group.

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.

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.

A formulation comprising at least one solvent and at least two different functional compounds of formula (I)
AB].sub.k(I) wherein A is a functional structural element, the structural element serving as host material, as a unit that has hole-injection and/or hole-transport properties, as a unit t at has electron-injection and/or electron-transport properties, as a unit which has light-emitting properties, or as a unit which improves the transfer from the singlet state to the triplet state of light-emitting compounds; B is a solubility-promoting structural element; and k is an integer in the range from 1 to 20; the molecular weight of the functional compound is at least 550 g/mol, and the solubility-promoting structural element B conforms to the general formula (L-I) ##STR00001##

A formulation comprising at least one solvent and at least two different functional compounds of formula (I)
AB].sub.k(I) wherein A is a functional structural element, the structural element serving as host material, as a unit that has hole-injection and/or hole-transport properties, as a unit t at has electron-injection and/or electron-transport properties, as a unit which has light-emitting properties, or as a unit which improves the transfer from the singlet state to the triplet state of light-emitting compounds; B is a solubility-promoting structural element; and k is an integer in the range from 1 to 20; the molecular weight of the functional compound is at least 550 g/mol, and the solubility-promoting structural element B conforms to the general formula (L-I) ##STR00001##

The present disclosure relates inter alia to an organic cocrystal comprising at least three compounds A, B and C, and the method to prepare the said organic cocrystal, and organic electronic devices comprising the said organic cocrystal, and their application and use.

An organic electroluminescent device according to the present invention is an organic electroluminescent device comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic material layer formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic material layer is formed using a composition having an organic electroluminescence material and a solvent, the organic electroluminescence material has a host, and the organic electroluminescence device has excellent operation properties such as luminous efficiency and driving voltage by using an organic electroluminescence material having high solubility in a solvent.

An organic electroluminescent device according to the present invention is an organic electroluminescent device comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic material layer formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic material layer is formed using a composition having an organic electroluminescence material and a solvent, the organic electroluminescence material has a host, and the organic electroluminescence device has excellent operation properties such as luminous efficiency and driving voltage by using an organic electroluminescence material having high solubility in a solvent.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a compound for a capping layer that has a high refractive index and a low extinction coefficient in a range of 450 nm to 750 nm to improve the light extraction efficiency of an organic EL element. The present invention has focused on the fact that compounds having a benzene skeleton at the center thereof are excellent in stability and also durability in the form of a thin film, and that the refractive index thereof can be improved by modifying the molecular structure, and thus, molecules have been designed. Provided is a compound represented by a general formula (1), and an organic EL element with excellent luminance efficiency is obtained by using that compound as a constituent material of a capping layer.

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.