This disclosure relates to N-substituted Pd(II)-N-heterocyclic carbene-pyridine complexes, methods of preparing the complexes, and methods of using the complexes in Sonogashira coupling reactions.

An organic electroluminescence device includes two or more emitting units disposed between an anode and a cathode, and an intermediate layer, in which the intermediate layer contains a phenanthroline compound, the laminated emitting unit includes a first emitting layer containing a first host material and a second emitting layer containing a second host material, and a triplet energy T.sub.1(H1) of the first host material and a triplet energy T.sub.1(H2) of the second host material satisfy a relationship of a numerical formula (Numerical Formula 3),

T.sub.1(H1)>T.sub.1(H2)  (Numerical Formula 3).

The invention provides substituted benzimidazole carboxamides and related compounds, compositions containing such compounds, medical kits, and methods for using such compounds and compositions to treat a medical disorder, e.g., cancer, lysosomal storage disorder, neurodegenerative disorder, inflammatory disorder, in a patient.

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The compounds represented by formula (1):

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wherein Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2, m, n, L, R, are R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 are as defined in the description, provides organic electroluminescence devices having device performance further improved.

The compounds represented by formula (1):

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wherein Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2, m, n, L, R, are R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 are as defined in the description, provides organic electroluminescence devices having device performance further improved.

An organic electroluminescence device includes an anode, a cathode, a first emitting layer, and a second emitting layer provided between the first emitting layer and the cathode, in which the first emitting layer includes, as a first host material, a first compound that includes at least one group represented by a formula (11) below, the first compound being represented by a formula (1) below, the second emitting layer includes a second compound represented by a formula (2) below as a second host material, and the first emitting layer is in direct contact with the second emitting layer. L.sub.101 is a single bond or a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 50 ring carbon atoms. Ar.sub.101 is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 50 ring carbon atoms. mx is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.

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An organic electroluminescence device includes an anode, a cathode, and an emitting layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The emitting layer comprises a delayed fluorescent compound M2 having at least one deuterium atom and a compound M3 having at least one deuterium atom. A singlet energy S.sub.1(M2) of the compound M2 and a singlet energy S.sub.1(M3) of the compound M3 satisfy the relationship S.sub.1(M3)>S.sub.1(M2).

An organic electroluminescence device includes an anode, a cathode, and an emitting layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The emitting layer comprises a delayed fluorescent compound M2 having at least one deuterium atom and a compound M3 having at least one deuterium atom. A singlet energy S.sub.1(M2) of the compound M2 and a singlet energy S.sub.1(M3) of the compound M3 satisfy the relationship S.sub.1(M3)>S.sub.1(M2).

An organic electroluminescence device includes: an anode; a cathode; a first emitting layer; and a second emitting layer provided between the first emitting layer and the cathode, in which the first emitting layer contains, as a first host material, a first compound that has at least one group represented by a formula (11A) below and that is represented by a formula (1) below, the second emitting layer contains, as a second host material, a second compound represented by a formula (2) below, and the first emitting layer and the second emitting layer are in direct contact with each other

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An organic electroluminescence device includes: an anode; a cathode; a first emitting layer; and a second emitting layer provided between the first emitting layer and the cathode, in which the first emitting layer contains, as a first host material, a first compound that has at least one group represented by a formula (11) below and that is represented by a formula (1) below, the second emitting layer contains, as a second host material, a second compound represented by one of formulae (2-1A) to (2-4A) below, and the first emitting layer and the second emitting layer are in direct contact with each other.

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