An aromatic compound represented by chemical formula 1 and an organic light-emitting diode including the same are provided.

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In chemical formula 1, A, Ar.sub.2, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and m are as described in the embodiments.

The present invention relates to compounds according to formula (1), a method for producing these compounds and electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices containing said compounds.

An organometallic complex which can be provided at low cost and which emits blue phosphorescence is provided. An organometallic complex in which nitrogen at the 1-position of a 5-aryl-4H-1,2,4-triazole derivative is coordinated to a Group 9 metal or a Group 10 metal, the aryl group is bonded to the Group 9 metal or the Group 10 metal, and the 5-aryl-4H-1,2,4-triazole derivative is a 3-aryl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyridine derivative is provided. The organometallic complex emits green to blue phosphorescence and is also advantageous in terms of cost.

A fused fluoranthene compound which includes an indeno[3,2-b]fluoranthene skeleton having a hetero atom is a novel compound, which is useful as a material for organic electroluminescence devices for use in an organic electroluminescence device and an electronic equipment.

In one aspect, compositions and methods are described herein for providing a microenvironment mapping platform operable to selectively identify various features, including protein-protein interactions on cellular membranes. In some embodiments, a composition comprises a catalyst, and a protein labeling agent, wherein the catalyst activates the protein labeling agent to a reactive intermediate. The catalyst, in some embodiments, can have electronic structure for permitting energy transfer to the protein labeling agent to form the reactive intermediate. The reactive intermediate reacts or crosslinks with a protein or other biomolecule within the diffusion radius of the reactive intermediate.

A metal complex exhibits blue light emission of high color purity and has a color purity of small temperature dependence, particularly in the blue region. Specifically, the metal complex is represented by Formula (1a): ##STR00001##
wherein M is a metal atom; R.sup.0 is a divalent linking group; each j independently represents 0 or 1; R.sup.P1, R.sup.P2, R.sup.P3, R.sup.P4 and R.sup.P6 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or the like; R.sup.P5 represents a halogen atom or the like; m is an integer of from 1 to 3, n is an integer of from 0 to 2, and m+n is 2 or 3; and the portion represented by Formula (2): ##STR00002##
represents a bidentate ligand; wherein R.sup.x and R.sup.y are an atom bonding to the metal atom M, and each independently represents a carbon atom, an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom.

To provide an electrochromic compound, represented by the following general formula (I), where Ar.sub.1 is a pyridinium ring having a structure represented by the following general formula (IIa), (IIb), or (IIc), where Ar.sub.2 is a monovalent heterocyclic ring which may have a substituent, but Ar.sub.2 is not a pyridinium ring; R.sub.1 to R.sub.8 are each independently a monovalent group which may have a functional group, where the monovalent group may have a substituent; A is a monovalent group which may have a functional group, where the monovalent group may have a substituent; and B.sup.− is a monovalent anion.

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Provided are an organometallic compound, a light-emitting device including the organometallic compound, and an electronic apparatus including the light-emitting device. The light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an interlayer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The interlayer includes an emission layer. The emission layer includes a first compound which is the organometallic compound; and a second compound, a third compound, a fourth compound, or any combination thereof. The first compound, the second compound, the third compound, and the fourth compound are different from one another.

There is disclosed a compound having Formula I, Formula II, Formula III, Formula VIII, Formula IX, or Formula X

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The variables are described in detail in the application.

The present invention provides a novel compound that is capable of largely improving a life span, efficiency, electrochemical stability and thermal stability of an organic light emitting device, and an organic light emitting device in which the compound is included in an organic compound layer.