The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescent compound and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. The organic electroluminescent device having improved driving voltage and/or current efficiency characteristics can be provided by comprising the organic electroluminescent compound according to the present disclosure.

A compound is represented by a formula (1). n is 2 to 4, m is 1 to 4, q is 0 to 3, and m+n+q=6; CN is a cyano group; D.sub.1 is a group represented by a formula (2), (3) or (3X), the plurality of D.sub.1 are the same; and Rx is a hydrogen atom or substituent. R.sub.1 to R.sub.8 are each independently a hydrogen atom or substituent. R.sub.31 to R.sub.38 and R.sub.41 to R.sub.48 are each independently a hydrogen atom or substituent; p, px and py are each independently 1 to 4; A to C are each independently a cyclic structure represented by a formula (131) or (132). R.sub.19 and R.sub.20 are each independently a hydrogen atom or substituent. X.sub.1 is a sulfur atom or the like, and * represents a bonding position with a carbon atom of a benzene ring in the formula (1).

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An organic electroluminescence device includes: an emitting region provided between a cathode and an anode; and a hole transporting zone provided between the anode and the emitting region, in which the hole transporting zone includes at least a first anode side organic layer and a second anode side organic layer, the first anode side organic layer is in direct contact with the second anode side organic layer, a total film thickness of the hole transporting zone is in a range from 20 nm to 80 nm, the first anode side organic layer contains no compound contained in the second anode side organic layer, the first anode side organic layer contains a first organic material and a second organic material, the first organic material is different from the second organic material, and a content of the first organic material in the first anode side organic layer is less than 50 mass %.

An organic light emitting diode (OLED) architecture in which efficient operation is achieved without requiring a blocking layer by locating the recombination zone close to the hole transport side of the emissive layer. Aryl-based hosts and Ir-based dopants with suitable concentrations result in an efficient phosphorescent OLED structure. Previously, blocking layer utilization in phosphorescent OLED architectures was considered essential to avoid exciton and hole leakage from the emissive layer, and thus keep the recombination zone inside the emissive layer to provide high device efficiency and a pure emission spectrum.

The present invention relates to a composition which comprises an electron-transporting host and a hole-transporting host, to the use thereof in electronic devices and to electronic devices containing this composition. The electron-transporting host is particularly preferably selected from the class of the triazine-dibenzofuran-carbazole systems or the class of the triazine-dibenzothiophene-carbazole systems. The hole-transporting host is preferably selected from the class of the biscarbazoles.

Provided is an organometallic complex including a ligand L.sub.A having a structure represented by one of the following formulas ##STR00001##
and coordiated to Ir.

The present application relates to spirobifluorene derivatives of a formula (I), to the use thereof in electronic devices, and to processes for preparing said derivatives.

The present application relates to a compound which contains an indenocarbazole group, a particular arylamino group and an electron-deficient group bonded to the indenocarbazole group. The compound is suitable for use in electronic devices, in particular in organic electroluminescent devices.

A novel heterocyclic compound is provided. A novel heterocyclic compound that can be used for a light-emitting element is provided. A novel heterocyclic compound that can improve the reliability of a light-emitting element when used for a light-emitting element is provided. A light-emitting element, a light-emitting device, an electronic appliance, or a lighting device which includes the novel heterocyclic compound and is highly reliable is provided. One embodiment of the present invention is a heterocyclic compound represented by a general formula (G0). In the general formula (G0), A represents a dibenzo[f,h]quinoxalinyl group, B represents a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl group, and Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 25 carbon atoms.

A—Ar—B   (G0)

In the organic electroluminescent device having at least an anode, a hole injection layer, a first hole injection layer, a second hole injection layer, a light emitting layer, an electron transport layer and a cathode in this order, the hole injection layer includes an arylamine compound of the following general formula (1) and an electron acceptor.

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In the formula, Ar.sub.1 to Ar.sub.4 may be the same or different, and represent a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted condensed polycyclic aromatic group.