A process for manufacturing an aromatic diether, including the reaction of a compound A including at least two halogenated aromatic groups with a compound B, B being an aromatic alkoxide, optionally in the presence of a compound C acting as reaction solvent, the molar proportion of compound B to compound A being at least 2:1 and the molar amount of compound C to compound A being, where appropriate, not more than 10:1. Also, a process for manufacturing a polyaryl ether ketone.

According to the present invention, options for materials for organic devices such as materials for organic EL elements are increased by addition of a cycloalkane, by condensation, to a polycyclic aromatic compound in which a plurality of aromatic rings are linked together by boron atoms, oxygen atoms, and the like. By using a novel cycloalkane-condensed polycyclic aromatic compound as a material for an organic EL element, for example, an organic EL element having excellent emission efficiency and element life is provided.

According to the present invention, options for materials for organic devices such as materials for organic EL elements are increased by addition of a cycloalkane, by condensation, to a polycyclic aromatic compound in which a plurality of aromatic rings are linked together by boron atoms, oxygen atoms, and the like. By using a novel cycloalkane-condensed polycyclic aromatic compound as a material for an organic EL element, for example, an organic EL element having excellent emission efficiency and element life is provided.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a high molecular weight compound that has excellent hole-injecting/transporting performance, is capable of blocking electrons, and is highly stable in a thin film state. It is another object of the invention to provide a light emitting diode with high luminous efficacy and a long lifespan, containing an organic layer (thin film) made of the above-described high molecular weight compound. The high molecular weight compound according to the present invention includes a repeating unit constituted by a specific triarylamine structural unit and a specific bonding structural unit, and has a weight average molecular weight in terms of polystyrene of 10,000 or more and less than 1,000,000.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a high molecular weight compound that has excellent hole-injecting/transporting performance, is capable of blocking electrons, and is highly stable in a thin film state. It is another object of the invention to provide a light emitting diode with high luminous efficacy and a long lifespan, containing an organic layer (thin film) made of the above-described high molecular weight compound. The high molecular weight compound according to the present invention includes a repeating unit constituted by a specific triarylamine structural unit and a specific bonding structural unit, and has a weight average molecular weight in terms of polystyrene of 10,000 or more and less than 1,000,000.

A polymer comprising

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In this polymer, R, R′, and R″ are independently selected from the group consisting of: H, Cl, F, CN, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, ester, ketone and aryl groups. Additionally, in this polymer X and X′ are independently selected from aryl groups. Finally, m independently ranges from 1 to 100 and n independently ranges from 0 to 99

The present invention relates to a composition comprising i) at least one polythiophene comprising monomer units of structure (Ia) or (Ib)

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The present disclosure provides a quantum dot (QD) light emitting diode including: a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other; a QD emitting material layer positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a QD; a hole auxiliary layer positioned between the first electrode and the QD emitting material layer; and an electron transporting layer positioned between the QD emitting material layer and the second electrode and including an electron-property material and a hole-property material.

A water-soluble conjugated polymer for photothermal therapy, a polymerized monomer thereof, a preparation method therefor, and application thereof. The water-soluble conjugated polymer has good solubility in an aqueous solution, has excellent biocompatibility, does not need to be subjected to coating treatment, can be directly used for photothermal therapy, is easy to use, has a nanometer size, and can enter cells easily. Polar groups are contained in side chains, and the water-soluble conjugated polymer is capable of targeting, can locate intracellular organelles, has excellent photostability and chemical properties as well as high photothermal conversion efficiency, can achieve photothermal therapy of near-infrared region I or II, with high treatment efficiency and few side effects. In the preparation method for the water-soluble conjugated polymer, raw materials can be easily obtained, synthesis conditions are mild, and the purification is convenient. The preparation method is simple, can be easily implemented, and has a great application prospect.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a polymer organic EL element that has a low driving voltage, high light emission efficiency, and a long lifespan. The present invention provides an organic electroluminescence element having a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer between the electrodes, wherein the organic layer is constituted by two or more high molecular weight compounds including at least high molecular weight compounds α and β, and the high molecular weight compound α has a substituted triarylamine structural unit represented by a general formula (1) below and has a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 or more and less than 1,000,000 in terms of polystyrene. For the symbols in the formula, see the Description.

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