The present invention relates to novel light-emitting materials. These materials comprise a side chain that includes a fully deuterated or partially deuterated alkyl chain. This new side chain could improve device lifetime compared to nondeuterated side chains.

Provided are an electrophotographic photosensitive member which satisfies wear resistance and electrical characteristics, and in which image deletion is satisfactorily suppressed, and a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus each including the electrophotographic photosensitive member. The electrophotographic photosensitive member comprises a surface layer which includes a polymerized product of a hole transporting substance having a reactive functional group, in which a structure other than the reactive functional group of the hole transporting substance is one of: a structure consisting of a carbon atom and a hydrogen atom; and a structure consisting of a carbon atom, a hydrogen atom and an oxygen atom, and the structure other than the reactive functional group of the hole transporting substance comprises a specific conjugate structure.

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.

Provided are a condensed cyclic compound, a composition including the same, and an organic light-emitting device including a thin film formed from the composition. The condensed cyclic compound is represented by following Formula, has a molecular weight of about 400 to about 10,000, and comprises at least one cross-linkable group: ##STR00001##

Disclosed is a cross-coupling reaction method which forms a chemical bond selected from C—N, C—B, C—C, C—O and C—S bonds, the method comprising: preparing an aromatic compound (1) having a leaving group; preparing a compound (2) capable of undergoing a cross-coupling reaction selected from an aromatic amino compound (2-1), a diboronic acid ester or the like (2-2), an aromatic boronic acid or the like (2-3), an aromatic compound (2-4) having a hydroxyl group and an aromatic compound (2-5) having a thiol group; and performing a cross-coupling reaction of the compound (1) with the compound (2) in the presence of a palladium catalyst, a base and a compound (4) having a carbon-carbon double bond or a carbon-carbon triple bond, in the absence of a solvent.

A polycyclic compound according to an embodiment of the inventive concept is represented by the following Formula 1:

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In Formula 1, Ar.sub.1 and Ar.sub.2 are each independently substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, where Ar.sub.1 and Ar.sub.2 may combine with each other to form a ring, and A is represented by the following Formula 2-1 or 2-2:

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The present invention relates to phorbol esters from the seeds of Aquilaria malaccensis by a series of chromatographic processes, and compositions containing these congeners for the treatment or prevention of allergic responses. Furthermore, compositions are provided which comprise these phorbol esters in combination with at least one to assess the effects for preventing or treating allergies.

An organic electric element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an anode, a cathode, and an organic material layer formed between the anode and the cathode. The organic material layer includes a compound of Formula 1. The driving voltage of the organic electric element can be lowered, and the luminous efficiency and life time of the organic electric element can be improved.

The present invention describes a naturally occurring chemical compound, specifically guayulins A, B, C and D used in medicine having null cytotoxicity and genotoxicity on healthy lymphocyte cells. Said active compounds interfere with the inflammatory process and have antitumoral activity in human cancer cell lines, since they inhibit their growth through a senescence process.

Disclosed is a cross-coupling reaction method which forms a chemical bond selected from C—N, C—B, C—C, C—O and C—S bonds, the method comprising: preparing an aromatic compound (1) having a leaving group; preparing a compound (2) capable of undergoing a cross-coupling reaction selected from an aromatic amino compound (2-1), a diboronic acid ester or the like (2-2), an aromatic boronic acid or the like (2-3), an aromatic compound (2-4) having a hydroxyl group and an aromatic compound (2-5) having a thiol group; and performing a cross-coupling reaction of the compound (1) with the compound (2) in the presence of a palladium catalyst, a base and a compound (4) having a carbon-carbon double bond or a carbon-carbon triple bond, in the absence of a solvent.