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.

Disclosed are a method for producing a highly reactive intermediate, which comprises: preparing an electron-accepting active compound (1), preparing a piezoelectric material (3), and applying mechanical strain to the piezoelectric material (3) in the presence of the electron-accepting active compound (1) and the piezoelectric material (3), and subjecting the compound (1) to one-electron reduction to generate a corresponding highly reactive intermediate; a redox reaction method using the method for producing the same; and a method for producing a redox reaction product.

This application relates in part to an organic electroluminescent element including a substrate, a pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode, disposed on the substrate, and an organic layer(s) including a light emitting layer, in which the organic layer(s) contains a compound represented by the following formula (1), in which R.sup.1 to R.sup.8 are each hydrogen or a substituent, at least one of R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 and at least one of R.sup.5 to R.sup.8 are each a substituent represented by the formula (2); R.sup.9 to R.sup.12, Z.sup.1 to Z.sup.4, Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2, and L.sup.1 are as defined herein. ##STR00001##

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.

An organic compound represented by formula (1). In formula (1), each of R.sub.1 to R.sub.22 is independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a silyl group, and a cyano group. ##STR00001##

There is provided a compound having Formula (I), Formula (II), or Formula (III). The variables are described in detail herein. ##STR00001##

The present disclosure provides an organic compound that has a mother skeleton with a fused-ring structure, an electron-withdrawing group bonded to the mother skeleton, and an electron-donating group bonded to the mother skeleton, wherein the electron-withdrawing group is bonded at a position satisfying the following relationship in the mother skeleton.

Σ|C.sub.H|>Σ|C.sub.L|  (1)

(C.sub.H: 2PZ atomic orbital coefficient of a carbon at a substitution site in the HOMO of the mother skeleton)

(C.sub.L: 2PZ atomic orbital coefficient of the carbon at the substitution site in the LUMO of the mother skeleton)

The present invention relates to the use of a compound in single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM), in stimulated emission depletion microscopy (STED), in minimal emission fluxes microscopy (MINFLUX) or in structured illumination and localization microscopy (SIMFLUX), wherein the compound is a substituted or unsubstituted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon comprising six or more substituted and/or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon rings, wherein each of at least six of the six or more substituted and/or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon rings is fused with at least another one of the at least six substituted and/or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon rings.

An organic compound that emits red light having a long wavelength and that is represented by formula [1] below. In the formula [1], R.sub.1 to R.sub.24 are each independently selected from a hydrogen atom or a substituent. ##STR00001##

An organic compound represented by formula (1) and an organic compound represented by formula (2). These organic compounds provide high color purity. ##STR00001## In formulae (1) and (2), R.sub.1 to R.sub.24 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and a substituent.