Compounds used as labels with properties comparable to known fluorescent compounds. The compounds are conjugated to proteins and nucleic acids for biological imaging and analysis. Synthesis of the compounds, formation and use of the conjugated compounds, and specific non-limiting examples of each are provided.

Compounds used as labels with properties comparable to known fluorescent compounds. The compounds are conjugated to proteins and nucleic acids for biological imaging and analysis. Synthesis of the compounds, formation and use of the conjugated compounds, and specific non-limiting examples of each are provided.

A luminescent compound has a structure represented by a general formula (1),

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wherein R represents a luminescent dye skeleton, X represents an ionic substituent, and L represents a single bond, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a selenium atom, or an NH group.

A luminescent compound has a structure represented by a general formula (1),

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wherein R represents a luminescent dye skeleton, X represents an ionic substituent, and L represents a single bond, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a selenium atom, or an NH group.

The present invention provides an intermediate compound for easily producing a compound having an azaperylene skeleton. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for easily producing a compound having an azaperylene skeleton.

The compound of the present invention is a compound represented by Formula (I), or a compound represented by Formula (II).

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Provided is a compound of Formula 1:

##STR00001## wherein: X and Y are independently O, S, or CZ1Z2; Ring A is a benzene or naphthalene ring; A1 to A4 are independently hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a hydroxyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted: alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or heterocyclic group; R1 to R6, Z1, and Z2 are independently a substituted or unsubstituted: alkyl, aryl, or heterocyclic group; n1 to n3, m, and l are 0 or 1 and n1+n2+n3 is ≥2; a1 and a2 are 1 to 4; a3 is 1 to 3; a4 is 1 to 6; and when a1 to a4 are each 2 or higher, structures in the parenthesis are the same or different, provided that when Ring A is naphthalene, m is 0, and when l is 1, Ring A is a benzene ring,
and an organic light-emitting device comprising the compound.

Provided is a compound of Formula 1:

##STR00001## wherein: X and Y are independently O, S, or CZ1Z2; Ring A is a benzene or naphthalene ring; A1 to A4 are independently hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a hydroxyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted: alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or heterocyclic group; R1 to R6, Z1, and Z2 are independently a substituted or unsubstituted: alkyl, aryl, or heterocyclic group; n1 to n3, m, and l are 0 or 1 and n1+n2+n3 is ≥2; a1 and a2 are 1 to 4; a3 is 1 to 3; a4 is 1 to 6; and when a1 to a4 are each 2 or higher, structures in the parenthesis are the same or different, provided that when Ring A is naphthalene, m is 0, and when l is 1, Ring A is a benzene ring,
and an organic light-emitting device comprising the compound.

The present application relates to compounds of a formula (I), to processes for preparing the compounds, and to electronic devices comprising one or more of the compounds.

The present application relates to compounds of a formula (I), to processes for preparing the compounds, and to electronic devices comprising one or more of the compounds.

An organic electroluminescence device includes: an anode; a cathode; a first emitting layer; and a second emitting layer provided between the first emitting layer and the cathode, in which the first emitting layer contains, as a first host material, a first compound that has at least one group represented by a formula (11) below and that is represented by a formula (1) below, the second emitting layer contains, as a second host material, a second compound represented by one of formulae (2-1A) to (2-4A) below, and the first emitting layer and the second emitting layer are in direct contact with each other.

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