An object of the present invention is to provide an organic compound having excellent characteristics, which is excellent in electron injection/transport performance, has hole blocking property and is high in stability in a thin film state, as a material for an organic EL device having high efficiency and high durability, and further to provide an organic EL device having high efficiency and high durability using this compound. The invention relates to a compound represented by general formula (1), which has a thiadiazole ring structure substituted with a substituted pyridyl group, and to an organic EL device having a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer interposed therebetween, wherein the compound is contained as a constituent material of at least one of the organic layer(s).
本发明的目的是提供一种具有优异特性的有机化合物,该化合物在薄膜状态下具有优异的电子注入/传输性能、空穴阻塞特性和高稳定性,可作为具有高效率和高耐用性的有机电致发光器件的材料,并进一步提供一种使用该化合物的具有高效率和高耐用性的有机电致发光器件。本发明涉及通式(1)表示的化合物,该化合物具有被取代的
吡啶基取代的
噻二唑环结构;本发明还涉及一种有机电致发光器件,该器件具有一对电极,中间至少有一层有机层,其中该化合物作为至少一层有机层的组成材料。