Organic EL device, amine compound having benzazole ring structure, and method in which said amine compound is used in capping layer of organic EL device

1. An organic EL device having at least an anodic electrode, a hole transport layer, a light emitting layer, an electron transport layer, a cathodic electrode, and a capping layer in this order, wherein the capping layer comprises an amine compound having a benzazole ring structure represented by the following general formula (A-1):

(in the formula, A represents a monovalent group represented by the following general formula (B-1) where one position in R1 to R6 is a bonding site; B and C may be the same as or different from each other, and each represents a monovalent group represented by the following general formula (B-1) where one position in R1 to R6 is a bonding site, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted condensed polycyclic aromatic group; Ar's may be the same as or different from each other, and each represents a divalent group of a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted condensed polycyclic aromatic group, or a single bond; and two Ar's that are adjacent to each other via a nitrogen atom may be bonded together by a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted methylene group, an oxygen atom, or a sulfur atom to form a ring);

(in the formula, R1 to R6 may be the same as or different from each other, and each represents a linking group as a bonding site that connects to Ar, a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a linear or branched alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 6 which may have a substituent, a cycloalkyl group having a carbon number of 5 to 10 which may have a substituent, a linear or branched alkenyl group having a carbon number of 2 to 6 which may have a substituent, a linear or branched alkyloxy group having a carbon number of 1 to 6 which may have a substituent, a cycloalkyloxy group having a carbon number of 5 to 10 which may have a substituent, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted condensed polycyclic aromatic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group; and X and Y represent a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom, provided that in a case where X and Y are nitrogen atoms, X or Y does not have R 5 or R 6 , and a case where X and Y are carbon atoms is excepted);

provided that when B or C is said substituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, said substituted aromatic heterocyclic group, or said substituted condensed polycyclic aromatic group, then the substituent is selected from the group consisting of a deuterium atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a halogen atom, a silyl group, a linear or branched alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 6, a linear or branched alkyloxy group having a carbon number of 1 to 6, an alkenyl group, an aryloxy group, an aryl alkyloxy group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, a condensed polycyclic aromatic group, an aryl group having a carbon number of 6 to 30 and a heteroaryl group having a carbon number of 2 to 20; and

provided that when Ar is said substituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, said substituted aromatic heterocyclic group, or said substituted condensed polycyclic aromatic group, then the substituent is selected from the group consisting of a deuterium atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a halogen atom, a silyl group, a linear or branched alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 6, a linear or branched alkyloxy group having a carbon number of 1 to 6, an alkenyl group, an aryloxy group, an aryl alkyloxy group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, a condensed polycyclic aromatic group, an aryl group having a carbon number of 6 to 30 and a heteroaryl group having a carbon number of 2 to 20.

2. The organic EL device according to claim 1 , wherein the amine compound having a benzazole ring structure has an extinction coefficient of 0.20 or more at a wavelength of 400 nm to 410 nm and has an absorbance of 0.20 or more at a wavelength of 400 nm to 410 nm in an absorption spectrum of a toluene solution with a concentration of 1.0×10 −5 mol/L.

3. The organic EL device according to claim 1 , wherein the general formula (B-1) is represented by the following general formula (B-2) or (B-3):

(in the formulae, a broken line is a bonding site; R7 to R11 may be the same as or different from each other, and each represents a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a linear or branched alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 6 which may have a substituent, a cycloalkyl group having a carbon number of 5 to 10 which may have a substituent, a linear or branched alkenyl group having a carbon number of 2 to 6 which may have a substituent, a linear or branched alkyloxy group having a carbon number of 1 to 6 which may have a substituent, a cycloalkyloxy group having a carbon number of 5 to 10 which may have a substituent, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted condensed polycyclic aromatic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group; and X and Y represent a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom, provided that in a case where X and Y are nitrogen atoms, Y does not have R11, and a case where X and Y are carbon atoms is excepted); and

provided that when one or more of R7 to R11 is said linear or branched alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 6 having a substituent, said cycloalkyl group having a carbon number of 5 to 10 having a substituent, said linear or branched alkenyl group having a carbon number of 2 to 6 having a substituent, said linear or branched alkyloxy group having a carbon number of 1 to 6 having a substituent, said cycloalkyloxy group having a carbon number of 5 to 10 having a substituent, said substituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, said substituted aromatic heterocyclic group, said substituted condensed polycyclic aromatic group, or said substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, then the substituent is selected from the group consisting of a deuterium atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a halogen atom, a silyl group, a linear or branched alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 6, a linear or branched alkyloxy group having a carbon number of 1 to 6, an alkenyl group, an aryloxy group, an aryl alkyloxy group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, a condensed polycyclic aromatic group, an aryl group having a carbon number of 6 to 30 and a heteroaryl group having a carbon number of 2 to 20.

4. The organic EL device according to claim 1 , wherein the general formula (B-1) is represented by the following general formula (B-4) or (B-5):

(in the formulae, a broken line is a bonding site; R12 to R15 may be the same as or different from each other, and each represents a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a linear or branched alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 6 which may have a substituent, a cycloalkyl group having a carbon number of 5 to 10 which may have a substituent, a linear or branched alkenyl group having a carbon number of 2 to 6 which may have a substituent, a linear or branched alkyloxy group having a carbon number of 1 to 6 which may have a substituent, a cycloalkyloxy group having a carbon number of 5 to 10 which may have a substituent, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted condensed polycyclic aromatic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group); and

provided that when one or more of R12 to R15 is said linear or branched alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 6 having a substituent, said cycloalkyl group having a carbon number of 5 to 10 having a substituent, said linear or branched alkenyl group having a carbon number of 2 to 6 having a substituent, said linear or branched alkyloxy group having a carbon number of 1 to 6 having a substituent, said cycloalkyloxy group having a carbon number of 5 to 10 having a substituent, said substituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, said substituted aromatic heterocyclic group, said substituted condensed polycyclic aromatic group, or said substituted aryloxy group, then the substituent is selected from the group consisting of a deuterium atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a halogen atom, a silyl group, a linear or branched alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 6, a linear or branched alkyloxy group having a carbon number of 1 to 6, an alkenyl group, an aryloxy group, an aryl alkyloxy group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, a condensed polycyclic aromatic group, an aryl group having a carbon number of 6 to 30 and a heteroaryl group having a carbon number of 2 to 20.

5. The organic EL device according to claim 1 , wherein A, B and C each have a benzazole ring structure in the general formula (A-1).

6. The organic EL device according to claim 1 , wherein in the general formula (A-1), A and B each have a benzazole ring structure, and C represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted condensed polycyclic aromatic group.

7. The organic EL device according to claim 1 , wherein in the general formula (A-1), A has a benzazole ring structure, and

B and C each represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted condensed polycyclic aromatic group.

8. The organic EL device according to claim 5 , wherein A, B and C are the same as each other in the general formula (A-1).

9. The organic EL device according to claim 5 ,

wherein A and B are the same as each other in the general formula (A-1).

10. The organic EL device according to claim 5 , wherein A, B and C are not the same as each other in the general formula (A-1).

11. The organic EL device according to claim 5 , wherein A and B are not the same as each other in the general formula (A-1).

12. The organic EL device according to claim 1 , wherein the capping layer has a thickness in a range of 30 nm to 120 nm.

13. The organic EL device according to claim 1 , wherein the capping layer has a refractive index of 1.85 or more with respect to light having a wavelength in a range of 400 nm to 410 nm.