Patent ID: 7662487

Claim:
An azaaromatic compound having an azafluoranthene skeleton represented by the following general formula (3): wherein C(R 13 ) or N, R 1 to R 13 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 40 carbon atoms, a trialkylsilyl group wherein the alkyl group has 1 to 20 carbon atoms and may have a substituent, an aryloxy group wherein the aryl group has 6 to 40 carbon atoms and may have a substituent, a halogen atom, or a cyano group, provided that at least two of R 1 to R 13 each represent a cyano group, a trifluoromethyl group or a fluorine atom and that those of R 1 to R 13 , which are adjacent to one another, may be linked together to form a ring structure.