Patent ID: 8034467

Claim:
An organic EL element comprising: a laminate comprising: a pair of mutually opposing electrodes, and an organic luminescent material layer comprising an organic material, the organic luminescent material layer disposed between the pair of mutually opposing electrodes; a sealing structure that shields the laminate from the outside air; and a moisture reactive composition disposed within the sealing structure, the moisture reactive composition comprising a moisture-reactive polysiloxane comprising a main chain and one or more side chains, wherein the main chain and/or the one or more side chains comprise a group represented by the formula: —MX m Y n ; and wherein: M is selected from the group consisting of a multivalent metal atom, B, and P═O; X is a hydrogen atom, or a substituted or nonsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl or alkoxy group; Y is a substituted or nonsubstituted alkoxy, siloxy, carboxyl, or diketolate group; m is from 1 to 3; and n is from 0 to 2.