Patent ID: 7425375

Claim:
An organic EL (electroluminescence) element comprising: a substrate; a first electrode layer formed on one side of the substrate; an organic layer formed on the first electrode layer; and a second electrode layer formed on the organic layer; the organic layer containing a vinyl polymer obtained by polymerizing a polymerizable monomer containing a compound represented by the following general formula (1) or (2): wherein each of L 1 and L 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group; X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , X 4 , X 5 , and X 6 are either the same or different from each other, each referring to alkyl group, alkoxy group, aryl group, aryloxy group, heterocyclic group, amino group, halogen atom, or cyano group; each of a and e is 1; each of b, f, g, and h is an integer of 0 to 3; c is an integer of 0 to 2; d is an integer of 0 to 4; and substituents combined to carbon atoms constituting a fluoranthene ring may be combined together so as to form a ring.