The π-conjugated compounds expressed by General Formula R-1 will now be described. These compounds are charge transporting amine-based π-conjugated compounds that do not exhibit a distinct melting point, have a glass transition point of 60° C. or higher, and have a molecular weight in the range of 400 to 2500, and the ratio (L/D) of the length (L) and diameter (D) of the smallest diameter cylinder inscribed by the π-conjugated compound is 2.5 or more.
(Here, Ar1 to Ar3 represent each independently a divalent C6 to C30 aromatic hydrocarbon group, Ar4 to Ar7 represent each independently a C6 to C30 aromatic hydrocarbon group, the two aromatic hydrocarbon groups that make up Ar4 and Ar5 may bond via a direct bond or via a substituent to form a condensed heterocycle with the nitrogen atoms which Ar4 and Ar5 replace, and the two aromatic hydrocarbon groups that make up Ar6 and Ar7 may bond via a direct bond or via a substituent to form a condensed heterocycle with the nitrogen atoms which Ar6 and Ar7 replace. L1 and L2 represent each independently a vinylene group or an acetylene group. l, m, n, o, and p represent each independently an integer from 0 to 6, but one of 1, n, and p is not 0.)
Preferable examples of the π-conjugated compounds expressed by General Formula R-1 are the π-conjugated compounds expressed by General Formula R-2 or R-3 below: