| abstract |
A hole transporting material is constituted by a compound represented by the following general formula (1):n wherein R¹, R², R³, R⁴ and R⁵, which may be the same or different, are each independently hydrogen or a hydrocarbon residue having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; Ar¹ and Ar² are each independently a divalent hydrocarbon residue; ℓ is an integer of 0 or more; m is an integer of 1 or more; and n is an integer of 2 or more. |