A hole transport material comprising an
organic compound, wherein the
organic compound is represented by the general formula (G1), where R 1 to R 8 independently represent
hydrogen, a
hydrocarbon group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a
cyclic hydrocarbon group with 3 to 6 carbon atoms, an
alkoxy group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyano group,
halogen, a haloalkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted
aromatic hydrocarbon group with 6 to 60 carbon atoms. where R 2 no amino group; where one of A and B represents a group represented by the general formula (g1), and the other represents
hydrogen, a
cyclic hydrocarbon group with 3 to 6 carbon atoms, an
alkoxy group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyano group,
halogen, a haloalkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a
hydrocarbon group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted
aromatic hydrocarbon group with 6 to 60 carbon atoms, where Ar 1 and Ar 2 independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted
aromatic hydrocarbon group with 6 to 60 carbon atoms or a group represented by the general formula (g2), where Ar 1 and Ar 2 do not contain a
dibenzothiophene skeleton where R 11 to R 18independently represent
hydrogen, a
hydrocarbon group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a
cyclic hydrocarbon group with 3 to 6 carbon atoms, an
alkoxy group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyano group,
halogen, a haloalkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group with 6 to 60 carbon atoms, and where one of Z 1 and Z 2 bonded to a
nitrogen atom in the general formula (g1) and the other being hydrogen, a cyclic hydrocarbon group with 3 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyano group, halogen, a haloalkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a hydrocarbon group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group with 6 to 60 carbon atoms.