A furan-containing compound of formula (I): ##STR00001## Ar is aryl, heteroaryl, or oligoaryl; A is furyl; B is aryl or heteroaryl; R.sub.1 is hydrogen, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cyclyl, heterocyclyl, or oligoaryl; and R.sub.2 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cyclyl, or heterocyclyl. The compound is useful as a hole transporting material in an organic light emitting diode device.