Organic electroluminescent element

An organic electroluminescent element comprising:

• a light emitting layer;
• and an electron transport layer adjacent to the light emitting layer between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, wherein
• a host compound of the light emitting layer has an ionization potential deeper than that of a light emitting dopant of the light emitting layer by 0.3 eV or more and 2.0 eV or less, and
• at least one organic compound contained in the electron transport layer has a molecular dipole moment of 8.0 debye or more and 16.0 debye or less,
• wherein the organic compound is a compound represented by the following general formula (1):
• wherein Z1 and Z2 each represent a pyridine ring which may have a substituent, Z3 represents a simple bond, and R101 represents an aryl group which may have a substituent or an aromatic heterocyclic group which may have a substituent.