Organic electroluminescent element

An organic electroluminescent device, comprising one or more light-emitting layers between an anode and a cathode opposite to each other, wherein:

• at least one of the light-emitting layers contains a host material and a light-emitting dopant;
• and
• the host material contains (i) a compound represented by the following general formula (1) or (2) and (ii) a compound represented by the following general formula (3):
• in the general formula (1) or (2):
• a ring a, a ring c;
• and a ring c′ each independently represent an aromatic ring represented by the formula (a1) that is fused to two adjacent rings at arbitrary positions, and X1 represents C—R8;
• a ring b, a ring d, and a ring d′ each independently represent a heterocycle represented by the formula (b1) that is fused to two adjacent rings at arbitrary positions;
• Ar1's each independently represent a (p+1)-valent unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 carbon atoms, or a (p+1)-valent unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms;
• Z represents a divalent unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 carbon atoms;
• or a divalent unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 carbon atoms, or a divalent substituted or unsubstituted linked aromatic group obtained by linking 2 aromatic rings of the groups;
• L1's each independently represent an unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, or an unsubstituted linked aromatic group obtained by linking 2 aromatic rings of the groups;
• p's each independently represent a substitution number and each independently represent an integer of from 0 to 2;
• R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, or a diarylamino group having 12 carbon atoms and R3 to R8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom;
• in the general formula (3):
• L represents an m-valent substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms, an m-valent unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 12 carbon atoms, or an m-valent substituted or unsubstituted linked aromatic group obtained by linking 2 to 3 aromatic rings of the groups, provided that L does not represent a group containing a carbazole ring;
• R's each independently represent a hydrogen atom;
• m represents a substitution number and represents an integer of from 1 to 2;
• and
• n's each represent a number of repetitions and each independently represent an integer of from 1 to 4, provided that at least one n represents an integer of from 2 to 4, and at least one bond structure represented by the formula (c1) is present in the general formula (3):
• where R's each have the same meaning as that in the general formula (3).