Anthracene derivatives and organic electroluminescent devices made by using the same

An anthracene derivative represented by following general formula (1):

• wherein
• Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted group represented by following general formula (2):
• in general formula (2), L1 and L2 each representing a substituted or unsubstituted linking group which forms a cyclic structure, and at least one of the groups represented by L1 and L2 being present,
• Ar′ represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 50 nuclear carbon atoms,
• X represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxyl group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 5 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 50 nuclear carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 5 to 50 nuclear atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxyl group having 5 to 50 nuclear atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group having 5 to 50 nuclear atoms,
• a and b each represent an integer of 0 to 4 and when a plurality of groups represented by X are present, they may be the same with or different from each other, and
• n represents an integer of 1 to 3 and, when n represents 2 or 3, a plurality of groups represented by:
• may be a same with or different from each other;
• with proviso that
• when Ar represents a group represented by a following general formula (3):
• wherein R1 and R2 each represent hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group,
• (i) Ar′ represents an aryl group represented by following general formula (4):
• wherein Y represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic condensed cyclic residue group having 10 or more nuclear atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic non-condensed cyclic residue group having 12 or more nuclear atoms, R represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxyl group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 50 nuclear carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 5 to 50 nuclear atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxyl group having 5 to 50 nuclear atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group having 5 to 50 nuclear atoms, and m represents an integer of 0 to 4, or
• (ii) at least one of a and b does not represent 0, and X represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 4 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxyl group having 4 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 5 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 10 to 50 nuclear carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 10 to 50 nuclear atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxyl group having 5 to 50 nuclear atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group having 5 to 50 nuclear atoms, and
• when Ar represents a group represented by a following general formula (3′):
• wherein R1 and R2 are as defined above, Ar′ represents an aryl group represented by the foregoing general formula (4).