Aromatic amine derivative and organic electroluminescence device using the same

An aromatic amine derivative represented by the general formula (2):

• wherein, A1 to A4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an unsubstituted group selected from;
• methyl group, ethyl group, propyl group, isopropyl group, butyl group, sec-butyl group, tert-butyl group, pentyl group, hexyl group, heptyl group, octyl group, stearyl group, 2-phenyl isopropyl group, trichloromethyl group, trifluoromethyl group, benzyl group, α-phenoxybenzyl group, α,α-dimethylbenzyl group, α,α-methylphenylbenzyl group, α,α-ditrifluoromethylbenzyl group, triphenylmethyl group and α-benzyloxybenzyl group,
• phenyl group, 2-methylphenyl group, 3-methylphenyl group, 4-methylphenyl group, 4-ethylphenyl group, biphenyl group, 4-methlbiphenyl group, 4-ethylbiphenyl group, 4-cyclohexylbiphenyl group, terphanyl group, 3,5-dichlorophenyl group, naphthyl group, 5-methylnaphthyl group, anthryl group, pyrenyl group, chrysenyl group, fluororanthenyl group, perylenyl group,
• benzyl group, 1-phenylethyl group, 2-phenylethyl group, 1-phenylisopropyl group, 2-phenylisopropyl group, phenyl-t-butyl group, α-naphthylmethyl group, 1-α-naphthylethyl group, 2-α-naphthylethyl group, 1-α-naphthylisopropyl group, 2-α-naphthylisopropyl group, β-naphthylmethyl group, 1-β-naphthylethyl group, 2-β-naphthylethyl group, 1-β-naphthylisopropyl group, 2-β-naphthylisopropyl group, 1-pyrrolylmethyl group, 2-(1-pyrrolyl)ethyl group, p-methylbenzyl group, m-methylbenzyl group, o-methylbenzyl group, p-chlorobenzyl group, m-chlorobenzyl group, o-chlorobenzyl group, p-bromobenzyl group, m-bromobenzyl group, o-bromobenzyl group, p-iodobenzyl group, m-iodobenzyl group, o-iodobenzyl group, p-hydroxybenzyl group, m-hydroxybenzyl group, o-hydroxybenzyl group, p-aminobenzyl group, m-aminobenzyl group, o-aminobenzyl group, p-nitrobenzyl group, m-nitrobenzyl group, o-nitrobenzyl group, p-cyanobenzyl group, m-cyanobenzyl group, o-cyanobenzyl group, 1-hydroxy-2-phenylisopropyl group, 1-chloro-2-phenylisopropyl group,
• cyclopropyle group, cyclobutyl group, cyclipentyl group, cyclohexyl group, cycloheptyl group, cyclooctyl group, cyclononyl group, bicycloheptyl group, bicyclooctyl group, tricycloheptyl group, adamantyl group,
• methoxy group, ethoxy group, propoxy group, isopropoxy group, butoxy group, isobutoxy group, sec-butoxy group, tert-butoxy group, pentyloxy group, hexyloxy group,
• pheoxy group, tilyloxy group, naphtyloxy group,
• diphenylamino group, ditolylamino group, dinaphthylamino group, naphtylphenylamino group,
• dimethylamino group, diethylamino group, dihexylamino group,
• a moiety of, imidazole, benzoimidazole, pyrrole, furan, thiophene, benzothophene, oxadiazoline, indoline, carbazol, pyridine, quinoline, isoquinoline, benzoquinone, pyrazine, imidazolidine or piperidine, and a halogen atom;
• a, b, c and d each independently represents an integer of 0 to 1;
• A5 to A12 each independently represents an unsubstituted group selected from;
• methyl group, ethyl group, propyl group, isopropyl group, butyl group, sec-butyl group, tert-butyl group, pentyl group, hexyl group, heptyl group, octyl group, stearyl group, 2-phenyl isopropyl group, trichloromethyl group, trifluoromethyl group, benzyl group, α-phenoxybenzyl group, α,α-dimethylbenzyl group, α,α-methylphenylbenzyl group, α,α-ditrifluoromethylbenzyl group, triphenylmethyl group and α-benzyloxybenzyl group,
• phenyl group, 2-methylphenyl group, 3-methylphenyl group, 4-methylphenyl group, 4-ethylphenyl group, biphenyl group, 4-methlbiphenyl group, 4-ethylbiphenyl group, 4-cyclohexylbiphenyl group, terphanyl group, 3,5-dichlorophenyl group, naphthyl group, 5-methylnaphthyl group, anthryl group, pyrenyl group, chrysenyl group, fluororanthenyl group, perylenyl group,
• benzyl group, 1-phenylethyl group, 2-phenylethyl group, 1-phenylisopropyl group, 2-phenylisopropyl group, phenyl-t-butyl group, α-naphthylmethyl group, 1-α-naphthylethyl group, 2-α-naphthylethyl group, 1-α-naphthylisopropyl group, 2-α-naphthylisopropyl group, β-naphthylmethyl group, 1-β-naphthylethyl group, 2-β-naphthylethyl group, 1-β-naphthylisopropyl group, 2-β-naphthylisopropyl group, 1-pyrrolylmethyl group, 2-(1-pyrrolyl)ethyl group, p-methylbenzyl group, m-methylbenzyl group, o-methylbenzyl group, p-chlorobenzyl group, m-chlorobenzyl group, o-chlorobenzyl group, p-bromobenzyl group, m-bromobenzyl group, o-bromobenzyl group, p-iodobenzyl group, m-iodobenzyl group, o-iodobenzyl group, p-hydroxybenzyl group, m-hydroxybenzyl group, o-hydroxybenzyl group, p-aminobenzyl group, m-aminobenzyl group, o-aminobenzyl group, p-nitrobenzyl group, m-nitrobenzyl group, o-nitrobenzyl group, p-cyanobenzyl group, m-cyanobenzyl group, o-cyanobenzyl group, 1-hydroxy-2-phenylisopropyl group, 1-chloro-2-phenylisopropyl group,
• cyclopropyle group, cyclobutyl group, cyclipentyl group, cyclohexyl group, cycloheptyl group, cyclooctyl group, cyclononyl group, bicycloheptyl group, bicyclooctyl group, tricycloheptyl group, adamantyl group,
• methoxy group, ethoxy group, propoxy group, isopropoxy group, butoxy group, isobutoxy group, sec-butoxy group, tert-butoxy group, pentyloxy group, hexyloxy group,
• pheoxy group, tilyloxy group, naphtyloxy group,
• diphenylamino group, ditolylamino group, dinaphthylamino group, naphtylphenylamino group,
• dimethylamino group, diethylamino group, dihexylamino group,
• a moiety of, imidazole, benzoimidazole, pyrrole, furan, thiophene, benzothophene, oxadiazoline, indoline, carbazol, pyridine, quinoline, isoquinoline, benzoquinone, pyrazine, imidazolidine or piperidine, and a halogen atom;
• A5 and A6, A7 and A8, A9 and A10, and A11 and A12 may bond each other to form a saturated or unsaturated ring;
• provided that the general formula (2) dose not include the following compound: