Aromatic heterocyclic derivative, material for organic electroluminescent element, and organic electroluminescent element

An organic electroluminescence device comprising:

• an anode;
• an emitting layer;
• an electron transporting zone;
• and
• a cathode in this sequence,
• wherein the electron transporting zone comprises an aromatic heterocyclic derivative of formula (4):
• wherein:
• X1 to X3 are a nitrogen atom or CR1, with the proviso that at least one of X1 to X3 is a nitrogen atom,
• R1 each independently is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 5 to 30 ring atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms;
• Ar1 and Ar2 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 5 to 30 ring carbon atoms, or a group of formula (5), and
• A is a group of formula (5):
• (HAr)a-L1- (5)
• wherein:
• a is 1, and L1 is a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group,
• HAr is of formula (6);
• wherein:
• Y1 is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom;
• X11 to X18 are each independently a nitrogen atom or CR13;
• with a proviso that X13 or X16 is a carbon atom bonded to L1 by a single bond;
• R13 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 5 to 30 ring atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms;
• a plurality of R13 are mutually the same or different;
• adjacent R13 optionally bond to each other to form a ring.