Anthracene derivative and organic electroluminescence device employing the same

An anthracene derivative represented by general formula (I):

• wherein
• X represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group having 6 to 50 ring carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 5 to 50 ring atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group having 6 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group having 5 to 50 ring atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group having 5 to 50 ring atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group having 2 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted silyl group, a carboxyl group, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group or a hydroxyl group;
• Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted condensed aromatic group having 10 to 50 ring carbon atoms;
• at least one of Ar1 or Ar2 represents a a triptycenyl group represented by general formula (IV):
• X represents the same as the foregoing description;
• h and i each independently represents an integer of 0 to 4;
• a, b and c each independently represents an integer of 0 to 4;
• n represents an integer of a to 1 to 3;
• and
• when n is 2 or greater, within the brackets [ ], each
• may be the same or different.