Organic electroluminescent element, materials for organic electroluminescent element, and light emitting device, display device, or illumination device, each using the element, and compounds used in the element

An organic electroluminescent element comprising:

• a substrate;
• a pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode, disposed on the substrate;
• and at least one organic layer(s) including a light emitting layer, disposed between the electrodes, characterized in that at least one layer of the organic layer(s) contains a compound represented by the following general formula (1):
• wherein:
• A is a monovalent group represented by the following general formula (2);
• D is a monovalent group represented by the following general formula (3);
• B is a divalent group represented by the following general formula (4);
• and n represents 0 or 1, provided that in the case where n is 0, A and D are not symmetrical about a point to each other, including the binding sites;
• wherein:
• one of XA1 to XA11 represents C-*, the others of XA1 to XA11 each independently represent C—RA or a nitrogen atom;
• * represents a binding site to D when n is 0, and represents a binding site to B when n is 1;
• and RA represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and the plural RAs may be the same as or different from one another)
• wherein:
• one of XD1 to XD11 represents C-#, the others of XD1 to XD11 each independently represent C—RD or a nitrogen atom;
• # represents a binding site to A when n is 0 and represents a binding site to B when n is 1;
• and RD represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and the plural RDs may be the same as or different from one another;
• wherein:
• one of XB1 to XB11 represents C-*, another one of XB1 to XB11 represents C-#, and the others of XB1 to XB11 each independently represent C—RB or a nitrogen atom;
• * represents a binding site to A;
• # represents a binding site to D;
• and RB represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and the plural RBs may be the same as or different from one another.