Provided is an organic EL device with high brightness and long life, for which a specific compound represented by the formula (I): wherein R
1
to R
4
each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group; or R
1
to R
4
may be coupled together to form a ring is used as a component material.
提供了一种具有高亮度和长寿命的有机EL器件,其中使用了一种由式(I)表示的特定化合物,其中R1至R4各自独立表示氢原子、卤素原子、
氨基、羟基、
氰基、硝基、取代或未取代的烷基、取代或未取代的环烷基、取代或未取代的烷氧基、取代或未取代的
芳香烃基、取代或未取代的芳香杂环基、取代或未取代的芳基烷基或取代或未取代的芳基氧基;或R1至R4可以耦合在一起形成一个环,作为组分材料。