| abstract |
An organic EL element having excellent light-emitting efficiency, light-emitting luminance and color purity of blue light is provided. The organic EL element has an organic thin film layer interposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, and contains a 1, 3, 6, 8-tetrasubstituted pyrene compound expressed by the following structural formula (1) as a light-emitting material. nIn the structural formula, R 1 to R 4 may be identical or different, and represent substituent groups expressed by the following formula. n In the structural formula (2), R 5 to R 12 may be identical or different, and represent a hydrogen atom or substituent group. It is preferred that all of R 5 to R 12 are hydrogen atoms. |