| abstract |
An organic electroluminescent device having a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer including a light-emitting layer interposed between the pair of electrodes, in which the organic layer contains at least one platinum complex compound having a quadridentate ligand containing a partial structure represented by formula (I): n n wherein Z 1 represents a nitrogen-containing heterocycle coordinated to the platinum through a nitrogen atom; L 1 represents a single bond or a linking group; R 1 , R 3 and R 4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; and R 2 represents a substituent. |