| abstract |
An organic electroluminescent element containing an anode and a cathode having therebetween a light emitting layer, wherein the light emitting layer contains a guest compound having a substructure represented by the following Formula (A): n nwherein Ra represents alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aromatic hydrocarbon, aromatic heterocyclic or heterocyclic, Rb and Rc represent hydrogen or a substituent, A1 represents a group of atoms which forms an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocycle, M represents Ir or Pt, and a host compound having the following Formula (1):n n nwherein Ra 1 represents alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl or heterocyclic, R 1 , R 2 and R 5 each represent hydrogen or a substituent, and n1, n2 and n5 each represent 0 to 4. |