An organic electroluminescence device includes an anode, a cathode, a first emitting layer, and a second emitting layer provided between the first emitting layer and the cathode, in which the first emitting layer contains, as a first host material, a first compound represented by a formula (1) below and having a group represented by a formula (11) below, the second emitting layer contains a second compound represented by one of formulae (2-1D) to (2-4D) below as a second host material, and the first emitting layer is in direct contact with the second emitting layer.

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According to the present invention, options for materials for organic devices such as materials for organic EL elements are increased by addition of a cycloalkane, by condensation, to a polycyclic aromatic compound in which a plurality of aromatic rings are linked together by boron atoms, oxygen atoms, and the like. By using a novel cycloalkane-condensed polycyclic aromatic compound as a material for an organic EL element, for example, an organic EL element having excellent emission efficiency and element life is provided.

According to the present invention, options for materials for organic devices such as materials for organic EL elements are increased by addition of a cycloalkane, by condensation, to a polycyclic aromatic compound in which a plurality of aromatic rings are linked together by boron atoms, oxygen atoms, and the like. By using a novel cycloalkane-condensed polycyclic aromatic compound as a material for an organic EL element, for example, an organic EL element having excellent emission efficiency and element life is provided.

An organic EL device includes a first emitting layer and a second emitting layer, in which the first emitting layer contains a first host material, the second emitting layer contains a second host material, the first and the second host material are mutually different, the first emitting layer and the second emitting layer at least contains a compound that emits fluorescence having a main peak wavelength of 500 nm or less, respectively, the compound contained in the first emitting layer and that emits fluorescence having a main peak wavelength of 500 nm or less is the same as or different from the compound contained in the second emitting layer, and a triplet energy T.sub.1(H1) of the first host material and a triplet energy T.sub.1(H2) of the second host material satisfy a numerical formula (Numerical Formula 1),

T.sub.1(H1)>T.sub.1(H2)  (Numerical Formula 1).

An organic EL device includes a first emitting layer and a second emitting layer, in which the first emitting layer contains a first host material, the second emitting layer contains a second host material, the first and the second host material are mutually different, the first emitting layer and the second emitting layer at least contains a compound that emits fluorescence having a main peak wavelength of 500 nm or less, respectively, the compound contained in the first emitting layer and that emits fluorescence having a main peak wavelength of 500 nm or less is the same as or different from the compound contained in the second emitting layer, and a triplet energy T.sub.1(H1) of the first host material and a triplet energy T.sub.1(H2) of the second host material satisfy a numerical formula (Numerical Formula 1),

T.sub.1(H1)>T.sub.1(H2)  (Numerical Formula 1).

An organic electroluminescence device includes an anode, a cathode, a first emitting layer, and a second emitting layer provided between the first emitting layer and the cathode, in which the first emitting layer includes, as a first host material, a first compound that includes at least one group represented by a formula (11) below, the first compound being represented by a formula (1) below, the second emitting layer includes a second compound represented by a formula (2A) below as a second host material, and the first emitting layer is in direct contact with the second emitting layer.

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An organic electroluminescence device includes an anode, a cathode, a first emitting layer, and a second emitting layer provided between the first emitting layer and the cathode, in which the first emitting layer includes, as a first host material, a first compound that includes at least one group represented by a formula (11) below, the first compound being represented by a formula (1) below, the second emitting layer includes a second compound represented by a formula (2A) below as a second host material, and the first emitting layer is in direct contact with the second emitting layer.

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An organic electroluminescence device includes an anode, a cathode, a first emitting layer, and a second emitting layer provided between the first emitting layer and the cathode, in which the first emitting layer contains a first compound represented by a formula (101) below as a first host material, the second emitting layer contains a second compound represented by a formula (2) below as a second host material, and the first emitting layer is in direct contact with the second emitting layer.

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An organic electroluminescence device includes an anode, a cathode, a first emitting layer, and a second emitting layer provided between the first emitting layer and the cathode, in which the first emitting layer contains a first compound represented by a formula (101) below as a first host material, the second emitting layer contains a second compound represented by a formula (2) below as a second host material, and the first emitting layer is in direct contact with the second emitting layer.

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Provided are compounds of formula Ir(L.sub.A).sub.x(L.sub.B).sub.y(L.sub.C).sub.z wherein the L.sub.A ligand has the Formula I

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