An organic electroluminescent device, comprising a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer including a luminescent layer between the pair of electrodes, wherein at least one layer between the pair of electrodes comprises at least one metal complex having a non-cyclic tetradentate-chain structure ligand wherein the metal complex is a compound represented by formula: wherein, M A1 is selected from the group consisting of platinum, iridium, rhenium, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium and copper ions; Q A1 and Q A2 each represent an atomic group necessary to form a nitrogen- containing heterocycle; R A1, R A2, R A3, and R A4 each represent a hydrogen atom, or a substituent; R A1 and R A2, and R A3 and R A4, respectively, may bond to each other to form a ring; Y A2 and Y A3 each represent a linking group or a single bond; Y A1 represents a linking group, a single bond or double bond for linking two bidentate ligands in parentheses together; L A5 represents a ligand to coordinate to M A1; n A1 represents an integer of 0 to 4 or the metal complex is a compound represented by formula: wherein in formula, M B1 is selected from the group consisting of platinum, iridium, rhenium, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium and copper ions; Y B1 represents a linking group; Y B2 and Y B3 each represent a linking group or a single bond; X B1 and X B2 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen atom; n B1 and n B2 each represent an integer of 0 to 1; R B1, R B2, R B3, R B4, R B5, and R B6 each represent a hydrogen atom, or a substituent; R B1 and R B2, and R B3 and R B4, respectively, may bond to each other to form a ring; L B5 represents a ligand to coordinate to M B1; n B3 represents an integer of 0 to 4; and Y B1 does not link to R B5 or R B6 or M B1 is selected from the group consisting of platinum, iridium, rhenium, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium and copper ions; Y B1 represents a linking group selected from a carbonyl linking group, a thiocarbonyl linking group, an alkylene group, an alkenylene group, an oxygen atom-linking group, a nitrogen atom-linking group, a silicon atom-linking group, and a linking group comprising a combination of these groups; Y B2 and Y B3 each represent a linking group or a single bond; X B1 and X B2 each represent an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen atom; n B1 and n B2 each represent an integer of 0 to 1; R B1, R B2, R B3, R B4, R B5, and R B6 each represent a hydrogen atom, or a substituent; R B1 and R B2, and R B3 and R B4, respectively, may bond to each other to form a ring; L B5 represents a ligand to coordinate to M B1; n B3 represents an integer of 0 to 4; and Y B1 does not link to R B5 or R B6. M B1 is selected from the group consisting of platinum, iridium, rhenium, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium and copper ions; Y B1 represents a linking group; Y B2 and Y B3 each represent a linking group or a single bond; X B1 and X B2 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen atom; n B1 and n B2 each represent an integer of 0 to 1; R B1, R B2, R B3, R B4, R B5, and R B6 each represent a hydrogen atom, or a substituent; R B1 and R B2, and R B3 and R B4, respectively, may bond to each other to form a ring; L B5 represents a ligand to coordinate to M B1; n B3 represents an integer of 0 to 4; and Y B1 does not link to R B5 or R B6 or M B1 is selected from the group consisting of platinum, iridium, rhenium, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium and copper ions; Y B1 represents a linking group selected from a carbonyl linking group, a thiocarbonyl linking group, an alkylene group, an alkenylene group, an oxygen atom-linking group, a nitrogen atom-linking group, a silicon atom-linking group, and a linking group comprising a combination of these groups; Y B2 and Y B3 each represent a linking group or a single bond; X B1 and X B2 each represent an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen atom; n B1 and n B2 each represent an integer of 0 to 1; R B1, R B2, R B3, R B4, R B5, and R B6 each represent a hydrogen atom, or a substituent; R B1 and R B2, and R B3 and R B4, respectively, may bond to each other to form a ring; L B5 represents a ligand to coordinate to M B1; n B3 represents an integer of 0 to 4; and Y B1 does not link to R B5 or R B6.