Patent ID: 8071993

Claim:
An organic electroluminescence element comprising an anode, a cathode, a luminescent layer containing an organic compound, and an organic compound layer other than the luminescent layer, the luminescent layer and the other organic compound layer being disposed between the anode and the cathode so that light is emitted from the luminescent layer by charge injection from the anode and the cathode, wherein the luminescent layer includes a host material and a guest material; both the host material and the guest material are organic compounds composed of only carbon and hydrogen; the host material is any one of organic compounds represented by the formulas (1), (2) and (3): wherein R is selected from linear and branched alkyl groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; n represents an integer of 1 to 10; and Ar is selected from a pyrene ring, a fluorene ring and a naphthalene ring, wherein R is selected from linear and branched alkyl groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; n represents an integer of 1 to 10; Ar 1 and Ar 2 are each independently selected from a pyrene ring, a fluorene ring and a naphthalene ring; and m represents an integer of 1 to 3, wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from linear and branched alkyl groups haying 1 to 6 carbon atoms; n represents an integer of 1 to 10; l represents an integer of 1 to 10; Ar 1 and Ar 2 are each independently selected from a pyrene ring, a fluorene ring and a naphthalene ring; p represents an integer of 1 to 3; and Ar 3 is selected from a pyrene ring, a fluorene ring and a naphthalene ring; and the concentration of halogen atoms contained in at least the luminescent layer is 1 ppm or less in terms of the organic compounds contained in the luminescent layer and the other organic compound layer according to combustion ion chromatography.