This invention relates to highly reliable organic electroluminescent (EL) materials and devices exhibiting high luminance, high light emitting efficiency, minimal deterioration in light emission, usability at high temperature and good storage stability. The organic electroluminescent device of this invention has intermediate layers such as light emitting layer, hole transport layer, hole injection layer and the like arranged between the anode and the cathode and at least one of the intermediate layers comprises a triarylamine derivative represented by general formula (1) ##STR1##

(wherein Ar₁-Ar₃ are substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups and at least one of Ar₁-Ar₃ is 9-phenanthryl group represented by general formula (2)); ##STR2##

(wherein R₁-R₉ are H, halogen, alkyl group, aralkyl group, alkenyl group, cyano group, acyl group, alkoxycarbonyl group, alkoxy group or the like).