In an organic electroluminescent element comprising an anode layer, an organic
luminescent layer, an inorganic compound layer (or reductive dopant layer) and
a cathode layer; the organic luminescent layer comprises an aromatic amine compound
of a formula (1), and/or an aromatic amine compound of a formula (2)
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wherein A, B, and Ar1 to Ar6 are independently a C6-60
aromatic group which does not contain a styryl group nor an alkenyl group, at least
one of A, Ar1, Ar2, or B, Ar3 to Ar6 contains
at least three condensed aromatic rings, and p, q and r of a condensation number
are an integer of 1 to 6. The element has significantly long half-life and high
luminance even at low driving voltages.