Materials for organic electroluminescence devices represented by following general formula [1]: ##STR1##

• wherein A represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 22 to 60 carbon atoms, X¹ to X⁴ each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, X¹ and X² may be bonded to each other, X³ and X⁴ may be bonded to each other, Y¹ to Y⁴ each independently represent an organic group represented by general formula [2], a to d each represent an integer of 0 to 2 and, when the arylene group represented by A has 26 or less carbon atoms, a+b+c+d0 and the arylene group does not contain two or more anthracene nucleus;

  general formula [2] being: ##STR2##

• wherein R¹ to R⁴ each independently represent hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, cyano group or form a triple bond by a linkage of R¹ and R² or R³ and R⁴, Z represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms and n represents 0 or 1.