An organic electroluminescent device having a pair of electrodes, at least one organic layer between the pair of electrodes, the one organic layer including a light-emitting layer, wherein the one organic layer contains a compound represented by formula (I): ##STR00001## wherein Q.sub.1 represents an atomic group necessary for forming an unsaturated ring together with the carbon atom, Q.sub.2 and Q.sub.3 each independently represents an atomic group necessary for forming an unsaturated ring together with the nitrogen atom, the atomic group of each of Q.sub.1, Q.sub.2 and Q.sub.3 may have a hydrogen atom or a substituent, L.sub.1 and L.sub.2 each independently represents a linking group which may have a substituent, n represents 0 or 1, and A.sub.1 represents a structure containing an atom bonded to the platinum atom.