An organic electroluminescent device and a method for producing the same, the organic electroluminescent device including a luminescent layer produced by a vapor-deposition method disposed between a pair of electrodes, the luminescent layer containing at least one host material and at least one metal complex including a partial structure represented by formula (I): ##STR00001## wherein M represents a metal atom, R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.4 to R.sup.8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and R.sup.3 represents a group represented by formula (II), an alkoxy group or an aryloxy group: ##STR00002## wherein R.sup.11 to R.sup.13 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, provided that at least two of them each independently represent an alkyl group or an aryl group.