to provide an organic electroluminescent device having excellent durability and having high luminous efficiency and luminance , which can be effectively utilized for surface light sources such as full color displays , backlights , and illuminating light sources and light source arrays such as printers , the organic electroluminescent device includes at least one organic compound layer containing a light emitting layer between a pair of electrodes , wherein the light emitting layer contains a host material and a phosphorescent material ; the host material is a five - coordinate metal complex ; and the phosphorescent material is at least one ir complex having a specific partial structure .