Provided are a diamantane compound with which an organic electroluminescent device that can exhibit excellent luminous efficiency characteristics, more preferably excellent drive voltage characteristics and excellent luminous efficiency characteristics, can be produced, and an organic electroluminescent device material containing the diamantane compound. Also provided is an organic electroluminescent device that can achieve luminous efficiency characteristics, more preferably drive voltage characteristics and luminous efficiency characteristics, at high levels.
A diamantane compound has a group represented by formula (1) below and a group represented by formula (2) below. (In formula (1), carbon atoms of a diamantane ring are optionally substituted with an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms. In formula (1), * represents a bond, and a represents an integer of 1 to 6.)