Disclosed herein are a compound represented by formula (1) that is capable of producing organic electroluminescence (EL) devices having excellent properties, an organic EL device containing the compound, and an electronic device containing the organic EL device. The organic EL device contains a organic thin film layer between a cathode and an anode, in which the organic thin film layer contains one or more layers and a light emitting layer, and at least one layer of the organic thin film layer contains the compound.