NOVELTY - Anthracene derivatives (I) are new.    USE - (I) is useful in organic electronic device, which is organic light emitting device, organic solar cell, organic photoconductor drum or organic transistor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I) shows excellent characteristics in efficiency, driving voltage and life time. (I) exhibits higher stability. (I) provides high brightness, wide viewing angle, high contrast and high speed response.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Anthracene derivatives of formula (I) are new.    R1, R2 = 3-40C heteroaryl or 6-40C amino (both optionally substituted with T) or 6-40C aryl (optionally substituted with T or arylamine), preferably benzene, naphthalene-2-yl, naphthalene-1-yl, 9-(phenyl-4-yl)-9H-carbazole, biphenyl, 2-phenyl-naphthalene, phenanthrene, (2,2')bipyridinyl, pyridine, quinoline, isoquinoline, diphenyl-amine or pyrene (all optionally substituted);    R3, R4 = 3-40C heteroaryl or 6-40C amino (both optionally substituted with T), substituted pyridine group of formula (a), 6-40C aryl (optionally substituted with T or arylamine) or H;    L1 = 6-40C arylene or 5-40C heteroarylene (both optionally substituted with T), direct bond, 2-40C alkenylene (optionally substituted with at least one group of 1-40C alkyl, 2-40C alkenyl, 2-40C alkynyl, 1-40C alkoxy, 6-40C aryl or 3-40C heteroaryl), or 6-40C arylamine (optionally substituted with 1-40C alkyl, 2-40C alkenyl, 1-40C alkoxy, 3-40C cycloalkyl, 3-40C heterocycloalkyl, 6-40C aryl or 3-40C heteroaryl); either    R5-R12 = silicon group, 1-40C alkyl, 2-40C alkenyl, 1-40C alkoxy, amino group, 6-40C aryl or 3-40C heteroaryl (all optionally substituted with T) or H; or    R5-R12 bonded with an adjacent group = aliphatic, aromatic, heteroaliphatic or heteroaromatic condensed ring or a spiro bond;    T = halo, amino, nitrile, nitro, 1-40C alkyl, 2-40C alkenyl, 1-40C alkoxy, 3-40C cycloalkyl, 3-40C heterocycloalkyl, 6-40C aryl or 3-40C heteroaryl;    X = N, P or P=O; and    Y1 = C-H or N.    Where the: alkyl group is methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, hexyl or heptyl; cycloalkyl group is cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl; alkenyl group is alkenyl group in which an aryl group of stilbenyl or styrenyl is substituted; alkoxy group is alkoxy group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms; aryl group is phenyl, naphthyl, anthracenyl, biphenyl, pyrenyl, perylenyl, or their derivatives; aryl amine group is phenylamine, naphthylamine, biphenylamine, anthracenylamine, 3-methyl-phenylamine, 4-methyl-naphthylamine, 2-methyl-biphenylamine, 9-methyl-anthracenylamine, diphenylamine, phenylnaphthylamine, ditolylamine, phenyltolylamine, carbazole or triphenylamine; heterocyclic group is pyridyl, bipyridyl, triazine, acridyl, thiophene, furan, imidazole, oxazole, thiazole, triazole, quinolinyl or isoquinoline; and the halogen is F, Cl, Br or I. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an organic electronic device comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and at least one organic material layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, where at least one of the organic material layer comprises (I).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic representation of organic light emitting device.    Substrate (1)    Anode (2)    Hole injecting layer (3)    Hole transporting layer (4)    Organic light emitting layer (5)    Electron transporting layer (6)    Cathode. (7)