NOVELTY - Substituted anthracene derivatives (I) are new.    USE - (I) are useful: for electronic material; in organic electroluminescent device; in white electroluminescent device; and in organic solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic electroluminescent device shows good luminous efficiency, excellent life property of material, long life, and very good operation life. (I) has excellent color purity. (I) decreases the operation voltage to noticeably decrease the power consumption.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Substituted anthracene derivatives of formula (I) are new.    AN = anthracene ring;    A, G = chemical bond, (6-60C)arylene, (3-60C)heteroarylene, 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkylene (containing heteroatom of N, O and/or S), (3-60C)cycloalkylene, (2-60C)alkenylene, (2-60C)alkynylene, (1-60C)alkylenoxy, (6-60C)arylenoxy or (6-60C)arylenethio; either    R1-R6 = H, halo, (1-60C)alkyl, (6-60C)aryl, (3-60C)heteroaryl, 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl (containing heteroatom of N, O and/or S), (3-60C)cycloalkyl, tri(1-60C)alkylsilyl, di(1-60C)alkyl(6-60C)arylsilyl, tri(6-60C)arylsilyl, adamantyl, (7-60C)bicycloalkyl, (2-60C)alkenyl, (2-60C)alkynyl, (1-60C)alkoxy, CN, (1-60C)alkylamino, (6-60C)arylamino, (6-60C)ar(1-60C)alkyl, (6-60C)aryloxy, (6-60C)arylthio, (1-60C)alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, NO2 or OH; or    R1-R6, linked adjacent substituent via (3-60C)alkylene or (3-60C)alkenylene with or without a fused ring = alicyclic ring, or a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring having a structure of formula (A1)-(A3);    R15-R27 = H, halo, (1-60C)alkyl, (6-60C)aryl, (3-60C)heteroaryl, 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl (containing heteroatom of N, O and/or S), (3-60C)cycloalkyl, tri(1-60C)alkylsilyl, di(1-60C)alkyl(6-60C)arylsilyl, tri(6-60C)arylsilyl, adamantyl, (7-60C)bicycloalkyl, (2-60C)alkenyl, (2-60C)alkynyl, (1-60C)alkoxy, CN, (1-60C)alkylamino, (6-60C)arylamino, (6-60C)ar(1-60C)alkyl, (6-60C)aryloxy, (6-60C)arylthio, (1-60C)alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, NO2 or OH;    X, Y1 = CR28R29, NR30, S, O, SiR30R31, PR32, CO, BR33, InR34, Se, GeR35R36, SnR37R38, GaR39 or R40C=CR41; either    R28-R41 = H, halo, (1-60C)alkyl, (6-60C)aryl, (3-60C)heteroaryl, 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl (containing heteroatom of N, O and/or S), (3-60C)cycloalkyl, tri(1-60C)alkylsilyl, di(1-60C)alkyl(6-60C)arylsilyl, tri(6-60C)arylsilyl, adamantyl, (7-60C)bicycloalkyl, (2-60C)alkenyl, (2-60C)alkynyl, (1-60C)alkoxy, CN, (1-60C)alkylamino, (6-60C)arylamino, (6-60C)ar(1-60C)alkyl, (6-60C)aryloxy, (6-60C)arylthio, (1-60C)alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, NO2 or OH (where the arylene, heteroarylene, heterocycloalkylene, cycloalkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene, alkylenoxy, arylenoxy, arylenethio of A and G, and the alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylsilyl, alkylsilyl, alkylamino and arylamino group of R1-R6, and R15 through R41 is optionally further substituted by halo, (1-60C)alkyl with or without halo substituent, (6-60C)aryl, (3-60C)heteroaryl with or without (6-60)aryl substituent, 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl (containing heteroatom of N, O and/or S), (3-60C)cycloalkyl, tri(1-60C)alkylsilyl, di(1-60C)alkyl(6-60C)arylsilyl, tri(6-60C)arylsilyl, adamantyl, (7-60C)bicycloalkyl, (2-60C)alkenyl, (2-60C)alkynyl, (1-60C)alkoxy, CN, (1-60C)alkylamino, (6-60C)arylamino, (6-60C)ar(1-60C)alkyl, (6-60C)aryloxy, (6-60C)arylthio, (1-60C)alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, NO2 or OH, or an alicyclic ring, or a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring formed by linkage via (3-60)alkylene or (3-60C)alkenylene with or without a fused ring); or    R28-R41, linked adjacent substituent via (3-60C)alkylene or (3-60C)alkenylene with or without a fused ring = alicyclic ring, or a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring; and    n = 0-4.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an organic electroluminescent device comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and at least one organic layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, where the organic layer comprises an electroluminescent layer comprising (I) and one or more host comprising aromatic compound of formula ((Ar10)a-X1-(Ar20)b) or ((Ar30)-c-Y1-(Ar40)d).    X1 = (6-60C)arylene or (4-60C)heteroarylene;    Y1 = anthracenylene;    Ar10-Ar40 = H, (1-60C)alkyl, (1-60C)alkoxy, halo, (4-60C)heteroaryl, (5-60C)cycloalkyl or (6-60C)aryl, (where the cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl of Ar10-Ar40 is optionally substituted by one or more substituent of (6-60C)aryl or (4-60C)heteroaryl (both optionally substituted with one or more substituent of (1-60C)alkyl (optionally substituted with halo substituent), (1-60C)alkoxy, (3-60C)cycloalkyl, halo, CN, tri(1-60C)alkylsilyl, di(1-60C)alkyl(6-60C)arylsilyl or tri(6-60C)arylsilyl), (1-60C)alkyl (optionally substituted with halo substituent), (1-60C)alkoxy, (3-60C)cycloalkyl, halo, CN, tri(1-60C)alkylsilyl, di(1-60C)alkyl(6-60C)arylsilyl or tri(6-60C)arylsilyl); and    a, b, c, d = 0-4.