NOVELTY - Anthracene derivatives (I) are new.    USE - New anthracene derivatives are used in organic electronic devices e.g. organic light-emitting device, organic solar cell, organophotoreceptor, and organic transistor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The new anthracene derivatives provide organic electronic devices having excellent brightness, luminous efficiency, durability, and stability, and low drive voltage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Anthracene derivatives of formula (I), are new.    R1, R2 = 6-40C aryl (optionally substituted by halo, amino, nitrile, nitro, 1-40C alkyl, 2-40C alkenyl, 1-40C alkoxy, 3-40C cycloalkyl, 2-40C heterocycloalkyl, 6-40C aryl, optionally substituted carbazolyl, and/or 5-40C heteroaryl), or 5-40C heteroaryl, fluorenyl, or amino (all optionally substituted by halo, amino, nitrile, nitro, 1-40C alkyl, 2-40C alkenyl, 1-40C alkoxy, 3-40C cycloalkyl, 2-40C heterocycloalkyl, 6-40C aryl, and/or 5-40C heteroaryl);    R3 = group chosen from groups of formulae (i-viii);    X, Y' = CH or N;    R11-R24 = H, or 1-40C alkyl, 3-40C cycloalkyl, 2-40C alkenyl, 1-40C alkoxy, amino, 6-40C aryl, or 5-40C heteroaryl (all optionally substituted by halo, amino, nitrile, nitro, 1-40C alkyl, 2-40C alkenyl, 1-40C alkoxy, 3-40C cycloalkyl, 2-40C heterocycloalkyl, 6-40C aryl, and/or 5-40C heteroaryl);    R11+R12,R14+R15 = fused rings;    L1-L8=direct bond, 2-40C alkenylene (optionally substituted by 1-40C alkyl, 2-40C alkenyl, 2-40C alkynyl, 1-40C alkoxy, 6-40C aryl, and/or 5-40C heteroaryl), 6-40C arylene, 5-40C heteroarylene, 25-40C spiro group, or 25-40C open spiro group (all optionally substituted by halo, amino, nitrile, nitro, 1-40C alkyl, 2-40C alkenyl, 1-40C alkoxy, 3-40C cycloalkyl, 2-40C heterocycloalkyl, 6-40C aryl, and/or 5-40C heteroaryl), or 6-40C arylamino (optionally substituted by 1-40C alkyl, 2-40C alkenyl, 1-40C alkoxy, 3-40C cycloalkyl, 2-40C heterocycloalkyl, 6-40C aryl, and/or 5-40C heteroaryl);and    R4-R10 = H, or 1-40C alkyl, 3-40C cycloalkyl, 6-40C aryl, 5-40C heteroaryl, or 6-40C arylamino (all optionally substituted by halo, amino, nitrile, nitro, 1-40C alkyl, 2-40C alkenyl, 1-40C alkoxy, 3-40C cycloalkyl, 2-40C heterocycloalkyl, 6-40C aryl, and/or 5-40C heteroaryl).    If Y' is CH, they may be connected to R23 or R24 to form fused rings. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic electronic device consisting of organic layer(s) containing the anthracene derivative, arranged between an anode (2) and a cathode (7).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the organic light-emitting device as the organic electronic device.    Substrate (1)    Anode (2)    Hole injection layer (3)    Hole transport layer (4)    Light-emitting layer (5)    Electron transport layer (6)    Cathode (7)