The invention aims to provide a perylene derivative preparation process featuring satisfactory yields and improved preparation efficiency, a perylene derivative obtained by the process, and an organic EL device using the same. The object is achieved by a perylene derivative preparation process comprising subjecting to coupling reaction a 1,8-dihalogenated naphthalene derivative of the formula (1): wherein X is Cl, Br or I, R1 to R4, R11 and R12 each are hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkenyl, alkenyloxy, alkenylthio, aralkyl, aralkyloxy, aralkylthio, aryl, aryloxy, and arylthio radicals which may be substituted, amino radical, cyano radical, hydroxyl radical, —COOM1 radical (wherein M1 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aralkyl or aryl), —COM2 radical (wherein M2 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aralkyl, aryl or amino), or —OCOM3 radical (wherein M3 is alkyl, alkenyl, aralkyl or aryl), and at least two adjoining radicals selected from among R1 to R4, R11 and R12 may bond or fuse together to form a substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aliphatic ring, aromatic ring or fused aromatic ring with the carbon atoms on which they substitute, with the proviso that when the carbocyclic aliphatic ring, aromatic ring or fused aromatic ring has substituent radicals, the substituent radicals are the same as R1 to R4, R11 and R12, to thereby synthesize a perylene derivative of the formula (2): wherein R1′ to R4′, R11′ and R12′ are as defined for R1 to R4, R11 and R12 in formula (1), and R1 to R4, R11 and R12 and R1′ to R4′, R11′ and R12′ may be the same or different.