There is provided a benzo[c]phenanthrene compound represented by formula [1]: wherein R1 to R10 are each independently selected from a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, and a heteroaromatic group; n represents an integer of 1 to 3, when n represents 2 or more, R1's in different benzo[c]phenanthrene rings may be the same or different, and the same is true for R2's to R10's in different benzo[c]phenanthrene rings; Ar represents an n-valent substituent and represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group or a heteroaromatic group, or Ar may represent a single bond when n represents 2.