Disclosed herein are red phosphorescent compounds of the following Formulas 1 to 4:  wherein   is   R1, R2 and R3 are independently a C1-C4 
alkyl group, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are independently selected from 
hydrogen, C1-C4 
alkyl groups and C1-C4 alkoxy groups, and   is selected from 2,4-pentanedione, 2,2,6,6,-tetramethylheptane-3,5-dione, 1,3-propanedione, 1,3-butanedione, 3,5-heptanedione, 1,1,1-trifluoro-2,4-pentanedione, 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoro-2,4-pentanedione, and 2,2-dimethyl-3,5-hexanedione;  wherein   is   R1 and R2 are independently selected from C1-C4 
alkyl groups and C1-C4 alkoxy groups, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are independently selected from 
hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl groups and C1-C4 alkoxy groups, and   is selected from 2,4-pentanedione, 2,2,6,6,-tetramethylheptane-3,5-dione, 1,3-propanedione, 1,3-butanedione, 3,5-heptanedione, 1,1,1-trifluoro-2,4-pentanedione, 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoro-2,4-pentanedione and 2,2-dimethyl-3,5-hexanedione;  wherein   is   R1 and R2 are independently selected from C1-C4 alkyl groups and C1-C4 alkoxy groups, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are independently selected from 
hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl groups and C1-C4 alkoxy groups, and   is selected from 2,4-pentanedione, 2,2,6,6,-tetramethylheptane-3,5-dione, 1,3-propanedione, 1,3-butanedione, 3,5-heptanedione, 1,1,1-trifluoro-2,4-pentanedione, 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoro-2,4-pentanedione and 2,2-dimethyl-3,5-hexanedione; and  wherein   is   R1 and R2 are independently selected from C1-C4 alkyl groups and C1-C4 alkoxy groups, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl groups and C1-C4 alkoxy groups, and   is selected from 2,4-pentanedione, 2,2,6,6,-tetramethylheptane-3,5-dione, 1,3-propanedione, 1,3-butanedione, 3,5-heptanedione, 1,1,1-trifluoro-2,4-pentanedione, 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoro-2,4-pentanedione and 2,2-dimethyl-3,5-hexanedione. Further disclosed herein is an organic electroluminescent (EL) device comprising an 
anode, a hole injecting layer, a 
hole transport layer, a light-emitting layer, an 
electron transport layer, an 
electron injecting layer, and a 
cathode laminated in this order wherein one of the red phosphorescent compounds is used as a 
dopant of the light-emitting layer.