Dicyclohexane-annelated anthracene was synthesized by a new efficient method, which employed the Diels–Alder reaction between in situ-generated 2, 3-dehydronaphthalene and dicyclohexane-fused furan. The molecule adopted antiparallel face-to-face slipped π- stacking in its crystal structure, which induced an excimer-like emission in the solid state.
