By simply introducing the naphthyl group into the 2-position of anthracene, we synthesized a new anthracene derivative, NaAnt, which showed good charge transporting properties up to 1.10 cm2 V?1 s?1 and a photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of 40.30%. The results indicate its potential applications in multifunctional optoelectronics.

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015

(a) Single molecule of NaAnt, (b) packing motif of NaAnt molecules, (c) the multi-short contacts.