Four centrosymmetric 9,10-diheteroarylanthracene (DHA) derivatives, including 9,10-dithienylanthracene (DTA), 9,10-difurylanthracene (DFA), 9,10-di-(N-t-butyloxycarboryl-2-pyrryl)anthracene (DBPA), and 9,10-dipyrrylanthracene (DPA) have been synthesized and characterized.