title: 4-(Anthracen-9-yl)-2-phenyl-6-(pyridin-2-yl)pyridine.
abstract: In the title compound, C(30)H(20)N(2), the anthracene ring system is approximately planar [maximum deviation = 0.035 (2) Å] and is nearly perpendicular to the central pyridine ring, making a dihedral angle of 75.73 (7)°. The terminal pyridine ring and the phenyl ring are oriented at dihedral angles of 8.11 (10) and 13.22 (10)°, respectively, to the central pyridine ring.
authors.affiliation: Deparment of Chemistry, Anhui University, Hefei 230039,  People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hao-Wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Wen-Bo
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Jia-Xiang
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Yang