This document summarizes information about anthracene, including its structure, properties, purification, and synthesis. Anthracene is obtained from coal tar and contains phenanthrene and carbazole as impurities. It is purified by washing with solvent naphtha and pyridine. Anthracene has a linear fused benzene ring structure that is confirmed through various reactions. It can be synthesized through Friedel-Crafts reactions or Diels-Alder reactions. Anthracene is colorless and fluorescent, but insoluble in water. It is reactive at the 9 and 10 positions and can form dimers when exposed to light.