Deprotonation of 9,lO-dihydroanthraane (2) dords the monoanion 6 which is subjected to allcylation reactions with mono and bifunctional electrophiles. Crucial intermediates in syntheses using 6 are 9-(3-bromopropyl)-9,lO-dihydroanthracene (7) and 1,sbis(9,1O-dihydro-9-anthry-l)propane (9) since they provide access to linear oligomers in which 9,lOdihydroanthracene units an linked by trimethylene groups. The alkylation processes of these species can be extended to the structurally related polymer 4. The regio-and stereoselectivity of the alkylation reactions are investigated by 'H-and j3GNMR spectroscopy.