A series of novel 10-amino-9-aryl-2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10-octahydroacridine-1,8-dione derivatives 4 were synthesized by hydrazine or phenylhydrazine and 9-aryl-1,8-dioxo-2,3,4,5,6,7,9-heptahydroxanthene derivatives 3, which were prepared by 5-substituted-1,3-cyclohexanedione 1 and aromatic aldehydes 2 in the presence of concentrated H 2 SO 4 as a catalyst in water. The structures of all compounds were characterized by IR, MS, 1 H-NMR, and elemental analysis, and the title compounds possess good fluorescence properties.