13C?1H coupling constants in 9, 10-dihydroanthracene

The ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of 9,10-dihydroanthracene have been obtained at 2.1 and 9.4 T using selective decoupling of the methylene protons. Complete spectral analyses of the experimental spectra have provided the chemical shifts and coupling constants. The ¹³C? ¹H coupling constants in 9, 10-dihydroanthracene and biphenylene have been well accounted for by MNDO theoretical calculations of the molecular geometries and bond orders in these compounds.