TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preparation (Claimed): Preparation of (I) comprises coupling the benzo(c)phenanthrene derivative substituted with a reactive leaving group comprising chlorine, bromine, iodine, triflate, tosylate, boronic acid or boronic acid ester with a functionalized aromatic compound or with a mono- or disubstituted amine, preferably by palladium catalyzed Suzuki coupling or palladium catalyzed Buchwald-Hartwig coupling. Preferred Definitions:    R1, R3, R4, R7, R9, R10, R12 = H;    R6 = CH3, C2H5, n-propyl, iso-propyl or tert-butyl;    R2, R5, R8, R11 = substituted anthracen-9-yl of formula (II), substituted 4-(benzoimidal-2-yl)-phenyl of formula (III), substituted benzoimidal-2-yl of formula (IV), substituted 4-(benzoimidal-1-yl)-phenyl (V), substituted benzoimidal-1-yl of formula (VI), substituted (1,3,5)triazin-2-yl of formula (VII), amino derivative of formula (-N(A2)(A2)), 9-heteroatom or carbon containing 9,10-dihydro-acridin-10-yl of formula (VIII);    R13 = H, 1-9C aliphatic hydrocarbon, 6-10C aryl or 5-14 membered heteroaryl, where at least one H of aliphatic hydrocarbon, aryl or heteroaryl can be replaced by F and at least two R13 when present adjacent, can form mono- or polycyclic aliphatic or aromatic ring;    A2 = aryl or heteroaryl with 5-16 aromatic ring atoms, preferably phenyl, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, 9-anthryl, chrysenyl, 1-pyrenyl, 2-pyrenyl, 2-phenanthrenyl, 3-phenanthrenyl, 9-phenanthrenyl, 2-benzimidazole, benzanthracenyl or fluoranthenyl (optionally substituted by at least one residue R13);    A3 = aryl or heteroaryl with 5-20 aromatic ring atoms, preferably 6-14 aromatic ring atoms or triarylamine group with 15-30 aromatic ring atoms, preferably 18-22 aromatic ring atoms (optionally substituted by at least one residue R13);    E = single bond, O, S, N(R13) or C(R13)2, where two R13 can combine with each other by ring formation or by spirosystem formation;    q = 1-3;    s = 0 or 1; and    R = not defined.    SPECIFIC COMPOUNDS - 144 Compounds (I) are disclosed e.g. 5-(10-phenylanthracen-9-yl)benzo(c)phenanthrene (Ia), 5-(10-(naphthalen-1-yl)anthracen-9-yl)benzo(c)phenanthrene, 5-(10-(naphthalen-2-yl)anthracen-9-yl)benzo(c)phenanthrene, 5-(10-(biphenyl-2-yl)anthracen-9-yl)benzo(c)phenanthrene and 5-(10-(9,9-dimethyl-9H-fluoren-2-yl)anthracen-9-yl)benzo(c)phenanthrene.    EXAMPLE - p-Bromobenzaldehyde (296 g) was added dropwise to a solution of potassium hydroxide (85%) (52.8 g) and acetone (58.9 ml) in water (1.6 liters) and ethanol (2 liters) and stirred for overnight at room temperature. Then the obtained solid was worked up to obtain di-p-bromo benzylideneacetone. Then di-p-bromo benzylideneacetone (217 g) was suspended in a solution of acetic acid (20 ml) in ethyl acetate (1 liter) and palladium/carbon catalyst (5%) (14 g) was added to it and the solution was stirred at 4 bar hydrogen pressure. After the completion of the hydrogen consumption (about 30 minutes), the reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours under hydrogen pressure. Then the catalyst was filtered from the reaction mixture and the filtrate was washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (200 ml) and water (200 ml). Then the solvent was removed and the obtained residue was dried. Then the residue was dissolved in diethyl ether (400 ml). Then a solution of sodium dichromate-dihydrate (12.8 g) and concentrated sulfuric acid (10 ml) in water (60 ml) was added dropwise at 0 degrees C and the reaction mixture was stirred for overnight at room temperature. Then the reaction mixture was worked up to obtain 1,5-di-(p-bromobenzyl) pentan-3-one. Then trimethyl sulfoxonium iodide (21.4 g) was added to sodium hydride (2.4 g) under argon and then dimethyl sulfoxide (50 ml) was added dropwise to the above solution at 0 degrees C. Then the reaction mixture was heated at room temperature and stirred for 0.5 hours. Then a solution of 1,5-di-(p-bromobenzyl) pentan-3-one (29 g) in dimethyl sulfoxide (50 ml) was added dropwise to this mixture and stirred for 4.5 hours. Then the reaction mixture was worked up to obtain 1,1-di-(p-bromophenyl ethyl) epoxyethane. Then titanium tetrachloride (37 ml) was added dropwise to a solution of 1,1-di-(p-bromophenyl ethyl) epoxyethane (48 g) in chlorobenzene (250 ml) and stirred for 18 hours at 80 degrees C. Then the reaction mixture was worked up to obtain 2,11-dibromo-5,6,6a,7,8,12 b-hexahydro benzo(c)phenanthrene. Then 2,11-dibromo-5,6,6a,7,8,12 b-hexahydro benzo(c)phenanthrene (46 g) and 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone (80.6 g) in toluene (300 ml) were heated under reflux for 30 hours. After cooling the reaction mixture to room temperature the reaction mixture was worked up to obtain 2,11-dibromo benzo(c)phenanthrene. Then a well-stirred suspension of 2,11-dibromo benzo(c)phenanthrene (19.3 g), 1-naphthalene boronic acid (22.4 g) and tripotassium phosphate (25.5 g) in a mixture of toluene (300 ml), dioxane (100 ml) and water (400 ml) were mixed with tri-o-tolylphosphine (913 mg) and then with palladium(II) acetate (112 mg) and were heated subsequently under reflux for 16 hours. Then the reaction mixture was worked up to obtain 2,11-bis(naphth-1-yl) benzo(c)phenanthrene.