9.10-Dihydro-9.10-diboraanthracenes, Organoboranes. ElectrochemistryA series o f alkyl and amino derivatives of the tricyclic organoborane system 9,10-dihydro-9.10-diboraanthracene was synthesized and examined. The reactions o f 9,10-dichlor-9,10-dihydro-9,10-diboraanthracene ( l a ) with suitable reagents yield the corresponding alkyl, aryl or amino derivatives lc -h , respectively. The compounds have been characterized by 'H, 13C and 1!B NM R spectroscopy. X-ray structure analyses have shown that the amino derivatives have bent structures, while the H 2N compound lh is planar. Calculations were carried out to study the reasons for the deformation of som e o f the amino-substituted derivatives. These calculations indicate that steric reasons are responsible for the deformation. Electrochemical investigations show reversible reductions of the dimethyl derivative l c leading to the radical anion and the dianion. Both anions have been structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction studies.