A new deep-blue emitting anthracene derivative 2-tert-butyl-9,10-bis(2-biphenylphenyl)anthracene (TBPA) was synthesized and structurally characterized by 1 H NMR, 13 C NMR, mass spectrum and elemental analysis. TBPA has a noncoplanar structure and shows high thermal stability. The non-doped electroluminescence device based on TBPA achieved an efficient deep-blue emission with a Commission Internationale de I’Eclairage coordinate of (0.15, 0.06) and a maximum external quantum efficiency of 3.13%, and moreover, it exhibited low turn-on voltage (3.1 V) and relatively small efficiency roll-off (2.91% at the luminance 100 cd/m2).