High-performance　MgB2　single-filament　powder　in　tube　wires　were　obtained　through　anthracene　doping　and　heat　treatment　optimization.　The　heat　treatment　condition　which　optimizes　J(c)　depends　on　the　amount　of　anthracene　doping　in　the　wire.　The　higher　the　doping　amount,　the　higher　the　sintering　temperature　or　the　longer　the　holding　time.　The　combined　effects　of　doping　amount　and　sintering　condition　on　the　microstructural　and　superconducting　properties　of　MgB2　wires　after　optimized　heat　treatment　have　been　systematically　investigated.　The　actual　level　of　C　substitution　in　Mg(B1-xCx)(2)　was　increased　with　the　doping　amount　of　anthracene.　The　obvious　improvements　in　the　irreversibility　field　(H-irr)　and　critical　current　density　(J(c))　have　been　observed　in　anthracene　doped　MgB2　wires.　However,　the　highest　critical　current　density　(J(c))　of　1.82　x　10(4)　A　cm(-2)　at　4.2　K/10　T　was　obtained　by　3.75　at%C　(anthracene)　doped　wire　which　was　heat-treated　at　650　degrees　C　for　2　h.　These　results　suggest　that　anthracene　is　an　effective　carbon　source　and　that　heat　treatment　optimization　is　quite　necessary　for　obtaining　high　J(c)　performance.