The Helicenes

1974/10/01 by Richard Martin · 10 citations
Chemistry · #Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds #Molecular spectroscopy and chirality #Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies

paper · doi:10.1002/anie.197406491

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Abstract

Abstract “Helicene” is the name introduced by Newman in 1955, to describe the benzologues of phenanthrene in which the extra ortho ‐condensed rings give rise to a (regular) cylindrical helix. The pioneer work of Newman in this field cannot be overemphasized; his brillant synthesis and resolution of [6]helicene, achieved eighteen years ago, will remain as a landmark, for it opened the way to the study of a fascinating class of synthetic molecules. In the following review, an attempt is made to summarize the present state of our knowledge in this rapidly expanding field.

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• The Synthesis and Resolution of Hexahelicene1

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