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Self-assembling Morphologies Obtained from Helical Polycarbodiimide Copolymers and Their Triazole Derivatives
Published on: February 7, 2017
Tailoring helical ends of π-extended [6]heterohelicenes to control optical, and electrochemical features
Viksit Kumar1,2, Sangram D Dongre1,2, Geethu Venugopal1,2
1Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune-411008, India. sb.sukumaran@ncl.res.in.
Abstract:
The inherent helical chirality and improved π-stacking capabilities endow helicenes with fascinating photophysical characteristics when decorated with lateral π-extensions. Here, we report the synthesis and physicochemical characterization of expanded hetero[6]helicenes fused with thiadiazole and selenadiazole rings at the helical ends. Comparing these heterohelicenes revealed the impact of the heteroatom-embedded aromatic rings on the excited state and redox features. A small structural variation of the terminal rings from thiadiazole to selenadiazole caused a striking change in the heterohelical nanographenes.
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