A Carbazole-Centered Expanded Helicene Stabilized with Hexabenzocoronene (HBC) Units
Xin-Yue Wang1, Jinku Bai1, Yun-Jia Shen1
1College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, No. 19, XinJieKouWai St, HaiDian District, Beijing, 100875, P. R. China.
Abstract:
The synthesis and stabilization of heteroatom-doped nanocarbon molecules, such as carbazole-containing (super)helicenes, present significant challenges due to the complexities involved in maintaining structural integrity and electronic functionality. In this study, we successfully synthesized a carbazole-centered expanded tris-hexabenzo[7]helicene (1) via a facile FeCl3-mediated Scholl coupling reaction. 1 exhibits both chemical and chiral stability and demonstrates fluorescence at 628 nm with a quantum yield of 0.40. Additionally, the enantiomers of 1 display pronounced chiroptical properties, including a distinct circular dichroism (CD) signal spanning from 300 to 600 nm. The absorption dissymmetry factor (|gabs|) is determined to be 2.98×10-3, while the circularly polarized luminescence brightness (BCPL) is measured as 32.50 M-1 cm-1.
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