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  • Organic Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Spectroscopy

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  • Helicenes are chiral polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with unique electronic and optical properties.
  • Synthesizing complex helicene structures with embedded subunits presents synthetic challenges.
  • Controlling stereochemistry and achieving enantiopurity are crucial for advanced applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize a novel series of heptagon-embedded multiple helicenes.
  • To investigate the influence of heptagon fusion on the properties of helicenes.
  • To explore the potential for creating chiral and twisted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

Main Methods:

  • Knoevenagel condensation reactions for fusing heptagon subunits.
  • Scholl reactions for cyclodehydrogenation to form fused PAHs.
  • UV-vis absorption, fluorescence spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry for property analysis.
  • Chiral High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) for enantiomeric separation.
  • Circular Dichroism (CD) spectroscopy for characterizing enantiopure helicenes.

Main Results:

  • Successful synthesis of heptagon-embedded multiple helicenes.
  • Control over Scholl reaction conditions yielded diverse fused chiral and twisted PAHs.
  • Optical and electronic properties were systematically characterized.
  • One derivative exhibited an atypical anti-Kasha-like fluorescence emission.
  • Enantiopure [6]helicenes were isolated and their chirality confirmed via CD spectroscopy.

Conclusions:

  • Heptagon-embedded helicenes represent a new class of chiral PAHs.
  • The synthetic strategy allows for tunable optical and electronic properties.
  • The observed anti-Kasha-like fluorescence suggests novel photophysical pathways.
  • The ability to separate enantiomers opens possibilities for chiral applications.