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A Hexabenzocoronene-Based Helical Nanographene.

ABSTRACT: A synthetic route towards a novel hexabenzocoronene-based helical nanographene motif was developed. A hexaphenylbenzene precursor was therefore designed, which cannot undergo, due to steric restrictions, a complete planarization reaction. This precursor was transformed under oxidative cyclodehydrogenation conditions to a ?-extended [5]helicene, which was fully characterized including X-ray diffraction analysis.

SUBMITTER: Martin MM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7496628 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A Hexabenzocoronene-Based Helical Nanographene.

Martin Max M MM Hampel Frank F Jux Norbert N

Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) 20200710 45

A synthetic route towards a novel hexabenzocoronene-based helical nanographene motif was developed. A hexaphenylbenzene precursor was therefore designed, which cannot undergo, due to steric restrictions, a complete planarization reaction. This precursor was transformed under oxidative cyclodehydrogenation conditions to a π-extended [5]helicene, which was fully characterized including X-ray diffraction analysis. ...[more]

PMID: 32338388

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