Heptagon-Embedded Helicene Derivatives: Synthesis, Crystal Structural Analyses, and Circularly Polarized Luminescence

J Org Chem. 2023 Oct 20;88(20):14550-14558. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c01563. Epub 2023 Oct 9.

Abstract

Two pairs of isomers of heptagon-embedded helical arenes (3/6 and 10/13) have been strategically prepared, where the molecular structures of 3 and 13 have been identified through single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The effect of the heptagon unit on the physical properties of 3, 6, 10, and 13 is investigated in a comparative manner, and the results indicate that the optical enantiomers of 13 obtained from HPLC exhibit promising chiroptical properties.