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Double Helical Octaphenylene†

  1. Prof. Andrzej Rajca*,
  2. Dr. Andrej Safronov,
  3. Dr. Suchada Rajca,
  4. Prof. Richard Shoemaker

Article first published online: 22 DEC 2003

DOI: 10.1002/anie.199704881

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English

Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English

Volume 36, Issue 5, pages 488–491, March 14, 1997

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Rajca, A., Safronov, A., Rajca, S. and Shoemaker, R. (1997), Double Helical Octaphenylene. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English, 36: 488–491. doi: 10.1002/anie.199704881

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588 (USA), Fax: Int. code +(402)472-9402, e-mail: arajca@unlinfo.unl.edu

*Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588 (USA), Fax: Int. code +(402)472-9402, e-mail: arajca@unlinfo.unl.edu

  1. †

    This research was supported by the National Science Foundation (DMR-9204826 and CHE-9510096). We thank Dr. R. Cerny of the Nebraska Center for Mass Spectrometry for the mass spectral determinations. We thank Dr. Charles R. Ross, II for the help with the X-ray crystallography and graphics.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 22 DEC 2003
  2. Article first published online: 22 DEC 2003
  3. Manuscript Received: 4 SEP 1996

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Keywords:

  • arenes;
  • chirality;
  • double helices;
  • polymers

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Symmetrical annelation of two functionalized tetra-o-phenylenes provides access to the double helical octaphenylene 1, which has a 360° turn of the double helix. Such π-conjugated systems with intrinsic chirality should be of interest in the development of a new generation of organic materials.

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