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Double Helical Octaphenylene
Author(s) -
Rajca Andrzej,
Safronov Andrej,
Rajca Suchada,
Shoemaker Richard
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199704881
Subject(s) - chirality (physics) , helix (gastropod) , annulation , conjugated system , double bond , materials science , crystallography , stereochemistry , chemistry , nanotechnology , physics , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , polymer , biology , quantum mechanics , composite material , ecology , snail , nambu–jona lasinio model , quark , chiral symmetry breaking
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.