A family of superhelicenes - easily tunable, chiral nanographenes by merging helicity with planar π-systems
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Abstract
Incorporating helicity into large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) constitutes a new field of research at the interface between chemistry and material sciences. Lately, interest in the design of π-extended helicenes has surged. This new class of twisted, chiral nanographenes not only reveals unique characteristics but also finds its way into emerging applications such as spintronics. Insights into their structure-property relationships and on-demand tuning are scarce. To close these knowledge gaps, we designed a straightforward synthetic route towards a full-fledged family of π-extended helicenes: superhelicenes. Common are two hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronenes (HBCs) connected via a central 5-membered ring. By means of structurally altering this 5-membered ring, we realized a versatile library of molecular building blocks. Not only the superhelicene structure, but also their features are tuned with ease. In-depth physico-chemical characterizations served as a proof of concept thereof. The superhelicene enantiomers were separated, their circular dichroism was measured in preliminary studies and concluded with an enantiomeric assignment. Our work was rounded-off by crystal structure analyses. Mixed stacks of M- and P-isomers led to twisted molecular wires. Using such stacks, charge-carrier mobilities were calculated, giving reason to expect outstanding hole transporting properties.
Date Issued
2021-08-09
Date Acceptance
2021-05-17
Citation
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021, 60 (33), pp.18073-18081
ISSN
1433-7851
Publisher
Wiley
Start Page
18073
End Page
18081
Journal / Book Title
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Volume
60
Issue
33
Copyright Statement
© 2021 The Authors. Angewandte Chemie International Editionpublished by Wiley-VCH GmbH. This is an open access article underthe terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, whichpermitsuse, distribution and reproduction in any medium, providedthe original work is properly cited.
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The Royal Society
The Royal Society
The Royal Society
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34014601
Grant Number
UF120469
RGF\EA\180057
URF\R\180012
Subjects
Circular dichroism
Luminescence
Nanographene
helicenes
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
Germany
Date Publish Online
2021-05-20