The Scholl reaction as a powerful tool for synthesis of curved polycyclic aromatics

Y Zhang, SH Pun, Q Miao - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The past decade has witnessed remarkable success in the synthesis of curved polycyclic
aromatics through Scholl reactions which enable oxidative aryl–aryl coupling even in …

Construction of heptagon‐containing molecular nanocarbons

Chaolumen, IA Stepek, KE Yamada… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular nanocarbons containing heptagonal rings have attracted increasing interest due
to their dynamic behavior, electronic properties, aromaticity, and solid‐state packing …

[HTML][HTML] Highly contorted superhelicene hits near-infrared circularly polarized luminescence

S Míguez-Lago, IFA Mariz, MA Medel, JM Cuerva… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein we describe a novel superhelicene structure consisting of three hexa-peri-
hexabenzocoronene (HBC) units arranged in a helical geometry and creating two carbo [5] …

Azulene‐Fused Acenes

A Ong, T Tao, Q Jiang, Y Han, Y Ou… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐alternant non‐benzenoid π‐conjugated polycyclic hydrocarbons (PHs) are expected to
exhibit very different electronic properties from the all‐benzenoid PHs. Herein, we report the …

Perylene diimide-embedded double [8] helicenes

B Liu, M Böckmann, W Jiang… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The rational design and modification of the helix is of significance for fully promoting
properties of configurationally stable materials for various applications in chiral science …

Synthesis of a Dicyclohepta[a,g]heptalene‐Containing Polycyclic Conjugated Hydrocarbon and the Impact of Non‐Alternant Topologies

J Wang, FG Gámez, J Marín‐Beloqui… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Incorporating non‐hexagonal rings into polycyclic conjugated hydrocarbons (PCHs) can
significantly affect their electronic and optoelectronic properties and chemical reactivities …

Breathing new life into nonalternant hydrocarbon chemistry: Syntheses and properties of polycyclic hydrocarbons containing azulene, pentalene, and heptalene …

A Konishi, M Yasuda - Chemistry Letters, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Azulene 1, pentalene 2, and heptalene 3 are classical nonalternant hydrocarbons.
Their fascinating π-frameworks, consecutive arrangements of odd-membered carbocycles …

Synthesis of defective nanographenes containing joined pentagons and heptagons

Y Fei, J Liu - Advanced Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Defective nanographenes containing joined pentagons and heptagons exhibit striking
physicochemical properties from both experimental and theoretical perspectives compared …

Synthesis of highly luminescent chiral nanographene

JK Li, XY Chen, WL Zhao, YL Guo… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Chiral nanographenes with both high fluorescence quantum yields (ΦF) and large
dissymmetry factors (glum) are essential to the development of circularly polarized …

Azulene‐Embedded [n]Helicenes (n=5, 6 and 7)

C Duan, J Zhang, J Xiang, X Yang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Azulene is a non‐benzenoid aromatic building block with unique chemical structure and
physicochemical properties. By using the “bottom‐up” synthetic strategy, we synthesized …