Asymmetric Triple Helical Nonbenzenoid Nanographenes with Controllable Helicene Lengths

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Contributors

  • Lin Yang - , Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics (Author)
  • Yucheng Yin - , TUD Dresden University of Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Author)
  • Wenhui Niu - , Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics (Author)
  • Yubin Fu - , Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics (Author)
  • Fupin Liu - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Nanjing Normal University (Author)
  • Hartmut Komber - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Alexey A. Popov - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Ji Ma - , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) (Author)
  • Xinliang Feng - , Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Chair of Molecular Functional Materials (cfaed), Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics (Author)

Abstract

Helical nanographenes (NGs) play a crucial role in the development of chiral nanomaterials due to their distinctive optoelectronic and chiroptical properties. Herein, we report the efficient synthesis of two unprecedented azulene-embedded asymmetric triple helical NGs (1 and 2) with controllable helicene subunit lengths and π-extension. The crystallographic analysis confirms their highly twisted and asymmetric geometries. Both compounds exhibit narrow and tunable optical energy gaps (1: 1.74 eV; 2: 1.63 eV), as determined by UV–vis absorption and cyclic voltammetry measurements. Moreover, the enantiomers of 1 display pronounced chiroptical activity with a gabsof up to 3.1 × 10–3.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10507-10512
Number of pages6
JournalOrganic letters
Volume27
Issue number37
Publication statusPublished - 19 Sept 2025
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 40913234