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It:Hexahelicene

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Hexahelicene is an aromatics compound that is part of a homologous series of Helicenes. Helicenes are ortho-condensed polyarommatic cyclic compounds. Helicenes are notable in organic chemistry for having optical enantomers without chiral centres and asymmetric carbons. Their chirality comes from the fact that they can turn either clockwise or anticlockwise.

Hexahelicene
Hexahelicene
Hexahelicene
General
Systematic name [6]helicene
Other names Hexahelicene
Molecular formula C26H16
SMILES C12=CC=CC=C1C3=C(C=CC(C=C6)=C3C4=C6C=CC5=C4C=CC=C5)C=C2
Molar mass 328.13
Appearance Solid crystalls
CAS number [187-83-7]
Properties
Density and phase 1.2715 g/cm³, Crystalls
Melting point 229-231°C (? K)
Chiral rotation [α]D 1.9°
Structure
Crystal structure rhombic
Supplementary data page
Structure and
properties
n, εr, etc.
Thermodynamic
data
Phase behaviour
Solid, liquid, gas
Spectral data UV, IR, NMR, MS
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Synthesis

A possible synthetic route for Hexahelicene Above is a possible synthetic route for Hexahelicene [1]


  1. Newman & Lednicer, American Chemical Society, 1956 p.4765