A novel strategy for synthesizing chiral nanographenes (IMAGE)

Institute of Science Tokyo

A novel strategy for synthesizing chiral nanographenes

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Researchers at Institute of Science Tokyo have developed a highly stereoselective strategy to synthesize multi-helical nanographenes containing up to eight helicene units with controlled handedness. Using a step-by-step process involving [2+2+2] cycloaddition and the Scholl reaction, the approach allows the selective construction of complex chiral structures with tunable optical properties.

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Institute of Science Tokyo

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