Abstract

AbstractThe synthesis, structure, and circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) of two types of shape‐persistent [5]helicenes, hinged by a tethered (−OCH2CH2O−) or untethered (−OCH3) binaphthyl, are reported. The binaphthyl tethering system facilitated an effective Wittig ring‐closure reaction in the synthesis of a macrocyclic precursor, which could be easily converted to the title compound via successive photocyclization. The tethered groups were replaced with untethered −OCH3 groups by treatment with BBr3 followed by methylation. Both compounds exhibited similar spectra, and their longest wavelength absorption band with a low intensity was attributed to the transition from HOMO to LUMO+1. These compounds exhibited CPL with higher dissymmetry factors glum values than unlocked helicenes.

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