Supramolecular Polymerization of [5]Helicenes. Consequences of Self-Assembly on Configurational Stability

Org Lett. 2018 Apr 6;20(7):2020-2023. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b00565. Epub 2018 Mar 20.

Abstract

The supramolecular polymerization of [5]helicenes 1 and 2 is investigated. The self-assembly of these helicenes proceeds by the operation of H-bonding interactions with a negligible participation of π-stacking. The enantiopurity of the sample has a dramatic effect on the supramolecular polymerization mechanism since it reverts the isodesmic mechanism for the racemic mixture to a cooperative one for the enantioenriched sample. Noticeably, the formation of supramolecular polymers efficiently increases the configurational stability of 1,14-unsubstituted [5]helicenes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't