Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5277588 Tetrahedron Letters 2008 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

Helically chiral azahexahelicene 3 was prepared in four steps using the Mizoroki-Heck coupling followed by classical oxidative photodehydrocyclisation. Resolution of this new chiral system was achieved through separation by HPLC providing (−)- and (+)-3 in high optical purity. The absolute configurations of (−)- and (+)-3 were assigned as M and P, respectively, by means of circular dichroism. Each of the hexacyclic systems (M)-(−)- and (P)-(+)-3 was reacted with boron tribromide to provide the corresponding helical pyridophenols in good yields.

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