2017.08.02

Synthesizing 7-ring helicene in just two steps

A research team led by Professor Takanori Shibata from Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry succeeded in a two-step synthesis of 7-ring helicenes with the highest fluorescence and CPL efficiency that have been reported to date, using a commercially available reagent.
This study was published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition. <MORE>