On-surface Synthesis of Multiple Non-benzenoid Carbohelicenes Fused with Fluorene Unit(s)
Wei Xiong
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
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Search for more papers by this authorXi Geng
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
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Jianchen Lu
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
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E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorGefei Niu
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
Search for more papers by this authorBoyu Fu
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
Search for more papers by this authorYi Zhang
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
Search for more papers by this authorShicheng Li
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
Search for more papers by this authorYuhang Yang
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
Search for more papers by this authorNianqiang Li
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
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Lei Gao
Faculty of Science, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
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Jinming Cai
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
Southwest United Graduate School, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorWei Xiong
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
These authors contribute equally to this work.
Search for more papers by this authorXi Geng
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
These authors contribute equally to this work.
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Jianchen Lu
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
These authors contribute equally to this work.
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorGefei Niu
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
Search for more papers by this authorBoyu Fu
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
Search for more papers by this authorYi Zhang
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
Search for more papers by this authorShicheng Li
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
Search for more papers by this authorYuhang Yang
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
Search for more papers by this authorNianqiang Li
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
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Lei Gao
Faculty of Science, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
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Jinming Cai
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
Southwest United Graduate School, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093 China
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Carbohelicenes have garnered considerable attention for their inherent chirality and structural flexibility. Increasing multi-helicity and incorporating non-six-membered rings to substitute benzenoid rings within helicenes are effective strategies for introducing unique photoelectric properties. Despite the disclosure of numerous helicenes, the inaccessible precursors and the lack of synthetic routes pose a challenge in achieving desired helicene structures fused with non-benzenoid rings. Herein, we report the synthesis of multiple non-benzenoid carbohelicenes fused with fluorene unit(s) through intramolecular cyclodehydrogenation of 9,10-di(naphthalen-1- yl)anthracene on Au(111) surface. Two potential cyclodehydrogenation manners between naphthyl and anthracene lead to the formation of fluorene-fused [5]helicene and [4]helicene moiety. Consequently, a total of four stable products were observed. The atomic topographies of products are characterized by bond-resolving scanning tunneling microscopy. The chiral helicity of targeted products can be switched by tip manipulation. Density-functional-theory calculations unveils the reaction pathway of four products. The comparative analysis of their respective energy barriers exhibits a correlation with the experimentally determined yields. Furthermore, we synthesize the polymer chains incorporating non-benzenoid carbohelicenes via the Ullmann reaction of 2,6-dibromo-9,10-di(1-naphthyl)anthracene precursors. Our work proposes a synthetic methodology for several novel helicene-like structures fused with fluorene units and the polymer bearing helicene subunits, thus highlighting the immense potential of these compounds in the application fields of luminescent electronic devices.
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