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Efficient synthesis of functionalized [7]helicenes
Fox, Joseph M.,Goldberg, Naomi R.,Katz, Thomas J.
, p. 7456 - 7462 (1998)
[7]Helicenebisquinones can be made easily and in quantity by reacting the silyl enol ethers of a 9,10-dialkoxy-, or better a 9,10-disiloxy-, 3,6-diacetylphenanthrene, with p-benzoquinone. If an ethyl enol ether is used in place of the silyl enol ether, the transformation proceeds in much lower yield. The [7]helicenes are efficiently resolved into their enantiomers, and absolute configurations are assigned.
