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Spatial Structure of 4n? Helicene Dianions
Frim, R.,Goldblum, A.,Rabinovitz, M.
, p. 267 - 274 (2007/10/02)
Helicene dianions, e.g. phenanthrene derivatives, once believed to be non-helical, maintain their chirality as 4n? dianions.Phenanthrene 5, as well as substituted phenanthrene derivatives, undergo a two-electron reduction to form the respective 4n? dianion e.g. 52-/2Li+.Phenanthrene derivatives substituted at the 4- and 5-positions (bay substituents) e.g. 6-11, which are helical, afford stable dianions.These dianions are also prepared by a two-electron reduction of the (4n+2)? electron hydrocarbons and show, in their 1H NMR spectra, a quench of the paratropicity compared to 52- as well as a line shape dependence on their twist angle.The quench of paratropicity was also observed in the closely related charged helicenes derived from the benzochrysene system, i.e. anions 122- and 132-.The twist angles were calculated by MMX and MNDO calculations for the neutral systems, i.e., 5-11, and by MNDO for the dianions.MNDO calculations also included the preferred location of the counter cation.A dynamic NMR spectroscopic study proves experimentally the helicity of anion 112- thus shedding light on the behaviour of this novel class of dianions.