Nguyen, Anh Tu: Synthesis of Helicenes and their Applications in Supramolecular Chemistry. - Bonn, 2026. - Dissertation, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.
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urn: https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:5-87170,
author = {{Anh Tu Nguyen}},
title = {Synthesis of Helicenes and their Applications in Supramolecular Chemistry},
school = {Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn},
year = 2026,
month = jan,

note = {The aim of this work was the development of a reliable synthetic route towards functionalized helicenes, their characterization, chiral resolution and application as ligands in supramolecular chemistry.
Using two different strategies, a series of difunctionalized, racemic helicenes were synthesized and largely characterized. These range from racemic penta- to racemic heptahelicenes. The first strategy mainly relied on a nucleophilic addition of benzaldehydes and proved to be the superior one for the synthesis of penta- and heptahelicenes, whereas the second one involving a nucleophilic substitution of toluene derivatives was mandatory for the synthesis of hexahelicenes. The strategies were modular enough for the synthesis of different congeners. The pre-functionalized substrates each carried a methoxy group which guaranteed a late-stage functionalization and the introduction of donor atoms in the final step. A simple change in substitution pattern gave access to different regioisomers and donor angles. At the same time, the methoxy groups increased the solubility of the respective compounds in common organic solvents which was crucial for their chiral resolution by high performance liquid chromatography.
Following the synthesis of the ligands, investigations were made regarding their ability to form complexes with different metal ions. Out of the investigated helicenes in this work, two bidentate regioisomers based on heptahelicene were able to form polynuclear complexes with tetravalent, square planar PdII. A subtle change in donor positions had a drastic impact in donor angles which ultimately led to complexes of different compositions. A fixed donor angle of 180° in the first ligand L1 made it a suitable candidate as a ditopic rod for the construction of a molecular square Pd4(dppp)4(L1)4, whereas the variable donor angle in the second ligand L2 facilitated the construction of tri- and tetranuclear complexes Pd3(L2)6 und Pd4(L2)8 of different architectures, respectively. For each of these structures, a number of stereoisomers came on top as the presence of two enantiomers in each experiment resulted in the formation of different configurational isomers. Finally, the experiments were reiterated with the enantiopure compounds in order to get more insight on the exact processes and potential self-sorting phenomena.},

url = {https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11811/13806}
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