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RESEARCH PRODUCT

A theoretical and experimental study of the racemization process of hexaaza[5]helicenes

Frédéric R. LerouxRafael Ballesteros-garridoFrançoise ColobertBelén AbarcaJosé ElgueroRosa AdamIbon AlkortaRafael Ballesteros

subject

Helical chirality[CHIM.ORGA]Chemical Sciences/Organic chemistryStereochemistryPhenanthrolineOrganic ChemistryRing (chemistry)BiochemistryTautomer3. Good healthRacemization barrierschemistry.chemical_compoundAzahelicenesChain (algebraic topology)chemistryComputational chemistryDrug DiscoveryProton NMRDiazoimine–triazole equilibriumRacemization

description

A dynamic 1H NMR study, together with DFT calculations, of bis-([1,2,3]triazolo)[1,5-a:5′,1′-k][1,10]phenanthroline 2 has allowed to identify the ring and open forms of a new example of ring/chain tautomerism, as well as their interconversion barriers (ring/ring and ring/open). The barrier of the exchange process between the chain forms and the ring form was found higher than the 'racemization' process in the closed form, so the ring opening does not contribute to the 'racemization'. The di-1,10-methyl and di-1,10-iodo derivatives have been prepared and their properties calculated.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2014.09.018