Synthesis, Double-Helix Formation, and Higher-Assembly Formation of Chiral Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds: Conceptual Development of Polyketide Aldol Synthesis

• Published in: Chemical record Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 15 - 27
• Main Authors: Yamaguchi, Masahiko, Shigeno, Masanori, Saito, Nozomi, Yamamoto, Koji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2014; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Aldehydes - chemistry; Aromatic compounds; Asphalt; chirality; Circular Dichroism; helical structures; Molecular Conformation; Nanoparticles - chemistry; Naphthalenes - chemical synthesis; Naphthalenes - chemistry; noncovalent interactions; Polycyclic Compounds - chemical synthesis; Polycyclic Compounds - chemistry; polyketides; Polyketides - chemistry; self-assembly; Stereoisomerism; Thermodynamics; self-assembly; chirality; noncovalent interactions; polyketides; helical structures

Polycyclic aromatic compounds are an important group of substances in chemistry, and the study of their properties is a subject of interest in the development of drugs and materials. We have been conducting studies to develop chiral polycyclic aromatic compounds, i.e., helicenes and equatorenes. The...