Chirality induction using circularly polarized light into a branched oligofluorene derivative in the presence of an achiral aid molecule

Wang, Yue and Kanibolotsky, Alexander L. and Skabara, Peter J. and Nakano, Tamaki (2016) Chirality induction using circularly polarized light into a branched oligofluorene derivative in the presence of an achiral aid molecule. Chemical Communications, 52 (9). pp. 1919-1922. ISSN 1359-7345 (https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC08464D)

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Abstract

Chirality induction into a uniform, star-shaped fluorene oligomer with a central truxene moiety (T3) was achieved using circularly polarized light in the presence of achiral fluorene or phenanthrene. Induction into T3 alone was difficult, suggesting that close chain packing realized through interactions of T3 with small molecules plays a role in chirality induction.