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HRID 1653609Generated: November 1, 2026

Iodine → Hexahelicene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantIodineHCID 807—
Reactant2,7-Bis(styryl)naphthaleneHCID 324155—
ProductHexaheliceneHCID 98863—

Reaction Steps

A small amount of iodine was added to a solution of 0.2 g/l of 2,7-bis(styryl)naphthalene, and the solution was irradiated with light from a high-pressure mercury lamp for 2 hr and then subjected to silica gel chromatography, and the separated product was recrystallized from benzene/ethanol as a solvent to obtain hexahelicene.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05403520
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_04
ORD IDord-2dfb376b25e848509513035bc1e51582
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_04