helicenes

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.H02762
ortho-Fused polycyclic @A00441@ or heteroaromatic compounds in which all rings (minimum five) are angularly arranged so as to give helically shaped molecules, which are thus @C01057@, e.g. hexahelicene.
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Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1339 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'helicenes' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.H02762 RIS BibTex EndNote
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