title: Synthesis of 4,5-diheteroarylphenanthrenes and their dinuclear ruthenium(II) bis(2,2':6',2''-terpyridine) complexes possessing severe helical twists.
abstract: Three 4,5-diheteroarylphenanthrenes 2a, 2b and 2c and two dinuclear Ru(ii) bis(terpyridine) complexes 13 and 14 possessing severe helical twists were synthesized.
authors.affiliation: C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Jeffrey L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: Kung K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Wang