Synthesis of 4,5-diheteroarylphenanthrenes and their dinuclear ruthenium(II) bis(2,2':6',2''-terpyridine) complexes possessing severe helical twists.
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.
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C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
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Jeffrey L
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Kung K
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