Achiral and chiral isomers of dipyrenoheteroles were
synthesized
via alkyne benzannulation. The electronic properties of these compounds
were examined using cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry.
The enantiomers of the chiral isomers were separated, and their optical
properties were examined in circular dichroism and circularly polarized
luminescence studies. The chiral isomers exhibited a large bathochromic
shift, relative to the achiral isomer, in both absorbance and fluorescence,
resulting from decreased symmetry, rather than a change in the size
of the backbone.
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