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Stereoisomerism in Nanohoops with Heterogeneous Biaryl Linkages of <i>E/Z</i>- and <i>R/S</i>-Geometries
The
stereochemistry of cycloarylene nanohoops gives rise to unique
cyclostereoisomerism originating from hoop-shaped molecular shapes.
However, cyclostereoisomerism has not been well understood despite
the ever-increasing number of structural variants. The present work
clarifies the cyclostereoisomerism of a cyclophenanthrenylene nanohoop
possessing both <i>E/Z</i>- and <i>R/S</i>-geometries
at the biaryl linkages. Involvement of the <i>R/S</i> axial
chirality in the nanohoop leads to the deviation of the structure
from a coplanar belt shape and allows for structural variations with
51 stereoisomers with <i>E/Z</i>- and <i>R/S</i>-geometries. Experimental investigations of the dynamic behaviors
of the cyclophenanthrenylene nanohoop revealed the presence of two-stage
isomerization processes taking place separately at the <i>E/Z</i>- and <i>R/S</i>-linkages. Consequently, despite the presence
of <i>E/Z</i>-fluctuations, the <i>R/S</i> axial
chirality resulted in a separable pair of enantiomers. The structural
information reported here, such as geometric descriptors and anomalous
dynamics, may shed light on the common structures of various nanohoops