Advances in nitrogen-containing helicenes: synthesis, chiroptical properties, and optoelectronic applications

Meng Qiu, Jing Du, Nai-Te Yao, Xin-Yue Wang and Han-Yuan Gong
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1422–1453. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.21.106

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Advances in nitrogen-containing helicenes: synthesis, chiroptical properties, and optoelectronic applications
Meng Qiu, Jing Du, Nai-Te Yao, Xin-Yue Wang and Han-Yuan Gong
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1422–1453. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.21.106

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Qiu, M.; Du, J.; Yao, N.-T.; Wang, X.-Y.; Gong, H.-Y. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1422–1453. doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.106

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