Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 2003, 68, 917-930
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc20030917

Synthesis of Helicene Scaffolds via [2+2+2] Cycloisomerization of Aromatic Triynes

Irena G. Stará*, Ivo Starý*, Adrian Kollárovič, Filip Teplý, David Šaman and Pavel Fiedler

Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic

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