ortho-Fused polycyclic
aromatic or heteroaromatic compounds in which all rings (minimum five) are angularly arranged so as to give helically shaped molecules, which are thus
chiral, e.g. hexahelicene.
Source: PAC, 1995,
67, 1307. (
Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1339 [
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