2,6-Bis(heptaphenyl-2-naphthyl)pyridine (1) was prepared in three step
s from 2,6-bis(phenylethynyl)pyridine. and its X-ray structure was det
ermined. The pyridine nitrogen lies at the base of a broad, chiral mol
ecular cleft created by the perphenylnaphthyl ''wings'' of 1. Copyrigh
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