Rapid Syntheses of Hexa and Heptahelicene

Abstract
A two‐step synthesis of hexahelicene (scheme 1; 53% over‐all yield), a three‐step synthesis of hexaheliene (scheme 2; 33% over‐all yield), and a two‐step synthesis of heptahelicene (scheme 3; 14% over‐all yield) are described.