Issue 7, 2007
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New Journal of Chemistry

Controlled functional group presentations in dendrimers as a tool to probe the hyperbranched architecture†

Ashootosh V. Ambade,a   Yangbin Chena  and  S. Thayumanavan‡a  

a Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA
E-mail: thai@chem.umass.edu

Abstract

The layer-by-layer incorporation of monomers in the synthesis of dendrimers allows for variations in the functionalities between one layer and the next. However, incorporation of different functionalities in combination with the above would lead to the introduction of sequences in dendrimers. We review the three complementary synthetic methods we have developed for sequencing the dendrimers. We also illustrate the utility of these methodologies in identifying certain fundamental properties of dendrimers. More specifically, we have probed the intermediate layers of the dendrimers by incorporation of spectroscopic probes in precise locations within dendrimers. Similarly, we have utilized this method to identify the true architectural advantages of dendrimers as light harvesters in solar energy applications.

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B617628C
Article type
Perspective
Submitted
04 Dec 2006
Accepted
07 Mar 2007
First published
30 Mar 2007

New J. Chem., 2007,31, 1052-1063

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Controlled functional group presentations in dendrimers as a tool to probe the hyperbranched architecture

A. V. Ambade, Y. Chen and S. Thayumanavan, New J. Chem., 2007, 31, 1052 DOI: 10.1039/B617628C

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