Polyphenylene dendrimers with different fluorescent chromophores asymmetrically distributed at the periphery

T Weil; U M Wiesler; A Herrmann; R Bauer; J Hofkens; F C De Schryver; K Müllen

doi:10.1021/ja010579g

Polyphenylene dendrimers with different fluorescent chromophores asymmetrically distributed at the periphery

J Am Chem Soc. 2001 Aug 22;123(33):8101-8. doi: 10.1021/ja010579g.

Authors

T Weil¹, U M Wiesler, A Herrmann, R Bauer, J Hofkens, F C De Schryver, K Müllen

Affiliation

¹ Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.

PMID: 11506567
DOI: 10.1021/ja010579g

Abstract

A new synthetic approach leading to asymmetrically substituted polyphenylene dendrimers is presented. Following this method, polyphenylene dendrimers decorated with an increasing number of chromophores at the periphery have been obtained up to the second generation. Especially the synthesis of a polyphenylene dendrimer bearing three donor chromophores and one acceptor chromophore has been realized. Intramolecular energy transfer within this molecule is demonstrated by applying absorption and fluorescence measurements.