Reversible self-assembly of dendrimer based on polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS)

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Jan 28;47(4):1282-4. doi: 10.1039/c0cc03359f. Epub 2010 Nov 22.

Abstract

An acid-base switchable dendritic complex was constructed by self-assembly between dibenzo-24-crown-8 terminated T(10)-POSS dendrimer and dibenzylammonium hexafluorophosphate salt based on T(8)-POSS. The formation and its threading-dethreading property were characterized by (1)H NMR and UV-visible absorption spectroscopy.