Supercharged, Precise, Megametallodendrimers via a Single-Step, Quantitative, Assembly Process

J Am Chem Soc. 2017 Nov 8;139(44):15652-15655. doi: 10.1021/jacs.7b10328. Epub 2017 Oct 30.

Abstract

Synthesis of giant unimolecular dendrimers is challenging due, in part, to difficulties encountered at higher generations, in both convergent and divergent protocols because of the multistep construction/purification process. Herein, we report a hybrid synthetic procedure in which the core is constructed last. This quantitative assembly generated a metallodendrimer that is supercharged (120+), large (11.3 nm diameter), and its core was previously established. The series of complexes has been unequivocally characterized by NMR, ESI-IM-MS, and TEM techniques.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.