Stilbenoid Dendrimers

Herbert Meier; Matthias Lehmann

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19980316)37:5<643::AID-ANIE643>3.0.CO;2-4

Stilbenoid Dendrimers

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 1998 Mar 16;37(5):643-645. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19980316)37:5<643::AID-ANIE643>3.0.CO;2-4.

Authors

Herbert Meier¹, Matthias Lehmann¹

Affiliation

¹ Institut für Organische Chemie der Universität, J.-J. Becherweg 18-22, D-55099 Mainz (Germany), Fax: (+49) 6131 395-396.

PMID: 29711081
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19980316)37:5<643::AID-ANIE643>3.0.CO;2-4

Abstract

A convergent synthesis in which all trans double bonds were constructed by Wittig-Horner reactions produces dendrimers of the general structure 1. With long-chain alkoxy residues on the periphery of the benzene rings, the first two generations display liquid crystalline behavior.

Keywords: Aggregations; Dendrimers; Liquid crystals; Stilbenes; Supramolecular chemistry.