A method for producing a dendrimer having a structural repeating unit which is represented by formula (1) and which contains a linear portion including a thienylene moiety and a branch portion Y formed of an optionally substituted trivalent organic group. The method is based on the convergent method and includes reaction step 1 of converting α-position hydrogen of the thiophene ring of a thienylene-moiety-containing compound (a) for forming end moieties to an active group V
1
which undergoes Suzuki cross-coupling reaction, to thereby form compound (b); reaction step 2 of subjecting a compound (c) to Suzuki cross-coupling reaction with the compound (b), to thereby yield compound (d), the compound (c) having a linear portion and a branch portion Y and having, at the branch portion Y, two active groups V
2
which undergo Suzuki cross-coupling reaction with the active group V
1
; reaction step 3 of converting α-position hydrogen of the thiophene ring of the thus-formed compound to an active group V
1
which undergoes Suzuki cross-coupling reaction, and reacting the compound (c) with the active group V
1
, to thereby form a dendron of a subsequent generation; and a step of repeating the reaction step 3 in accordance with needs, to thereby form a dendrimer.
一种生产树枝状聚合物的方法,该树枝状聚合物具有结构重复单元,其结构重复单元由式(1)表示,包含包括
噻吩分子的线性部分和由任选取代的三价有机基团形成的分支部分Y。该方法基于聚合法,包括反应步骤 1:将含
噻吩基化合物(a)的
噻吩环的α位氢转化为活性基团 V,以形成末端分子。
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反应步骤 2 将化合物 (c) 与化合物 (b) 进行铃木交叉偶联反应,从而得到化合物 (d),化合物 (c) 具有线性部分和分支部分 Y,并在分支部分 Y 上具有两个活性基团 V
2
与活性基团 V2 发生铃木交叉偶联反应
1
反应步骤 3 将由此形成的化合物中
噻吩环的α位氢转化为活性基团 V
1
发生铃木交叉偶联反应,并使化合物 (c) 与活性基团 V
1
与活性基团 V 1 反应,从而形成下一代树枝状化合物;以及根据需要重复反应步骤 3 的步骤,从而形成树枝状聚合物。