Synthesis and Characterization of a Chiral Dendrimer Derived from Pentaerythritol
作者:John A. Kremers、E. W. Meijer
DOI:10.1021/jo00094a044
日期:1994.7
The synthesis and characterization of chiral dendrimer 1 in its racemic form is reported. The chirality of this macromolecule, with a molecular weight of 2831, is based on a pentaerythritol core, acting as a stereocenter with four dendritic substituents of different generation. The synthesis is making use of a newly developed, general route to a multisubstituted pentaerythritol derivative. Resolution of 1 is hampered by conformational flexibility. The latter, however, allows detailed H-1-NMR characterization indicating the stratified structure of the dendrimer. Considerable resolution of the 1H-NMR signals of the inner protons in C6D6 and C6D5N suggests that 1 adopts an overall chiral shape in solution.