dyes, new amphiphilic molecules are needed. In this paper we describe a new class of triblockamphiphiles that we have synthesized by a straightforward convergent approach. These amphiphiles each consist of a nonpolar biphenyl core and a polar shell based on various generations of monoaminopolyglyceroldendrons, coupled to the core through amide linkages (1). For the synthesis of these monoamino dendrons