Advances In Dendritic Macromolecules

Advances in Dendritic Macromolecules

The series Advances in Dendritic Macromolecules aims to cover the synthesis and supramolecular chemistry of dendritic or cascade super-molecules as well as their less perfect hyperbranched cousins. In volume 1 of the series, Chapter 1 presents an overview of the current synthetic methodology available through mid-1993 for the preparation of cascade/dendritic macromolecules. Chapter 2 deals with the pioneering work of and by Professor Moore and his group in the construction of stiff dendritic macromolecules based on phenylacetylenes. The preparation and properties of monodisperse aromatic dendrimers by Neenan, Miller, and collaborators are reviewed in Chapter 3. Chapter 4, describes work in the generation of high-spin polyarylmethyl polyradicals. To address one of the serious retrieval and descriptive problems associated with these specific polymers, in Chapter 5, Baker and Young present a systematic nomenclature for cascade (dendritic) polymers.

Advances in Dendritic Macromolecules

The series Advances in Dendritic Macromolecules aims to cover the synthesis and supramolecular chemistry of dendritic or cascade super-molecules as well as their less perfect hyperbranched cousins.In Volume 3, Chapter 1 describes the synthesis and characterization of dendrimers and hyperbranched polyesters, both based on 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propionic acid, as the AB2-monomer. Chapter 2, discusses the advantages and drawbacks of dendritic molecular architectures necessary to create polymeric organic magnetic materials. In Chapter 3, Balzani and colleagues delineate their contributions to the field of polynuclear transition metal complexes in the design and construction of dendritic nanostructures; these luminesence and redox-active complexes suggest their role as photochemical molecular devices operating by photoinduced energy and electron transfer processes. Chapter 4, reviews the overall progress on redox-active dendrimers, especially as redox catalysts, organic conductors, modified electrodes, and models for electron transfer proteins. Chapter 5, summarizes the pioneering research in organometallic dendritic macromolecules and then delineates the redox properties of a series of silicon-based ferrocenyl-containing dendrimers.

Advances in Dendritic Macromolecules