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Pure Appl. Chem. Vol. 72, No. 12, pp. 2343-2358 (2000)

Pure and Applied Chemistry

Vol. 72, Issue 12

Dendrimers as reactive modules for the synthesis of new structure-controlled, higher-complexity megamers*

Donald A. Tomalia**, Srinivas Uppuluri, Douglas R. Swanson, and Jing Li

Center for Biologic Nanotechnology, University of Michigan, 4027 Kresge Research Bldg. II, 200 Zina Pitcher Place, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA

Abstract: Dendrimers are macromolecular, nanoscale objects that are widely recognized as precise, mathematically defined, covalent core-shell assemblies. As such, they are composed of quantized numbers of atoms, monomers, and terminal functional groups relative to the respective shell levels (generations) surrounding their cores. Dendrimers have been referred to as molecular-level analogs of atoms. This perspective arises from their potential to function as precise macromolecular tectons (modules), suitable for the synthesis of structure-controlled complexity beyond dendrimers. We have termed this major new class of generic structures "megamers". Our group has now synthesized such "megamer complexity" in the form of both covalent and supra-macromolecular dendri-catenanes, dendri-macrocycles, dendri-clefts, and dendri-clusters. The covalent dendri-cluster subset of megamers has been coined "core-shell tecto(dendrimers)". New mathematically defined, covalent bonding rules for tecto(dendrimer) formation are consistent with sterically induced stoichiometry (SIS) predictions and have been verified experimentally.

*Plenary lecture presented at the 15th International Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry (ICPOC 15), Göteborg, Sweden, 8 –13 July 2000. Other presentations are published in this issue, pp. 2219 –2358.
**Corresponding author

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