title: Photolabile dendrimers using o-nitrobenzyl ether linkages
abstract: [reaction: see text] Benzyl aryl ether dendrimers containing photosensitive, veratryl-based o-nitrobenzyl AB linkages (bold bonds) were prepared to the third generation and shown to undergo site-specific degradation when irradiated with ultraviolet light.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson 85718, USA.
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smet
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dehaen
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: McGrath