title: A first synthesis of thiophene dendrimers.
abstract: [structure: see text] Thiophene dendrons and dendrimers were designed and synthesized using a convergent approach. Metal-mediated coupling reactions were used in the synthesis. A rational approach allowed the formation of alphaalpha, betabeta, and alphabeta linkages between the dendrons and thiophene units.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA.
authors.forename: Chuanjun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Xiaowu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Locklin
authors.forename: Rigoberto C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Advincula