title: Chiral hybrid metal-organic dendrimers.
abstract: [structure: see text] New chiral terpyridines containing Frechét-type dendrons have been readily synthesized by coupling dendritic benzyl bromide and 4'-[6-(2,2'-dihydroxy-1,1'-binaphthyl)]-2,2':6'2' '-terpyridine. These chiral dendritic terpyridines were used to efficiently construct high molecular weight hybrid metal-organic dendrimers based on the Ru(II)-bis(terpy) linkage. Preliminary fluorescence measurements show generation-dependent fluorescence quenching behavior of 3,5-dimethoxybenzyl peripherals by the [Ru(terpy)(2)](2+) unit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, CB #3290, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Suk Joong
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Wenbin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lin