Encapsulation of neutral guests by tri(ethylene oxide)-pyrrole-terminated dendrimer hosts in water.
[reaction: see text] This work focuses on the synthesis and guest hosting capabilities of novel, water-soluble tri(ethylene oxide)-pyrrole-functionalized poly(propylene imine), PPI, dendrimers (DAB-TEOPy(n)). The high-generation DAB-TEOPy(n) (n = 32 and 64) possesses the ability to encapsulate hydrophobic guest molecules, such as Nile Red, in aqueous media.
Morara
Amy D
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Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 70803, USA.
McCarley
Robin L
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