title: Synthesis of 3-miktoarm stars and 1st generation mikto dendritic copolymers by "living" radical polymerization and "click" chemistry.
abstract: The facile synthesis of 3-miktoarm star polymers and 1st generation mikto polymeric dendrimers using atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and "click" chemistry is demonstrated. ATRP was used to synthesize near uniform polymers with Br chain ends, which were easily converted into azido groups. These polymer chains were then attached to a trifunctional alkyne molecule (tripropargylamine) using click reactions in a variety of ways to make the miktoarm stars and miktoarm polymeric dendrimers.
authors.affiliation: Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia.
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Whittaker
authors.forename: Carl N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Urbani
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Monteiro
mesh_terms: D000179:Acrylates / Q000737:chemistry*; D050091:Dendrimers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D010293:Pargyline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D011437:Propylamines / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000179:Acrylates; D050091:Dendrimers; D011137:Polystyrenes; D011437:Propylamines; C009054:propargylamine; D010293:Pargyline