title: Synthesis of giant rigid pi-conjugated dendrimers.
abstract: A novel family of giant pi-conjugated dendrimers (G0, G1, and G2) solely constructed by 5,5,10,10,15,15-hexahexyltruxene units has been developed in a convergent manner through a Suzuki cross-coupling reaction. The overall yields to such large rigid conjugated dendrimers are quite satisfying. The structures and purity of these nanosize rigid dendrimers are verified by 1H and 13C NMR, MALDI-TOF MS, and elemental analysis.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratories of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, and Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Yi-Xuan
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Yu-Xin
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Qi-Feng
authors.initials: QF
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yuguo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pei