title: Polymerization of a divalent/tetravalent metal-storing atom-mimicking dendrimer.
abstract: The phenylazomethine dendrimer (DPA) has a layer-by-layer electron density gradient that is an analog of the Bohr atom (atom mimicry). In combination with electron pair mimicry, the polymerization of this atom-mimicking dendrimer was achieved. The valency of the mimicked atom was controlled by changing the chemical structure of the dendrimer. By mimicking a divalent atom, a one-dimensional (1D) polymer was obtained, and by using a planar tetravalent atom mimic, a 2D polymer was obtained. These poly(dendrimer) polymers could store Lewis acids (SnCl2) in their unoccupied orbitals, thus indicating that these poly(dendrimer) polymers consist of a series of nanocontainers.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2159-2204
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Albrecht
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirabayashi
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8300-5349
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Otake
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan.
authors.forename: Shin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mendori
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuta
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tobari
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Materials and Structures, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Azuma
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Materials and Structures, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan.
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Majima
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan.
authors.forename: Kimihisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
keywords: Dendrimer polymer; metal-assembling; supramolecule