We present the preparation of a series of chiral dendrons, in which ch
iral subunits are placed in individual generational shells at increasi
ng distances from the focal point, by a combination of convergent and
divergent dendrimer synthesis methods, Analysis of chiroptical data su
ggests that these dendrons do not possess conformational order in solu
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