Preparation of double-layered carbosilane dendrimers using hydrosilylation
and alkenylation as well as alkynylation is described. The dendritic molecu
le is developed up to the fourth generation, which is composed of one propy
lene and two ethenyl layers in the inner shell and 96 phenylethynyl groups
on the outermost periphery. The dendrimers are characterized by the use of
NMR, MALDI-TOF mass spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. (C) 2000 Elsevier
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