Design and synthesis of readily degradable acyloxysilane dendrimers

Christopher M. Downing, Michael N. Missaghi, Mayfair C. Kung, Harold H. Kung*

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Abstract

Two types of dendrimers with AB2 branching, one with acyloxysilanes at the branching position (V type) and the other at the non-branching position (Y type), were synthesized using hydrosilylation with chlorosilanes followed by heterofunctional condensation with olefin-functional carboxylic acids, and examined as readily degradable template materials. The V type dendrimer was much more susceptible to ligand redistribution with chlorosilanes during preparation, whereas the Y type was less. The acyloxysilane linkages in these dendrimers could be cleaved readily by alcoholysis or hydrolysis on demand, making for suitable templates.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)7502-7509
Number of pages8
JournalTetrahedron
Volume67
Issue number39
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 30 2011

Funding

We thank the U.S. Department of Energy , grant DE-FG02-03ER15457 , for support for CMD though the Institute for Catalysis in Energy Processes (ICEP) at Northwestern University, and grant DE-FG02-01ER15184 for support of MNM. We thank the Integrated Molecular Structure Characterization Education and Research Center (IMSERC) at Northwestern University for NMR facilities.

Keywords

  • Acyloxysilane
  • Degradable dendrimer
  • Ligand redistribution

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

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