A. Morikawa, K. Ono
Jan 28, 1999
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Macromolecules
Abstract
New highly branched poly(ether ketone) dendrons, with graded structures, were synthesized by the convergent approach using aromatic nucleophilic substitution reactions. Four kinds of compounds3,5-bis(4-fluorobenzoyl)anisole, 1; 4-methoxy-3‘,5‘-bis(4-fluorobenzoyl)-biphenyl, 2; 4-methoxy-3‘ ‘,5‘ ‘-bis(4-fluorobenzoyl)-p-terphenyl, 3; and 4-methoxy-3‘ ‘‘,5‘ ‘‘-bis(4-fluorobenzoyl)-p-quaterphenyl, 4(numberedin the order of the phenylene length) were used as the building blocks, where the methoxy groups were the protected form of hydroxy groups. The reactions of 1 with phenol gave the first generation dendron, G1. Next, after the methoxy group of G1 was converted to the hydroxy derivative, G1−OH by the reaction with aluminum chloride, the resultant phenol functionality of G1−OH was allowed to react with 2 to yield the second generation dendron: G2. By repeating the procedure, further generations G3 and G4, were prepared using 3 and 4 as the building block, respectively. The 1H and 13C NMR spectra were consis...