Antoni Per, Nyström Daniel, Hawker Craig J, Hult Anders, Malkoch Michael
Fiber and Polymer Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56-58, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2007 Jun 14(22):2249-51. doi: 10.1039/b703547k. Epub 2007 May 14.
A chemoselective and layered growth approach has been developed for the synthesis of dendrimers, combining Click chemistry with traditional esterification/etherification reactions, without the need for activation steps and with excellent overall yields.