Cascade Polymers: Syntheses and Characterization of One-Directional Arborols Based on Adamantane

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00025a038

Several methods for the synthesis of cascade polymers (dendritic macromolecules) on adamantane have been investigated.The synthesis of two novel, branched monomers, 4-amino-4-(3-acetoxypropyl)-1,7-diacetoxyheptane and di-tert-butyl 4-amino-4-<2-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)ethyl>heptanedioate, possessing 3-fold symmetry and branches emanating from a tetrahedral carbon branch point, is described.These monomers were reacted with a mono-functional adamantane core to evaluate the reaction efficiency, ease of purification of products, and spectral characteristics.