Binding control and stoichiometry of ferrocenyl dendrimers at a molecular printboard

Christian A Nijhuis; Jurriaan Huskens; David N Reinhoudt

doi:10.1021/ja048271n

Binding control and stoichiometry of ferrocenyl dendrimers at a molecular printboard

J Am Chem Soc. 2004 Oct 6;126(39):12266-7. doi: 10.1021/ja048271n.

Authors

Christian A Nijhuis¹, Jurriaan Huskens, David N Reinhoudt

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory of Supramolecular Chemistry and Technology, MESA Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands.

PMID: 15453750
DOI: 10.1021/ja048271n

Abstract

Ferrocenyl-functionalized PPI dendrimers of generations 1-5 were adsorbed at self-assembled monolayers of heptathioether-functionalized beta-cyclodextrin (betaCD) on gold. The dendrimers form stable supramolecular assemblies at the betaCD host surface having multivalent supramolecular interactions and could be electrochemically desorbed from the surface. Using cyclic voltammetry, the stoichiometries of the dendrimers at the surface could be determined for all generations, which were quantitatively confirmed for generations 1 and 2 by surface plasmon resonance titrations.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Binding Sites
Cyclodextrins / chemistry*
Electrochemistry
Ferrous Compounds / chemical synthesis
Ferrous Compounds / chemistry*
Gold / chemistry
Metallocenes
Models, Molecular
Nanotechnology / methods
Polymers / chemical synthesis
Polymers / chemistry*
Surface Plasmon Resonance
beta-Cyclodextrins*

Substances

Cyclodextrins
Ferrous Compounds
Metallocenes
Polymers
beta-Cyclodextrins
Gold
betadex
ferrocene