Dendronized polyacrylates with glucose units in the periphery

Abstract

The synthesis of dendritic building blocks (dendrons) of the first (G-1) and second generation (G-2) with peripheral acetyl-protected glucose moieties is reported. The dendrons can be selectively deprotected at the focal point and the resulting carboxylic acids then attached to an acrylic acid derivative to furnish dendronized G-1 and G-2 macromonomers. Their radically initiated polymerization leads to dendronized polyacrylates with two and four surface glucose units per repeat unit.