Synthesis and characterisation of water-soluble poly(aryl ether) dendrimers for encapsulation of biomimetic active site analogues

Abstract

Synthetic strategies to incorporate active site analogues of metalloenzymes at the core of water-soluble dendritic structures are explored. Synthesis of water-soluble aryl ether dendrimers containing tripyridyl metal-binding sites is successful when a convergent, but not a divergent, strategy is employed.