Molecular recognition using β-cyclodextrin-modified dendrimers: novel building blocks for convergent self-assembly

Abstract

The synthesis of β-cyclodextrin-based dendrimers 3 and 5 is described; using phenolphthalein as a UV–VIS active probe, it is shown that the binding cavities of these modified receptors retain their molecular recognition properties and can be employed as polyfunctional monomers in self-assembly.