Macromolecules, Vol.37, No.22, 8313-8318, 2004
An NMR study of the supramolecular chemistry of modified poly(propyleneimine) dendrimers
The supramolecular chemistry of the third generation poly(propyleneimine) dendrimers (1) having adamantylurea end groups was investigated using multidimensional NMR on a 750 MHz spectrometer. A stable complex (3) is formed when 1 is combined with cyanobiphenyl guest molecules (2) having glycinylurea type end groups. Proton connectivities were obtained from 2D H-1-H-1 TOCSY experiment. The C-13 and H-1 resonances were correlated from the 2D H-1-C-13 gHSQC experiment. Spatial proximity of the host-guest molecules was determined from a 2D H-1-H-1 NOESY experiment. Evidence of the specific binding interactions responsible for the stable complex of 1 with 2 was obtained from H-1-H-1 interactions determined from the NOESY spectrum.