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In the Classroom
Dendrimers: Branching Out of Polymer Chemistry
Eric E. Simanek and Sergio O. Gonzalez
Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3255
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October 2002
Vol. 79 No. 10
p. 1222
Abstract
Intended for undergraduate students of organic chemistry, this article addresses synthetic concepts surrounding dendrimers, including the use of protecting groups, functional group interconversions, and convergent and divergent synthetic strategies. The review concludes with some of the elementary synthetic transformations used to construct dendrimers.

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*  Citation
 Simanek, Eric E.; Gonzalez, Sergio O. J. Chem. Educ. 2002 79 1222.
*  Keywords
 Materials Science; Organic Synthesis; Polymer Chemistry; Teaching / Learning Aids
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Last Updated:		 August 29, 2002
March 16, 2005
Link to Cover added (April 2004).
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