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The Largest Synthetic Structure with Molecular Precision: Towards a Molecular Object†

  1. Dr. Baozhong Zhang1,
  2. Dr. Roger Wepf2,
  3. Dr. Karl Fischer3,
  4. Prof. Manfred Schmidt3,
  5. Dr. Sébastien Besse4,
  6. Dr. Peter Lindner5,
  7. Prof. Benjamin T. King6,
  8. Dr. Reinhard Sigel7,
  9. Prof. Peter Schurtenberger7,8,
  10. Prof. Yeshayahu Talmon9,
  11. Dr. Yi Ding10,
  12. Prof. Martin Kröger10,
  13. Prof. Avraham Halperin11,
  14. Prof. A. Dieter Schlüter1,*

Article first published online: 22 DEC 2010

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201005164

Issue

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 50, Issue 3, pages 737–740, January 17, 2011

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How to Cite

Zhang, B., Wepf, R., Fischer, K., Schmidt, M., Besse, S., Lindner, P., King, B. T., Sigel, R., Schurtenberger, P., Talmon, Y., Ding, Y., Kröger, M., Halperin, A. and Schlüter, A. D. (2011), The Largest Synthetic Structure with Molecular Precision: Towards a Molecular Object. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 50: 737–740. doi: 10.1002/anie.201005164

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Materials, Institute of Polymers, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zürich, HCI J 541, 8093 Zürich (Switzerland), Fax: (+41) 44-633-1395

  2. 2

    EMEZ (Electron Microscopy), ETH Zurich (Switzerland)

  3. 3

    Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Mainz (Germany)

  4. 4

    Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil Research Station ACW, Nyon (Switzerland)

  5. 5

    Institute Laue Langevin, Grenoble (France)

  6. 6

    Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno(USA)

  7. 7

    University of Fribourg, Adolphe Merkle Institute and Fribourg Center for Nanomaterials, Marly (Switzerland)

  8. 8

    Current address: Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry Lund University (Sweden)

  9. 9

    Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa (Israel)

  10. 10

    Department of Materials, Polymer Physics, ETH Zurich (Switzerland)

  11. 11

    Laboratoire de Spectrométrie Physique (LSP) CNRS, Université Joseph Fourier, Saint Martin d'Hères (France)

*Department of Materials, Institute of Polymers, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zürich, HCI J 541, 8093 Zürich (Switzerland), Fax: (+41) 44-633-1395

  1. †

    We thank the ETH Zürich, and the Swiss National Science Foundation (NRP 62 “Smart Materials” and SCOPES IZ73Z0-128169) for financial support.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 12 JAN 2011
  2. Article first published online: 22 DEC 2010
  3. Manuscript Received: 18 AUG 2010

Funded by

  • ETH Zürich
  • Swiss National Science Foundation

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Keywords:

  • dendrimer synthesis;
  • dendronized polymers;
  • molecular objects;
  • polymers;
  • shape persistence
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Pushing the limits: A 200×106 Da structurally defined, linear macromolecule (PG5) has a molar mass, cross-section dimension, and cylindrical shape that are comparable to some naturally occurring objects, such as amyloid fibrils or certain plant viruses. The macromolecule is resistant against flattening out on a surface; the picture shows PG5 embracing the tobacco mosaic virus (TMV).

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