Figure 2: Syntheses of dendrimers 4 and 5A by Sonogashira reactions.

(a) The dodecairon complex 4 was synthesized from the Songashira reaction between dendron 1 and hexakis(4-iodophenyl)-benzene. (b) The p.iodophenyl-terminated dendrimer with nine branches was synthesized from the dendritic core 1,3,5-{C[(CH2)3SiMe2CH2I]3}3-C6H3, G0-CH2I, by Williamson reaction with p.iodophenol. These dendritic precursors were then functionalized with dendron 1 according to Sonogashira reaction to give the dendrimer 5A.