A novel family of air-stable dendrimers with a N-Si-C framework has been prepared up to the fourth generation. The divergent synthesis starts with the hydrosilylation of the trisilazane N(SiMe2vinyl)3 [0-G(vinyl)] by HSiMe2Cl, which gives the three-directional core molecule N(SiMe2CH2CH2SiMe2Cl)3 [0-G(Cl)]. A 1-to-2 branching achieved by reacting the core molecule [0-G(Cl)] with 3 equiv of KN(SiMe2vinyl)2 affords the first generation dendrimer [1-G(vinyl)]. By repeating the above two steps, the second [2-G(vinyl)], third [3-G(vinyl)], and fourth generation [4-G(vinyl)] can be obtained. The compounds have been characterized by 1H, 13C, and 29Si NMR spectroscopy, by elemental analysis, and up to the third generation by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Gel permeation chromatography was used to prove the fourth generation [4-G(vinyl)].
Summary. The coupling of the three liquid chromatographic modes with MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry is suitable for the determination of the molecular, functional, and chemical heterogeneities of Si polymers. Silsesquioxanes and siloxanes serve as examples for this method of structure identification. The substance specific construction of the SEC calibration curve by means of MALDI-MS is shown.
Zusammenfassung. Die Kopplung der drei flüssigchromatographischen Modi mit MALDI-TOF-Massenspektrometrie ist zur Bestimmung der molekularen, funktionalen und chemischen Verteilungen von Si-Polymeren geeignet. Silsesquioxane und Siloxane dienen als Beispiele für diese Art der Strukturerkennung. Die substanzspezifische Konstruktion einer SEC-Eichkurve mit Hilfe der MALDI-MS wird gezeigt.