| Abstract
| - Macromolecules with built-in redox gradients are of much interest due to their potential in a varietyof optoelectronic and energy-harvesting applications. In this paper, the design and synthesis ofnonconjugated dendrons with redox gradients to guide the charge flow from the core to the peripheryis described. The dendrons reported here are based on benzyl ether connectivities. The repeat unitsof the dendrons are based on triarylamines, and the periphery units of the dendrons are based onN,N,N‘,N‘-tetraarylbenzidine units. The presence of a redox gradient after incorporation of thesecharge-transporting units into the dendrons is supported by cyclic voltammetric studies.
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