Hyperbranched synthetic methodologies

Dendrimers produced by divergent or convergent methods are nearly perfectly branched with great structural precision. However, the multistep synthesis of dendrimers can be expensive and time consuming. The treelike structure of dendrimers can be approached through a one-step synthetic methodology.31 The step-growth polymerization of ABx-type monomers, particularly AB2, results in a randomly branched macromolecule referred to as hyperbranch polymers. 

Hyperbranched Polymers Synthetic Methodology, Properties, and Complex Polymer Architectures... 

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