Spectral additive properties of phosphorus-containing dendrimers

The FT-Raman and FTIR spectra of 12 generations of phosphorus-containing dendrimers:with terminal aldehyde and PCl groups have been recorded and analyzed. Their spectral pattern is determined by the ratio T/R (T, the number of terminal groups; R, the number of repeating units). The influence of the encirclement on the band frequencies and intensity was studied and due to the predictable, controlled and reproducible structure of dendrimers the information usually inaccessible was obtained. Bands assigned to the core, repeated units and terminal groups of dendrimers were separated by the differential spectroscopy method. The strong band at 1600 cm−1 show marked changes of optical density in dependence of the aldehyde (CHO) or azomethyne (CHN) substitution in aromatic ring. From the differential IR and Raman spectra of dendrimers it follows that for the generations higher than 6, the steric congestion disturbs the conformations of the terminal groups. The rather rigid repeated units with little conformational flexibility define the perfect microstructure of phosphorus-containing dendrimers up to 11 generation. FT-Raman and FTIR spectroscopy provides the unique detailed information about the structure of technologically relevant materials, which could not be obtained before with any other technique.