Thermodynamics of solution in liquid crystalline poly(propyleneimine) dendrimers by inverse gas chromatography

Thermodynamic characteristics of infinitely diluted solutions of n-alkanes and n-alcohols in the columnar and isotropic phases of poly(propyleneimine) dendrimers, generations 1–3 (G1–G3), have been investigated by inverse gas chromatography (IGC). Effects of the dendrimer structure, the chemical nature and molecular size of the non-mesogenes on the ability to get dissolved in the liquid crystalline phases are discussed. The compatibility of the low-molecular compounds with the anisotropic phases is stated to increase with generation G.