Tetraphenylmethane based tectons in dendrimer synthesis: preparation and energy transfer properties of a dendritic stilbene–anthracene dyad

A topologically new stilbene–anthracene dendrimer has been prepared using a highly branched tristilbenyl dendron derived from tetraphenylmethane. Steady-state photophysical studies on this dendrimer showed energy transfer from the peripheral stilbene units to the anthracene core.