Synthesis and characterization of a carbosilane dendrimer containing allylic end groups

A silane dendrimer with 48 allylic end groups has been synthesized in excellent yield, via repetitive alkenylation-hydrosilation cycles. Starting with hexaallylethylenedisilane ((CH2=CHCH2)(3)SiCH2)(2) as the core molecule (GO), a succession of alternate platinum catalyzed hydrosilation (Pt/C, 10% platinum content on active carbon) of all allyl groups with methyldichlorosilane and the allylation of all SiCl2 groups with allylmagnesium bromide in THF provided 3rd generation (G3) as carbosilane dendrimer. All the generations of dendrimer have been characterized by H-1 and C-13 NMR spectroscopy as well as elemental analysis.