RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Polymerization of a divalent/tetravalent metal-storing atom-mimicking dendrimer JF Science Advances JO Sci Adv FD American Association for the Advancement of Science SP e1601414 DO 10.1126/sciadv.1601414 VO 2 IS 12 A1 Albrecht, Ken A1 Hirabayashi, Yuki A1 Otake, Masaya A1 Mendori, Shin A1 Tobari, Yuta A1 Azuma, Yasuo A1 Majima, Yutaka A1 Yamamoto, Kimihisa YR 2016 UL http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/2/12/e1601414.abstract AB The phenylazomethine dendrimer (DPA) has a layer-by-layer electron density gradient that is an analog of the Bohr atom (atom mimicry). In combination with electron pair mimicry, the polymerization of this atom-mimicking dendrimer was achieved. The valency of the mimicked atom was controlled by changing the chemical structure of the dendrimer. By mimicking a divalent atom, a one-dimensional (1D) polymer was obtained, and by using a planar tetravalent atom mimic, a 2D polymer was obtained. These poly(dendrimer) polymers could store Lewis acids (SnCl2) in their unoccupied orbitals, thus indicating that these poly(dendrimer) polymers consist of a series of nanocontainers.