Research Article

UPLC-ESI-TOF-MS Analysis of the Effect of Dendrimers Core Lengths on Their Molecular Profiles and Purity

Table 3

The structure of the main molecules and defects during synthesis for G0-G3 (C2 and C4) dendrimers.

GenerationMoleculeObserved mass (Da)

0[G0C2+H]+1517.20
[G0C2+Na]+1539.27
[G0C4+H]+1545.22
[G0C4+Na]+1567.23

1[G1C2+H]+11429.58
[G1C2-2R+H]+11201.51
[G1C2+1L-3R+H]+11027.33
[G1C2+1L-4R+H]+1913.36
[G1C2+2H]2+715.28
[G1C4+H]+11457.63
[G1C4-2R+H]+11229.54
[G1C4+1L-4R+H]+1941.39
[G1C4+1L-4R+Na]+1963.37
[G1C4+2H]2+729.32

2[G2C2+3H]3+1085.00
[G2C2+2H+1TFA]2+1685.00
[G2C2+2H+2TFA]2+1742.00
[G2C2+2H+3TFA]2+1799.00
[G2C4+2H]2+1642.18
[G2C4+2H+1TFA]2+1699.14
[G2C4+2H+1L+1TFA]2+1384.05
[G2C4+3H]3+1095.11
[G2C4+3H+2TFA]3+1171.11

3[G3C2+6H]6+1151.93
[G3C2+7H+1L-4R]7+913.34
[G3C4+4H]4+1734.22
[G3C4+5H]5+1387.76
[G3C4+6H]6+1156.64