Talk:Dendrimer

message: I noticed on the main page that dendrimers are specifically stated to not be polymers on the basis that they have an exact structure (no molecular weight distribution).  I do not believe that this is a valid argument.  Similar matters have been discussed on the polymer page and, while there is some disagreement, I believe the general consensus was that the definition of polymer should not be limited by synthetic method or final structure.  The line between dendrimers and linear polymers is bridged by the category of hyperbranched polymers and I see no reason why a molecule should cease to be labeled a polymer because it has attained an "exact" structure.  If I was trying to make a dendrimer, but 2% of my endgroups didn't react, would I have accidentally created a polymer because it now has a molecular weight distribution.  Please let me know what you think.  Thanks.  PolymerTim (talk) 03:18, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dendrimers as polymers 

message: See recent edit comment by user:Chem538w10grp10, two quick questions. What section of the deleted content was plagiarised? I am unaware of an article on dendrimers and click chemistry, what article do you rever to?  Thanks. V8rik (talk) 19:01, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plagiarism and click chemistry 

message: Article says "Dendritic molecules are characterized by structural perfection." 
Please define structural perfection.92.194.95.161 (talk) 00:42, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Structural Perfection 

message: Given dendrimders are used for a wide variety of purposes, it may be relevant to includes its applications in agricultural chemicals (aka agrochemicals):
Given the widespread use of pesticides, herbicides and insecticides in modern farming, dendrimers are also being used by companies to help improve the delivery of agrochemicals to enable healthier plant growth and to help fight plant diseases. 
WE Buchan (talk) 00:40, 26 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dendrimer for use in Crop Protection and Agrochemicals 

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message: Not every dendrimer has to be a polymer as written in this post, low molecular weight dendrimers such as 1st generation PAMAM will be oligomers not polymers. 
In support of my claim I attach definition of liquid crystal dendrimer by IUPAC.
"A highly-branched oligomer or polymer of dendritic structure containing mesogenic groups that can display mesophase behaviour."
Source: PAC, 2002, 74, 493 (Definitions of basic terms relating to polymer liquid crystals(IUPAC Recommendations 2001)) on page 506 2A01:112F:6A7:1C00:745F:26A8:D5A3:42A5 (talk) 12:37, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: How does the post impose that every dendrimer is a polymer by this line. "Dendrimers are highly ordered, branched polymeric molecules". Polymer molecule (Macromolecule) by IUPAC was described as "A molecule of high relative molecular mass, the structure of which essentially comprises the multiple repetition of units derived, actually or conceptually, from molecules of low relative molecular mass." So I so suggest changing to "Dendrimers are highly ordered, branched polymeric or oligomeric molecules" 2A01:112F:6A7:1C00:745F:26A8:D5A3:42A5 (talk) 12:55, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wrong definition of dendrimers