Patent ID: 8614347

Claim:
A method of producing a fluorous dendron comprising reacting a compound of formula II with a compound of formula III to produce a compound of the formula I wherein: R 1 is a C 1 -C 6 alkyl group; each of R 2 -R 4 is, independently, H or OH; provided at least two of R 2 -R 4 are OH; R 5 is a C 1 -C 9 perfluoroalkyl group, said C 1 -C 9 perfluoroalkyl group optionally containing 1 or 2 ether oxygens; and each of R 6 -R 8 is, independently, H or a group of the formula provided that at least two of R 6 -R 8 are a group of the formula