Molecule consisting of one or more dendrons emanating from a single constitutional unit.
Notes: - An example of a formula of a dendrimer molecule is given in the figure in core unit.
- Occasionally, a dendrimer molecule may consist of two dendrons directly connected together.
See also: core unit
Source:
PAC, 2019, 91, 523. 'Nomenclature and terminology for dendrimers with regular dendrons and for hyperbranched polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2017)' on page 528 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2016-1217)